West Heath Library – People are getting organised A campaign has been launched to keep West Heath Library open and will kick off with a petitioning session on Saturday morning. The Council had allocated capital funds for building a new library but the District since cut the revenue to run the library as part of…
A petition of over 2,500 signatures was presented by library campaigners to Ladywood Councillors to demand that Spring Hill Library remain open. In a matter of six week the Friends of Spring Hill Library have held two well attended public meetings and organised weekly petitioning sessions after first learning that Spring Hill Library was under…
Originally posted on Birmingham Against The Cuts:
Councillors at the Ladywood District Committee announced they had dropped plans to close Spring Hill Library due to the strength of opposition shown by the local community. This is a stunning victory for campaigners who have been collecting names for their petition, organising public meetings, and lobbying councillors…
Originally posted on communitiesagainstthecuts:
Closed permanently? A well-attended consultation meeting took place in Hamstead House yesterday, regarding the future of the West Heath library. The presentation was given by Richard Davis, the head of the Northfield District, and the three Northfield Councillors were also present; Randal Brew (Tory – up for election in May, Brett…
