On Sunday, 13 November, the nation will honour the fallen of two World Wars and those how 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 Garden of Memory where a short service […]
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Remembrance Sunday 2022 – Road Closures Notice
M40-M42 Interchange Scheme: Progression to Central Reservation Upgrade. Schedule of closures until 9 December 2022
bmJV (working on behalf of National Highways) are completing enabling works which include vegetation clearance, surveys, drainage and speed camera installation, and the upgrade to the central reservation. To safeguard motorists and their workforce while minimising disruption, bmJV need to temporarily close some lanes, in 4-kilometre (2.4 mile) sections. These closures will take place at […]
Remembrance Sunday 2022 Update
On Sunday 13 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 […]
HS2 Works: Occasional, temporary off peak single lane closures, 24 October to 11 November 2022
LMJV have been working in the area for a number of years, to remodel and improve sections of the existing road network near Northway Island and create new routes on HS2 land. These road improvements will ensure that when the future station is operational, the local road network is fit for purpose. Upon completion, a […]
Mist Netting at Millennium Wood – 25 June
On 18th September, a group of volunteers certified by the British Trust for Ornithology returned to Millennium Wood to carry out mist netting. Mist netting is an important tool for monitoring species diversity, relative abundance and population size and is harmless to birds when carried out by trained professionals. They processed 32 birds that morning, 31 […]
Notification of closures of St. Peters Lane & Catherine de Barnes Lane and eastbound A45 – October to December 2022
Skanska are upgrading the M42 at junction 6 to improve traffic flow on and around the A45. Work includes creating a new junction (5a) on the M42 and constructing a new dual carriageway link road (A4545) between the new junction and Clock Interchange. This work will support access to Birmingham International airport and train station […]
M42 M6 Westbound link-road overnight closures: 3 October, 31 October and 24 November 2022
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), working in partnership with HS2 Ltd, are scheduling three nights of closures along the M42 M6 link road to safely complete drainage works. The three nights of closures will be as follows: Monday 3 October Monday 31 October Thursday 24 November Closures will be in place from 9.00pm until 5.00am, each […]
Floral Tributes to Her Majesty, The Queen
On Friday, Chairman of the Council Cllr Clive Hill laid the first floral tribute to Her Majesty The Queen at the Memory Garden on behalf of the Parish Council. Thank you to all residents and groups who have also laid flowers to mark this sad and solemn occasion. A Book of Condolence is available at […]
Marking the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
We join the entire nation in mourning the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. It is with the greatest sadness that Bickenhill & Marston Green Parish Council learnt of the death of Her Majesty the Queen. The Parish Council wishes to extend its deepest sympathy and condolences to His Majesty King Charles III and all […]