Structure

The structure of the Society

The Society is organized into five specialist primary committees:

• Planning
• Local History including responsibility for the Local History Centre and the Archive
• Community Services
• Natural Environment
• Meetings and Social including Local Walks

Additional committees, some seasonal, are formed as needed:

• Annual Christmas Tree, Lights & Father Christmas Event
• Knowle Green Community Project (Replacement for the bus shelter)
• Village Plan / Neighbourhood Plan

Other major activities:

• Community Liaison (Arden Academy, Library)
• Membership administration
• Newsletter (quarterly) production and distribution
• Publicity
• Website

Representatives of the Society sit on the following external committees:

• Airport Consultative Committee
• BIA Environment Monitoring Working Group
• Knowle Village Hall Association Council
• SUSTAiN

The Knowle Society is a member, but totally independent, of:

• Civic Voice (successor to the Civic Trust) ( www.civicvoice.org.uk )
• West Midlands Amenity Societies Association (WestMASA)

The Society invites local Ward Councillors to attend its Trustee Meetings in a non-voting capacity and values the effective two-way communication that it has enjoyed from these relationships over many years.