Over the Autumn of 2003, Our Hodge Hill lead a series of consultation events to gather people’s views on the future of housing in the Constituency of Hodge Hill.

• A postal survey was sent to over 5,000 Council tenants
• Roadshows were held on Washwood Heath Road, Kitts Green Village Shops, Shard End    Crescent shops and Bromford Drive shops in October
• Community Days were held in Bromford, Tile Cross, Shard End and Ward End in September
• Doorknocking was conducted in Washwood Heath to ensure members of Black Minority     Ethnic communities were represented
• Residents’ groups and meetings were attended by our advisers through Autumn 2003

Newsletters have also been sent out to all the Council tenants and leaseholders in the area, which can be viewed by clicking on the links below:-
• Hodge Hill Community Newsletter Issue 1 (View as PDF)*
• Hodge Hill Community Newsletter Issue 2 (View as PDF)*
• Hodge Hill Community Newsletter Issue 3 (View as PDF)*
• Hodge Hill Community Newsletter Issue 4 (View as PDF)*

The map below shows the area that Our Hodge Hill currently covers. When neighbourhoods are ready to become more local, they can break away from the main group and create more localised CBHOs using the knowledge and information they have gathered in Our Hodge Hill.

What we said to the Council
The Statement of Intent was given to the Council on 14th November 2003 and detailed all of our suggestions, based on the consultation, for the future of Council housing within Washwood Heath, Bromford and Mirfield.

Click on the links below to see the Statement of Intent. The Appendices includes full details of the results of the Community Questions.
• Statement of Intent (view as pdf*)
• Appendices (view as pdf*)

How the Council has responded
We think the response has been good. Achievements to date have been: -

• Officers in the local team have been allocated to deal with the specific issues raised in
    the Statement of Intent;
• The District Housing Manager attends board meetings and provides us with
    regular updates as to what is going on
• Some budgets have been devolved to the District Housing Manager
• We are getting more information about how things work in Hodge Hill
• We have secured a training programme for local residents who want to learn more
• Officers have been appointed to work with residents in looking at key housing
   management issues including: -
   - allocations;
   - voids;
   - repairs; and
   - condition of housing
• The Board has been formerly launched after running elections
   for tenant and leaseholdermembers and other resident to its membership
• The Board has developed, in partnership with the council,
   an action plan to improve the way council houses are run over the next year.
• The Board has secured and allocated £111,00 of funding
   to bring about local improvements,
   including: zebra crossing on Bromford Drive and hanging baskets
   down the Washwood Heath Road amongst other areas of Hodge Hill.

How can I get involved?
Click on What’s On for details of future meetings and Contact Us for details of ways to get in touch.

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