Birmingham City Council

Northfield District

Weoley Castle Square, Northfield Park (Victoria Common), Northfield-by-the-sea Event July 12, The Factory Youth Centre (Longbridge), Kings Norton
Craft Fair at Northfield Library

Come along to our Craft Fair!

10am-4pm, Saturday 18 May at Northfield Library, 77 Church Road, B31 2LB.

Just turn up on the day browse our local talent.
Or call 0121 464 1007 to sign up for a table if you have your own craft to sell!

District Services
Who we are and what we do

Northfield District is made up of four wards: Kings Norton, Longbridge, Northfield and Weoley. We operate a range of services which are detailed below

Important Notices

Northfield Citizens Advice Bureau is now based within Northfield Library, 77 Church Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2LB.

They can be contacted by telephone on 08444 77 1010 (or 0300 330 0650 if you are using a mobile), 9.30 - 16.30 Monday to Friday.

Welcome from Executive Member and Service Integration Head

Contact the Housing Office


Contact the Neighbourhood Office

Contact the District Office

Contact your Local Councillors

Meeting rooms for hire

Visit our meeting room hire page to find out what facilities we have available at competitive rates.

How you can be involved

If you live or work in Northfield, we want you to be involved in running loal services . You can raise issues which concern you and contribute to decision making in a number of ways:

  • District Committee - The key decision making body for Northfield District and part of the Governance Framework for the City Council.
  • Ward Committees - Provide a mechanism for members of the public to become involved in the decisions that affect their neighbourhood.
  • Democracy in Birmingham - District and Ward Committee reports and decisions can be found here.
  • Soap Box - Your chance to speak for three minutes at either a District or Ward Committee and to meet your Councillor

INVOLVE

Involve Young People's Group no longer exists, however, there is a newly formed Northfield District Youth Council, at the Factory Young People's Centre, Devon Way, Longbridge, B31 2TS.

Details of previous successes below

Funding Opportunities

Community Chest
For 2013/14 all Wards in the city have received a reduced allocation of £50,000.

This allocation enables the Wards to fund schemes which support Ward and neighbourhood working or contribute to extending community engagement, cohesion and empowerment.

Projects supported through this fund must also demonstrate that they support one or more of the outcomes in Birmingham’s Council Plan 2008 -2013 and Birmingham’s Community Strategy 2026.

Generally, any properly constituted organisation may submit a project proposal. You should first talk with the District Ward Support Officer to find out about what outcomes and locally identified priorities the Ward or District Committee is likely to support and the money that it has available. For further information please contact your Ward Support Officer, Marcia Greenwood at marcia.greenwood@birmingham.gov.uk or telephone 0121 464 3650.

The deadline for Community Chest applications is 28 February 2013 for all Wards except Longbridge which has been extended to 28 March 2013.

Community Chest Application & Guidance Form A Jan 13 (Size: 325 Kb Type: Word Document )

Community First
The Community First Programme is a national programme which runs over four years until 2015. Twenty-seven Wards in Birmingham have funding through Community First. The programme is independent of Birmingham City Council and is managed by a national organisation, appointed by the Government, called Community Development Foundation. Community First funding is distributed by a Community First Panel established in the Ward. A list of Community First Panels along with other information about this programme and how to access funding is available on the Community Development Foundation website.

There may be a number of other funding opportunities available, such as Big Lottery Funding for example. Your District Ward Support Officer can give you more information on this.

New Sources of Funding (Size: 325 Kb Type: PDF )

Other Funding Opportunities

Children in Need Grants

Children in Need Grants

BBC Children in Need's processes for applying for a grant have recently changed and there are also new application deadlines. Please check the Children in Need website for more information.




Activities and Events Calendar

Our calendar gives details of activities and events taking place within the district each month, which are organised by the District Team and our partners.

Local Services

Sport and Leisure Facilities

Libraries
Including Citizens Advice Bureau within Northfield Library

Community

Your Views

Please give us your views. We would like you to tell us what you think of our services. It’s always great for us to hear when things go right but crucially, it’s important for us to know if we get things wrong.

Arts Champions

Is your neighbourhood having an arts crisis? Do you need inspiration, support or a chance to take part? Birmingham City Council has teamed up with the city's flagship arts companies to bring the arts closer to you. The Arts Champions are inspiring, engaging and enthusing local communities by promoting the arts and supporting new intitiatives across the city.

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