St.Peter’s church in Bickenhill will be holding their Remembrance Day Service on Sunday 10 November. The service will begin in Church at 10.50am with laying of wreaths at the memorial in church. Wreaths will also be laid in the churchyard at the graves of two fallen servicemen as the service ends. Tea and Coffee will […]
BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT – PLANNING APPLICATION TO INCREASE NIGHT FLIGHTS
The Parish Council has been notified of a planning application by Birmingham Airport seeking to change the existing Section 106 agreement relating to night flights (PL/2024/0197/M106 – see link below). Link to planning application (opens in new page) The application includes a request to increase the number of night flights from the current 5171 per […]
Mist Netting at Millennium Wood: 22 October
On 22nd October, 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. The group processed 84 birds, mostly blue […]
M42 junction 6 Improvements: S’bound Exit Slip Road overnight closures – 25-27 September
As part of their ongoing Junction 6 work, Skanska need to remove two existing gantries on the southbound junction 6 exit slip road, shown in red on the image below. To allow them to carry out this work safely, they will be closing the southbound exit slip road overnight on 25, 26 and 27 September, from 10pm to 5am. Traffic […]
M42 junction 6 upgrade: Upcoming overnight work at Clock Interchange roundabout, 25-28 September
Between Monday 25 and Thursday 28 September (10pm until 5am), Skanska will be working on the Clock Interchange roundabout. They are moving the existing concrete barriers to allow them to work on other areas of the roundabout. To do this safely, they need to close the roundabout overnight in two phases over four nights. Details are […]
M42 J6 – Overnight Closures: 9th, 10th and 18th September, 10pm-5am.
During September, Skanska will be installing gantries on the M42 between Junctions 5 and 6 for September. To allow this work to be carried out safely, overnight closures will be in place from 10pm to 5am on the following dates: Date and time of closure Closure Diversion Saturday 9 September M42 closed in both directions between J5-J6 […]
Notification of Temporary Traffic Restrictions – Clock Interchange & Surrounding Roads, Bickenhill – Ongoing until 31 January 2024
Temporary Road ClosuresA45 Coventry Road (Westbound Entry Slip Road), Bickenhill – from Catherine de Barnes Lane to A45 Coventry Road – ongoing until 31 January 2024 at 23:59hrs. Alternative routes signed via Clock Interchange, A45 Coventry Road Eastbound, to travel around the roundabout at M42 Jct.6 to return on A45 Coventry Road Westbound. Temporary 30 […]
Various HS2 Works: 23, 24 and 25 July
23 July: Overnight road closure – A452 southbound, Bickenhill On the night of 23 July, the southbound slip road of the A446, (a.k.a Biddle’s Loop) will be closed to install a temporary safety barrier. To minimise disruption to residents and business, the road will be closed from 8pm at night and reopen at 6am in […]
Damage to bench at the Pleck
Last weekend vandals damaged one of the wooden benches at the Pleck leaving it unsafe to use. The matter has been reported to the Police and information is being sought to help identify the offender. If you have any information, please contact the Police – west-midlands.police.uk/incident-report.
Mist Netting at Millennium Wood: 25 June 2023
On 25th June, 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. The group ringed 15 new birds and […]