We're rebranding! Community Plaza CIC is now Midlands Community Hub CIC — same team, same mission, fresh new look.

Building Brighter Futures

With only £10 a month, you can support our youth centre and help build brighter futures.

Donate £10/month

Current programmes

• Knife Crime Workshops• Drugs and Awareness Classes• Homeless Feed and Accommodation• Hate Crime Centre 24/7 Hub• Domestic Violence Sessions• After school homework club• After school sports sessions including boxercise, snooker, pool, darts, table tennis• Mentoring programme supporting 42 young people aged 16–18• Interview practice, job club and CV writing• Mental health counselling currently supporting 26 individuals with 2 hours each per week• Crimestoppers sessions• Antisocial behaviour distraction sessions between 10pm and 2am• Women's academy practical sessions and one-to-one homework support• Literacy and numeracy classes each week to support the local communities• Disability toilet to be developed at the Plaza• New commercial kitchen required to support ever-expanding weekly homeless feeds• IT suite to be installed alongside music studio to engage young people and develop social enterprises• Knife Crime Workshops• Drugs and Awareness Classes• Homeless Feed and Accommodation• Hate Crime Centre 24/7 Hub• Domestic Violence Sessions• After school homework club• After school sports sessions including boxercise, snooker, pool, darts, table tennis• Mentoring programme supporting 42 young people aged 16–18• Interview practice, job club and CV writing• Mental health counselling currently supporting 26 individuals with 2 hours each per week• Crimestoppers sessions• Antisocial behaviour distraction sessions between 10pm and 2am• Women's academy practical sessions and one-to-one homework support• Literacy and numeracy classes each week to support the local communities• Disability toilet to be developed at the Plaza• New commercial kitchen required to support ever-expanding weekly homeless feeds• IT suite to be installed alongside music studio to engage young people and develop social enterprises

Regional Manager · Crimestoppers

Alan Edwards

Crimestoppers UK

Helping communities stay safe by giving everyone a confidential, anonymous platform to report crime — without fear.

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Portrait of Alan Edwards, Regional Manager at Crimestoppers UK

Crimestoppers UK

Regional Manager

100% Anonymous

Confidential reporting

Community First

Partnerships & outreach

Speak Up

Empowering young voices

Alan Edwards is the Regional Manager for Crimestoppers UK, a charity dedicated to helping communities stay safe by providing a confidential platform for reporting crime.

With a strong background in community engagement and crime campaigning, Alan works closely with local organisations, businesses and law enforcement partners to empower the public to speak up about criminal activity without fear.

Passionate about making a difference, he is committed to building trust and awareness, ensuring that everyone has a voice in keeping their communities safe.

Alan is currently working with Midlands Community Hub and the chair of the West Midlands Crimestoppers Committee, Mohammed Zafran, to educate young people about how to report crime safely and anonymously.

"Everyone deserves a voice in keeping their community safe — speaking up should never come with fear."

— Alan Edwards

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