CHARLIE ON THE WALL
May 11th, 2022 | by Gaelle Finley
‘It was Saturday 16th April, late morning, and I had decided to visit Black Patch Park and pay my respects [&hellip
THE BATTLE OF SALTLEY GATE, 50TH ANNIVERSARY
May 8th, 2022 | by Gaelle Finley
On 10th February 2022 Arthur Scargill returned to Birmingham, 50 years to the day he first came in support of [&hellip
COMMUNITY ACTION DAY MAKES HISTORY
April 4th, 2022 | by Gaelle Finley
On Saturday 2nd April 2022, local history was made in Antrobus Road, Handsworth. Most residents were increasingly fed up with [&hellip
HANDSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY CELEBRATES 70 YEARS
February 16th, 2022 | by Paulette Burkill
Her Majesty the Queen is not the only one with a milestone anniversary this year – Handsworth Historical Society (HHS) [&hellip
A PLACE CALLED HANDSWORTH
December 31st, 2021 | by Tony Jarne
Based in the North of Birmingham, it was a peaceful rural town, a manufacturing suburb during the Industrial Revolution and [&hellip
CAN WE GET OUR HOUSING PLANNED? HANDSWORTH WOOD WARD FORUM 9TH MARCH
March 15th, 2021 | by John OMeara
The online Handsworth Wood Ward Forum on 9th March was in many ways the best such event that we have [&hellip
DURING COVID, COUNCIL AND COMMUNITIES NEED TO BE TALKING TO EACH OTHER, BUT BIRMINGHAM’S WARD FORUM SYSTEM IS BROKEN
January 16th, 2021 | by Birmingham Against The Cuts
There are supposed to be Ward Forums in each of the 69 Wards, meeting 6 times a year with their [&hellip
HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP GREEN STRATEGIES IN HANDSWORTH – THIS JOB COULD BE YOURS
January 10th, 2021 | by John OMeara
Handsworth Association of Schools have gained funding for a post developing young people’s involvement in local environmental improvement. You can [&hellip
GLIMMERS OF HOPE IN OUR ROGUE LANDLORDS CRISIS
November 2nd, 2020 | by John OMeara
On 20th October Councillor Sharon Thompson (Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods) hosted an online meeting for the Perry Barr [&hellip
WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PRIORITY FOR £165,000 WORTH OF PUBLIC AMENITY IN HANDSWORTH WARD?
October 22nd, 2020 | by John OMeara
There is £165,000 worth of Section 106 money to be spent in Handsworth ward (see ward boundaries map at bottom [&hellip
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