Would you like to get involved in making decisions about your community and make acontribution to the area in which you live or work? If so, Bickenhill & Marston Green ParishCouncil is looking to fill by co-option two vacancies – one in the Merstone Ward and theother in the Marston Green Ward. The Parish Council meet in Marston Green Parish […]
Marston Green celebrates the Coronation
A huge ‘thank you’ to all residents who attended the Coronation event held at the Parish Hall on Saturday 8 May. The event was a great success and it was fantastic to see so many people turn out to mark this historic occasion. The Parish Council would like to thank everyone who took part and […]
2023 Uncontested Election for Parish Councillor
Want to make a difference in your neighbourhood? Why not consider becoming a Parish Councillor? From May, there will be three vacancies on the Council. Don’t miss this opportunity to become part of the Council and support your community. Contact the Clerk for more information by calling 0121 779 4040 or by emailing clerk@bmgpc.org. Uncontested […]
Temporary Road Closures: Elmdon Road and Coleshill Heath Road Roundabout.
Solihull MBC will be carrying out carriage resurfacing work in this area. This requires the following temporary road closures affecting Elmdon Road (daytime) and Coleshill Heath Road Roundabout (overnight): Elmdon Road, Marston Green – Between Land Lane and Aylesford Drive from Tuesday 2 May until Thursday 4 May (8am – 5pm daily). Alternative routes signed […]
Road Closures: Catherine de Barnes Lane (North), Sunday May 14, 9.30am-3.30pm.
Catherine de Barnes Lane (North) will be closed from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Sunday May 14 to allow Skanska to remove the concrete block barriers currently in place along the edges of the bridge. These concrete barriers have been put in place to protect vehicles and pedestrians on the bridge while permanent steel vehicle restraint barriers […]
Road Closures: M42 J5-J6 (both directions), 5 to 8 May.
The new Solihull Road bridge was lifted into position October 2022 and is expected to open by the end of July 2023. Before this can be opened, National Highways need to demolish the existing Solihull Road bridge to enable them to build slip roads for the new junction. To complete this work safely, they need […]
Coronation Day Celebrations – 6 May, 10am-5pm
Carriage Realignment Works: Temporary Speed Limit: Catherine de Barnes Lane – until 30 September
From now until 30 September, 11.59pm, Solihull MBC will be placing a 30mph maximum speed limit on Catherine de Barnes Lane to allow carriage realignment work to take place. Details are as follows: Location: B4438 Catherine de Barnes Lane, Bickenhill. Speed limit applies to section from the junction with Clock Island to its junction with […]
Mist Netting at Millennium Wood: 27 March 2023
On 27th March, 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 19 birds including a […]
Temporary Closure of St.Peters Lane, Bickenhill – 3 to 4 April, 2023
Solihull MBC will be carrying out tree-cutting work along St.Peters Lane, Bickenhill. This will require a temporary closure of the road, from its southern junction with Catherine de Barnes Lane to the T-junction on St.Peters Lane. Work will take place from 8am Monday 3 April and is due to complete by 4pm Tuesday 4 April. […]