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 , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , | 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.

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , , | 2 Comments

Canal Clean Up with the Canals Trust

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Kit Barlow
Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum Public Meeting

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Come and find out more about what is happening in the area, help to shape what will happen, and find out how to get more involved in your Neighbourhood Forum. If you can’t be there, join us on Zoom the link to the live meeting will be HERE

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Keep the Green Clean!

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Come along and help at this community event, even if you can only spare half an hour. Staff from our NatWest Bank will be coming along to help too. If you have equipment bring it along otherwise there will be some spare to borrow. The plan is to go off the beaten track a little and clean up some of the side roads too.

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tyseley Energy Park & Local Improvements – Share your Views

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Kit Barlow

Acocks Greener is a local community group in Tyseley & Hay Mills and Acocks Green, their aim is to help us become a greener community and to cope with climate change. Some 230 homes in the area have benefitted from insulation, double-glazing and solar panels thanks to grants organised by Acocks Greener.

Just up the road in Tyseley a ‘Green Energy and Innovation Quarter’ is expected to attract major investments as hi-tech energy-related firms are attracted here. As one of the preparations for this, Birmingham City Council has contracted Loconomy to form a ‘Coalition for Impact’ (C4I) project team to prepare a Community Economic Plan.

Acocks Greener is part of this team, focusing on residents to the South and East of the Tyseley industrial area (particularly in Tyseley, Hay Mills and Acocks Green). The project is gathering ideas until mid January 2025 and will then work them up into a plan, with suggested projects, for submission to Birmingham City Council in March.

Tyesley Environmental Enterprise District (TEED)

The views of local residents are important to this vision, so Acocks Greener is asking all of us who live around this area to share our ideas on how to improve the area in aspects such as:

  • Training and work
  • Green spaces/community facilities
  • Homes
  • Public transport
  • Cars, parking and safety

Please complete the short survey to help shape our part of Birmingham in a positive way, highlighting the good aspects of our area, what things are important to the community, as well as ideas for what could be improved.

Fill in the on-line questionnaire by clicking HERE or use this QR code below:

You can also contact us at info@AcocksGreenER.com
Take this opportunity to shape all of our futures. Let your voice be heard

* Acocks Greener is working with Birmingham City Council and Loconomy Ltd on this Coalition for Impact (C4I) project. We are bringing together local organisations and communities, to better understand our communities and to engage our residents in the design of changes.

—

Posted in Events | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment