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Events in Selly Oak constituency - April 2012

Information from the City Council's Selly Oak constituency office - the area includes south Kings Heath / Brandwood

Selly Oak constituency events sheet for April 2012

Added by Editor on March 30, 2012 at 12:00 — No Comments

Police in south Brum claim victims of crime fell by almost a thousand last year

South Birmingham police says there has been a dramatic fall in crime with 919 fewer victims last year, compared to the previous 12 months - although today's statement doesn't say what the total number of victims were.

Checking the official stats shows there were 450 crimes in Kings Heath in January alone. See links at foot of this item...

This is what West Midlands Police say...

Across the force, crime levels overall are now lower than at any time since…

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Added by Editor on March 27, 2012 at 21:58 — No Comments

Kings Heath Business Improvement District is applying for £100,000 to help local businesses go green

Kings Heath Business Improvement District is applying for £100,000 to help local businesses go green

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Added by Editor on March 23, 2012 at 10:42 — No Comments

Billesley ward committee spending on community projects - who gets the money...

Billesley Ward committee has £125,000 to allocate to community projects. This is to be approved at the meeting on Wednesday 16 March

A summary is below or read the full report

At the Billesley Ward Advisory Board on 29th February 2012, the Board members present agreed to support the named…

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Added by Editor on March 16, 2012 at 9:49 — No Comments

MAC March highlights

Some highlights from the MAC programme for March…
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Added by Editor on March 15, 2012 at 10:30 — No Comments

Giant bubble lesson sets world record for Kings Heath school

A Kings Heath school has made it into the Guinness Book of Records for staging the world's biggest ever practical science lesson.…

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Added by Editor on March 14, 2012 at 23:37 — No Comments

Hall Green constituency committee agenda

The meeting is on Tuesday 20 March at Sparkbrook Community Centre.

The consituency include Moseley and Kings Heath ward and there is an agenda item on the future of local libraries

Click to view full agenda

Added by Editor on March 14, 2012 at 22:54 — No Comments

Brandwood allocates £125,000 to community projects

Brandwood Ward committee is given £125,000 to spend on local projects - and received bids for more than twice that amount. This is how the money has been allocated...

The supported revenue proposals are:

• Allens Croft, Brandwood and Waterside Neighbourhood Management - £1,500

• Allens Croft Project - £15,000

• Bells Farm Children’s Centre Enjoy and Achieve - £1,000

• Brandwood Community Centre - £15,000

• Brandwood Sports Camps - £2,875

• Community…

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Added by Editor on March 14, 2012 at 22:36 — No Comments

Selly Oak constituency committee agenda

The meeting is at the Brandwood Centre on Tuesday 20 March at 7pm.

Mostly financial stuff on the agenda and the chance for residents to raise matters of local concern.

Click to view agenda

Added by Editor on March 14, 2012 at 22:29 — No Comments

Fun for kids at Cocks Moors Woods this Easter

Lots going on to keep children active during the Easter school holidays - bouncy castles, swimming, trampolines, football.  Over 8s can be left, under 8s need to have an adult stay with them.

Click on the link for the leaflet

Cocks Moors Woods Easter hols leaflet

Added by Editor on March 14, 2012 at 16:33 — No Comments

Cocks Moors Woods golf driving range: "we won't build it if people don't want it"

The new operator of Cocks Moors Woods golf course in Kings Heath moved to reassure local residents that a golf driving range was not a definite part of its development plans at a local meeting.

Ian Mitchell, from Kent-based Mytime Active, faced the hostility of local people at a…

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Added by Editor on March 12, 2012 at 22:30 — 1 Comment

Incredible Edible Kings Heath

from Jonathan at 9carrots



One of the main goals of Transition is to ensure a stable supply of food that's not affected by sky-rocketing oil prices.  We have a long way to go: in the UK we import 40% of our food and …

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Added by Editor on March 12, 2012 at 16:00 — No Comments

Moseley v Plymouth Albion at Billesley Common, Friday 9 March



The Big Match Preview - by Glyn…

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Added by Editor on March 9, 2012 at 15:44 — No Comments

£50,000 to clean up Moseley and Kings Heath

Local councillors are set to allocate £50,000 for clean up projects including the area around Kings Heath town centre.



