Proposed traffic calming in Bournville & Cotteridge

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Birmingham City Council are looking to extend the Places for People scheme across more of Bournville & Cotteridge Ward. This will make further changes to keep through traffic on the more main roads.

The proposed changes are aimed to complement the temporary measures introduced to Bournville in 2020. This was where large planters and bollards were placed on Oak Tree Lane and Franklin Road to prevent motorised vehicles from using these side streets to cut through and avoid main roads.

Whilst these proposed changes are not in Stirchley, there are several changes that may have an impact on residents, notably the one way system on Bournville side of Mary Vale Road and a shared-use path along Bournville Lane.

For more information or to view the documents relating to the proposed changes, visit the Bournville and Cotteridge Places for People page of Birmingham Be Heard. The council will also be holding drop in sessions and an online briefing, if you would like to know more / ask questions. Information on these events are also on that link.

You have until the 2nd July to make comments via the Council’s website.

Next Ward Forum meeting for June

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Councillor Locke has arranged her next Stirchley Ward meeting and it will be taking place on Tuesday 20th June 6.30pm at Stirchley Baths Community Hub, Bournville Lane B30 2JT.

You do not need to register to attend, just turn up to the meeting. However if you have any questions please contact Kay Thomas, Community Governance Manager, on kay.thomas@birmingham.gov.uk

Please note these are NOT the Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum meeting; the next one of those takes place on Monday 12th June, 7.30pm at Stirchley Community Church, as normal.

Mobile Household returns to Stirchley

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The Mobile Household Recycling Centre returns to Stirchley on Wednesday 31st May from 7am – 12.45pm (midday) on the Hazelwell Fordrough near The Hazelwell Pub.

For information on all of the council’s waste services visit birmingham.gov.uk/waste or to book a slot at their FREE household recycling centres visit birmingham.gov.uk/hrc

Birmingham Pride 2023

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A reminder that Birmingham Pride will be returning to the city centre over the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th May 2023.

For the Pride parade on Saturday 27 May, there will be road closures in place throughout the day, and this will affect public transport with a number of bus diversions in place. There are no train strikes scheduled for this weekend, so it may be easier to use the Cross City train line from Bournville station.

Great Birmingham Run – road closures

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Whilst the Great Birmingham Run, which takes place on Sunday 7th May, does not pass through Stirchley this year, there will be some road closures that may affect residents moving around the city.

The Great Birmingham Run starts on Broad Street and finishes in Smithfield. The route will visit new parts of the city like Jewellery Quarter and West Side before heading south back out towards Selly Park via Pershore Road, returning through Cannon Hill Park and Edgbaston Cricket Ground and into the finish within Smithfield.

Pershore Road (South of Edgbaston Cricket Ground) to Dog Pool Lane will be closed from 04:00 15:30. The Pershore Road south of the cricket ground and Belgrave Middleway will be closed from 06:00 until 15:30. There are some other more local roads that will be closed in Selly Park, including Kensington Road and Selly Park Road that will be closed between 08:00 and 15:00.

Cannon Hill Park will also be closed between 06:00 and 15:00.

Bus routes into/out of town from Stirchley will be affected, including the 35, 45 and 47 routes. Transport for West Midlands have advised there will be messaging in place at each suspended stop to direct bus users to the alternative temporary stops.

For more information, visit the Great Run website.