Author: Ladywood Unite
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Meeting minutes from November’s meeting with Councillors, council staff, developers
In November 2023, we were promised minutes from the meeting we had with Cllr Cotton, Cllr Francis, Paul Kitson, Greg Tillotson, Planning Director, St George and St Joseph, David Stevenson, Laura Kudrna, George Smith, Marcia Wynter. These were provided to us on 4 March 2024. We were also re-sent answers to questions that some of…
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Recent press
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/ladywood-revamp-boss-leaves-city-28724954 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy954jz0q0vo BBC Radio West Midlands – 29 Feb
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Door knocking 18 Feb 2024
If you feel inspired to write to the council, please do. A Ladywood resident shared this template with us today for inspiration – but the more personal your letter is, the better.
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Ladywood Unite representatives turned away from council meeting
Ladywood Unite representatives were turned away from a meeting with council staff today. This was despite the booking being on the council’s own security log books. Instead of apologising, residents were blamed for turning up to the meeting, and security was called. Many of us had taken off work to attend the meeting. We request…
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A treasure of replies from the council – timelines, CPOs, etc.
The minutes from the council meeting on 9 January 2024 have now arrived online. Thank you to all of the Councillors asking questions on our behalf! We have had some answers on right to return, masterplan, consultation, community organisers, the residents charter, project resources, and the eight principles that have been missing. What do you…
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Ladywood regeneration – resident concerns
On 16 January 2024, Ladywood residents met to discuss their concerns. We have not had our concerns addressed or resolved by our MP Shabana Mahmood and our multiple requests to meet have been denied. The council and our local Councillors have yet to address our core concerns.
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Happy new year
New year but no Ladywood solutions from Birmingham City Council and our local political representation. We have had little to no support from our own local Councillors Bore and Hartley. Instead, we have had support from other politicians. Following the meeting of Ladywood resident George Smith with Mayor Andy Street and Cllr Robert Alden mid…
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MP Shabana Mahmood responds after her meeting with developers
MP Shabana Mahmood met with Berkeley Group about the Ladywood regeneration and asked them some questions. Unfortunately, none of the answers clarify some our biggest concerns – after our homes, businesses, and churches are knocked down, will we be able to afford to stay here? When will the properties currently in urgent need of repair…
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Birmingham City Council survey about Residents Charter
Today the council emailed some people in the Ladywood regeneration zone with a survey about developing a residents charter. Unfortunately, many people did not receive the survey, so we emailed Paul Kitson and Councillor Francis to find out what went wrong this time. The link to access the survey is here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78YP_7V8HGvVDpmQO5VpsWqlUOVhUQzg0WEtNT0JWVDlIR09XTEZJQlA2SC4u&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= Their newsletter signup…
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