Meetings of the Kings Heath Residents’ Forum management committee take place each month. The dates for the next six months are:
Meetings start at 7pm and take place at Whitesmiths Croft Community Centre, Silver Street, Kings Heath.
The long-standing chair of Kings Heath Residents’ Forum (KHRF), Jon Jaffa, has passed responsibility for chairing the organisation to Helen Baglee.
Jon has chaired the group for six years during which time he has provided leadership on a variety of subjects, some of which have been emotive and challenging. In addition he has chaired a range of public meetings including hustings and the KHRF annual general meetings.
Speaking after being elected to the role of chair, Helen Baglee said ‘I am really excited and honoured to take up this new role although I am aware that Jon will be a hard act to follow. I know it’s going to be a big task but I also know that we have a dedicated management committee and together we’ll do everything we can to represent the interests of the residents of Kings Heath’.
Meetings of the Kings Heath Residents’ Forum management committee take place on the first Wednesday of each month. The dates for the next six months are:
Meetings start at 7pm and take place at Whitesmiths Croft Community Centre, Silver Street, Kings Heath.
Meetings of the Kings Heath Residents’ Forum management committee take place on the first Wednesday of each month. The dates for the next six months are:
Meetings start at 7pm and take place at Whitesmiths Croft Community Centre, Silver Street, Kings Heath.
Kings Heath Residents’ Forum Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 15 March 2017 from 7 pm to 9 pm at Kings Heath Community Centre, Heathfield Road, Birmingham B14 7DB.
You can download the agenda and 2016 Annual General Meeting minutes from the following links:
A recent meeting of the Greener, Cleaner, Safer Environment (GCSE) group discussed a number of problems relating to litter and rubbish in Kings Heath. Several ideas were reviewed that could help to reduce the amount of litter in the area.
The group covers both Moseley and Kings Heath and is supported by Birmingham City Council.
One of the problems with litter is that it comes from several sources. As a result, the group is working with different parts of the community to try to clean up our streets. Part of this effort is a Litter Strategy. The plan is to get residents and local forums involved in developing and introducing a strategy. This will involve the group making sure that residents’ groups are able to comment on the strategy.
The business community is already involved. Several local businesses have signed up to the voluntary litter agreement and more will follow. In one case, the owner of Costcutter in Institute Road, has offered to supply and empty a bin outside his shop. Although he has been told by the City Council that he can’t do this, the GCSE group is working with the city’s Fleet and Waste Management (F&WM) team to get the ban overturned.
The F&WM team is also looking at the positioning of existing City Council owned bins. The plan is to make sure they’re in the right places and, if they’re not, to reposition them.
Schools also have an important role in reducing the amount of litter and they are being approached in two ways. Councillor Straker Welds, who chaired the GCSE meeting, will write to schools in the area and ask them to get involved in the Litter Strategy. He will also ask them to involve their pupils and will offer to go to the schools with the principal operations manager of the F&WM team to talk about the litter problem.
There was also a suggestion that members of staff, such as canteen support staff and cleaners, could clear litter from school surroundings.
In one particular case, the city’s Waste Prevention team is to visit Bishop Challoner College in Institute Road to advise on what the College can do to help tackle the local litter problem. Leaflets will also be distributed to residents in the area.
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