Update on Solihull MBC’s Final Draft Local Plan Proposals for Dickens Heath The latest information on the Solihull Local Plan Review can be seen at https://www.solihull.gov.uk/lpr and we expect the Consultation will be open to early December 2020. The Parish Council would like to take residents’ views into account in their response. Please forward your […]
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Reopening of Dickens Heath Library
Dickens Heath Library will be open every Thursday from 10am to 1pm starting from Thursday 22 October for a ‘Grab and Go’ service. This means that customers can browse stock for up to 30 minutes but as there is limited space for social distancing there aren’t any areas for reading. Customers can also use the PCs […]
Covid-19 Summary of Changes for Solihull as of Wednesday October 14th 2020
There are two important changes. We can no longer meet anywhere indoors to socialise with people who are not members of our own household/support bubble. We can no longer meet people in pubs, restaurants or other social settings as well as not meeting in homes. It is lawful to look after children to enable parents […]
Appeal for Photos of Dickens Heath
The PC are working on a new accessible website, and we really need some new good quality photos of the village for the home page. If you would like to see your photo on our website – please forward them to dickensheathpc@hotmail.com A prize will be awarded for each one used.
Solihull says Thank You
Solihull Council is launching a special initiative called ‘Solihull says thank you’, in place of The Civic Honours Awards which are postponed until 2021. ‘Solihull says thank you’ has been set up to acknowledge the support that people and communities have given each other over the last six months. This is an opportunity for Solihull […]
Please Keep an Eye out for Fly Tippers
This mess in the car park behind Mortons has to be removed by Dickens Heath Management Co, SMBC won’t do it. And that means those paying the service charge to DHMC will end up footing the bill. If anyone sees this happening again – please can we ask you to take a registration number (or […]
Playground Reopens
Reopening of Playground
Dickens Heath PC has not yet reopened the playground, but we are aware that it is being used again. We will therefore endeavour to officially reopen it tomorrow, Monday July 6th. No inspections have been done during lockdown, and so this is our first priority – to ensure that it is safe to use. The […]
Update on Reopening of Playground
Solihull MBC have advised that although playgrounds are allowed to reopen from July 4th, along with other local authorities they are advising that their playgrounds cannot reopen before Monday July 6th.
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 […]