Emergencies in the City Centre

A Public Meeting organised by the Resilience Group in Birmingham City Council.

Please book a place by emailing info@birminghamprepared.gov.uk , if possible by 25th September.

Find out more about Resilience and Emergency Planning in Birmingham as a whole at http://birminghamprepared.gov.uk .

I work part time for the Resilience team – generally evenings and weekends. I have been asked to help organise this meeting because the needs of city centre residents like ourselves can be somewhat different from the rest of the city, and we want you to help us make sure we are thinking along the right lines. In addition we hope you would pick up tips about ways to help yourself, family and friends, and learn about what the resilience team does.

I hope I will get chance to meet you there!

Karen Caine

City Centre disturbances – West Midlands Police response

The Neighbourhood Forum’s protests to the Chief Constable, copied to others, have produced the response below:

Swine ‘Flu – latest advice

Our local NHS primary care trusts have issued the following updated advice regarding the swine flu outbreak:

SWINE FLU: YOUR HELP NEEDED

What is Swine Flu?

• Official name is H1N1 – new strain of flu circulating on a global level.
• Birmingham has a high number of cases with most being in Heart of Birmingham.
• Mild illness lasting up to 5 days.

Those without underlying illness recover well.

Have you got ICE on your mobile?

If you are ever involved in an accident or emergency, will the emergency services know who to contact? There’s a simple way to help them…!

Community Resilience

I’m just back from attending a conference about community resilience (against emergencies) 12th to 13th Feb. There were community representatives and resilience specialists from around the country. I’m very keen to talk to other city centre residents interested in the topic!