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Spring Time in the Millennium Green
The Westley Vale Millennium Green Trust has been very fortunate in being awarded several hundred tree saplings by The Woodland Trust. The trees need to be planted on the site as soon as possible so the trustees are asking for local people to join … Continue reading
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Tagged Acocks Green, millennium green, spring clean-up, tree planting, volunteers, westley vale, Woodland Trust
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Plans for the Baptist Church Hall – Feedback from Consultation
Stockfield CommunityAssociation and the baptist church have been in touch with us to pass on updates from the recent consultation process. We are publishing their comments as they passed them on to us. Click the link below to read their … Continue reading
ReCom – maybe you can help?
Do you use the internet? Can you send an email? Have you got good communication skills? Do you live in postcodes: B25 – B28, B36, B37,B40 or B90 – 96? The Acocks Green based charity ReCom are looking for Buddies … Continue reading
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Tagged Acocks Green, Birmingham, Buddies, charity, computers, email, internet, on-line, Recom, voluntary work, volunteering
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Unemployed and 18 to 25? Team-up with The Prince’s Trust
If you’re unemployed, unexcited and unsure of your future, here is an opportunity to get you going: The Prince’s Trust Team programme. They have a new programme starting in our area at the end of March. Is it for … Continue reading
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Tagged 18-25, Acocks Green, City and Guilds, cv, Fae Palmer, jobseekers, PCSO, Prince's Trust, qualifications, Solihull College, Stuart Toogood, unemployed
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Report from Public Meeting – 10th February 2011
Thanks to everyone who attended our public meeting last Thursday. It was lively and informative. Two representatives from the Planning Department, Ian MacLeod and Doug Lee, discussed the Core Strategy 2026 – the strategic plans for our city. The council … Continue reading
Come along to our next Public Meeting
This is a warm invitation to our next Public Meeting on Thurday 10th February at the Baptist Church Community Hall on the corner of Yardley Road and Alexander Road, 7.30pm Our guest speaker will be a representative from Birmingham City … Continue reading
Resurfacing work – Douglas Road
Local residents and drivers please note after last week’s resurfacing of Alexander Road, week commencing 31st January Douglas Road will be resurfaced, so it will be closed for 4 days. Allow extra time and find alternative route or means of … Continue reading
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Smithy’s Cafe – A Long History
Thanks to a local resident, Ross, for an interesting article and photos about the long history of our local friendly cafe on Yardley Road. I wonder whether Margo Hitchinson and Ethel Baldwin foresaw that the cafe they opened at 73 … Continue reading
Westley Vale Millennium Green Celebration – 8th January 2011
Thanks to the Westley Vale trustees, local people and scouts who worked hard to make the celebration of our Millennium Green a great success. The weather was fair and the local pagan group gave the Green a very special blessing. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acocks Green, Birmingham, millennium green, pagan blessing, pagan society, pagans, tree planting. Len Gregory, westley vale
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Landmark Development
Stockfield Community Association, together with Acocks Green Baptist Church have unveiled some interesting plans for development of the Baptist Church site to provide improved community facilities and they would like local people’s views on what they’ve developed so far. They are holding … Continue reading
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