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Grunge Wall

Repeatedly ranked as some of the most deprived and neglected communities in the UK, this is a place where the ground that is walked upon today, is still as toxic, and corrupted as it has been for centuries - and so too are the people who continue to control it.

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Sadunwell

WHERE EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS IN LIFE - DOESN'T!

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RED ROUTE

Toxic Sadunwell

These red buttons take you on a journey through the chaotic world of Sadunwell

GREEN ROUTE

The Hive Effect

These green buttons take you to places of possibility & vision. This is what we should have had.

Evidence

The Hive Effect

The teal buttons take you to the relevant Chronological Timelines and Evidence Archives

Find your own answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like in Rowley Regis, West Midlands?

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Is it nice in Rowley Regis, West Midlands?

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What is it like to live in Brandhall, Oldbury, West Midlands?

What is it like to live in Causeway Green, West Midlands?

What is it like to live in Lion Farm, Oldbury, West Midlands?

What is it like to live in Blackheath, Sandwell?

Is it nice in Brandhall, Oldbury, West Midlands?

Is it nice in Causeway Green, West Midlands?

Is it nice in Lion Farm, Oldbury, West Midlands?

Is it nice in Blackheath, Sandwell?

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THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE IN OLDBURY & ROWLEY REGIS IN SANDWELL

From the people who were born here, were raised here, and that still live here. The same people whose ancestors sunk the pits, worked the mines, built the canals, built the foundry's, mixed the chemicals, and built the M5 motorway. This is OUR HOME.

WHAT THEY TELL YOU

In a report to ministers, commissioners Kim Bromley-Derry and Jim Taylor said: “The staff, the elected members, and most importantly, the residents, have all noted the changes. The improvement work which was once seen as a standalone priority has now been interwoven with the ‘business as usual’ strategic planning of the council. In short, we believe the council is now meeting its ‘best value’ duty and is capable of taking forward its improvement independently.”

A FIRST-PERSON VIEW

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Given all the major crises we face today, a single act of callousness, manipulation, deceit and personal misjustice carried out toward me (and ultimately your children) by Sandwell Council for over 8 years (since 2016), has led me to better understand that this land, where I was born and raised, is indeed a vile, toxic and corrupt environment in every sense.​

Thanks to Sandwell Council we have no parks left, we have no allotments at all, we have no community centres, our libraries, children's day-care centres, our park keepers houses have somehow all been sold, and all of our public assets are being stripped and sold to the private sector for nothing other than greed - but at least we have thousands more private houses!

WARNING!

VISITING THIS WEBSITE MAY AFFECT YOUR HEALTH!

The contents and truths of this website may cause increased states of stress, anxiety, depression and fear. It is strongly recommended that all common-sense is locked away and any morals and ethics that you may have are discarded before you continue.

WARNING!

ANARCHIC ARCHITECTS OPERATE IN THIS AREA.

These soulless creatures born of greed, hatred, and stupidity, are the reasoning behind the chaos that reigns here, which has spanned more than half a century. Their lack of humanity, compassion, integrity, loyalty, and trust is what sets them apart from normal humans. These sinister clowns deceive, lie, manipulate, con & thieve to achieve their ideological desires. Listen to them at your own peril.

BE WARNED - They may trigger unknown symptoms.

WARNING!

THIS AREA IMPOSES A SERIOUS RISK TO YOUR LIFE!

The areas mentioned in this website are bad for physical health & wellbeing and mental health.
SANDWELL IS THE MOST TOXIC DISTRICT IN THE UK
Men and women have 6.5 YEARS LESS healthy life expectancy than the rest of England.

28% of all children are in poverty.

22% of all people live in income deprived households.

There is no levelling up around here -
there is only depravity, disparity, and desolation.

BEFORE YOU CONTINUE

SUFFER ALL OF THIS - OR LEAVE

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sandwell council health futures in the balance petition
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Poster highlighting the dire state of the wildlife in Sandwell, Oldbury and Rowley Regis

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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Sadunwell

WHERE EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS IN LIFE, DOESN'T!

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atrocity

Sandwell is the Number 1 area in England with the most TOXIC LANDFILLS with potentially hazardous waste per square km.

