Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the West Midlands Funders Network Big Local Legacy and Learning Programme event "Turning Ambition into Reality" at the Grace Mary to Lion Farm Big Local area in Sandwell.It was a packed morning, starting off with residents and local partners sharing their…

We've supported SEND Socials over the past week as they battled to prevent The Halescroft Centre from being sold, and we fully share their frustration and disappointment that the sale went ahead regardless. A huge loss of not only the asset itself, but the potential of what the building could have…

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…