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Bournville Police community meetings Jan – June 2023

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As has been mentioned in several Stirchley Forum meetings now, due to time restraints West Midlands Police are unable to send an officer to attend the monthly Stirchley Forum neighbourhood meetings.

Instead, Bournville Police, who cover Stirchley Ward, have a series of meetings in the community where residents are able to meet their local neighbourhood team and talk about any police issues they may have.

The meeting for the first half of the year are as follows;

  • Saturday 28th January 2pm at Cotteridge Church
  • Wednesday 8th February 7pm at Dame Elizabeth Hall, Bournville
  • Saturday 4th March 2pm at Cotteridge Church
  • Wednesday 12th April 7pm at Dame Elizabeth Hall, Bournville
  • To be confirmed – Saturday 6th May at Cotteridge Church
  • Wednesday 14th June 7pm at Dame Elizabeth Hall, Bournville

These meetings are not arranged by Stirchley Forum. For more information or to check for updates, we recommend following Bournville Police on https://twitter.com/bournvillewmp

Camp Hill Line Community Engagement Sessions

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Artist’s impression of the Pineapple Road station

Transport for West Midlands are holding a series of community engagement sessions about the soon-to-reopen Camp Hill train line, including one in Stirchley.

Moseley Village, Kings Heath, and Pineapple Road stations will reopen as part of the Camp Hill line returning to use as a commuter line. Each station will have two platforms, lifts, ticket machines, information screens, and secure bike parking. The Moseley Village and Pineapple Road stations will also have a pick-up and drop-off area.

At the engagement sessions, residents will have the opportunity to meet members of the team building the stations and ask any questions. All of the events will cover all three stations so people can choose the date and time that is most convenient for them. The sessions are drop-in session with those registered able to turn up at any time in the two hour period. However, it is advised not to arrive less than 15 minutes before the end.

The engagement sessions are taking place at;

Ward plan info

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It is time to update Stirchley’s Ward Action Plan for 2022 – 2026.

Ward Plans are Birmingham City Council documents designed to be used by residents, councillors, and local stakeholders. They are created by the ward councillor/s in collaboration with residents and are meant to be a tool, to encourage engagement and action around local-level topics and issues that matter to local people.

The current Stirchley Ward Action Plan can be found here.

The new Ward Action Plan template is split into six themes which are important topics for all wards across the city. However, there may be aspects of those topics where there is more or less need in different wards. The process of setting priorities, goals and actions allows wards to focus in on the issues that matter most and find locally achievable solutions.

Wards do not need to identify a priority for each theme. The Council advises identifying between three and six priorities to work towards in each ward’s plans. These are flexible documents and so they can be revised as needed.

Birmingham City Council suggests the following themes;

  • Prosperous
  • Inclusive
  • Safe
  • Healthy
  • Green
  • Local

The Council has also given some examples of how these themes might be applied within areas. A readable version of the PDF can be found here.

Stirchley’s councillor Mary Locke is keen to hear from residents and community groups about what they would like to see in Stirchley’s Ward Action Plan. If you have any ideas that you would like to include, please bring them to the January Forum meeting on Monday 9th January 2023 or contact Councillor Locke directly.

The first iteration of Stirchley’s Ward Action Plan needs to be submitted by Councillor Locke to the Council by Monday 16th January 2023.

Festive bin collections

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Plans for waste and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year have been announced by Birmingham City Council.

There are no collections on Boxing Day / Monday 26 December 2022. Those due general waste collection have their next collection scheduled for Monday 2 January and recycling on Monday 9 January 2023.

There will be collections of recycling only on Tuesday 27 December 2022, which is a Bank Holiday. General waste collection on this day have their next collection scheduled for Tuesday 3 January 2023.

All over days over the festive period, including Bank Holiday Monday 2 January 2023 will be collected as usual.

The Council expect additional waste created during this time. Reasonable amounts of “side waste” will be taken over the Christmas and new year period (2-3 sacks). Anyone with extra cardboard is asked to bundle it with string and place next to their recycling bin on their next scheduled collection day – the bundle must not be any taller or wider than the bin itself.

For those who do not wish to wait, the city’s network of four Household Recycling Centres will be open every day across the festive period, apart from Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Visits must be booked in advance.

Amended bus services from January

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Transport for West Midlands have announced a number of changes to bus services across the West Midlands.

Routes that were ‘at risk’ of being withdrawn or changed were announced in October and TfWM have been working to find funding for as many of these routes as possible. Whilst none of the services affected serve Stirchley, there are a number of routes that operate nearby and may be of interest to residents. The full update on January bus service changes can be found here.

Amended routes include;

  • 10S – Ridgacre to Selly Oak: will be renumbered 55 and will extend to Longbridge with a new timetable, run by Kev’s Coaches.
  • 38 – Northfield to Selly Oak: will be renumbered 55 and will extend to Ridgacre via Harborne.
  • 42 – Hollymoor Way to West Heath: will be renumbered 55 and will extend to Ridgacre via Harborne.

These changes will be added to the Upcoming Bus Changes page as soon as possible and updated in the Journey Planner nearer the time.