Natalie Brade and Sir Albert Bore
Programme 12 eavesdrops on a conversation between two people whose relationship began with intense frustration and conflict. Natalie Brade and Councillor Sir Albert Bore: one a practical active citizen, the other a senior politician, met when Natalie began protesting about housing conditions on what was then the Lee Bank estate in Ladywood.
Now they work together running Optima Community Association. A little longer than usual, this programme is a rare opportunity to hear a citizen and politician explaining how their relationship unfolded through the battle to regenerate Lee Bank in Birmingham.
Links:
Written version of Natalie’s story as a pdf
Optima Community Association
ODPM Award for Sustainable Communities
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Tags: Albert Bore, Birmingham, Birmingham UK, housing, Ladywood, Lee Bank, Natalie Brade, Optima Community Association, Politicians, Sir Albert Bore
[...] OK so a slightly dramatic title. This programme is one of those occasional episodes when we manage to bring an active citizen together with the politician who’s thwarted their efforts (you might like to listen to Albert Bore and Natalie Brade). [...]