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 […]
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Remembering the Fallen
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. […]
NEC Group Masterplan announced, 6 week public consultation to be held.
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 […]
Remembrance Day Events – 14 November 2021
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 […]
Mist Netting at Millennium Wood – 3 November
Earlier this year, a group of volunteers certified by the British Trust for Ornithology requested permission from the Parish Council to carry out mist netting at Millennium Wood. 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. On 3rd […]
Remembrance Sunday Parade: Notice of Temporary Road Closures
On the morning of Sunday 14 November (Remembrance Sunday), there will be a number of temporary road closures to allow the annual Remembrance Sunday parade to take place. Residents living close to the affected areas will receive the following letter notifying them of the closures:
Notice of Traffic Management – Coleshill Heath Road, 20-22 December.
From Monday 20 December 2021 to Wednesday 22 December 2021, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), working in partnership with HS2 Ltd will be carrying out trial hole excavations in the verge of Coleshill Heath Road to identify existing utility services. To carry out these works safely, BBV will install temporary traffic lights on the Coleshill Heath […]
Tree Planting and Time Capsule Burial at Marston Green Infant Academy
Chair of the Parish Council, Cllr Clive Hill and fellow councillors recently attended a tree planting and time capsule burial event at Marston Green Infant Academy. The tree and time capsule were donated by the Parish Council to mark the 50th birthday of the Infant Academy.
Remembrance Sunday Service 14 November: Volunteer Road Marshals Required (18 and over)
We need volunteer marshals to help with the road closures for this year’s Remembrance Day service in the Garden of Memory. If you’re over 18 years old and are available between 10:15 and 12.00 on Sunday 14 November, then please contact the Clerk on 0121 779 4040 or by email to [email protected].
National Highways: Works on M42 and M6 during October and November 2021
Ahead of future works to the network that will be carried out by HS2, National Highways and their contractor Kier, need to do some preparatory works on the M42 and M6. Temporary overnight (22.00 – 06.00) work is being carried out on the M6 near Junction (J) 4, Coleshill Interchange, for two weeks in late […]