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DEPRIVED

England is made up of 32,844 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), 186 of which are in Sandwell. One in five of Sandwell’s LSOAs fall into the most deprived 10% nationally in 2019. A further two-fifths fall into the most deprived 10-20%, so overall 60% of Sandwell’s LSOAs fall within the worst 20% nationally, and 97% within the worst 60% nationally, clearly displaying the high levels of deprivation prevalent in large parts of Sandwell.

INIQUITY

Bent Sandwell Labour's "other deal" with property developer

FUTILE

CORRUPT

Time to bin ‘Soviet Sandwell’ declares Tory MP in stinging attack on 'corrupt' council.

hateful

DECIEVED

Propaganda, lies, and manipulation.

Britannia Park - "we are giving you a NEW park"!

Brandhall Golf Course  - "we are giving you the biggest park we have ever given"!

Penncricket Lane Allotments - "yes you can use it"

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Brandhall Golf Course - The Water retaining bank creates a FLOOD RISK, and is a DANGER TO LIFE that didn't exist until they meddled with nature.

Causeway Green School - there are far superior ways and places to build a school and some houses.

Penncricket lane allotments - stolen and sold by them to a builder friend for houses and money.

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POLLUTANT

Experts say air pollution ‘putting lives at risk’ in Sandwell

UK #1 Toxic Town

DIVISION

Dudley Borough Council has withdrawn from the Black Country Housing Plan, citing public reaction to proposals to build on green belt land. "We will therefore look to go it alone," leader Patrick Harley said.

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DISASTER

WHAT LIES BENEATH

RATTLECHAIN LAGOON?

UNSTABLE

Commissioners have been appointed to tackle failures at Sandwell Metropolitan Council

IMPROPER

Two Sandwell Council officers from  sentenced to 12 years JAIL for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

ANARCHIC

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THE TWISTED MINDS OF THE SANDWELL LEGACY

hypocrites

Councillor Kerrie Carmichael, Leader of Sad-Unwell Council, said: “My vision for Sandwell is to be a borough that is totally focussed on the needs of our residents, where everyone can fulfil their potential and be proud to live here." "We remain fully committed to providing what our residents want – to live in clean and safe neighbourhoods, to have somewhere to turn when times are tough, and to be proud to call Sandwell home.”

DEPLETED

A loss of £22 million to the Sandwell taxpayer

The fallout of SEND contracts.

Underperforming waste services with SERCO.

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The council, which has had six leaders in six years and three chief executives in three years, was put under the microscope by a team of officers and councillors from other authorities.

ignorant

LIARS

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8 years of scheming, plotting, manipulating and lying so that  they could sell our only tiny community allotment to their builder friends.

This is a fraction of the Sandwell Legacy.

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HISTORICAL CARNAGE

The approach to Oldbury is marked by a heavy pall of smoke which, hanging over the whole tract of the country, shrouds nature in a dun eclipse. Here, amidst din and clangour...

‘SHABBY TOWNS OF SMOTHER AMID SMOTHER’

During the industrial revolution, swathes of countryside vanished beneath a landscape of slag heaps, mines and manufacturing waste as small villages were transformed into industrial towns.

Councillor Kerrie Carmichael, Leader of Sad-Unwell Council, said:

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“My vision for Sandwell is to be a borough that is totally focussed on the needs of our residents, where everyone can fulfil their potential and be proud to live here."

"We remain fully committed to providing what our residents want – to live in clean and safe neighbourhoods, to have somewhere to turn when times are tough, and to be proud to call Sandwell home.”

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SO WHAT HAPPENED? IT'S BEEN YEARS AND WE'RE STILL WAITING

STILL WISH YOU WERE HERE

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC

DEPRIVATION

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SANDWELL COUNCIL DIVIDED OUR COMMUNITIES

SADUNWELL

SOUTH

Oldbury (SOUTH OF THE A4123)
Brandhall - Causeway Green -Whiteheath Lion Farm - Rowley Regis

WHERE ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE ARE TRADED IN, THERE IS NOTHING BUT TOXIC LANDFILL

Oldbury (NORTH OF THE A4123)
Warley - Bristnall Fields - Londonderry
Langley - Smethwick - Bearwood

SANDWELL

NORTH

WHERE THE DECISION MAKERS LIVE, THERE ARE PUBLIC AMENITIES APLENTY.

