ARRAG - Antrobus Road Residents' Action Group

05/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us this weekend on Friday and Saturday for litter-picking in our local streets and alleyways. Great to have new people joining us! We walked, talked and made the streets look much better.
More action dates to follow.
Email [email protected] to join our mailing list.
'Litter-picking is community care
Getting outside and breathing fresh air
Getting to know your neighbour and catching up
Litter-picking is moving at a gentle pace.'
Thanks to Handsworth Park for this lovely poem!
Inside Handsworth Handsworth Helping Hands Birmingham Open Spaces Forum Birmingham Litter Pickers Birmingham City Council Perry Barr NNS Better Streets for Birmingham

02/07/2026

STOP PRESS
ARRAG litter-picking update!
Friday July 3rd
Litter-picking will be 2-4pm.
Not 1-3pm as previously advertised.
Meet corner of Grove Lane & Antrobus Road.
Saturday July 4th as advertised 10am-midday.
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24/06/2026

Hope everyone is managing to stay cool in this exceptional heat.

Our dates next week are:

Next meeting:
Tuesday June 30th, St Andrews Sports and Community Centre, 7.30pm.

Next litter-picking:
Friday July 3rd, 1-3pm
Saturday July 4th, 10am-midday
Meet at corner of Grove Lane & Antrobus Road. Equipment provided but please bring gloves.

Join us if you can!
For more information contact [email protected]
Inside Handsworth Handsworth Helping Hands Handsworth Park Perry Barr NNS Better Streets for Birmingham Birmingham Litter Pickers Birmingham Open Spaces Forum Birmingham City Council

07/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us this weekend! 6 people on Friday and 10 on Saturday litter-picked our local streets, making them cleaner and safer. Thanks also to local residents showing support!
Next dates:
Friday July 3rd 1-3pm
Saturday July 4th 10am-12midday
For more information message here or email [email protected]
Inside Handsworth Handsworth Park Birmingham Open Spaces Forum Handsworth Helping Hands Perry Barr NNS Better Streets for Birmingham Birmingham Litter Pickers Birmingham City Council

04/06/2026

Thanks to Birmingham City Council and ARRAG volunteers for making our alleyways shiny clean!
We are also litter picking local streets this weekend. Join us if you can!
Friday June 5th 1-3pm
Saturday June 6th 10am-midday.
Meet corner Antrobus Road and Grove Lane. Equipment provided. Please bring gloves.
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18/04/2026

18 adults and 4 children on a warm sunny day! More blue bags than we care to mention!
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard today on our streets and alleyways, and to all the passers-by who showed support.
Check out the newly cleared bus-stop area at Tesco on Oxhill Road.
Join our mailing list on [email protected] to keep in touch or message here. Great to have new people working with us today!
Kezia Stanley-Gaussen Inside Handsworth Better Streets for Birmingham Handsworth Park Birmingham Open Spaces Forum Perry Barr NNS Birmingham Litter Pickers Nestah Lambert Abdimalik Ahmed Birmingham City Council

09/04/2026

08/04/2026

Join us on Saturday April 18th for the Handsworth Community Spring Clean!
10am onwards. Meet corner Grove Lane & Antrobus Road.
Contact [email protected] to get your street involved!
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31/03/2026

Spring is well on the way and our next event is coming up!
Saturday April 18th
Handsworth Community Spring Clean
Join us for litter-picking in the neighbourhood!
10am onwards.
Meeting point: corner Antrobus Road and Grove Lane.
All welcome!
Please get in touch if you have a street/part of a street that you would like to include in this event.
Message here or on [email protected].
Inside Handsworth Handsworth Park Better Streets for Birmingham Birmingham Open Spaces Forum Birmingham City Council Perry Barr NNS Handsworth Helping Hands Birmingham Litter Pickers

28/03/2026

Community street clean taking place today 🧹