Councillor at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.
The third annual scarecrow competition was held this morning with yours truly being one of the judges. There were 20 entrants, an increase on last year and this competition seems to be well established now. It was promoted via social media and I spoke to a group of people who had come from Mosley to … More TIDBURY GREEN SCARECROW COMPEPTITION
I attended the users group meeting with the committee officers on Monday (14th). A brief report from the meeting is as follows: As a result of a request from myself the Council’s Neighbourhood budget donated £2,500 towards the cost of a new boiler. The boiler has now been installed and the committee thanked the Council … More SHELLY FARM COMMUNITY CENTRE
A report relating to Blythe Valley Park (BVP) went to the Council’s Cabinet Member for Managed Growth at his decision session of 1 September. Essentially the report outlines the vision of BVP by its new owners, IM Properties. The report is outlined in para 3.3 which reads: The specific vision is for BVP to become a mixed … More BLYTHE VALEY PARK
Please find posted the monthly neighbourhood team report for August and September. The report details activity by the partners in the Rural sector, including Blythe ward, with information on Crime Prevention, Fire Safety and protecting our environment. Newsletter August 2015 Newsletter Spetember 2015 A major theme in the report is Support to Success: Solihull Council has … More NEIGHBOURHOOD REPORT – AUGUST/SEPTEMBER
I recently attended a briefing by council officers in respect of an idea to establish two ‘Soups’ in Solihull; one in north and one in the south of the borough. The project follows on from Detroit Soup, ‘A monthly dinner funding micro grants for creative projects in the community’. More can be found on their … More DICKENS HEATH SOUP?
Following on from the event held on August bank Holiday Sunday things have moved on apace. I was unaware until a day or so afterwards that BBC Midlands ‘Inside Out’ team were actually on site filming the gathering. They confirmed as many as 1,000 young people were in attendance with between 500 and 700 vehicles. … More TESCO CAR PARK – RACERS/CAR ENTHUSIASTS MEETS UP-DATE
Thankfully I feel the weather may have put paid to a larger turn out but there were several hundred young people congregated on Tesco’s car park yesterday evening, from about 7.30pm. Those attending said there were about 2,000 but I thought it more like 1,000. However, the noise and associated problems caused annoyance to local … More STREET RACERS MEET-UP – TESCO’S
Last Thursday, 6 August a small team comprising of a member of staff from Tesco, two from Notcutts, four from Solihull Council, myself and ward action team member Alex Insley, cleared litter from the footpath to the rear of the stores by the petrol station. This is a continual eyesore, with lots of debris coming … More Community Litter Pick, Monkspath
Developers have held talks with Council officers and Ward members about proposals for Blythe Valley. Part of the site is shown in the Local Development Plan for housing development and its new owners, IM Properties, have instructed planners, Turley and Co, to work up some specifications. An outline planning application is still to be submitted … More BLYTHE VALLEY MASTER PLAN
At last Tuesdays Full Council (14th) I presented the petition, signed by 99 residents, calling for better screening of the new buildings in Monkspath Hall Road/Highlands Road (please see previous post dated 15 May). I will follow this action up and demand more trees and shrubs to help screen these new buildings from visitors to … More ANOTHER PETITION PRESENETD TO COUNCIL
Ken Hawkins 