Please bring your library books back! Solihull residents are being asked to return their library books – so they can be issued safely next month. In order to give library staff sufficient time to quarantine books and prepare them for safe reissue, people are asked to return their library books to any of Solihull’s libraries …
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Thank You to our Dickens Heath Heroes
In National Volunteers Week, the Parish Council would like to send out a massive thank you to all of our Dickens Heath Heroes who have been doing so much in recent weeks to help the local community. Thank you to our Pharmacy volunteers who have been delivering prescriptions to self isolating residents, thank you to …
Parish Council Meeting June 9th 2020
Having suspended the April and May meetings due to coronavirus, the Parish Council have decided to hold a virtual meeting, using Zoom, on Tuesday June 9th at 11am. Along with all of the usual PC business, there are 2 items that may be of particular interest to residents: 1) Although the playground is currently closed, …
‘Please enjoy our parks safely and sensibly’
Local residents are being asked to enjoy Solihull’s parks responsibly following new government guidance which now permits the use of parks for relaxation as well as exercise. Visitors to Solihull’s parks and open spaces will see new signage asking them to observe the two metre social distancing guidance if they are with somebody that they don’t live …
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New Phishing Scam Reporting Tool Launched
Phishing email scams have been around for a very long time, but the fraudsters who send them often use current events such as COVID-19 to make them appear genuine. Latest phishing COVID-19 phishing scams include: Emails that encourage recipients to provide their bank details in order to receive coronavirus related Government payments Emails designed to look …
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Solihull’s Household Waste Recycling Centre site to reopen
Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) will reopen on Monday 18 May – but residents are being warned to expect significant queues and are asked to think very carefully about whether a trip is really essential. In order to follow social distancing guidance, only five cars will be allowed in at a time and only …
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COVID 19 and VE Day
COVID 19 and VE Day Friday 8 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (commonly known as VE Day). This year the Government moved the May bank holiday to VE Day to allow the nation to remember the sacrifice so many made in the fight against fascism. Given the restrictions due …