January saw the release of two documents, one being the Historic Landscape Appraisal we’ve waited for since 2006, and the other being a revised scheme for Highbury Trust. Each document is important, and well worth reading, but for very different…
Category: Highbury Trust
Highbury Trust concept document online
A lightly revised version of the concept document for a reformed Highbury Trust is now set out as a web page, along with a PDF version for download. The concept is our response to council efforts to sell Highbury Trust…
Highbury Trust – A Vibrant Future for a Historic Resource
A PDF of this document can be downloaded from this page. Highbury Hall and Grounds Concept Plan A vibrant future for a historic resource! – Produced by a consortium of local groups including Highbury Park Friends, The Moseley Society, Moseley…
Ward Meeting Report
Tonight’s Ward Committee Meeting was surprising in a couple of ways. Firstly in that it was sparsely attended. Maybe 12 people in the audience, 6 people at the table, including Cllr. John Alden and Rajesh Parmar of the Charities and…
Highbury Trust / Ward Committee Meeting – Tonight
Tonight’s Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee meeting will include a discussion of the proposed changes to Highbury Trust. It will be based on the reports provided by the Council Trusts & Charities Subcommittee (minutes, correspondence, draft proposal). Representatives of…
Another Step Toward Sale of Highbury Land & Buildings
It looks as though the Charity Commission supports sale of Chamberlain House & the four gardener’s/caretaker’s cottages. This is quoted from a letter dated 6 August 2007 written by Kate Waring of the Charity Commission to Rajesh Parmar, legal officer…
Trust Money
One of the Highbury Trust issues has to do with money that could have been collected from the Council for its use of Highbury properties, and which could have gone into upkeep and restoration projects. The response to this point…
A Matter Of Trust
Birmingham City Council, acting as Trustees for Highbury Hall and grounds, are developing plans to sell parts of the former Chamberlain estate. The Highbury Trust plan has been under discussion for three or more years, and despite some changes, the…