THE A4123 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD IN SANDWELL

IS A PHYSICAL BOUNDARY

IT SEPERATES THE NORTH FROM THE SOUTH.

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Aerial map of Rowley Regis, Oldbury & Smethwick with borough outlines and a dividing line of inequality (as found by thehiveeffect.com
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TO THE NORTH ARE THE ACCEPTED AND THE PRIVILEGED

TO THE SOUTH ARE THE DENIED AND THE UNPRIVILEGED

map showing the unequal distribution of sandwell green spaces

SITE NAME - Allsopps Hill Quarry/Tip - LANDFILL TYPE - Hazardous waste 

LAND TYPE - Golf course.
SITE NAME - Turners Hill Quarry  

LANDFILL TYPE - Hazardous waste  

LAND TYPE - Green Site
SITE NAME - Gower Tip 

LANDFILL TYPE - Hazardous waste 

LAND TYPE - Industrial site
SITE NAME - Darby's Hill

LANDFILL TYPE - Hazardous waste 

LAND TYPE - Parkland
SITE NAME - Mucklow Hill

LANDFILL TYPE - Hazardous waste  

LAND TYPE - Green site
SITE NAME - Monks Tip

LANDFILL TYPE - Hazardous waste  

LAND TYPE - Green Site​

IT DIVIDES WHO HAS

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FROM WHO HAS'NT.

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Children's Play Areas,

Period Houses & Pavilions

Sports Pitches & Changing Rooms

Youth Games Facilities

Adventure Parks

Skate Parks,

Basketball Courts

Bandstands, Picnic Areas

Golf, Crazy Golf,

Woodlands, Mazes

Park Exercise/ Gym equipment

Cafes', Restaurants,

State of the art Community Centres,

Flower Gardens

£5M investment

£6M investment

Olympic Swimming Centre

SELL EVERYTHING FROM HERE INVEST IN EVERYTHING HERE

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WISH YOU WERE HERE

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Green spaces make us happier and healthier. They help reduce heart disease, obesity, and depression and save the NHS more than £100 million each year in GP visits and prescriptions. They also perform other valuable functions such as reducing flooding, cutting carbon emissions, and protecting nature.

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DESPITE ALL OF THESE BENEFITS, ALMOST 10 MILLION PEOPLE IN ENGLAND LIVE IN AREAS WITH VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE.
Find your neighbourhood by exploring the FRIENDS OF THE EARTH map at the link below.

The government recently unveiled its white paper proposals for “levelling up” the UK & reducing regional inequality. Their proposals envision;
 A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO WILDLIFE AND PARKS WITHIN A 5-10 MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE FROM HOME.

DECIEVED

ACCESS TO PARKS AND GREEN SPACES IN SANDWELL IS NOT EQUAL

ACCESS TO PARKS AND GREEN SPACES IN SANDWELL IS NOT FAIR

POSTER A WALK IN THE PARK highlighting the lack of green spaces and parks in oldbury, rowley regis and sandwell

The most economically deprived areas often have less available public greenspace, meaning people in those communities have fewer opportunities to reap the benefits

Sandwell Council Parks and Green Spaces disparity

The Golden Triangle

This is the perfect location for access to parks and green spaces. The furthest park is 1.3 miles away.

The red areas are the parks and green spaces that have been sold - Note - they are all on the Southern side of the A4123.

The Green areas are the parks - Note - They are all located on the Northern side of the A4123.

GIVE THEM NOTHING & GIVE THEM EVERYTHING

SOCIO-ECONOMIC

DISPARITY

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Published 26th July 2022

"After two years that have seen our parks and green spaces play a vital role for people through lockdowns as a place to relax, exercise and meet friends and family safely"

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URBAN DECAY

PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING ON THE SOUTH-SIDE of the A4123

Penncricket Lane Allotments -

SOLD

The Billies Penncricket Lane/ Ashes Road - SOLD 

Brook Road Park & Playing Field -

SOLD & DEVELOPED 

Brandhall Golf Course -

FOR SALE FOR HOUSING

Lion Farm Playing Fields -

SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT

CHILD'S PLAY

ARCHITECTS?

