WATCH Ltd Webpage

About WATCH Ltd

photo : meeting Working Actively To Change Hillfields (WATCH) is a community-led organisation based in the heart of Hillfields.

We are managed by a committee and we seek to secure, co-ordinate and manage resources for the social, economic and environmental improvement of the area, for the benefit of people living and working in Hillfields.

Our Employment project helps the long-term unemployed of the area, migrant workers from "new EU" countries, refugees and asylum seekers.
Our Community Development project gives advice and support to the 70 community groups active in Hillfields.
Our youth project has run recent courses on hairdressing and videography and offers employment advice for 14-19 year olds.

If you have any questions about our projects or services, please call us on 02476 550564 or fill out the enquiry form on this website.

........... The FratHouse (CV1YpOp) .........................

WATCH Ltd Accredited NOCN & ASDAN/AOPE

Young People Informal Learning Centre

The CV1 Young People Outreach Project ( The FratHouse) opened its doors in April 2004. The Centre caters for young people 13 to 25 years old. Our target is to sign up, advise and support "hard to reach" young people (16 to 25 years old) who are in need of employment, education or training (NEET) in the Hillfields area.

B.E.S.T. is our new engagement programme for organizations who provide alternative vocation for local young people aged 16 - 25 years old. With this programme, we aim to improve their IT, Radio Broadcasting Employment and communication skills.

We offer job search coaching to young people whose limited job search skills prevent them from achieving social independence and/or employment goals.

The Grow Project is sponsoring our FREE Training courses in Hair and Nail care . For further information on these courses, please contactAnnie or Wes on 024 7655 0564 or email Hillzfm@ymail.com

We have also cultivated and implemented several recruitment and referral partnerships with Training Providers and local statutory and volunteer organisations. These partnerships are very effective support systems for young people on our programmes.

Please contact WATCH Ltd Youth Development worker, Gino for more information.

The Young Peoples Project at WATCH Ltd is funded by the Big Lottery Fund & BBC Children In Need.

Hillfields Community Radio Station

The Hillz98.6 FM Radio is a community radio station primarily for young people aged 13-25. We run training programmes and accredited courses through the OCN (Open College Network) and ASDAN/AOPE.

Learners are taught how to use the mixing desk, microphones, computers, Software and radio broadcasting equipment, so that they can produce a radio show.

At the moment we regularly broadcast on the Internet via our social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Bebo) and in Coventry & Warwickshire via 98.6 FM.