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Statement from Borough Councillor Ken Hawkins and The Parish Council:

DICKENS HEATH LIBRARY Last night’s parish council meeting saw a reprieve for Dickens Heath Library. Alison McGrory, Assistant Director at Solihull Council, agreed that Dickens Heath Library is a special case and more work needs to be done with the local community to ensure the opening hours meet the needs of the community. The council …

Update on Reduction in Library Opening Hours Pilot

Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s Parish Council meeting, and who signed the petitions to object to the reduction in Library opening hours. Thank you to the residents who spoke up so passionately about how important the Library is to them, and in particular to the young man in Year 6 who conveyed …

Online Petition to Stop Cuts to Library Opening Hours

Borough Councillor Ken Hawkins has set up an online petition so that residents can sign to support retaining current opening hours at the Library. SMBC propose to cut the opening hours on Tuesdays and Saturday afternoons – full details in an earlier post. You can sign the petition at: https://www.change.org/p/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-retain-dickens-heath-library-opening-hours?fbclid=IwAR3h1XOGdUWUEVNGfMT4YB34iTpwtgSwuAaNVSHMNDLOhssnH91QW9iwu_E

Big Hours Cut Proposed at Dickens Heath Library

Big Hours Cut Proposed at Dickens Heath LibrarySolihull Council have proposed the cutting of Dickens Heath Library opening hours by 26%, to just 14 hours per week, from 1st April 2020, bringing back the September 2019 plans that the Parish Council successfully opposed and were deferred at that time. The Parish Council was especially disappointed …