Who are the killer clowns responsible for this societal abomination? Why do they seem so hellbent on destroying everything where we live? Where do they live?

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Children need space, lots of space. Safe spaces where they can let-off steam and run around playing, as energetic children should.

 

Children need space that allows them to explore and investigate, and to let them be inquisitive, experience, and learn. This is standard. 

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Adults need space, lots of space, where they too can let-off steam, or just relax for a bit, as adults need.

 

Adults need space that allows them to escape. This is standard. Humans need space.

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Space needs to be natural, sustainable, abundant with all manner of life, and fit for purpose, clean, tidy, maintained, safe, and constantly evolving.

URBAN BLOOM

PEOPLE ARE THRIVING ON THE NORTH-SIDE of the A4123

West Smethwick Park, Victoria Park, Smethwick Hall Park, Lewisham Park, Harry Mitchell Park, Black Patch Park, Tividale Park, Broadwell Park, Lightwoods Park, Barnford Park, Warley Woods, Langley Park, Dartmouth Park & Sandwell Valley.

CHILDRENS PLAY AREA

Rowley Regis park and play area
dilapidated children's play area on Lion Farm in Sandwell
Unkempt useless play area in Whiteheath Sandwell

LOOK AT THE DIRE

STATE OF OUR 'PARKS'

lightwoods park play area
warley woods the driveway to the carpark
beautiful Barnford park woodland play area

AND WITNESS THE

MAGIC OF THEIR PARKS

YOU CAN FIND ALL THE OPEN SPACES THAT WE HAVE - FOR SALE - ON THE SOUTH-SIDE OF THE A4123.

YOU CAN FIND PLENTY OF 'ABOVE STANDARD' OPEN SPACES TO USE, ON THE NORTH-SIDE OF THE A4123

GREEN FLAG AWARDED PARK

GREEN FLAG AWARDED PARKS

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The reality is that there is only SUBSTANDARD in SAD-UNWELL on the SOUTH-SIDE OF THE A4123.

The only open spaces here are neglected, unkempt, unmaintained, vandalised, and totally abandoned places, where nature dies. Now they are being sold-off to developers for private housing, so that the corrupt can live comfortably on the NORTH-SIDE of the A4123

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2000+ PRIVATE HOUSES WERE BUILT HERE FASTER THAN WE COULD SITE A BEEHIVE ON AN ABANDONED ALLOTMENT FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

& THEN SANDWELL COUNCIL SECRETIVELY & UNDERHANDEDLY SOLD IT ANYWAY

£MILLIONS OF POUNDS HAS BEEN SPENT HERE UPGRADING THE EXISTING BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND STATE-OF -THE-ART AMENITIES RATHER THAN INVESTING INTO THE DEPRIVED AND ROBBED COMMUNITIES THAT NEEDED IT

THE BRANDHELL ESTATE

Brandhell

Bear witness to the chaos that is Brandhell - the council housing estate that killed everything.

SELL EVERYTHING FROM HERE INVEST IN EVERYTHING HERE

IS THIS EQUAL?

THERE'S NO EQUALITY IN SANDWELL

NOTHING IS FAIR, NOTHING IS EQUAL AND NOTHING IS JUST IN SANDWELL.

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sandwell council poster showing socioeconomic disparities within Sandwell Council and its communities. Sandwell Council PArks
poster highlighting the negative impacts Sandwell Council has made to the mental health and wellbeing of children and young adults in it's most deprived communities. Sandwell Council parks
poster advocating for better parks for children in deprived communities in Sandwell
Poster about child deprivation, mental health, and isolation and lonliness in Rowley Regis, Oldbury, and Sandwell
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC

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DESTITUTION

Health disparities are described by Healthy People 2020 as: a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage.

ALLOTMENTS

AN ALLOTMENT PLOT IS 250 SQUARE METRES IN SIZE

YOU CAN GET APPROXIMATELY 14 ALLOTMENTS WITH PATHWAYS ON 1 ACRE OF LAND

WE

ARE GROWING

NOWHERE

SOME COMMUNITIES ARE GREENER THAN OTHERS, THANKS TO YEARS OF CORRUPTION, DODGY-DEALS, GREED, TAX-PAYERS MONEY, AND GRANTS.

