News
The ‘Tommy’ and The War Memorial
The metal Tommy put in place by the War Memorial is a symbol of remembrance created by the charity Remembered as part of their project “There But Not There”. It was built by veterans at Royal British Legion Industries. The Tommy acts as a token of remembrance and is...
HS2 Interchange Station – Invitation to Community Events
This month HS2 and its station design partners will be engaging with communities on the design of Interchange Station. The engagement will take place online and at a series of events. These events are an opportunity for you to share your views with HS2 on the design...
HS2 – Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys To Begin
Balfour Beatty (on behalf of HS2) are going to be starting work on their HS2 Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) programme in the village. The work is scheduled to take place on Meriden Road and Diddington Lane on the 11th October 2018. Traffic management will be...
October 2018
Village Information Leaflet Have you spotted one of our new Village Information Leaflets around and about in the village?! It has lots of information in it about where to eat, where to visit and where to walk around the village. You’ll find them in the station, the...
Overnight Road Closure – A45 Westbound Slip Road – 17th/18th September
High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain. Since autumn 2017, LM (Laing O’Rourke and Murphy & Sons Joint Venture) has been delivering initial works on phase one of High Speed Two (HS2) at the site of the new Interchange Station, which is...
Design Changes to M42 Junction 6 Improvement Scheme – Additional Consultation
Highways England are holding an additional consultation on their proposals for the design of the M42 Junction 6 Improvement scheme, in accordance with the Planning Act 2008, in advance of an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to authorise construction...
Let It Grow – Free Spring Bulbs
The Love Solihull team at Solihull MBC are promoting 'Let It Grow' by offering free bulbs to residents who wish to plant up their local street sign. If you would like to ‘Let It Grow’ with crocuses or daffodils please get in touch for more information and to submit an...
September 2018
A Fond Farewell - John Doidge Leaves the Parish Council John has recently resigned from the Parish Council as he and wife Margaret have moved to Earlswood. John and Margaret came to live in the village in 1995 and he became a Councillor in 2010. John has always been...
‘Your Solihull’ Magazine – Autumn Edition – Available Here
The second online edition of Solihull MBC's 'Your Solihull' magazine is now available. It features lots of exciting news about what’s happening across Solihull, plus details of upcoming events - so remember to put the dates in your diary! Click here to view: Your...
Have you seen our amended Traffic Calming Plan?
The most up to date version of our Traffic Calming Plan can be found here. There is also a drawing that illustrates all of our proposals - you can view it here. We are keen to hear your thoughts - please do get in touch with your comments.