| Description | This file contains publicity material about the Birmingham Green Ban Committee [GBAC] and Post Office Preservation Campaign [POP]. This includes:
/1 Letter of Thanks from Green Ban Action Committee to Banner [23/03/1976]
/2 Letter of Thanks from Green Ban to Banner [nd]
/3 Letter from Building Workers' Charter announcing visit to Birmingham of Jack Mundey, the Australian conservationist and trade unionist [nd] [Attached is a copy biographical article 'Tin-Hatted Conservationist' from New Scientist 06/06/1974].
/4 Annotated appeal for support from GBAC / POP, including blank petition form nd.
/5 Agenda for General meeting of GBAC / POP for 14/03/1977, together with a report of a meeting of GBAC, BTUC & Birmingham Victorian Society with Birmingham City Council & the Postal Board. Also attached is a proposal by GBAC for an alternative use 'From Post Office to Leisure Centre'.
/6 Leaflet for a conference arranged by GBAC 'Industry & the Environment in the West Midlands' [1977] and a leaflet 'Lead Pollution in Birmingham' by the Socialist Medical Association [1974].
/7 'Save the Post Office' leaflet by GBAC [nd]
/8 'Save our Post Office' booklet by GBAC [nd]
The file also contains two letters to Rhoma Bowker referring to background information that may be relevant to the Banner production. These letters are
/9 From Peter Carter [10/02/1976]
/10 From Fred Steward [08/03/1976]
These refer to the following material which is included in this file:
/11 a typed sequence of events relating to the planning application to redevelop the Post Office site [1976]
/12 information relating to the planning application and also the floor space of the Post Office [08/03/1976]
/13 a set of news cuttings and photocopies of newspaper articles [1976]. These relate directly to the campaign to save the Post Office [including a letter of support from Spike Milligan to the Birmingham Evening Mail - 12/01/1976] and also to allegation of corruption in Birmingham. These concern the case of Alan Maudsley, former Birmingham City architect who was convicted of corruption. Some articles also consider allegations made by Sir Stan Yapp [Leader of West Midlands County Council] over corruption within Birmingham City Council, including Alan Maudsley and others. |