Ladywood Constituency

Ladywood Constituency is made up of four wards: Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho.

Welcome from the constituency director.

How you can be involved

Ladywood Constituency Convention

This year the Ladywood Constituency Convention will take place at the Banqueting Suite, The Council House, Victoria Square on the 17th October 2009. Space is limited and so access will be on a first come first served basis. The event will bring together Ward Councillors, residents and partner agencies and will run from 9.30am to 15.30pm.

The main purpose of the day will be about celebrating the success of Ladywood Constituency. Our work with partner agencies; new initiative projects; contributions from voluntary and community groups; local residents and staff who have worked tirelessly to serve the residents of the Ladywood Constituency.

The day will be in two parts, the first part of the event will be a review of the Neighbourhood Strategy and how it affects your area; what has been done, also an opportunity to share good practice. The second part of the event will be an award ceremony, recognising those individuals and groups within the last 12 months who have made a contribution to Ladywood Constituency, making it a better place to live and work.

We would very much like to see you there and members of your group. For further information please contact Sandra Lawrence on 0121 464 9464 or by e-mail on Sandra_lawrence@birmingham.gov.uk. Please see the attachment at the bottom of the page for further information.

New! Ladywood Community Plan 2006-2010
This plan is a shared plan between partner agencies across the Constituency Strategic Partnership. The plan sets out aspirations for the next few years and outlines key actions to be taken to achieve the collective outcomes detailed in the plan. Download the Ladywood Community Plan 2006-2010

New! Ladywood Service Plan 2007/08
This plan details activity that will be undertaken throughout the constituency to deliver the council priorities, by the services that are directly managed at constituency level. These services include Libraries, Neighbourhood Offices, Sports Centres, Community and Play services, school crossings, and the district engineer. Download the Ladywood Service Plan 2007/08

Ladywood Constituency Neighbourhood Management

What is Neighbourhood Management?

• Neighbourhood management brings community and service providers together at a neighbourhood level, to tackle local problems and improve local services.
• The manager views the neighbourhood rather than specific services and develops a systematic, planned approach to improving the quality of life.
• The approach is based on influencing mainstream service providers in how they deliver services and make resource decisions, rather than through the provision of additional special resources.
• The manager is primarily accountable to the local community through a multi-sector board, which focuses on tackling problems from the local citizensperspective.

Find out more about Ladywood Constituency Neighbourhood Management

Arts Champions
Is your neighbourhood having an arts crisis? Do you need inspiration, support or a chance to take part? Birmingham City Council has teamed up with the city's flagship arts companies to bring the arts closer to you. The Arts Champions are inspiring, engaging and enthusing local communities by promoting the arts and supporting new intitiatives across the city. Find out more about Ladywood Arts Champions

Ladywood Constituency Strategic Partnership

Ladywood Constituency Strategic Partnership (CSP) brings together agencies and representatives of the community, voluntary sectors. This non-statutory body brings together key stakeholders in the Constituency to;

• Agree on local priorities
• Oversee the development and implementation of plans to meet priorities
• Work together to improve local services, facilities and generally the quality of life of those living and working in the Ladywood Constituency,

• Ladywood Constituency Children and Young People Theme Group

The membership of Ladywood CSP is diverse, and consists of 1 Member of Parliament, 6 Elected Members (one per ward) plus Chair and Vice-Chair of Constituency Committee, senior representatives from West Midlands Police, West Midlands Fire Service and HOBtPCT. In addition, representation from Regeneration & Planning, 4 from the Ward Advisory Boards in the Constituency, 2 Young People, Registered Social Landlord, Business and Voluntary Sector, LANS network, Housing Liaison Board and Housing Department and I representative collectively from the Learning & Skills Council/Connexions/Job Centre Plus

Ladywood Community Safety Statement

Although overall crime is consistently falling, Ladywood Constituency has significant crime and disorder challenges. Rates of crime within the constituency are, in certain instances, significantly above the Birmingham average in some of the major crime categories. In addition to this, the city centre falls within the Constituency which, although falling, has the highest rates of violent crime, including wounding, common assault and robbery.

Ward councillors (Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho) have invested a significant amount of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding into projects with a crime and liveability focus as have Birminghams Community Safety Partnership. This investment, together with a partnership approach to impacting upon priority crime (via the Ladywood Community Safety Group) has resulted in a fall in overall crime across the constituency. Presently crime stands at -18.6% (March 07) which means Ladywood Constituency is well on target to achieving the - 20% reduction set within the Birmingham Community Strategy 2005 - 08.

With regards to community safety intervention NRF and BCSP funded interventions, it is envisaged that these projects will build upon the success of previous years and contribute to further reductions in overall crime across the Ladywood Constituency. Ladywood Census information

2001 Census of Population: Main Findings According to the 2001 Population Census there were 103,785 people resident in Ladywood Constituency. The area is 27.5 square KM in size, with a population density of 3,774 people per square KM, this compares with 3,649 people per square KM for Birmingham. 26.8% of people were aged under 16, 60% were aged between 16 and 59, while 13.2% were aged over 60. The average age was 31, compared with 36 years for Birmingham. The minority ethnic population made up 64.9% (67,348) of the Constituency population, compared with 29.6% for Birmingham. 38.8% of households were owner occupied and 45.7% were rented from either the local authority, housing association or other registered social landlord. The remaining 15.5% of households rented privately or lived rent free. The Census found that 36,866 (51.4%) of the population aged 16 to 74 were working or seeking work, this compared with 60.4% for Birmingham. National Statistics have produced a set of Theme Tables which bring together more detailed statistics about particular populations. Topics include housing, economic activity, cultural background, qualifications and health. Please note that topics vary between themes.

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