Come and tell us about what you need in the area. We want to find Active Communities and the people who bring about change in their communities. We want to support lasting change for healthier diets and to improve all our wellbeing.
The agenda for February’s Ward Forum has been released. All local residents can attend, no booking or appointment is necessary.
Each ward has a Ward Forum. The ward’s Councillors sit on the forum.
Ward Forums focus on the issues, priorities and decisions important to people in their local area. They represent the area and feed information back to their Constituency Committee.
Ward Forums are one way you can get involved in the decisions that affect your neighbourhood. You are welcome to go along to your local Ward Forum meeting. View Ward Forum meeting dates, agendas and minutes.
Ward Forums also:
Find out more about Birmingham’s constitution.
Balsall Heath Local History Society’s monthly newsletter, ‘The Gazette’ is out now. Read more about the mystery of ‘Snackers’, the latest on the ‘Lost Children’ project and dates of meetings of interest to any keen history lovers!
Are you caring for, or have you previously cared for, a loved one, a friend, or family member?
Come and join us at Caring For Carers Community Event, 5th February 2019, 12.30pm-2pm, Balsall Heath Church Centre
The GAP is proud to announce its Spring 2019 production of a new play based in Birmingham funded by the Arts Council of England – The Silence.
Based partly in 1970’s Birmingham and partly in contemporary times, this bold and unflinching piece of writing by playwright Chris Cooper, draws forward one Irish girl’s experience of a shameful, largely hidden period in the city’s history – the mass blame of the Irish after the Birmingham Pub Bombings – into an exploration of the impact of contemporary terrorist atrocities on a young boy from the Muslim community – today’s ‘suspect community’.
Have you received your copy of our newsletter through your door? If not then you can view and download the file as a pdf. document here.
Moseley Road Baths CIO have released new dates for women’s lifeguard training.
Moseley Road Baths CIO have released new dates for lifeguard training. Training as a lifeguard helps to ensure that there is a pool of trained staff able to staff swim sessions.
Women & Theatre are looking for women who live, work or have a connection to Balsall Heath to participate in a new performance at the historic Moseley Road Baths.
Many of you will be aware that Balsall Heath City Farm, managed by St Pauls Trust, is due to close in March unless funding can be found. Please read about the upcoming meeting to find out how you can get involved in attempts to ensure that the farm can be saved.
Ageing Together Week takes place across Birmingham from Monday, January 21 to Sunday, January 27 to raise awareness of isolation and spread the message that people do not need to be alone.
You can learn this practical skill on Wednesday January 16th for 9.30 start at Balsall Heath City Farm, Clifton Road, B12 8NN.
If you know of a family member or friend with a child born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 they can start Reception at Percy Shurmer or Montgomery Primary Academy in September 2019.
Space has become available in the space housing Ort Cafe. The Old Print Works are looking for a new tenant. If you think that it may be up your street then read on…
Women and Theatre in partnership with Moseley Road Baths are producing an ambitious, site-specific community production that examines women’s relationship with swimming and water; presenting diverse stories of women in Balsall Health and celebrating the area’s historic swimming baths.