Author: Ladywood Unite
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Response to MP Shabana Mahmood BirminghamLive article
MP Shabana Mahmood continues to refuse to meet with local resident George Smith following his requests on 4 August 2023, 21 August 2023. His response to her recent BirminghamLive article is below. Our MP’s focus on engagement and consultation over mass compulsory purchase and demolition is seemingly a misdirection, particularly given her party supports making…
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Video from protest outside engagement events
Most residents remain unable to attend the Council’s engagement events about the regeneration.
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What could a residents charter look like for us?
Birmingham City Council has told us that a residents charter will be one of the outcomes of the engagement workshops. What could it look like? See below.
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A reply from Councillor Cotton (older correspondence- August)
We remain very concerned that residents’ views will continue to be ignored during the upcoming public engagement events. We should be allowed to have specialist representation in these events that is paid for by the developer. We should also be involved in setting the agenda of the engagement events and there should be enough meeting…
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Protest tomorrow – 16 October – from 6:30pm outside Ladywood Methodist Church, 184 St Vincent Street West, B16 8RW
Protest tomorrow 16 October – from 6:30pm outside Ladywood Methodist Church, 184 St Vincent Street West, B16 8RW Birmingham City Council is running its first ‘engagement workshop’ at the church this Monday 16 Oct – but as before, not everyone is welcome. The event is limited to a only small number of homeowners who were able to…
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What has been happening lately?
Thank you to everyone who has been working on activities related to supporting the community of Ladywood affected by the regeneration. We continue to be negatively affected by the planned mass compulsory purchase of our homes and local assets of great value including businesses and churches. What has been happening lately? Councillor drop in sessions.…
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Ladywood residents demand to elect new local councillors
Sign our petition – click here We ask to be able to elect new local Councillors in Ladywood as soon as possible Started 18 September 2023 Why this petition matters Started by Ladywood Unite We, the concerned residents of Ladywood, Birmingham, UK, hereby express our lack of confidence in Councillors Bore and Hartley due to their…
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Is the council accepting phone calls about the regeneration?
We received the below email today. Thank you for your e-mail, please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to you. I have liaised with my colleagues who are responsible for this scheme and can now provide you with the following update. Birmingham city council is aware that the community in Ladywood have a lot…
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Thank you for 12 Sep – we next visit the council on 25 Sep
Thank you for your support at our successful protest on 12 Sep – this is creating the action and noise we need to be heard and make a change! Some of our press is below. We are grateful to all those who spoke out. The Council has called now called an emergency meeting on 25…
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Birmingham city council invites Ladywood residents to community workshops already sold out by the time the invite arrives
These invitations, thus far, appear to have had no care taken in translation or access for people who are not digitally literate.
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Birmingham City Council publishes resident FAQs
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50273/our_future_city_plan_ofcp/2756/ladywood_estate_regeneration_scheme
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Birmingham city council puts engagement workshops on their website
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50273/our_future_city_plan_ofcp/2756/ladywood_estate_regeneration_scheme/2
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