A couple of weeks ago Save Birmingham had the pleasure of taking part in the…
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Birmingham City Council has replied to Save Birmingham’s recent letter about the handling of community assets. In the interests of…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at Oddingley Hall last month for our Save Birmingham and Social Economy Drive event, marking two…
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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…
Birmingham City Council (BCC) has announced that it is saving four of its Youth Centres that were previously thought to be at risk: The Factory, The Lighthouse, Concord Youth Centre and Shard End Youth Centre.These four centres will now continue to be run and managed by BCC's Youth Service.However…
Join us for a free webinar to learn more about the process of 'Valuing Worth' in the context of Community Asset Transfer (CAT) in Birmingham.This will take place on Tuesday 17th December from 6pm to 7.30pm.This online session is designed to give an overview of the 'Valuing Worth' tool developed and…
The Commissioners who were appointed when Birmingham City Council declared a Section 114 notice in 2023 have released their first assessment of the progress made. Although dated April 2024, the report was only made public last week. You can read it in full here.It's a pretty damning report and…