'WE' ARE NOT LEVELLING UP

THEY ARE

'WE' ARE BEING

BURIED ALIVE

Aerial map of Rowley Regis, Oldbury & Smethwick with borough outlines and a dividing line of inequality (as found by thehiveeffect.com

THE DISPARITY IN SANDWELL IS CLEAR - THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PLOTS AND TENS-OF-ACRES OF LAND IN DIFFERENCE

SOUTH

OF THE A4123 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD

NORTH

OF THE A4123 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD

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ALLOTMENT PLOTS

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map of Oldbury allotments
map of Smethwick allotments
BOROUGH DIVIDE arable land oldbury map
BOROUGH DIVIDE arable land smethwick map

ALLOTMENT PLOTS

ACRES OF LAND

ACRES OF LAND

THERE IS NO EQUALITY. THERE IS NO FAIRNESS.

THERE IS NO UNITY. THERE IS NO US.

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  • Britannia Park, Rowley Village, Rowley Regis 12 PLOTS

  • Perry Park Road, Rowley Regis 9 PLOTS​​​

  • Cherry Orchard, Spring Meadow, Cradley Heath 18 PLOTS

  • Silverthorne Lane, Cradley Heath 11 PLOTS

 

PENCRICKETT LANE ALLOTMENTS - 
STOLE AND SOLD FOR HOUSING
THE BILLIES PUBLIC GREENSPACE- 
STOLE AND SOLD FOR HOUSING
BRANDHALL GOLF COURSE -
SOLD FOR HOUSING
BROOK ROAD PARK & PLAYING FIELD -
SOLD AND DEVELOPED
LION FARM PLAYING FIELDS -
SOLD FOR DEVELOPMENT
CAUSEWAY GREEN SCHOOL -
EARMARKED FOR HOUSING
overgrown allotment land that was stole by Sandwell Council

THIEVERY

CONNED

MISLED

IN THIS VILE AND TOXIC LAND, THE CORRUPTED CAN EVEN SELL AN ALLOTMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN SO CRUELLY DENIED FOR DECADES! 

Since 2012 we have been trying to use the abandoned allotment on Penncricket Lane

In 2015 we obtained the land registry documents to prove to Sandwell Council that they were the owners

Since 2016 we have repeatedly asked to rent the abandoned allotment on Penncricket Lane

 

 in 2022 Sandwell Council sold it!

 

Furthermore, they sold parcels of the billies public land and said it was private, yet our communities have had our grazing horses thrown off this land for over 40 years due to it being public land!

 

So, how did it possibly become private overnight?

AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS OF LIVING HERE, AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS OF RESEARCH AND TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, WE WEREN'T EVEN ASKED IF WE WANTED TO BUY IT.
THAT'S DECEIT, LIES, CORRUPTION AND NOTHING LESS.

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  • Tividale Park, Dudley Road West, Oldbury 23 PLOTS

  • Dudley Road, Oldbury 42 PLOTS

  • Pound Road, Oldbury (Off Warwick Close) 42 PLOTS

  • Cemetery Road, Oldbury 23 PLOTS

  • Basons Lane Allotments, Warley Road, Oldbury 31 PLOTS

  • Newbury Lane, Oldbury 29 PLOTS

  • Barnford Park, Farm Road, Oldbury 88 PLOTS

  • Meadow Road, Oldbury 3PLOTS

  • Brandhall Road, Oldbury 32 PLOTS

  • Ramsay Road, Oldbury 23 PLOTS

  • Lewis Estate, Lewis Road and Barston Road, Oldbury 22 PLOTS

 

  • Stony Lane, Smethwick 82 PLOTS

  • Hall Road, Smethwick 8 PLOTS

  • Thimblemill Road 8 PLOTS

  • Bearwood Road, Dale Street, Bearwood, Smethwick 114 PLOTS

  • Londonderry Allotments, Manor Road, Smethwick 174 PLOTS

  • Hamilton Road, Smethwick 26 PLOTS

  • Salop Drive (now a Community Agriculture Site)Salop Drive, Smethwick 34 PLOTS

 

allotment with polytunnels in the background

SPITEFUL

We told Sandwell council about the disgrace at Salop Road allotments (pictured), where it is blatantly obvious to see that they have way too many allotments and facilities on the north-side of the a4123 - like this one.

