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Do you applaud the founders of the 'Retro' swingers Club on Tyburn Road for their enterprise in these times of financial crisis or would you too have them closed down and moved?
Submitted by: standacre | 16 votes for this..
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Why not leave Bourneville College where it is?
Submitted by: karltemp | 3 votes for this..
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Bournville College is a victim of its own success in that it has out grown the facilities it currently has on the Bristol Road with various satelite sites dotted across the area including Longbridge. ... Show more »Bournville College is a victim of its own success in that it has out grown the facilities it currently has on the Bristol Road with various satelite sites dotted across the area including Longbridge. Moving the college to Longbridge will enable them to relocate to a new building with up to date services etc in the same way that Matthew Bolton college has successfully achieved recently. The move to Longbridge will also put them in an ideal location for people to get to as there will be a transport hub linking buses, railway and parking. Show less »
How are you managing to get local people - especially young people, really involved in the Longbridge Area Action Plan? Do you think young people have become fatalistic about the future?
Submitted by: SimonEmm | 3 votes for this..
Throughout the consultation process regarding the Regeneration of Longbridge various visits were arranged to local schools etc in an effort to a) outline the proposals and b) to try and get more of our... Show more »Throughout the consultation process regarding the Regeneration of Longbridge various visits were arranged to local schools etc in an effort to a) outline the proposals and b) to try and get more of our younger residents involved. These visits were extremely well received by those that attended and I believe that various ideas and suggestions were taken away by the developers. As we move forward and proposals become plans etc then we as Cllrs as well as the developers will be doing our best to make sure everyone in the area is kept up to speed with what is going on and we will encourage feedback from residents. I do not believe our young people have become fatalistic about the future. I believe that once people see things starting to happen on the site then their interest levels will grow. On speaking to many people of all ages it is clear that what they want to see is construction on the site along with the employment opportunities that it will create- they want to see it happening. We have many talented and enthusiastic young people in the area who will be the ones satisfying the demand for the variiety of skills in the coming years as the transformation of the Rover site gets under way. Show less »
Bham is not getting the inward investment it needs to become a world class city - is this because we have lost all our manufacturing skills base?
Submitted by: chrish67 | 3 votes for this..
2 comments | Topic: Local Issues |
Over the last 4/5 years the level of inward investment has resulted in Birmingham increasingly being seen as a destination of choice for businesses and hopefully this trend will continue despite the current... Show more »Over the last 4/5 years the level of inward investment has resulted in Birmingham increasingly being seen as a destination of choice for businesses and hopefully this trend will continue despite the current market comditions. Birmingham and the the surrounding Cities/Towns have a wealth of experience and skills available to any Manufacturing organisation that cares to come to the area I believe Birmingham and indeed the greater West Midlands as a whole is still capable of being a centre of excellence for innovation and design within the manaufacturing sector. It is also vital that we maintain the skill levels within our manufacturing businesses and not let them go as a result of the current market. This is where I believe government could play a much more active role. A system put in place now similar to that in Germany whereby rather than redundancy they encourage companies to keep their skilled workforce by offering a scheme whereby the company pays for 2 days the government pays for 2 days (during which employees increase their skills through training etc) That way rather than redundancy the employee loses 1 day. As the market recovers - and it will do - companies have the skills available to handle the increase. As a Longbridge Councillor I am keen to see the start of the redevelopment asap as this will create jobs from the start eg construction. We will then see the benefits of new companies demanding a variety of skills which will hopefully be satisfied using local labour. Longbridge is a 12 - 15 year project so there is real scope to see the creation of the 10000 jobs we hope for. It is such a shame that not only has the process been so long and drawn out thanks to Government processes but that final approval of the redevelopment project came through at such an unfortunate time with regards to the economy. Again I believe the government could have done much more a lot quicker than they have done with regards to getting the banking system sorted out. Jaguar is a perfect example of a world wide respected company with products that people want to buy not being able to do things due to lack of access to acceptable lines of credit. A perfect example of the government failing again to protect our manufacturing base in the Midlands. As we start to claw or climb our way out of the financial mess I have every confidence that the businesses in Birmingham will strive to exceed expectations with or without the governments assistance. Show less »
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