Author: Ladywood Unite
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Event – art, food, voting chat
Join us on 22nd June from 4pm for art, food, and voting chat! Find out what MP candidates have said about the regeneration. Spend time with your neighbours. You can also join virtually to find out what the candidates have said (we will also post on YouTube): click here to register (the registration prevents spam…
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Our asks of MP candidates
Thank you for sending in your asks of our MP Candidates – these are below There are serious issues of injustice for the approximately 6,000 people inside the Ladywood Regeneration zone that we ask our MP candidates to commit to addressing by taking the following actions: 1. Meet with representatives of Ladywood Unite both before…
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Long list of issues affecting Ladywood residents inside the regeneration zone for MPs
Thank you to everyone who sent in the issues affecting them for our MPs to consider. The long list is below. Acting immediately to encourage the council to co-produce a masterplan with residents before the developer agreement is signed Acting immediately to support the council in forming a residents steering group that is diverse including…
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Thank you for writing to the Guardian newspaper
Thank you to all the people that filled in the Guardian’s form last week! They decided to come to Ladywood today and meet some of the residents to discuss the dire conditions of some of the properties but also to see the amazing sides of Ladywood that no one speaks about that make no sense…
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Ladywood regeneration zone vs Ladywood parliamentary constituency
We are only a small part of the Ladywood parliamentary constituency (the election boundary) – this may explain why it has been difficult to raise the attention of our local MP Shabana Mahmood.
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Does an indicative masterplan exist? Perhaps an ‘illustrative vision’ ?
5 May 2024, 12:32 Dear Colette and Councillor Francis, cc Helen, George, and Younis,I am writing regarding the recent council response (attached) to Ladywood Unite, which stated: “The Cabinet report referenced does refer to a ‘masterplan’, which on reflection was not the right language to use.” Inaccurate language and information can mislead decision-makers and the public, potentially leading to…
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BBC World radio – Ladywood regeneration
From 37 minutes onwards: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172zcwyh9drbfc?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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Information about new builds
A Ladywood Unite supporter has provided the below information about new builds for us to consider. We will need to be careful about any offer to us regarding new builds. https://toomeylegal.co.uk/do-new-build-properties-hold-their-value/
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How to complain
Thank you to George for creating these important documents on how to complain. The more of us complain, the more they are likely to listen to us. IMPORTANT – don’t give up if you don’t like the first response they give to you! Word copy: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/complaints Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Website Writing an…
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Ladywood Unite Public Update Meeting 4 May 2024
Thank you to everyone who came to the public residents update meeting today. There were around 30 people online and 70 people in the church. Watch the meeting recording. Our local representatives did not respond to our invitations to speak with us. We gave them one month of notice and followed up, too. It was…
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Donate to fund Ladywood Regeneration legal challenges
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/ladywood-regeneration-judicial Ladywood Regeneration – Legal Challenges In June 2023, Birmingham City Council issued plans for mass compulsory purchase and large scale demolition in a Ladywood region containing around 2,000 homes, businesses, and places of worship, partnering with a luxury developer called Berkeley Group – St Joseph. Hundreds of people have been locked out of meetings about the regeneration and residents ignored on repeated occasions as the council pushes…
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