Representing Stirchley Residents
Transport for West Midlands have advised of the following changes to bus routes.
From 2nd April 2023, Kevs Cars & Coaches will vary their timetable to improve reliability. The route is amended to terminate at Longbridge during the peaks due to roadworks affecting reliability.
From 16th April 2023, National Express West Midlands are replacing this service by a new NXWM service 20 between Bromsgrove and QE Hosptial.
Over the last few days there has been reports about a planned ‘Bournville Eco Village’ on the site of the woodlands on Sparrey Drive and behind houses on Oxford Street.
Although this site is not in Stirchley ward, it boarders it and backs on to houses in the ward. So, it felt appropriate to inform Stirchley residents of additional information to clear up some confusion. Most of the information from the article has come from the developers’ website bournvilleecovillage.co.uk and as yet there have been no plans submitted to the council for approval, meaning that this is still very much in the pre-planning stages.
Ian MacLeod, director of planning, transport & sustainability for Birmingham City Council, wrote that he discussed these proposals with the developer in early February. He has also clarified “The site is of local importance to nature conservation and is also subject to a Tree Protection Order. Development on the site would not be supported.”
The article from the Daily Mail quotes the councillor for Stirchley, Councillor Mary Locke, but the woodlands are in fact in the Bournbrook & Selly Park ward.
A petition to save the Bournbrook Historic Woodlands has been set up by local residents who are concerned about the ecological and environmental impact of removing trees and disruption an eco community centre would have on residents, especially with an existing community centre a few meters away.
Since the national interest in the development, Bournville Eco Village’s website has a new notice that reads, in part; “We have not yet decided on the best way to move forward, as we are waiting on various assessments focused on the ecological impact on the woods. We hope you can see that we care about the environment from the people that we have chosen to work with on this project.” They have also said they intend to hold a public meeting to discuss their ideas with local residents in a few months’ time.
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.