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 […]
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Please Bring Back Your Library Books
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 […]
Update on Adoption of Gorcott Lane Island
A complaint about the untidy appearance of the Gorcott Lane island prompted Councillor Alan Scholes to get in touch with developer Redrow, who still own it, to ask why they don’t seem keen for it to be adopted by SMBC. Redrow replied that the island is part of a small section of highway that had […]
Severn Trent works on Dickens Heath Rd
The Severn Trent works from outside Copperfield Court, towards Fishers Drive, have resulted in comments from residents that they have ‘butchered the road’ and the tarmac repair ‘looks awful’. Solihull MBC have confirmed that this is works in progress, and they will be back to complete the repair to a higher standard, though we’re not […]
Dickens Heath Covid-19 Community Support Group on Facebook
Dickens Heath Parish Council and Dickens Heath Library, in conjunction with Solihull MBC, have set up a new Community Support Group on Facebook – with the aim of supporting our community through the Covid-19 pandemic. We are aiming for as many members as possible – so that residents can offer help to each other, or […]
Coronavirus – Solihull MBC Support Helpline
If you are self isolating and need help, you can call Solihull MBC on 0121 704 8001 or 0121 704 6000. The Parish Council are working with Solihull MBC and the Library regarding further support for our community, and we will post further information as soon as possible. If you know of elderly and vulnerable […]
****UPDATED****SMBC Proposal to Reduce Hours at Dickens Heath Library from January 2020 and Parish Council Response
Due to representations from the Parish Council and Borough Councillors Ken Hawkins and Richard Holt – this proposal has been deferred until April 2020.