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![]() ![]() Highbury TrustPublished: Friday 6th June 2008. Updated: Monday 22nd February 2010 | ||
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![]() Highbury Hall in 1890 Update on HighburyBirmingham City Council has called a public meeting on Wednesday 24th February at 7.00pm at the Council House. Article in Birmingham Post - December 21Article in Birmingham Mail - October 29 Two stories by David Ainsworth from Third Sector magazine: October 30 November 3 Letter from Charity Commission - 5 October 2009 Letter from Charity Commission - 5 October 2009 (contd) ![]() ![]() ![]() A summary of the current situation as we understand it as follows is:
![]() Len Brown - Highbury Day Centre user Please let the Charity Commission know that you're against the City Council selling off parts of the Chamberlain estate and that it should be kept intact. Also that the City Council should no longer be the sole trustee of the Highbury Trust but that it should open up the Trust so it can behave like other independent charities.
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:
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
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