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OUR GUEST SPEAKER

Professor JULIAN LLOYD WEBBER Principal The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

“PERFORMER to PROFESSOR”

49th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 25th March 2020 7.00 for 7.30pm

THE SENIOR HALL EDGBASTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS WESTBOURNE ROAD EDGBASTON B15 3TS[By kind permission of Headmistress, Clare Macro]

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Summary  Notes  of  the  48th  AGM  of  The  Calthorpe  Residents’  Society  held  on  March  20  2019  at  The  Octagon,  Edgbaston  High  School  for  Girls,  Westbourne  Road,  Edgbaston,  B15  3TS.    

[Full  minutes  of  mee.ng  available  by  applica.on  to  Commi7ee  Secretary  (info@calthorperesidents.org)]  

Present:  Peter  Arnold  (Chairman);  Officers,  Commi9ee,  Councillor  Deirdre  Alden  and  170  members.  

1.The  Chairman  welcomed  members  and  thanked  Dr  Ruth  Weeks,  Head  of  EHS  for  kindly  leIng  us        once  again  use  The  Octagon  for  our  AGM  and  thanked  the  members  of  staff  who  also  helped.  2.Apologies  –  37  

3.Minutes  of  the  47th  AGM  March  21st  2018  including  Marcus  Begby-­‐Clench’s  amendment  were        unanimously  approved.  

4.  CommiOee  Report:  The  Chairman  and  Vice  Chairman:  • Explained  the  new  system  of  working  with  5  working  groups  ac\vely  supported  by  more  members.  • BCC’s  Review  of  the  Edgbaston  Conserva\on  Management  Plan  with  CRS  involvement  is  going  well  

with  Andy  Fuller,  City  Design  Manager,  pleased  with  progress  to  date.  • Links  with  Mainstay  maintain  last  year’s  improvement,  along  with  close  liaison  with  BCC  and  CE.  • Ongoing  problems  with  residents  having  difficul\es  gaining  access  to  take  part  in  the  decision  

making  progress  where  traffic  and  parking  is  concerned.  • Successful  Traffic  and  Parking  Forum  held.  • Problems  raised  with  the  proposed  A38  cycle  way  on  Bristol  Road  –  traffic  problems  an\cipated  

when  in  opera\on.  • Cllr  Alden  explained  how  BCC’s  proposed  Clean  air  Zone  (CAZ)  is  likely  to  affect  Edgbaston  

residents.  CRS  were  currently  very  ac\ve:  

• Contribu\ng  to  keeping  Edgbaston  clean  by  regular  li9er  picking.  • Contribu\ng  to  the  revised  Calthorpe  Residents’  Handbook  incorpora\ng  the  Scheme  of  

Management.  • Regular  mee\ngs  with  CE  and  Spiaire  Developments  re:  proposed  major  development  at  No  6  

Norfolk  Road.  • Group  of  volunteers  involved  with  produc\on  of  booklets  –  Blue  Plaque  Walks  –  Edgbaston  and  

Harborne.  • Finalising  liaison  with  CE  re:  signage  from  Broadway  Plaza  to  BCU  and  BBG.  • Monitoring  planning  apps  and  opposing  where  appropriate  e.g.  developments  at  Pritcha9s  Road.  • BBG  –  s\ll  keeping  a  watchful  eye  –  Na\onal  Trust  now  involved.  

5.  Treasurer’s  Report:    Balance  as  at  31.12.2018  -­‐  £6,370.60;    55  new  members  joined  during  the              year.    Mr  Guy  Litherland  was  thanked  and  re-­‐elected  as  Honorary  Auditor.  

6.    ElecQon  of  Officers  and  members  of  the  CommiOee  –  New  Commi9ee  Secretary  elected  along              with  two  new  Commi9ee  members.    Vice  Chair  did  not  stand  for  re-­‐elec\on  along  with  four              Commi9ee  members.    All  remaining  members  were  duly  re-­‐elected.  

7.    AOB  –  none  

The  Chairman  welcomed  Guest  Speaker,  Mark  Lee,  Chief  Execu=ve  of  Calthorpe  Estates  who  gave  an  enlightening  presenta.on  on  “Vision  for  the  Calthorpe  Estate’s  Community”.    He  explained  how  the  300  year  old  Estate  was  changing  with  the  .mes,  but  the  “green  oasis”  of  Birmingham  is  important  and  should  be  kept  and  enhanced  for  the  future.  

