Representing Stirchley Residents
Councillor Mary Locke’s Stirchley Ward meeting will take place on Tuesday 25th April, 7pm at Stirchley Community Church, Hazelwell Street B30 2JX
For more information, contact Kay Thomas, Community Governance Manager at Birmingham City Council on kay.thomas@birmingham.gov.uk.
There will a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts service this month.
On Sunday 23rd April 2023, the Government will test a new service that is intended to notify people about potential life-threatening events via their mobile phones. The sound and vibration will last for about 10 seconds.
The alert will say:
“This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.
“In an actual emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe.
“Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information.
“This is a test. You do not need to take any action.”
In future, emergency alerts will only be sent by the emergency services, or government departments, agencies and public bodies that deal with emergencies. Alerts could warn of severe flooding, fires or extreme weather and will apply to your current location, rather than where you live or work.
If you do not want to receive these emergency alerts, you can opt out by going into the settings on your mobile phone, locating the emergency alert sections (usually in notifications) and turning whichever alerts you do not want to receive off.
For more information visit https://www.gov.uk/alerts
The Mobile Household Recycling Centre will visit Lyndworth Road (just off Cartland Road) on Friday 14th April 2023, 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.
There are currently no scheduled election in Birmingham in 2023. However, from Thursday 4th May 2023 the process of voting in person will change.
Those eligible to vote will be required to show photographic ID in order to receive their ballot paper. ID that will be accepted includes a UK passport, driving licence (or provisional), older / disabled person’s bus pass funded by the UK government and others, which can be found on the Electoral Commission website.
If you don’t have the required ID you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate on the Electoral Commission website.
The next scheduled elections in Birmingham are the Combined Authority Mayoral Election and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, both due to be held on Thursday 2nd May 2024.
Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting last week. There was a lively discussion about the draft Ward Plan and great to hear from a number of residents who attended the police tasking meeting in Cotteridge to raise concerns of Stirchley residents.
The minutes for March’s Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum are available here.
As you will notice from the minutes, there is a change to the next meeting. Usually the Forum is held on the second Monday of the month, but April has Easter Monday and May is filled with Bank Holiday Mondays due to May Day and the additional holiday for the Coronation. It has been decided to skip the April meeting but have one in May, but on a slightly different day. Therefore, the next meeting will be Monday 15th May, 7.30pm at Stirchley Community Church