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We need more new FOTG members and it’s time for existing members to renew your membership! As discussed at our recent AGM meeting we need numbers. We need you because when apply for grants or submit reports proving the use of the green and various other rasons, we need lots of members. Last year over […]
Happy New Year Everyone and thank you for your support this year. We cobbled together our committee just over 12 months ago in order to combine our strengths to stand up against the proposed plans put forward by members of Birmingham City Council. So far we’ve done well. Our AGM, big meeting with updates will […]
Hopefully everyone should have been contacted regarding prizes from the Christmas prize! Thanks to each and every one of you who attended, it made all the hard work really worthwhile and it was great to see our community come together to celebrate the festive season whilst raising all important unds for our cause. We can […]
Oh my goodness! We’re so exhausted! What a fab evening. It started with us setting up from 11am!and ended with it being put away in record time.We’ll have a total raised for you soon but for now THANK YOU to all who joined us.The first hour were extremely busy. It did get quieter throughout the […]
This article was first published by the birminghammail.co.uk The Friends of The Green would like to thank Birmingham Mail for their continued support. Controversial plans to build homes on a green strip of land at the centre of a Sutton Coldfield street have been put on hold while the council awaits the outcome of two […]
Dear Supporter, We see in the media that leader of Birmingham City Council Ian Ward was pleased that Great Barr Allotments have been saved from development. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/under-threat-allotments-saved-great-16113922 He says “I do think that allotment gardens are a very very important leisure facility across the city. Here at Walsall Road allotments there are allotment holders from all […]