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CALTHORPE RESIDENTS’ SOCIETYChairman Peter Arnold

TREASURER COMMITTEE SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Peter Barnett Barbara Bradbury Sheila Hirst

A G E N D A

1. Welcome to members; thanks to students of The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for a welcoming performance: Chairman

2. Apologies

3. To receive the minutes of the 48th Annual General Meeting held on 20 March 2019 [see Page 2]

4. To receive the Committee’s Report [see Pages 4-6]

5. To receive the Treasurer’s Report, approval of accounts for year ended 31 December 2019 [see Page 7] and election of Auditor

6. To elect the Officers and Members of the Committee [see Page 8]

7. Any Other Business

8. Our next Annual General Meeting will be CRS’s 50th ANNIVERSARYWednesday 24 MARCH 2021, to be held at a venue yet to be confirmed. Speaker: John Crabtree OBE,

Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands

Following the conclusion of formal proceedings, our Guest Speaker is Professor Julian Lloyd Webber

Principal The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire “PERFORMER TO PROFESSOR”

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ITEM 4: COMMITTEE REPORT Presented by Chairman: Peter Arnold.CRS has established itself as a strong representative force on the Estate. We have improved membership and website communication. Major areas of concern continue to be the increase in traffic and parking; the possible effects of the Clean Air Zone; the expansion of the University; the reduction in police numbers together with an increase in crime and antisocial behaviour. We continue to monitor closely all these issues. Household membership and links with residents’ groups and organisations are defined in five major areas of activity:

QUALITY OF PLACE Coordinated by Sandy Taylor The Society’s Conservation Area Working Group has met several times during the year, working with the Council’s Conservation Officers to begin the process of reviewing and updating the Edgbaston, Lee Crescent and Ryland Road Conservation Areas. The City Council has resolved to merge all three of these areas and had enlisted the help of the Society to review the existing Character Appraisals for all three. We have now produced a working draft for the Council’s Conservation Team. The next stage will be for the Council to begin the process to review this and embark on a formal public consultation with key stakeholders including Calthorpe Estate and residents. A Conservation Area designation is legally the responsibility of the City Council and will therefore be considered and formally approved by the Council’s Cabinet. This process is expected to take some time to conclude.

Members will be aware that CRS responded strongly in 2017 to Birmingham Airport’s proposed expansion of the MOSUN flightpath over our area. Despite our deep concerns, the CAA formally approved the expansion in early 2019, and the new arrangements were due to be implemented in May 2019. However, due to a late objection by the Ministry of Defence over its impact on RAF Brize Norton, the planned weekday expansion of MOSUN has been indefinitely deferred. However, the Society remains in dialogue with the Airport, and we will report back on new developments.

SAFETY  &  SECURITY  Coordinated  by  Stassi  Chilas  Over the last twelve months we have continued to encourage residents to take a greater responsibility for their personal safety, the security of their homes and to work with their neighbours to build safer communities. The highlight of the year was a well-attended Safety and Security Forum at Tally Ho! where residents heard from expert speakers on a range of security related issues including: a candid update from the West Midlands Police Commander for our area; advice from the Master Locksmiths’ Association; guidance for online safety; and advice on how to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme or start a Street Watch group.   Within just a few days, over fifteen residents had received training to carry out Street Watch patrols. We continued to foster strong working relationships with the Police and City Council and ensured that our voice was heard on several influential forums.

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TRAFFIC AND PARKING Coordinated by Dr Yoann H. Teo-LeTeuffIn the last year alone, we worked hard to ensure the residents’ voice was heard on the A38 cycling lane project, the new University Train Station, the proposed new Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) on Harborne Road, the Council’s new Parking Strategy 2020, and many more.

We are currently working with BCU and the Botanical Gardens to develop practical footpaths connected to public transports in order to minimise traffic on Westbourne Road when there are large events taking place.

In 2020, CRS will focus on the impact of the expansion of the University of Birmingham on traffic and the impact of the Clean Air Zone (starting in July 2020) on street parking and air quality.

T&P Forum 6 February 2020 panel.

PLANNING & SCHEME OF MANAGEMENT Coordinated by Pauline Luget OwenCRS maintains positive engagement with BCC Planning and Calthorpe Estates/Mainstay. Resident members are supported by enquiries, comments and objections made on their behalf. We continue to campaign against garden grabbing schemes in Wellington Road and various other locations especially within the Conservation Area. This includes encouraging working towards a sensitive and ‘joined up’ solution for 6 Norfolk Road. Although disappointed that Pritchatts Park student village and car park has been approved, we are pleased that pressure from residents has reduced the scale of the original proposals.

