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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Birmingham City Council are starting the process of reviewing their Youth Centres and have provided the below information to us at the Save Birmingham campaign.They would like to hear from community groups that are interested in supporting the future running of these centres - please contact them…
Earlier this month, Birmingham City Council released details of its preferred option for managing the library service across the city. The council’s preferred option includes only one full-time Community Library Hub for each of the city’s 10 parliamentary constituencies, with a further 18…
Save Birmingham campaign calls for a pause to drastic council cuts so communities have the time they need to take on community assets.A recent report from the Audit Reform Lab has questioned the calculations made by Birmingham City Council that led to the declaration of a Section 114 notice exactly…
Birmingham City Council are now in the process of auditing their assets, with the potential for some to be transferred into community ownership. But what does Community Asset Transfer actually mean?Luckily for us, the great team at the Neighbourhood Development and Support Unit (NDSU) at BCC…
Our colleagues at FOLOB (Friends of the Libraries of Birmingham) have written an open letter to Birmingham City Council in anticipation of the second stage of the consultation on Birmingham's Library Service, which is due to take place throughout September 2024.The Save Birmingham campaign supports…
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your consultation on the future of library services in Birmingham.The Save Birmingham campaign was launched after Birmingham City Council issued a ‘section 114’ notice in September 2023. Led by Co-operatives West Midlands with partners from across the…
Over the weekend, we attended the New Organising Conference in Nottingham and took part in a workshop all about Section 114 notices - the technical term for councils going bankrupt!Despite being in the final slot on Sunday afternoon after a very jam-packed weekend, we still had a great turnout…
Birmingham City Council (BCC) have released a list of community assets that they are looking to dispose of (see below). The following is wording from BCC about their intentions and the process that they are planning on undertaking:To gain a coherent understanding of opportunities, for example…