A Christingle Service is being held in St. Patrick’s Church this Sunday, 4 February at 10am. The service is held in order to celebrate Candlemass and there will be having a retiring collection in order to support the work of the Children’s Society. There is local parking and refreshments served after this family service. Please see poster for … More Christingle Service at St Patrick’s Church, Salter Street
Please find posted the Solihull Public Health Annual Report 2016/17: Public-health-annual-report
This is an issue that relates to many schools and yesterday afternoon and this morning and afternoon I spent time observing parking near to Monkspath School. On the two occasions in the afternoon council parking officers were I attendance and this obviously had an effect in stopping most of the offenders. However, most people seem … More School Gate Parking – Monkspath
Work will be undertaken to manage the woodland in Hillfield Park beginning 22 January and likely to finish by 5 February. In short, the work will take place in the area of the ridge and it is unlikely the rest of the park will be affected. I am though sure areas of the ridge will … More HILLFIELD PARK – Woodland Management
I hope this information does not apply to you this Christmas and New Year but a bit of preparation can always help when you fall ill or injure yourself over Christmas/New Year. The excellent Solihull NHS Clinical Commissioning Group have a very informative website: http://solihullccg.nhs.uk/ I will re-port this over the Christmas weekend but you can … More Staying Well over Christmas
This is a follow up of the recent post highlighting a planning application for a Costa Coffee shop in Dickens Heath, Solihull – directly opposite to the independent Coffee Cloud: https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2017/11/20/do-we-really-want-a-costa-coffee-in-dickens-heath/ The press release from Coffee Cloud is attached here: Coffee Cloud – Press Release (1)
Please read the poster for details of Christmas services this Sunday and on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
In short, crime fluctuates and when it has reduced in the past few years I (and others) have counselled that crime patterns do rise and fall and that we should not get too excited. For instance, between Nov 2013 and Nov 2016 : we saw highs in burglaries of just over 100 per month in … More Crime in Solihull – a few thoughts
At a recent Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Board Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Board I attended plans to improve access to adult social care provision in the borough were put before us to consider, specifically in respect of: Extra Care Development for Older People Care homes development Care at home development The … More Improving Access to Adult Social Care in Solihull
Making or homes secure, locking doors and windows, is vital in deterring burglars. Another method is trying to make it look as though someone is at home, whether you are at work or away for a time. Most burglaries appear to take place in the late afternoon and early evenings (when it is dark). Here, … More TIMER SWITCHES ARE BACK
Ken Hawkins 