We are very pleased to have collaborated with Calthorpe Estates on the production of a new Residents’ Handbook which updates guidance on the Scheme of Management. Regular meetings are held with Mainstay, and CRS has encouraged Mainstay’s regular Residents' meetings at BTP Edgbaston on the second and last Tuesday of every month. Also, CRS has recently established a working relationship with the Locality Manager for Trident Housing at Templefields where we seek to encourage improvement to the shops, parking arrangements and the semi derelict garages.

Current concerns include Five Ways Tower; Marie Stopes/Calthorpe Clinic [recently closed] and the proposals for a high rise block on 'The Trees' site in Spring Road. Although not on the Estate, such a development would greatly affect many Calthorpe residents. Loss of trees, applications for major extensions and/or rebuilds continue to be of concern along with prolonged/unduly messy building schemes causing distress to neighbouring residents. 

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1. Development of Centre for Urban Gardening at BBG (with Friends of BBG)

2. Chad Vale School and Edgbaston Community Centre gardening projects.

3. Community Notice Boards ( with Calthorpe Estates)

4. Local residents’ group activities.5. Four Blue Plaque Walks (with TASBE).6. Art exhibition, workshops and classes.7. Traffic & Parking and Safety & Security forums.8. Edgbaston Conservation Area Review (on behalf of BCC).

SENSE OF COMMUNITY Coordinated by Ruksana Hussain Baig

LOCAL INNOVATION FUND 2017 to 2019 Led by Elizabeth Dancey

£26,000 awarded by BCC to support the development in Edgbaston of:

• A community hub at Birmingham Botanical Gardens

• Activities such as walking, art and gardening

LITTER & LITTER PICKING Thank you to members for their help, participation and taking time out of your busy Saturday schedules most recently on 8 February 2020. Over ten bags of rubbish were collected from the pavements of Edgbaston, hurrah! And Big Thank You to Josh & Staff at Edgbaston Coop, Templefields Square for holding/removing the collected rubbish bags.

Collecting rubbish, also, saw many of us chatting with local residents, as we enjoyed the fresh air [day before Storm Ciara] whilst getting some free exercise too. CRS has invested in litter picking kits. To borrow these contact Ruksana via info@calthorperesidents.orgThe next litter pick has been organised for Saturday 6th June 2020 please save the date in your diaries!

The CRS Communications Group has had a busy year following the Committee's decision to refresh the CRS website.  The look and feel of the site has been maintained, but the navigation structure has

been made more logical to reflect our activity groups and content made more attractive with images of activities and events.  Online forms have been added for membership applications and contact with the Committee.  We are now focussing on improving our social media presence, in order to reach out to and interact with our membership and local community.  Your comments on all of this would be most

welcome.  Jonathan Middle, Communications lead.

“THE HISTORY of YOUR HOUSE” Those of us living on the Calthorpe Estate appreciate the history and quality of life which we gain from living here. Our houses, whatever their age, reflect that history. Many of us are interested in when our house was built, whether our house was designed by a noted architect or if someone well known or famous once lived there. CRS will be preparing a “toolkit” to help members research the history of their home and this will be made available at our AGM.

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS Standing for re-election

Peter Arnold ChairmanBarbara Bradbury Committee Secretary

Sheila Hirst Membership Secretary

ELECTION OF COMMITTEE Standing for re-electionPriti Bansel Branch

John BranchRuksana Hussain BaigDr Elspeth Insch OBE

Dr Yoann H. Teo-LeTeuffPauline Luget OwenDr Jonathan Middle

Sandy Taylor

STANDING FOR ELECTION Pranav GuptaFaisal Ahmed

Colin Morley Treasurer

STANDING DOWN - Stassi Chilas, Peter Barnett and Guy Litherland CRS thank you for all your input and very hard work! We will miss you!

RESIDENTS’ GROUPS We have Contact Members throughout the Estate. Active Groups linked to CRS include:

Audley St George, Arthur Road, Upper Carpenter, Chancellors Hall, Estria Road, Farquhar Road, Frederick Road, George Road, Greville Lodge, Hagley Road

Retirement Village, Hemisphere, Michael Drive, Norfolk Park, Pebblemill/Taverners, Priory Lodge, Queenscroft, St James Apartments, The Regents, Warwick Crest,

Wellington Road, Westfield/Chad Hill, Woodbourne.

CRS TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL VOLUNTEERS AND WORKING GROUPS - TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST - you know who you are

and how much we appreciate you all. Please do not hesitate to offer to help on an occasional or regular basis.

YOU WILL BE MOST WELCOME.

For details of ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP for Leisure, Educational, Cultural, Sporting or Business Organisations:

membership@calthorperesidents.org