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
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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
CLIMBING INTO THE LIFEBOAT: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IN HANDSWORTH
February 17th, 2020 | by John OMeara
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935 and now has over 2 million members worldwide. It aims to provide a ‘toolkit’ [&hellip
“I DON’T HAVE A CLUE”: LOCAL COUNCILLOR’S COMMENT ABOUT PROGRESS ON HMO AND HOSTEL ISSUES
November 19th, 2019 | by John OMeara
On a night when weather and a major incident reduced attendance, last Thursday’s Handsworth Wood Ward Forum provided constructive discussion [&hellip
HANDSWORTH PARK: OUR YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
November 13th, 2019 | by John OMeara
On Remembrance Day Handsworth Creative combined art and history to stimulate our imaginations about what Handsworth Park has been, and [&hellip
URGENT NEED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS OF TRUST IN HANDSWORTH WARD
October 28th, 2019 | by John OMeara
The Handsworth Ward Forum meeting on 22nd October revealed gaps opening up between different residents groups and the councillor on [&hellip
RECLAIMING THE STREETS: BIRCHFIELD NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM 16th SEPTEMBER
September 22nd, 2019 | by John OMeara
For years residents have felt impotent in the face of a rogue minority of landlords/providers trashing their streets with poor [&hellip
TOO MUCH TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT – LOCAL DEMOCRACY UNDER THREAT? HANDSWORTH WARD FORUM 30TH JULY
August 4th, 2019 | by John OMeara
The latest Handsworth Ward Forum meeting on 30th July, was a struggle: to be clear about what it should concentrate [&hellip
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