News
Crime in the Village
The Parish Council is very concerned at the current level of crime happening in the village and surrounding areas. We discussed this issue at our meeting last week and we are currently trying to arrange a date for a Community Meting with the police. We are hoping this...
Village War Memorial Awarded Grade II Listed Building Status
We are delighted to announce that Historic England has confirmed that the Hampton-in-Arden War Memorial has been added to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. The memorial is listed as Grade II. The recommendation for listing reads as...
Possible Parish Boundary Changes
Hampton-in-Arden Parish Council has agreed to a request from Catherine de Barnes Residents Association to initiate a process called a Community Governance (Boundary) Review to consider incorporating the unparished area of Catherine-de-Barnes into the Hampton Parish....
September 2017
M42 Junction 6 Improvement Scheme Highways England (HE) announced the preferred route for the M42 junction 6 Improvement scheme on the 7th August 2017. A 'modified' version of Option One has been agreed upon. Further consultations will be held in both...
M42 Junction 6 Improvement Scheme
Highways England (HE) announced the preferred route for the M42 junction 6 Improvement scheme on the 7th August 2017. A 'modified' version of Option One has been agreed upon. Further consultations will be held in both Hampton-ion-Arden and Catherine-de-Barnes in the...
August 2017 Newsletter
Well summer has well and truly arrived and we have been having some (very!) hot and sunny weather. The village has enjoyed some great events including the Village Tidy Up (with lots of very enthusiastic volunteers, as well as the Cubs and Beavers helping out – thank...
Hampton-in-Arden Conservation Group – A Review of the 2016/2017 Working Party Season
Whilst a lot of detail relating to the work done by the Conservation Group of the Hampton in Arden Society has been documented over the 22 years since its inception, much of it is not publicly available. The Church and Village Chronicle has carried regular articles...
Traffic Calming in the Village
For many years now the Parish Council have been working on a Traffic Calming Plan for the village with Solihull MBC. Parish Councillor Ken Blanch has produced a comprehensive document assessing each area of concern and suggested the most appropriate traffic calming...
July and August 2017
Neighbourhood Plan – Referendum As our readers are aware, the Hampton-in-Arden Neighbourhood Plan progressed to independent examination in September 2016. The Examiner’s report was received early in February 2017 and concluded that, as the final part of the plan...
Results of the Neighbourhood Plan Referendum – You said Yes!!
The results are in and it's an overwhelming YES with 94.7% of you voting in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan! We would like to thank everyone that voted. This is a huge achievement for the Parish and we have made history... we are the first area in Solihull to get a...