Look at the wasted facilities and amenities here. Imagine the possibilities, because imagination is all that there is on the south-side of the a4123

 

How many Crises have we endured? Cost-of-living, foodbanks, etc, and Sandwell Council sell our allotments to their friends and associates, whilst they leave this one (on their side of the road) unkempt, empty, and unused!

 

It's an absolute scandal. They have been to this site since we told them about it, and it is worse now than it was back then.

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It is the Sandwell Legacy over and over again. It's a fiddle

THE STOLEN ALLOTMENT

Lost for 40 years - FOUND BY US

Stolen and sold by them. This is the transcript of THAT story.

SELL EVERYTHING FROM HERE INVEST IN EVERYTHING HERE

IS THIS JUST?

THERE'S NO Justice iN SANDWELL

CORRUPT COUNCIL

NOTHING IS FAIR. NOTHING IS EQUAL.  NOTHING IS JUST. IN SANDWELL.

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social DEPRIVATION

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COMMUNITY CENTRES

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  • Brickhouse Community Centre

  • ​​Cradley Heath Community Centre

COMMUNITY
CENTRES

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  • Hurst Road Community Centre

  • Langley Lodge Community Centre

  • Lion Farm Action Centre

 

  • Bangladesi Islamic Centre (BIC)

  • Brasshouse Lane Community Centre

  • Dorothy Parks Centre

  • Smethwick Pakistani Muslim Association (SPMA)

  • St Alban's Community Centre

  • West Smethwick Enterprise

  • Windmill Community Centre

 

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COMMUNITY
CENTRES

WE SUFFERED WHILST THIS PARK GOT OVER £6MILLION

Did you know that Lightwoods Park didn't even belong to Sandwell Council until 2010! So while we were all still living in a dump, this new park, that we never owned before, GOT WELL OVER £6 MILLION spent on it. £6MILLION! Imagine the possibilities!

What did we get?  What have we ever got? Forgot. That is what we got.

imposing view of Lightwoods House in Sandwell

WE SUFFER WHILST THIS PARK GETS OVER £5MILLION

West Smethwick Park gets £5MILLION spent on a new pavilion and groundworks whilst our only remaining green spaces that have been abandoned for over 40 years, are sold to developers for private housing developments!

NOW SANDWELL COUNCIL WANT THE ONLY PATHETIC BITS OF SPACE THAT WE HAVE LEFT TO BUILD EVEN MORE PRIVATE HOUSES?

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HOW CAN WE HELP PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH-SIDE OF THE A4123,

COPE WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS, LONLINESS, AND ISOLATION, WHEN WE WILL NEVER HAVE THE FACILITIES TO CREATE FRIENDSHIP, TOGETHERNESS, PURPOSE, COMMUNITY, SAFETY OR HAPPINESS -

LIKE OUR NEIGHBOURS, FRIENDS & FAMILIES ON THE NORTH-SIDE OF THE A4123 CAN?

IS THIS FAIR?

NOTHING IS FAIR IN SANDWELL

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DECIMATION

BRANDHALL GOLF COURSE & CAUSEWAY GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SOCIETAL BENEFIT TO THIS BRAINDEAD IDEA

"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our own institutions, great is our sin" - Charles Darwin

In the heart of Sandwell lies a community grappling with the repercussions of short-sighted decisions and misplaced priorities. Brandhall, once a bastion of greenery and tranquillity, now faces the spectre of urbanization at the expense of its invaluable green spaces and environmental heritage. At the forefront of this transformation stands Brandhall Golf Course, a cherished oasis of nature and respite for locals.

Brandhall is under siege as Sandwell Council's plans to erect a new primary school and hundreds of houses on the site of the golf course threaten to irreversibly alter the landscape. This audacious move, cloaked in the guise of progress and educational advancement, reeks of hypocrisy and short-sightedness.

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Dubbed as a beacon of education, the proposed primary school serves as Sandwell Council's Trojan horse—a tool of propaganda to justify the destruction of a beloved park. By leveraging the noble cause of education, the council seeks to camouflage its true intentions: the wanton destruction of green spaces in favour of private housing developments.

