October meeting minutes available

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The minutes from October’s meeting are available here. These cover the now-open Aldi, the triangle site opposite (that will be maintained by Aldi), as well as discussions around houses of multiple occupation (HMOs), police and planning updates.

Please note the November meeting was an Annual General Meeting and these minutes are ratified at the next AGM in 2023.

The next Stirchley Forum meeting takes place on Monday 12th December, 7.30pm at the Stirchley Community Church on Hazelwell Street.

Mobile Recycling van returns just before Christmas

The Mobile Household Recycling Centre will return to Stirchley, this time in the Morrisons car park, on 15th December from 7am until 12 midday.

Refuse management staff from Lifford Lane tip will be on hand to help ensure your items go in the right bins.

CAN BE RECYCLED: Recycle any household rubbish that cannot be reused; standard recycling materials that usually go in your recycling; garden waste; bigger items like toys or small household items. Batteries, lightbulbs, small electronics etc can be recycled.

NOT ACCEPTED: Building materials, white goods (like fridges), hazardous materials and larger items will not be accepted.

No commercial waste can legally be accepted at any of the MHRC’s and any such material will be turned away. Vans are accepted at the MHRC’s subject to a 10 item limitation and a legal declaration that the waste presented is not commercial in nature. As with the Bulky Waste Collection service 2 black bags equals 1 item.

Level 3 cold weather alert

A level 3 Met Office Cold Weather Alert has been issued for the West Midlands. There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather between 18:00 on Wednesday 7th December and 09:00 Monday 12th December. Cold with overnight, potentially severe, frosts and temperatures only rising a few degrees Celsius above freezing by day.

This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please be mindful when travelling and take extra care.

Weekend work on Pineapple Rd station

West Midlands Rail Exec have explained that there will be more weekend work taking place on the New Pineapple Road station.

Further works will be happening to complete site set up and tree removal works, this is a continuation of the work started in October. Whilst most of the work is taking place during standard working hours, Monday to Friday, 07.30am to 5.30pm, to ensure the safety of workers some work needs to take place on weekends and at night-time.

Out of hours work for the new station will be taking place on the following weekends:

  • Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December
  • Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December
  • Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 December

A targeted letter drop will be happening immediately. 

For more information on the new Pineapple Road station, visit wmre.org.uk/camphill

2022/2023 committee announced

At the AGM in November, the Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum committee for 2022/23 was elected. At the following committee meeting officer posts were allocated. These are as follows;

  • Chair – Rob Morris
  • Vice Chair – Sandra Cooper
  • Treasurer – Paula Aubrey
  • Planning Officer – Sandra Cooper supported by Diane Johnson
  • Youth Officer – Heidi Murphy
  • Secretary & Publicity Officer – Vacant
  • Also – Julie Saunders & Margaret Walker

There are two vacancies for co-opted committee members.