The Chelmsley Wood Prince’s Trust team are recruiting for their 12 week programme.  They are running a 12 week course for 16-25 year olds to help boost confidence and skills, with two Level 1 qualifications awarded for completion. The next course will start on 14 September 2020. For more information please contact the Prince’s Trust […]

Let’s keep doing the right thing for Solihull as more services open. This week has been a significant milestone for children, young people, parents and carers across the borough, as all year groups returned to school. I have been really pleased to see that so far, school attendance levels are very high, and actually similar […]

Bickenhill (Routes D, E and F) including Marston Green, will be a hub of activity for the Wildlife Ways project. From March 2019 to November 2020, over 180 trees including sweet chestnut, apple and hornbeam will be planted across the area. Over 200,000 crocus, primrose, snowdrop, daffodil and allium bulbs will also be planted, while […]

Solihull Council has announced plans for an online booking system for trips to Bickenhill Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC) which will go live next month. Solihull Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Highways, Cllr Ken Hawkins, said: “We recognise that social distancing will be with us for a long time to come and that […]

HS2 archaeology programme is continuing to unearth discoveries across their sites. To share information about these works and some of the exciting finds uncovered, HS2 are running a series of online archaeology events to support Heritage Open Days 2020. * Uncovering Roman finds in Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire: 11 Sept 13:30-14:30 * Archaeology of the Colne […]

Back to school and the new normal – all about being very careful in how we go about our daily lives. For children, young people, parents and carers across the borough, the return of all year groups to school this week marks a significant milestone as we continue to emerge from lockdown and start defining […]

Grab and Go …. to the library! The Core and Solihull’s libraries will reopen to the public during September. In order to ensure the safety of customers and staff there are lots of changes – including new opening hours and a new ‘Grab and Go’ service to encourage people to leave as soon as they […]

As part of the Wildlife Ways programme, Solihull MBC’s contractor, Idverde, will be planting crocuses and primroses along Gloucester Road later in autumn.

“Let’s do the right thing for Solihull” Several things to mention this time, but first the Covid-19 update. Our centres are busier and people have been making the most of the “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme. Most people are wearing face coverings when they should. For me, this is important, not just to protect […]

Solihull Council and the Woodland Trust have agreed a long term partnership which will see the Trust providing 11,886 trees in the first year at a cost of nearly £23,000 as a contribution towards the Council’s Planting Our Future project. Planting Our Future will encourage Solihull residents to engage with tree planting projects, get involved […]