As many of you who have followed the campaign since its inception will know, we’ve utilised powers under the Localism Act 2011 to put protections…
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Birmingham City Council (BCC) are inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for community organisations interested in Sheldon Community Centre. The…
Birmingham City Council has recently published a number of reports setting out properties it is proposing to dispose of across the city…
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As many of you who have followed the campaign since its inception will know, we’ve utilised powers under the Localism Act 2011 to put protections in place for some of our vital community assets across the city, namely Assets of Community Value (ACV) and the Right to Bid.In April of this year,…
Birmingham City Council (BCC) are inviting Expressions of Interest (EoI) for community organisations interested in Sheldon Community Centre. The building is being offered on a 125 year lease at a peppercorn rent and the future use of the site is restricted to community purposes only. Essentially,…
Birmingham City Council has recently published a number of reports setting out properties it is proposing to dispose of across the city.These reports are in the public domain, but they sit across different committees and documents, which can make it difficult to get a clear picture of what is…
A couple of weeks ago Save Birmingham had the pleasure of taking part in the Conversations of Change workshop and film screening, put on by the Equality Trust. We had the opportunity to view the excellent film made by local community reporters, focussing on an issue very close to our hearts…
Birmingham City Council has replied to Save Birmingham’s recent letter about the handling of community assets. In the interests of transparency, and because our initial letter was issued publicly, we are publishing the council’s response here (attached below) so residents and community…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Oddingley Hall last month for our Save Birmingham and Social Economy Drive event, marking two years since Birmingham City Council declared effective bankruptcy. A room full of community groups, partners, and residents came together to take stock and to look…
Today Save Birmingham goes public with our letter to Birmingham City Council after leaders failed to respond by the deadline. The Council is breaking its own promises of fairness, transparency and partnership on community asset disposals and we are demanding urgent action. Here is our letter…
Our campaign set out to raise awarenessof the financial challenges facing Birmingham City Council (BCC) and the potential impact on residents. We have raised the profile of the Assets of Community Value (ACV) register and encouraged adding to it - an important step in empowering residents to…