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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 Parish Council has completed a Covid-19 risk assessment, and appropriate signage will be erected – some temporarily while permanent signs are ordered. Dickens Heath PC have taken a pragmatic approach – we know that residents and children are desperate to see it reopen. It will not be feasible for us to clean the equipment daily, provide cleansing facilities, nor to provide supervision. We are relying on all of our residents to be responsible, follow current health advice and that on the signs, and keep everyone safe. Thank you

Update on Reopening of Playground

The Government has announced that playgrounds can reopen from July 4th onwards – but this is only if they are ‘covid-19 safe’. The Parish Council is awaiting guidance from SMBC on a covid-19 risk assessment and appropriate signage. We cannot therefore confirm a date for its reopening. We are sorry if this is disappointing – but our insurance company has advised that ‘risk assessments may lead to the decision not to reopen play areas if we cannot ensure that we can provide safe play equipment’

Bring a bag for your rubbish when spending time outdoors.

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Are you planning on spending time outdoors? Play your part in helping to keep our environment clean and litter-free: bring a bag to take your rubbish home with you to throw away or recycle. Don’t leave rubbish next to a full bin. Litter ruins our great outdoors by harming our wildlife and polluting our waters. Remember, bins aren’t always available outdoors, especially in the countryside

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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 from 10am to 1pm on Saturday 20 June or Thursday 25 June.

On Monday 6 July staff at Solihull Library Service will start issuing books through a new Click and Collect scheme at The Core. This will be followed by similar schemes at Chelmsley Wood Library and Shirley Library a few weeks later on 20 July. The service will be available in 30 minutes slots with users submitting requests for books via an online booking system on the Library Service web pages.
Forms will be available online from Monday 29 June for collections from The Core and from Monday 13 July for Chelmsley Wood and Shirley Libraries. Anyone unable to use the online form can place an order by phoning 0121 704 8001. The Home Library Service will also restart on 6 July.

Solihull Council’s Cabinet Member for Stronger and Safer Communities, Cllr Alison Rolf, said: “The launch of Click and Collect and the restart of our Home Library Service next month means we will have two very safe ways for people to borrow library books. Please help us to make this a success by dropping your book loans off this Saturday or next Thursday.

“Unfortunately we are a long way off from opening our doors as normal – so please don’t visit our libraries yet, other than to drop off your books for safe reissue.

“If you are unable to drop books off at these times and friends and family can’t do this for you, please don’t worry. We understand it may be difficult for some, so all books currently out for loan have had their return dates extended until the end of September. But to those of you who can – please bring your library books back!“