{"id":5088,"date":"2015-10-22T12:06:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/10\/22\/council-roadshows-announced\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T12:51:34","slug":"council-roadshows-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/22\/council-roadshows-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Roadshows Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\">\n<h3>Birmingham City Council Requests Citizens: \u201cPlease join us to have your say\u201d<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"184\" src=\"http:\/\/theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/council-roadshows-467x184.jpg\" width=\"467\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham residents are invited to have their say about the future of council services at a series of roadshow events across the city next month.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Councillors and officers will be on hand to answer public questions at 10 events to be held between November 4-12.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe plan is to discuss how the city council can work with communities across Birmingham to plan and shape services as budgets continue to shrink significantly.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive, Mark Rogers, said: &#8220;The reality is that with less money to spend on services, we need to change. So the council of 2020 will look very different to the council today.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To get this right councillors and officers need to work closely with partners, community groups and residents, so we need to have very honest, grown-up discussions with the people of Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve already had invaluable conversations in recent years that have helped us develop our Future Council programme. Now we need to know if we&#8217;re on the right track with our ideas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The roadshows get underway at Ladywood&#8217;s Summerfield Community Centre on 4 November (1.30-3pm) and each of the city&#8217;s 10 districts will host an event, concluding with Stirchley Baths, Selly Oak, on 12 November (6.30-8pm)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"height:391px; width:591px\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Date<\/th>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"col\">Time<\/th>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"col\">Venue<\/th>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"col\">District<\/th>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"col\">Book<\/th>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13:30 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Summerfield Community Centre\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Ladywood<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-4th-november-summerfield-community-centre-tickets-19118873064\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">18:30 \u2013 20:00\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Quinborne Community Centre\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Edgbaston<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-4th-november-quinborne-community-centre-tickets-19145606023\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13:30 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Ward End Library\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Hodge Hill<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-5th-november-ward-end-library-tickets-19145633104\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13:30 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">South Yardley Library<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Yardley<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-6th-november-south-yardley-library-tickets-19146072418\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13:30 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">King\u2019s Heath Community Centre<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Hall Green<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-9th-november-kings-heath-community-centre-tickets-19146114544\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">18:30 \u2013 20:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Alexander Stadium\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Perry Barr<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-9th-november-alexander-stadium-tickets-19146205817\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">13.30 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sutton Coldfield Town Hall\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sutton Coldfield<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-11th-november-sutton-coldfield-town-hall-tickets-19146261985\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">11 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">18:30 \u2013 20:00<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">St Barnabas Church<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Erdington<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/council-roadshow-11th-november-st-barnabas-church-tickets-19146325174\">Book<\/a><\/td>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">12 November<\/td>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<td 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