Representing Stirchley Residents
At last week’s Stirchley Ward meeting, convened by Councillor Mary Locke, there was a presentation from West Midlands Rail Executive updating on Pineapple Station. Many people asked for the presentation to be shared and so we have uploaded it here.
An innovative, eco-friendly, affordable residential and retail premises will be coming to Stirchley next year, with the Stirchley Co-operative Development (SCD) breaking ground on their Pershore Road site.
SCD is a group of local people in housing and worker co-operatives who are developing land on Pershore Road (next to the British Oak) to house local businesses along with 39 apartments where residents will be charged affordable rent. Loaf bakery and cookery school, Birmingham Bike Foundry, and Artefact will all move into the building once it is completed, which is expected to be autumn 2024.
Members of the SCD were joined by Selly Oak MP Steve McCabe, Stirchley councillor Mary Locke, members of the Forum Committee, and a host of other guests to mark the breaking ground.
For more information on the Stirchley Co-operative Development, including registering your interest in joining the coop, visit https://www.stirchley.coop/
Councillor Mary Locke’s Stirchley Ward meeting will take place on Tuesday 25th April, 7pm at Stirchley Community Church, Hazelwell Street B30 2JX
For more information, contact Kay Thomas, Community Governance Manager at Birmingham City Council on kay.thomas@birmingham.gov.uk.
Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting last week. There was a lively discussion about the draft Ward Plan and great to hear from a number of residents who attended the police tasking meeting in Cotteridge to raise concerns of Stirchley residents.
The minutes for March’s Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum are available here.
As you will notice from the minutes, there is a change to the next meeting. Usually the Forum is held on the second Monday of the month, but April has Easter Monday and May is filled with Bank Holiday Mondays due to May Day and the additional holiday for the Coronation. It has been decided to skip the April meeting but have one in May, but on a slightly different day. Therefore, the next meeting will be Monday 15th May, 7.30pm at Stirchley Community Church
The next Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum will take place at 7.30pm on Monday 13th March 2023 in Stirchley Community Church on Hazelwell Street, Stirchley.
The Agenda for the meeting is as follows
The next Forum meeting will be slightly different due to the number of Bank Holidays in April and May. Because of this there will a slightly later-in-the-month meeting on Monday 24th April 2023 and no meeting in May. All back to normal in June!