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Resulting from launch mtg 26/09/12

Ideas from Hall Green Neighbourhood Forum Launch event

Arts & Crafts Festivals, Local produce/food markets, Promotion of local shops/traders, Linking in

with local pubs and restaurants, promoting HG as an area for people to visit, promoting local history

and cultural links with partner organisations eg councils, funders, linking local organisations in cross

cultural activities, linking younger with older locals in projects.

Definitely farmers market now that Shirley market has gone, Craft fairs are always good especially

seasonal, Summer fayre with performers, music and stalls

Socials - encourage community participation, encouraging residents to be more aware of their

environment (clean and tidy etc), Street garden competition, community awards, (bursaries),

art/crafts exhibition of residents work.

Would be interested in an educational group (creative software, Apple Mac, web design)

Events etc for Hall Green area, Keep it local for HG residents only - it worked for us. Farmers market,

craft fair. Yes excellent around the Bull pub or outside the so called Sun alliance building next to the

Mail Sorting Office.

Research feasibility of market - venue, traders, parking, planning etc. Arts Festival - again research

venues, performers etc. Core of a wider event celebrating HG. Children/young people activities but

aware of other local groups who may see it as a threat.

Youth programmes. More events to bring community together.

Seasonal crime prevention advice on web site. Local police team contact details, Councillor surgery

dates and events details.

Youth club (presently there is nowhere for young teenagers to meet up.

Would like to encourage an interest in the history and topography of Hall Green (part of the former

Yardley Parish). Much history concentrated along the River Cole - many watermill sites and Sarehole

obviously. Guided walks and publishing trails - talks etc

An arts festival would be great. Celebrating local creative talents Linking existing clubs and groups


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- Happy Gardens .... Healthy Growing...Homely Gatherings...Hearty Greetings.. Link with existing

groups and events: tennis Club...Bonfire Night @TC....groups at Library

A river festival/project celebrating its role in Hall Green, bringing people together e.g What has the

river meant to people since 1950? - inter generational project. Tie it in with Diwali - a lantern

festival. Audio project - housing, commercial, background, age, faith - the Sounds of Hall Green.

Blogging Hall Green. Story telling project. Working to build relationships with isolated people.

More venues for teenagers to participate in activities. A park for children and parents to enjoy.

Social evening for all ages.

Farmers market Choir

Seasonal monthly events: Markets, arts and crafts fairs, cultural events, food fairs, sports

competitions, music, dancing, theatre.

Hall Green Music Festival, Mums and children group at HG Junior School - spreading the idea.

Arts group for children and younger people and general activities for these as they do not seem to

be catered for.

Table top food market/ Art fair Hall Green, More emphasis on Hall Green Theatre. Hall Green in the

past, celebrate the architecture/houses, Roundabouts with hobbits and Tony Hancock, Welcome to

Hall Green (Hobbiton) sign

Farmers Market, More use of the library upstairs facility for gatherings, events etc for local people

especially youth

Hall Green market/craft fair both excellent ideas to bring community together

Sports clubs for teenagers to adults possibly hiring out school/college venues. Better community

links with local schools e.g. Key events involvement engaging young people. There isn't anything

cheap and free to do.

At least 45 ideas. Thank you very much for everyone who contributed.


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IDEA WORKING GROUP RESEARCH TO DO PLANNED TIMESCALE NOTES

Christmas arts and crafts

market

Arts and crafts festival

Community awards

(Bursaries) for young people

Photographic competition

for young people

Farmers Market

Food festival

Promoting local history,

businesses and cross

cultural linksInter-generational project

Summer fayre with

performers, music and stalls


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Social evenings for all ages

Street garden competition Happy Gardens

An educational group

(creative software, Apple

Mac, web design)

Wider event celebrating Hall

Green.

Youth programmes/ youth

club

Guided walks and publishing

trails re. watermills and

history and topography of

the River Cole.


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Supporting cycle routes and

encouraging people to cycle

to school and work

Pop up cafes

On the verge celebrating

green spaces and grass

verges

Celebrate Hall Green

hobbies

Celebrate Hall Green

collections

Tools for self-reliance group

Become a Fair trade area

Link in to Rangers and

voluntary work on the river


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Have a Hall Green Parade

Events beginning with HG -

Healthy Growing...Homely

Gatherings...Hearty

Greetings. What else?

Hilarious giggles?

Halloween ghosties?

Link with existing groups

e.g. bonfire night at the

Tennis club

A river project / festival

celebrating the role of the

River Cole in Hall Green

linking in with Diwali

Audio project The Sounds

of Hall Green

Film project started off by

showing of the films of the

Hall Green Film Unit of 1958

and perhaps guest speaker.

A park for children and

parents to enjoy

Hall Green Choir Harmonious

Glee/Grace/Gloria/Gig


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IDEA WORKING GROUP RESEARCH TO DO PLANNED TIMESCALE NOTESBlogging Hall Green and

supporting the website

Story telling project

Building relationships with

isolated people

Regular social events e.g.

sports competitions,

Scarecrow weekend,

cultural events, theatre,

dancing, music, poetry

reading, Hancock scripts,

Tolkien readings

The Stratford Road runs

through Hall Green. Involve

the Royal Shakespeare

company.

Putting more Green into

Hall Green Hobbits and

Gandalf on the roundabout

nearest Sarehole Mill, a

Tony Hancock sculpture

outside the College. Lots of

flowers up the StratfordRoad Hall Green in Bloom


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IDEA WORKING GROUP RESEARCH TO DO PLANNED TIMESCALE NOTESHall Green Music festival

Mums (and dads?) and

children group across the

schools

Arts group for children and

young people

Art fair

Celebration of Hall Green

Theatre

Welcome to Hall Green

(Hobbiton) sign

Sports clubs for teenagers

to adults possibly hiring out

school/college venues

Better community links withschools

In all these events, how best

to engage children and

young people?

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