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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 …
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Proposal to Cut the Opening Hours at Dickens Heath Library – Again
UPDATE – We have heard from Borough Councillor Ken Hawkins that the reduction in opening hours will be deferred until after the May Elections. So we have a little more time to make our feelings known! Some of you may already know that Solihull MBC will be cutting our Library’s opening hours as of April …
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Parish Council News – February 2020
Update on unauthorised encampment on Tythe Barn Lane
SMBC served notice yesterday on the unauthorised encampment on the cul de sac section of Tythe Barn Lane. Our SMBC neighbourhood coordinator anticipates they will move by the end of the week, and SMBC will then clear the site. Further Update: The 6 Caravans that arrived on Saturday have now moved on and SMBC will …
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Update re: tree works on Dickens Heath Road
Tree works are due to be carried out by SMBC along Dickens Heath Road from Miller and Carter to the canal, on the allotments side, this will include the removal of a number of trees, that are self seeded and not supposed to be there. Following this, the ditch will be checked/cleared and then the …
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Tree Planting Project for 2020
The Parish Council are embarking on a tree-planting project. With increasing awareness of the impact of global warming on the environment, we have given some consideration to what we could do, as a local community, to try and make a difference. Clearly, anything we do will be a small contribution to a huge problem but …