▁with ▁ 5 7 % ▁( 1 5 , 8 6 3 ) ▁of ▁the ▁w ard ' s ▁population ▁being ▁of ▁an ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁compared ▁with ▁ 2 9 . 6 % ▁for ▁B irmingham . ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁major ▁Irish ▁community . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁W ash wood ▁He ath ▁Academy . ▁For ▁the ▁younger ▁population , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁children ' s ▁centre . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁The ▁w ard ▁is ▁represented ▁on ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁Council ▁by ▁three ▁coun c ill ors : ▁Mar iam ▁Khan , ▁Ans ar ▁Ali ▁Khan ▁and ▁Moh ammed ▁Id rees , ▁all ▁Labour . ▁ ▁Project ▁Champion ▁Project ▁Champion ▁was ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁£ 3 m ▁network ▁of ▁ 1 6 9 ▁Autom atic ▁Number ▁Pl ate ▁Rec ogn ition ▁cam eras ▁to ▁monitor ▁vehicles ▁entering ▁and ▁leaving ▁W ash wood ▁He ath ▁and ▁Spark bro ok . ▁Its ▁implementation ▁was ▁fro zen ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁amid ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁deliber ately ▁mis led ▁coun c ill ors ▁about ▁its ▁purpose , ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁fund ed ▁as ▁an ▁anti - ter ror ism ▁initi ative , ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁' re ass urance ▁and ▁crime ▁prevent ion '. ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁Salt ley ▁Ad der ley ▁Park ▁Ad der ley ▁Park ▁railway ▁station ▁Whe els ▁Advent ure ▁Park ▁ ▁Ward ▁End ▁Fox ▁& ▁Go ose ▁Ward ▁End ▁Library ▁W ash