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F Submissions to the Birmingham City Council Electoral Review Local Residents D - F submissions to the Birmingham City Council electoral review This PDF document contains submissions from local residents with surnames beginning with D - F. Some versions of Adobe allow the viewer to move quickly between bookmarks. ! ?? $ %& ' )(*7 ,*< From: Sent: 21 June 2016 07:38 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: B5 Edgbaston Residents Group Hi We at strongly object to the merger with Balsall Heath. If we move then so shoud Edgbaston Cricket Cub who have the same post code ? Regards Mohit Sent from Mail for Windows 10 191 Cooper, Mark From: Mayers, Mishka on behalf of reviews Sent: 11 May 2016 10:59 To: Cooper, Mark Subject: FW: New ward boundaries From: CD Sent: 11 May 2016 09:51 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: New ward boundaries Hi, On first look, the revised new boundaries seem much more sensible than the previous version and, for the areas in which I live and work, more in keeping with the separate areas/communities in these parts of the city. I am hugely relieved as the previous ones seemed to cut every community in half and lumped unlikely areas together. Places like Nechells with distinctive community feeling and identity look to be more included within their own areas now, though I’d call some of what will be Newtown, Aston, particularly as the city‐centre end of Aston incorporation into Newtown means Aston University will appear cut‐off from the rest of its area. However, a great improvement overall. Charlotte Davies 25 " #$% & From: paul davies Sent: 13 May 2016 10:03 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Dear Mayers Miska I am supporting Erdington Abbey Church in the Erdington ward and not the Stockland green ward. the church was concencrated in 1850 and is in the Doomsday book. The people of Erdington will be so distressed. If Erdington Abbey name is moved to another ward .So Birmingham city councillor and central government take notice. The Abbey Church is a well attended church at every mass. Leets keep Erdington Abbey in Erdington. ward. yours faithfully paul davies, I look forward to your response by letter 13/5/2016 2 * +)),! && */ 0 6(*( %#+()+( From: Deb Davis Sent: 08 June 2016 15:41 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Proposed boundary changes ‐ Sutton Coldfield Dear Sir, I am writing because I believe that Sutton Coldfield is being adversely affected by boundary changes and deserves to have proper representation with a full compliment of 11 councillors due to its size of population and future housing developments. It would appear we are only 450 houses short currently and with so much proposed development in the area it is a mistake to let Sutton Coldfield be underfunded and unsupported for the future. There has been a gradual deterioration in the quality of the town over the years and it is high time the people and facilities were maintained and improved as befitting the area which the population thought they were buying into when they moved here. Yours faithfully Deborah Davis 12 ! 8"8 $ %& ' (*7)* From: Katy Jackson Sent: 20 June 2016 20:32 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Erdington Boundaries Hello, I am writing to register my wish to remain within the Erdington boundary in Birmingham. I live at 11 Welwyndale Road and I have seen a leaflet telling me that our road is going to be changed to Pype Hayes ward. I would like our street to be left in Erdington ward, where it always has been. I received the leaflet advising me to write to this email address if I wish to register my concern at the boundary change. Kind regards, Katy Dearn and family. 164 5/31/2016 Local Boundary Commission for England Consultation Portal Birm ingham District P ersonal Details: Nam e: Carolyn de Chernatony E-m ail: P ostcode: Organisation Nam e: Comment text: Thank you for considering the information sent by many Moseley residents when making your revised boundary changes. The revised boundaries better reflect the district of Moseley and we feel we have our "village" back where it belongs. Uploaded Documents: None Uploaded https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/print/informed-representation/8154 1/1 8r Hh x A ) Hhr Hvu xhiruhyss rvr Tr) %Er! % %)" U) 8r Hh x Tiwrp) AX )` p r rvrs7v vtuh h qCh i rRv From: Sent: 05 June 2016 15:34 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Your current review of Birmingham wards ‐ Harborne v Quinton A flier - unattributed and undated - came through our letter box today: "Do you want your property to be in Harborne or Quinton?". It claims that properties between Hagley Road (A456), Lordswood Road (A4040), Court Oak Road (A4123), and Baleen Road are in Harborne Ward, but "under threat" (sic) of becoming part of Quinton Ward. It says you (the so-called "Election Boundary Commission") are asking for representations by 20 June. The facts are, I believe, very different: for some years, these properties have been in Quinton Ward though are historically, geographically, socially and demographically part of Harborne. Your recent Local Government Boundaries Review has received a number of representations (including three from residents' groups of whose committees I was then a member) that we move back to Harborne; the final decision is due in September. While this anonymous flier is not from yourselves (it is far too biassed), I assume you would like to be aware of its existence. Anyway, as it tells me that my "views will make a difference", allow me to record that I would like my property, below, to be in Harborne Ward. I copy this for information to residents in the nearby roads and to the committee at the time of The Harborne Society. Yours etc - Eric Deeson Eric Deeson Editor: The Harborne Society 43 ! ? $ %& ' ) 7 )* 5+ K>' * From: Dr Clare Defty Sent: 20 June 2016 22:00 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Birmingham Boundiaries ‐ Harborne & Quinton Wards Dear Sir/Madam, Consultation on further recommendations for Birmingham City Council I would like to comment on the proposed Harborne and Quinton wards. We live in Rosehead Drive, Harborne, B32 2HW. As the postal address we use suggests, we associate with the Harborne area and live and interact with this being our ‘hub’. I walk to drop by daughter off at school (St Peter’s Harborne) along with many other families living on Tennal Road all on the same school run to a Harborne school, us all interacting with this as our local community. My neighbourhood is currently assigned to Quinton ward. It is my strong view that we would be most appropriately assigned to Harborne ward instead. Along with other local residents I feel my neighbourhood is much more closely associated with Harborne than Quinton for the following reasons: 1. My neighbourhood was part of Harborne village prior to Harborne being annexed into Birmingham in 1891. It remained an integral part of Harborne ward right up until 2004, when it was moved into Quinton ward. 2. Residents and local organisations have retained their association with Harborne; for example, they still use Harborne in their postal addresses (as do we). 3. The neighbourhood is adjacent to Harborne Golf Club and a short walk from Harborne High Street which is the closest location for shopping facilities and similar amenities. 4. West Boulevard is a major four‐lane highway that physically separates the neighbourhood from Quinton. This major barrier prevents natural movement and stops the area associating with Quinton 5. Minton Road, Doulton Close and Chelsea Close are accessed from Welsh House Farm Road and connected by a path to Wentworth Way. Residents on these roads associate with the 'Harborne Rise' area and note that the Boundary review has already listened to the residents of Wentworth Way, returning it to the Harborne ward. 6. Tennal Road takes its name from the historic Tennal Hall which was a major landmark in Harborne. 7. However, one side of Tennal Road is in the proposed Harborne ward and the other side in the proposed Quinton ward. The Quinton side includes the cul de sacs of Savoy Close, Copper‐beech Close and Rosehead Drive; these are only accessible from Tennal Road and face towards Harborne. This arrangement is illogical and it would be much better if the whole neighbourhood were in Harborne. In summary, the proposal I am making will result in better, more appropriate representation for my neighbourhood and I urge you to give it serious consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully Dr Clare Defty 176 8r Hh x A ) Cvq6yr Tr) %Er! % %)" U) 8r Hh x Tiwrp) AX )Ch i rRv7qh Alex Hinds Review Officer Local Government Boundary Commission for England 14th Floor Millbank Tower London SW1P 4QP Tel: 0330 500 1274 | Twitter: https://twitter.com/LGBCE Email: [email protected] Web: www.lgbce.org.uk Think of the environment...please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to From: Mayers, Mishka On Behalf Of reviews Sent: 06 June 2016 16:29 To: Hinds, Alex <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Harborne/Quinton Boundary From: Nimeka de Silva Sent: 05 June 2016 21:30 To: reviews <[email protected]> Subject: Harborne/Quinton Boundary Dear Sir/Madame, We would wish for our property at the above address to be considered part of the Harborne ward. I believe that most of Lordswood Road is considered a part of Harborne by its residents and it's inclusion in the Quinton ward is only as a consequence of historic administrative circumstance. Thank you.
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