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Brandhall Village map showing the decimation of Brandhall golf course in oldbury,  sandwell
Socioeconomic disparities in Sandwell. image is divided into left and right. left is red right is green. highlights the lack of parks, allotments, and public green spaces in sandwell and the differences between our communities

The ramifications of this egregious act extend far beyond the loss of recreational amenities. Brandhell's children, the very beneficiaries of this purported educational boon, stand to inherit a world marred by environmental degradation and ecological imbalance.

 

In a cruel twist of irony, they are taught to be responsible, sustainable, and environmentally aware, while bearing witness to the destruction of their own backyard - a glaring contradiction that undermines the very principles they are taught to uphold.

Sandwell Council's decision to sacrifice Brandhall's green spaces at the altar of urbanization is a betrayal of the community's trust and a disservice to future generations. It is a stark reminder of the urgent need for responsible governance and sustainable development practices.

 

The time has come for Sandwell Council to halt its reckless pursuit of progress and heed the voices of its constituents, lest Brandhall be condemned to the depths of Brandhell - a housing estate built upon the ashes of environmental stewardship and educational integrity.

inequality in sandwell poster from the hive effect

In Brandhall and Causeway Green, where the battle against socioeconomic disparities rages on several fronts, the fight for the restoration of community resources is not just a political issue - it is a matter of survival, dignity, and the pursuit of a more just society for all.

THE BRANDHELL ESTATE

Brandhall Case Study

Timeline # 3

SORRY...
DID WE MISS SOMETHING?

IN 2012 THE HIVE EFFECT IDEA WAS BORN TO HELP IN TIMES OF DIFFICULTY.

IN 2016 WE ATTEMPTED TO RENT THE ALLOTMENT ON PENNCRICKET LANE, BUT WE WERE REPEATEDLY LIED TO AND DECEIVED BY SAD-UNWELL COUNCIL.

IN 2016 WE ALSO ASKED TO RENT THE ABANDONED ALLOTMENT LAND ON GRAFTON ROAD, BUT IT WAS APPARENTLY RENTED OUT!

WE REPEATEDLY ASKED AGAIN
IN 2017, 2018 & IN 2019 TO USE THE ABANDONED ALLOTEMENT ON PENNCRICKET LANE, AND WE WERE REPEATEDLY LIED TO.

IN 2020 THE WORLD LITERALLY STOPPED
EVERYTHING CHANGED (EXCEPT FOR SANDWELL COUNCIL), BECAUSE WE ASKED AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. LIES.
 

IN 2021 WE REPEATEDLY ASKED AGAIN, AND WE WERE LIED TO. 

IN 2022 WE REPEATEDLY ASKED TO RENT IT AGAIN, BUT THEY SOLD IT INSTEAD. THEY WERE APPARENTLY UNAWARE THAT IT HAD SOLD!

HOW IS THAT EVEN LEGAL?
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IN 2023 WE ENQUIRED ABOUT THE ABANDONED GRAFTON ROAD ALLOTMENTS AGAIN AND APPARENTLY IT IS STILL RENTED OUT!

IN 2025 WE'VE HAD TO REBUILD THIS WEBSITE JUST TO TELL PEOPLE THE TRUTH AND TELL THEM EXACTLY WHICH CORRUPT AND VILE LIARS ARE REPONSIBLE 

IT'S NOW 2026!

SERIOUSLY... IS IT JUST US?
BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE CRISIS AFTER CRISIS AFTER CRISIS!

FOOD CRISIS 

Scandal of hungry children in UK who will go without 50m meals this summer - the DAILY EXPRESS launches an emergency campaign to tackle child poverty.

ENERGY CRISIS

The energy crisis is unprecedented. Last October, 4.5 million UK households were in fuel poverty. Now National Energy Action predicts this will rise to 6.7 million.

HEATING CRISIS

In October 2021, an estimated 4 million households in the UK were in fuel poverty. But the largest increase in gas and electricity prices ever in April 2022 has pushed a further 2.7 million UK households into fuel poverty, bringing the total number to 6.7 million.

CLIMATE CRISIS

The state of nature: 41 percent of UK species have declined since 1970s

'The whole report is a sobering one. It is always shocking when you see everything pulled together.'

