Hall Green

Just been speaking to local residents about what they see as some of the key cohesion issues for the area. It was an interesting conversation, with many people saying that there was a lack of a shared, central space for all the different communities in the area to come together. One person claimed

It's become clear from the Pushing the Boundaries community conversations we've been having that language is an important part of how we think about identity. Migrants in Northfield were telling us the other day how important they thought it was for them to learn English - not just so they could wor

A common theme coming out of discussions in Hall Green is that while there might not be tensions between different communities in the area, people are still 'separated' on a number of different lines. For example: Class and economics A biggie. Many people are saying that there are no places where