Hall Green District

District Services - who we are and what we do

Welcome to Hall Green's District Services web pages

Contact Hall Green District Housing Services
Local Housing Team - 0121 303 4156

Housing General

Contact the Neighbourhood Office
Neighbourhood Office & Advice Centre - 0121 216 3030

Contact the District Office

Hall Green District Office, 12 Court Rd, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4LX
Tel: 0121 675 9000
email: hallgreen@birmingham.gov.uk

Contact your local Councillors and MP

Hall Green District consists of four Wards:

• Hall Green
• Moseley and Kings Heath
• Sparkbrook
• Springfield

Important Notices

Due to a family bereavement, Councilllor Barry Bowles of Hall Green Ward will not be holding any advice surgeries until April 2013.

Our Key Priorities

District Committee

• Reports that have been to and agreed by District Committee can be found on the Democracy pages
• Dates of District Committee meetings can be found on the Democracy pages
• Ward Committees
• Contact or meet your Local Councillors
• Contact your Ward Support Officer on 0121 675 9000 or email them at hallgreen@birmingham.gov.uk
• Send your comments to hallgreen@birmingham.gov.uk.
• Call us on 0121 675 9000.

How to get involved and have your say

Good News Stories

Vote for your local hero...

Birmingham City Council's 'Local Hero' Award recognises the work of council staff who provide excellent customer care. If you have benefitted from such a service, please let us know.

The nominate member of staff could work in any department of the council. They may be a helpful neighbourhood advisor, a friendly librarian, a conscientious park keeper, a favourite carer, a hospitable housing officer or star teacher.

The nominee may have 'saved the day' by helping you out of a difficult situation, given a consistently high standard of service over a long period of time or just put a smile on your face and made your day.

We would love to hear your stories! Visit: www.chamberlainawards.co.uk/localhero for further details.

Activities and Events in the District

The calendar below gives details of all the activities and events taking place within the district each month that are organised by the District Team or our partners. If you would like to receive the monthly calendar by email then please email: hallgreen@birmingham.gov.uk or contact us by using the details above.

The Hall Green District Convention took place on 24 November 2012. Below you can find copies of presentations that were made and a report giving a summary of the outcomes.

Funding Opportunities

Community Chest

For 2012/13 all wards in the city receive a Community Chest allocation of £100,000. 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. Contact Salim Miah on 0121 675 0768 or by email at salim.s.miah@birmingham.gov.uk.

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, Sport England, Community Matters and others. Your District Ward Support Officer can give you more information on this.

District Facilities

Delivering services in the District
There are a number of services which the City Council's District Team directly manages in the area, notably:

Sport and Leisure Facilities

• Chamberlain Health & Fitness Centre
• Moseley School Health & Fitness Centre
• Court Road Health & Fitness Centre
• Moseley Road Swimming Pool

Community Libraries

• Balsall Heath Library
• Hall Green Library
• Kings Heath Library
• Sparkhill Library

Customer Service Centres (formerly known as Neighbourhood Offices)

• Kings Heath Customer Service Centre
• Sparkbrook Customer Service Centre

Community Centres

• Friends Institute
• Kings Heath Community Centre
• Highfield Hall
• Sparkbrook Community & Health Centre
• Sparkhill Social & Cultural Centre

Play Centres

• Sparkhill Children's Centre
• Calthorpe Play Centre

Environmental Services

• Refuse Collection - collection of household garbage and bulky waste
• Street Cleansing - emptying litter bins, street sweeping, weed control
• Removal of fly tipping and graffiti
• Environmental Wardens
• Grounds maintenance - grass mowing, shrub pruning

Parks

• Hall Green Parks

The Hall Green District Team

The District Management Team consists of the following staff:

Your Views

We value your comments and suggestions. Have your say about any of the services or facilities in the District.

Useful Internal Links

Benefits Service
Cemeteries / Crematoria
Family Information Service
Housing services in your area.
Planning Information and Planning Applications in your Ward.
Waste Management and Refuse Collection
Birmingham Young Libraries Services

External Links

IMPORTANT: Information about external links on birmingham.gov.uk

arts champion - The Drum
www.bvsc.org
www.chamberlainforum.org
www.kalaboration.co.uk
www.marketplace.mycareinbirmingham.org.uk
www.sport4life.org.uk
www.communitymatters.org.uk
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk