News
Airport News – November 2016
The headline news from recent meetings with Birmingham Airport is that: passenger numbers continue to increase month on month; noise complaints have reduced significantly compared with this time last year; the re-designed flight path for aircraft turning to fly north...
New Bus Service 89
At a further meeting with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM, formerly CENTRO) it was reported that the new bus service replacing the Taxibus had carried 580 passengers in one week (which included 180 school children) compared with an average of 400 per week using the...
Traffic Calming
The Parish Council is very aware of the growing problem of traffic speeding through the village and concerns about road safety. Many residents of the Parish will know that recently there was a serious accident near to the station. Should HS2 go ahead, the Parish...
Children in Need – Come Meet Pudsey and Show Your Support!
Between Monday 14th November and Friday 18th November Richie Anderson (one of the presenters of BBC Midlands Children in Need on BBC One) is doing a 250 mile tandem bike round around the Midlands. He will be doing the whole 250 miles with different celebrities doing...
November 2016 Newsletter
Well, it is November already and we are fast approaching the Christmas season! In this edition of the Newsletter we say thank you to two valued members of the village community (Gill Lewis and Reverend Duncan Ballard), welcome a new Parish Councillor and let you know...
CSW Broadband Consultation – Your Chance to Have Your Say
The Parish Council has received the following information from CSW Broadband: "The Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire (CSW) Broadband team is looking to extend superfast broadband coverage even further across the area during the Contract 3 phase of the Project. To...
November 2016
Voting Boundaries are set to be Drastically Changed for the General Election in 2020 The Boundary Commission has called for comments on initial proposals for major changes to the boundaries of the Meriden Constituency where the sitting MP is Dame Caroline Spelman....
Changes to Walk-In Centre and Services on Solihull Hospital Site from the End of October 2016
You may be aware that the existing walk-in centre located in the hospital car park on Lode Lane, in Solihull is in the process of closing and will cease to provide any services on Friday 28th October 2016. From Saturday the 29th October 2016 two new services will...
A Warm Welcome to Our New Parish Councillor – Vicky Woodall
Vicky Woodall was co-opted to the Parish Council in September 2016. She has been a village resident for the past eight years and has two young sons at George Fentham School. She is involved in a number of community groups and is chair of the Hampton in Arden HS2...
Your Library Your Say – Community Engagement Event
Solihull MBC have organised a number of Community Engagement Events across the area to relay the results of the recent questionnaires about library services and to allow you to share your views about libraries and how you think services should be provided in the...