At next week's Moseley and Kings Heath ward committee, members are expected to…

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Added by Editor on March 9, 2012 at 11:44 — No Comments

Billesley Ward Committee agenda for Friday 16 March

See local politics section for details of Billesley Ward councillors.

Agenda includes...

CAR WASH, YARDLEY WOOD ROAD OPPOSITE THE BILLESLEY HUB - UPDATE



WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE



Paul Kitchen, West Midlands Fire Service has been invited to attend to introduce this item and respond to any questions relating to the operation of the service in the…

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Added by Editor on March 9, 2012 at 11:05 — No Comments

Moseley and Kings Heath Ward Committee agenda for Wednesday 14 March 2012

See our calendar for details of time and venue

Agenda items include

ALCESTER ROAD – ST MARYS ROW JUNCTION, MOSELEY –

PROHIBITION OF RIGHT TURN

To receive a report from the Constituency…

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Added by Editor on March 8, 2012 at 21:30 — No Comments

Brandwood Ward Committee - Agenda for Monday 12 March

See our calendar for details of times and venue

A G E N D A

PROPOSALS FOR COCKS MOORS WOODS GOLF COURSE UNDER THE NEW GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

Ian Mitchell, Mytime Active and Dave Wagg, Strategic Sport, Birmingham City Council, will attend to report on the new contract for management and modernisation of the City Council’s golf courses, and to explain the process for…

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Added by Editor on March 7, 2012 at 21:00 — No Comments

Sculpture Exhibition 'Bald Statements' at All Saints church, Kings Heath

This is a series of  eight sculpted alabaster 'heads' by sculptor Jean Parker; they depict the stages of loss and grief on suffering such - Jean was inspired to create these on being diagnosed with cancer but they can be seen to interpret loss of any kind.



She is a very inspiring lady and…

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Added by Editor on March 5, 2012 at 19:48 — No Comments

Crime does pay for Kings Heath old folk

A group of elderly residents in Kings Heath are to get a £1000 windfall from the proceeds of crime.

Local police are donating the money to the 'community gardens project' which has been set up…

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Added by Editor on March 3, 2012 at 21:00 — No Comments

Kings Heath Residents' Forum

Dear Kings Heath residents and friends


We are delighted to announce our Kings Heath Resident Forums Spring Event and AGM.


We are taking advantage of the new All Saints Centre and we will be open this saturday 3rd…
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Added by Editor on March 2, 2012 at 0:30 — No Comments

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Kings Heath Spring Clean Sunday 28th April

Started by Nzingha Goulbourne in The local environment Apr 24. 0 Replies

Fed up of litter blowing about the High Street?  Prepared to do your bit to help sort out a few local grot spots? Well join us, some local businesses including Asda and Sainsburys and a local…Continue

Parking!

Started by Jim Pendleton in All other discussion topics. Last reply by Paul Shuter Mar 23. 1 Reply

Hi, I'm new here.Anybody living in Kings Heath cannot escape the parking problems on most roads, especially those close to the High Street.I'm a plumber, and it's a constant frustration/annoyance…Continue

Tags: Drivers, Inconsiderate, Skips, Parking

The future of Kings Heath Post Office

Started by Editor in Local plans and proposals. Last reply by Diana Marriott Mar 9. 1 Reply

There is a question mark over the future of Kings Heath Post Office - but is it a threat?  What do you think?It has been chosen as one of the Crown Branches where the Post Office is seeking a retail…Continue

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Dog poo !

Started by Editor in The local environment. Last reply by Jan Tchamani Dec 8, 2012. 7 Replies

Good one to start us off perhaps? What do people think?Kings Heath Residents Forum asked the question: "What do people think would help stop dog…Continue

Tags: KHRF, Kings Heath Park, parks

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