ECONOMIC CRISIS

The UK financial crisis in 2022-2023 is a result of the UK’s inability to adapt to the changing global economy. The UK has been unable to adapt to the changing global economy and has been left behind as other countries such as China have been able to make further progress. The economy is in a state of decline.

EXTINCTION CRISIS

In UK waters, the sturgeon and the burbot have vanished, salmon are disappearing, and the European eel remains critically endangered. According to the WWF, much of the decline is driven by the poor state of rivers, mostly as a result of pollution, dams and sewage.

FUEL CRISIS

Fuel prices started rising in February 2022. Now, in April 2022, the UK forecourt cost of petrol is topping £1.60 a litre and diesel over £1.70 a litre.

COST OF LIVING CRISIS

Households in the United Kingdom experienced a significant fall in living standards since late 2021. In July 2022, for example, 91 percent of UK households reported that their cost of living had increased in the previous month, up from 62 percent in November 2021.

ARTICLE - Cost of living crisis: everything you need to know - October 4, 2022

ENVIRONMENT CRISIS

Scientists warn that the loss of nature and decline in pollinators could create problems in years to come, including

the ability to grow food crops. - BBC SCIENCE

POVERTY CRISIS

According to the Resolution Foundation, ABSOLUTE POVERTY is expected to rise by 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE next year.
That includes 500,000 CHILDREN

WAR IN THE UKRAINE

A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. A GLOBAL CRISIS. NEED WE SAY MORE?

POLITICAL CRISIS

IT LITERALLY BEGGARS BELIEF

CRISIS = CRITICAL

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WITH NO RESOURCES

HOW WILL WE COPE NEXT TIME?

WHEN THEY'VE corrupted everything

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CORRUPTED LAND

THE TRUTH ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE IS BURIED RIGHT BENEATH YOUR FEET.
THERE IS SO MUCH DIRT TO DIG IN SAD-UNWELL!

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CORRUPTED WATER

FOLLOW THE WATER & YOU WILL SEA, NO FUTURE HERE FOR HUMAN NOR BEE!

Healthy rivers are vital for biodiversity and to human health and well-being. Rivers provide habitats for a range of wildlife, protect against flooding and provide beautiful places for recreation and reflection.

Freshwater ecosystems are in crisis globally and in England there are concerns about the multiple stresses being placed on riverine biodiversity from bacteria from sewage pollution.​

UK PARLIAMENT PUBLICATION

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CORRUPTED AIR

IT'S NOT AS FRESH AS THEY SAY IT IS OUT THERE 

THE M5 MOTORWAY FROM QUINTON - OLDBURY JUNCTION 2

THE A4123 WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD FROM THE QUEENSWAY - NEWBURY LANE

THE HIGH VOLTAGE NATIONAL GRID POWER LINES FROM BRANDHALL - LION FARM

THE MULTIPLE RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS

THE WASTE DUMP TRUCKS TRAVELLING TO LANDFILL SITES IN ROWLEY

THE CHEMICAL FACILITIES

THE BIRMINGHAM TO WORCESTER RAILWAY LINE

THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SPACES AND PARKS INTO HOUSING

CORRUPTED COUNCIL

Brandhall Golf Course Redevelopment documents from a consultation, hidden from the public, were leaked to a blog, which can be found at:

​Sandwell Council loses £22.5m over bad building sale:

Commissioners have been appointed to tackle failures and implement positive and far-reaching changes at Sandwell Metropolitan Council:

ABANDONED PUBLIC ALLOTMENT LAND BOUGHT TO ATTENTION OF SAD-UNWELL COUNCIL IS UNDERHANDEDLY SOLD TO PRIVATE DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS

Poor safeguards against corruption in planning are leaving councils open to allegations of impropriety. October 2020

BENT SANDWELL LABOUR'S "OTHER DEAL" WITH PROPERTY DEVELOPER - 2023

What has happened to all of our Libraries? Blackheath Library is tiny, yet the building is HUGE.
What happened to Carnegie Road Library? What happened to Jack Judge Library?
What happened to the park keepers houses? What happened?

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AND ALL WE WANTED WAS A BEEHIVE!

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WHERE EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS IN LIFE, DOESN'T!

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