Highbury Trust

Highbury Hall in 1890

Highbury Hall, and Grounds could form a major resource for the people of Birmingham, being of historic, aesthetic, educational, social and recreational significance. The full potential of the Hall and Grounds is not being realised and there may be moves to dispose of parts of the estate. So a consortium of local community groups has decided to produce this Plan to:

• restore the Hall and Grounds to their former glory
• and actively use them for education, employment, health, social welfare, recreation and biodiversity

Our vision will require a locally representative Charitable Trust to be set up and to include a trading arm to develop an income stream. We presented this plan at the Kings Heath and Moseley Ward Committee meeting on the 19th March 2008 and asked for a response from the Council's Trusts and Charities sub committee (the sole corporate trustee). We would very much welcome your comments and support.

Highbury Hall in 2006

You can download the following documents

• Notes from meeting with Councillor John Alden Chairman of the Trusts and Charities sub-committee Thursday 3rd July 2008
• Highbury Concept Plan 2008
• Response from Trusts and Charities sub-committee
• Reply to Cllr Alden
• The Future of Highbury (an article in B13 Magazine)
• Tyler Parkes report This Study is the product of a commission from Birmingham City Council for the Tyler-Parkes Partnership to undertake the task of assessing the need, potential and viability of a community/education/arts project within the Queensbridge Road Corridor in Moseley.
• Biography of Joseph Chamberlain
• KMPG Highbury report A report commissioned by Birmingham City Council in March 2003

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