Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum

Calling all Keen Photographers!

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Kit Barlow

The much-appreciated calendar needs local people’s photographs. Don’t forget that it has to be identifiable as our area.

Posted in Events | Tagged Acocks Green, Grand Union Canal, volunteers, photographers, Calendar, photos, arty, landscape, South Birmingham, Photographic | Leave a comment

Live Orchestral Performance in Acocks Green – Monday 7th July, 7pm

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Kit Barlow

This is an opportunity not to be missed here in Acocks Green. Even if you have never experienced live classical music before, this is most definitely worth a try – you won’t be disappointed. The Kimichi Orchestra, brought together and featuring staff from our very own Kimichi Music School will perform together with many other musicians in this immersive performance. This means that the audience can sit amongst the orchestra and be completely immersed in the sound and the great acoustics of St Marys Church.

Keith Slade will introduce the music and explain the the key features to look out for in the piece, to make it accessible to those who may never heard this music before.

This is the grand finale of a season of live music that has taken place at the Kimichi School – a series called Phoenix Music Mondays which will commence again in September. A chance to see high quality, live music in the neighbourhood and watch musicians revelling in the chance to play powerful music that they love to perform. And amazingly it is free! (They are usually happy to accept donations on the door).

Last year Kimichi Orchestra wowed the audience with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, a short clip: Beethoven’s Fifth performed in Acocks Green.

No doubt they will impress people again. You can read a more about the Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony HERE

Support live music here in Acocks Green and be prepared to be impressed!

Posted in Events | Tagged Acocks Green, Classical Music, fifth symphony, Keith Slade, Kimichi School, Kimichi Symphony Orchestra, live music, shostakovich, St Mary's Chruch | Leave a comment

Public Meeting of the Neighbourhood Forum – this Tuesday

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Click HERE for zoom connection to meeting

Posted in Events | Tagged Acocks Green, Baptist Church Hall, Birmingham City Council, Neigbourhood Forum, public meeting, Shaping Birmingham's Future Together, Simon Furze, Yardley Road | Leave a comment

Village in Bloom Spring Festival 17th May

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Come along and support Village in Bloom at this lovely, family friendly community event.

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Blooming Tulips

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Have you seen the array of tulips around the village? With different colours and different styles, they add something special to our area. All thanks to the hard work of the
Village in Bloom volunteers back in November. The bulbs were planted all the way through the village, from St Mary’s Churchyard up to the Triabout on the border of Birmingham and Solihull. You can also see them in Mallard Close Orchard, at the library, in tree planters along the main road and on the corner of Woodcock Lane.

Here are a few photos we have taken, but if you have some nice ones you would like to share then, please email them to AGNForum@hotmail.co.uk and we will add the best ones to our gallery.

If you would like to come to help Village in Bloom, they meet every Sunday at 10am. You don’t have to be a gardener to help improve our area! You can email Fran Lee to join the mailing list.

Posted in Events | Tagged Acocks Green, gardening, tulips, Village in Bloom, volunteering, volunteers | 2 Comments

Canal Clean Up with the Canals Trust

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Posted in Events | Tagged Acocks Green, Grand Union Canal, Vineries Bridge, volunteering, volunteers, Yardley Road | Leave a comment

Energy Cafes at Fox Hollies Forum

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Come and find out how you can become more energy-efficient and save money. Receive free unbiased advice on the options available to you.

Posted in Events | Tagged Acocks Green, Acocks Greener, climate change, energy advice, energy efficiency, environmental issues, Fox Hollies Forum, free advice, money-saving | Leave a comment

What is a Ward Forum Meeting? Come and Find Out!

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Kit Barlow

The ward’s Councillors sit on the forum. Ward Forum meetings focus on the issues, priorities and decisions important to people in their local area. They are one way you can get involved in the decisions that affect your neighbourhood.

This month they will be discussing:

Environment & Transport Neighbourhood Fund, where the local Highway Engineer will be talking about the Highway improvements that have been suggested in the ward and have to be approved at the Ward Forum Meeting
West Midlands Police have been invited to give an update of the ward
Any questions or queries that residents have will also be discussed. Below is the agenda. Everyone from the local area is welcome and your say can actually have an impact on our area.

Posted in Events | Tagged Birmingham City Council, councillors, Fox Hollies Forum, Highways, Penny Wagg, Roger Harmer, ward forum meeting, West Midlands Police | Leave a comment