The Annual Carols Around the Tree event will take place this Wednesday (8 December) at 7pm at the Memorial Garden. All are welcome.

The Memorial Christmas Tree is now in place in the Garden of Memory. It is provided for the residents of the Parish to decorate in memory of their loved ones. In the interest of Health & Safety, the following items must not be used to decorate the Memorial Christmas Tree (any such items will be […]

Due to weather conditions, the driveway to Burial Ground will be closed today (29 November). The Grounds can still be accessed by foot.

The Smithswood Neighbourhood Policing Team are hosting a Bike Marking Event on Sunday 28th November between 13.00 – 15.00hrs at the Front Office of Chelmsley Wood Police Station. Come along with your bicycle and officers will apply a unique QR code to it, so if it’s ever lost of stolen, it can be easily returned […]

The M42 J6 project is running a competition for local primary and secondary school students to submit art to be put on the hoarding at the bridge at St Peters Lane. The organisers have extended the competition so entries close midnight on 25 November. The competition is to create a design, or plan of what […]

HS2 and its contractors, LM and BBV, are hosting virtual one to one meetings for local residents and businesses to find out more about HS2, what it means for the Interchange area and Chelmsley Wood and have your questions answered. During a virtual 20-minute slot, you will be able to talk with the team from HS2, LM & BBV about […]

The Parish Councillors would like to express their appreciation to everyone who attended the Remembrance Day Service at the Garden of Memory in Marston Green. They also want to thank everyone who contributed, including the Uniformed Organisations, the members of both St. Leonards Church and the Baptist Free Church, the schools, the Road Marshals, West […]

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them. In Flanders Fields By John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,     That mark our place; and in the sky     The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. […]

On November 10, the NEC announced its Masterplan for the development of an urban village on 27 hectares of brownfield land around the National Exhibition Centre that is currently surplus or used for parking.  The proposed development includes 5,000 homes, a primary school, a new hotel, cafes, restaurants and offices.  The NEC Group state that the […]

On Sunday 14 November, the nation will honour the fallen of two World Wars and those who have sacrificed their lives in service of their country. As in previous years, a Memorial Service will take place at St.Leonards Church at 10.00am, followed by a parade to the Memorial Garden where a short service (including the […]