| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, reports, accounts, leaflets, project proposals and funding requests relating to Birmingham for People, including the Women's Planning Group (WPG). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: BFP was established in 1988. The group is a voluntary organisation that aims to bring about the involvement of the citizens and community groups of Birmingham in the planning and development of their city, including its environments, economy and cultural life. The WPG is part of the BFP and aims to, 1) provide a mixed use city centre providing a variety of facilities to meet the needs of all women, 2) promote a city that is both physically and economically accessible to all women, 3) promote a city where women feel and are safe and secure, 4) increase women's access to information and their participation in the planning process, and 5) advocate for changes in the built environment so that it meets the needs of all women. Nature of support: In 1993 the Trust approved two years of £12,750. Minutes: B&GSCT 7553, B&GSCT 7585. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered 'B/7'. |