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Health Projects

The more observant amongst you may notice a few changes to my website. More colour, more information, a couple more pages. I’ve realised that whilst I’ve been tweeting away (@RachelGillies in case you were wondering) and blogging regularly on the Friends of Moseley Road Baths website, I have left my own website criminally neglected.

So, I’ve now added a photo here and there, plus some of the broken links are gradually getting fixed. There are a few more films appearing (once I can get them uploaded to my Vimeo account).

Most importantly I’ve added a new page for all of my films relating to health and fitness. A huge amount of my work is based on health and wellbeing but so far it’s barely got a mention on here. So, hopefully the Health and Fitness Page will give you a flavour of some of my work to date… and there will be more to come as I have a few things in the pipeline. Keep checking back for updates!

February 15, 2010December 15, 2016

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Wonderful people

I’m working on a couple of projects at the moment that have got me quite excited. The kind of projects that make you want to shout from the rooftops about good people doing great things!

I’m currently completing an edit for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust. I’ve been privileged to interview some great people who have spoken openly and frankly about the warmth, kindness, care and attention they have been given throughout their treatment. Whilst the media often portrays the NHS as a huge, unwieldy, impersonal organisation, it’s heartening, and absolutely vital, that these human stories illustrate just what a great service the NHS can provide. If you were one of the patients interviewed, thank you so much for sharing your story!

Another group of amazing, caring people are working away tirelessly at CATS, an organisation based in Balsall Heath which provides respite care for families of children with disabilities. It’s an absolutely vital service which the parents I met so eloquently described as making a world of difference, yet it currently operates on a shoestring, short-term budget. They provide a unique service, through one-to-one care, playscheme places for siblings and plenty of varied and exciting trips and activities! I had a great time meeting parents and exploring the ThinkTank with the group! The website, produced by the lovely people at Matrix Graphics is due to launch soon and the film will be added to the website soon after that – links to follow soon!

February 25, 2009December 15, 2016

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Current projects

As I’m going to be attending the 2nd Birmingham Social Media Café tomorrow morning and no doubt be surrounded by people with at least six up to date and well read blogs, I figured I should bash out a few words highlighting a few of the things I’ve been up to over the past few months!

I’m in the middle of editing a fundraising film for BCOP, a Birmingham based charity which has been providing exciting and innovative care for the elderly since 1946 (a latest addition is a pet farm in a care home!). The film will be screened at the Symphony Hall (blimey!) for the Salvation Army’s Christmas concert.

Almost as scary is my new teaching post at Matthew Boulton College. My initial worries have been allayed by some absolutely fantastic short films about Birmingham being produced by the students. The finished films will become part of the ‘Birmingham – Symphony of a City’ project.

Upcoming work includes some filming for some local community organisations as part of a marketing strategy being developed by Matrix Graphics and BRAP, a Patient Experience film for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust and I’m just off to meet a group of young people in Walsall to develop a proposal for a funding application to make a film with The Wildlife Trust.

In addition I’ve been beavering away at a ‘Pool of Memories’ event for ‘Friends of Moseley Road Baths’ which will take place on Saturday. Phew!

October 30, 2008December 15, 2016

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