Do you have an issue or suggestion to raise about your neighbourhood? Now you can tell us in person!

From April 2026, we’re launching new monthly Estate Walk & Talk visits in the Birmingham neighbourhoods we work. These include, Bournville, Nechells, Northfield, Shenley and Weoley.

Visits will take place on the last Thursday of the month (see dates, times and locations below) and you can:

• Join members of our Estates team as they walk an area of your neighbourhood.
• Share your thoughts, suggestions and ideas about your neighbourhood.
• Raise any concerns and flag specific issues impacting where you live.

Dawn Drew, Estates and Stewardship Manager at Bournville Village Trust, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for you to share your thoughts, concerns and ideas about where you live and to get involved in shaping your neighbourhood.”

Estate Walk & Talks dates 2026

• 30th April, Weoley Hill – meet at Weoley Hill United Reform Church, Green Meadow Road. (Route will include Weoley Hill Park two towards Fox Hill, then north west along Middle Park Road back to the Church). 11am-12pm
• 28th May, Bloomsbury / Nechells – meet at Bloomsbury Post Office, 64 Rupert Street, Nechells. (Route will walk the whole estate, starting with Bradburne Way, then Denby Close and will finish at the park). 11am-12pm
• 2nd July, Bournville – meet at the corner of Cob Lane and Griffins Brook Lane, by St Lazars Orthodox Church. (Route will include Cob Lane, along Hay Green Lane, up Cobs Field and along Griffins Brook Lane back to the meeting point). 1pm-2pm. Please be aware the original date for this Walk & Talk was advertised as 25th June. It was postponed until July due to the extreme heat alert. We apologise for any inconvenience.
• 30th July, Shenley, 11am-12pm – meet at St David’s Church Hall, Shenley Green, B29 4HH. (Route will cross over Shenley Lane at the lights, walk clockwise around Spiceland Road, up though Paxford Way and back to the Church).
• 27th August, Hole Farm and Northfield, 11am-12pm – meet at the corner of Jervoise Drive and Bayliss Close. (Route will walk through Greyfox Park to Garland Way, along Garland Way through the park to St Laurence Road, up St Josephs Avenue through to Jervoise Drive and back to the beginning.)

To join a Walk & Talk, meet us at the starting location/along the route or email estatesteam@bvt.org.uk to let us know in advance that you’d like to join us.

Can’t make a Walk & Talk but have an estates-related issue to raise? Go to our Estates and Stewardship page to use our online reporting form today.