No doubt you will have seen the intrepid Kings Heath & Brandwood Litter Pickers out and about helping to keep all of the streets in the neighbourhood clean and tidy. They’ve just produced a first newsletter to highlight the valuable work that they do and you can read that here. The newsletter includes an interview […]
Place Support Partnership – A Case Study Earlier this year, the BID began working with Place Support Partnership (PSP), a consultancy working nationwide with BIDs helping their members save money on essential overheads such as gas and electricity, telecoms and card processing payments (among other things). PSP spent a day in Kings Heath, holding a […]
From Birmingham City Council: In 2020, an area of on-street parking on Kings Heath High Street was suspended to create more space for pedestrians as part of the emergency Covid response. This was done in good faith and in response to views expressed by parts of the local community as to how the environment […]
BID Manager Update – May 2023 Firstly, thank you to every business that voted in the recent renewal ballot. With such a close result, every vote really did make a difference! The BID’s commitment to every business for the next five years is to do our best to make sure you are getting value from […]
Dear Kings Heath business, As we approach the end of the BID ballot, it is a shame that we once more are having to deal with and respond to the lies being spread about the BID. The deliberate conflation of the BID and the LTN is unhelpful, disingenuous and, as with everything else […]
Kings Heath’s Town Centre Manager, Matt, works behind the scenes to improve the area and support local businesses to ensure Kings Heath continues to be a thriving community. Here’s an update from Matt, detailing what he has been up to in February. Aside from dealing with everything involved in the ballot, positive and negative, […]
BID Business Networking Event Date: Wednesday 8th March 2023 Venue: Plant’n’Plate, 55 High Street Despite the suddenly unseasonable weather, we had a reasonable turnout for our latest business networking meeting, which took place at our vegan restaurant, Plant’n’Plate. Nick Birch from Birmingham City University told those present about two initiatives currently being offered to […]
Dear Kings Heath Businesses, You may have received a letter in the last few days from “the Vote No to the Kings Heath BID renewal campaign group.” This message is in response to the many, many lies within it, a number of which have already appeared in letters from this group. In October 2022, […]
Kings Heath’s Town Centre Manager, Matt, works behind the scenes to improve the area and support local businesses to ensure Kings Heath continues to be a thriving community. Here’s an update from Matt, detailing what he has been up to. This was from the week of 30th January: Last Week Highlights LPDG Meeting (Local […]
A message from the Kings Heath BID regarding Schools in the BID district. The Kings Heath BID went through a renewal process five years ago and the boundary was extended to include a number of schools which hadn’t previously been part of the BID. Here is some of the work that the Kings Heath BID […]
It’s such a shame that we end the year with the divisive issue of the LTN still at the forefront of everyone’s thoughts. And, if anyone is to blame, we should direct our disappointment at Birmingham City Council, which has continued to delay the scheme, has not communicated the lack of progress and is yet […]
Following a number of amazing submissions, the Capture Kings Heath Growing Up Green edition has found its winners! This year, Capture Kings Heath partnered with Growing Up Green, encouraging entrants to celebrate their favourite green spaces, sustainable shops or anywhere in the local area that does its bit to make a difference to the environment. […]
As Kings Heath BID arrives at the half-way point of our ballot to take us into the next five years, the Board of Directors are pleased to announce two new members of the Board. Faith Pope, owner of Enki Giftshop on the High Street and Frank Nutt, owner of the Sewing Machine Shop on Poplar […]
The cost-of-living crisis is on everyone’s radar at the moment, so we’ve put together this blog to help our community find easy and effective ways to save money using the facilities and businesses on your doorstep. There are plenty of ways to keep your spending to a minimum here in Kings Heath. If you’re […]
Saturday 24th September marks the beginning of the Growing Up Green Festival! This Festival celebrates exploring sustainability and nature on our doorstep in light of Big Green Week! Growing Up Green are hosting a number of activities taking place around Kings Heath between 24th September – 1st October, great for young children to learn about […]
It has been confirmed that the day of the Queens Funeral, Monday 19th September will be a Bank Holiday. With the announcement of the late Queens funeral taking place Monday 19th September and the confirmation of this being a bank holiday comes guidance from the government explaining working rules and days off. The government have […]
Phase two of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme to be introduced. Places for people in Kings Heath aim to reduce traffic in residential areas, making it safer for people to walk and cycle, making the area a nicer place for children to play and neighbours to get to know each other. With the announcement of […]
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, arrangements are being made for the people of Birmingham to pay tribute following her death on Thursday 8th September 2022. Below we have outlined ways in which the people of Kings Heath can pay their respects. These include: Contribute to the Book of Condolence The book of condolence […]
Birmingham Burger Chain Burger & Sauce, who have a site in Kings Heath, have been named as the regional winners of the Uber Eats restaurant of the year award 2022 and are now progressing to the grand final in London! Burger & Sauce beat nine other restaurants from the Midlands and East Anglia category in […]
LTN Update June 2022 Back in October 2021, the BID responded to Birmingham City Council’s People for Places consultation on the LTN. Our response contained 17 comments and 30 recommendations which we were disappointed not to see accounted for when the project team issued an update in March this year. We subsequently sent a letter […]