Serving the Local Community
We have all seen fly tipping along our roads and verges. This is illegal and offenders can be presecuted. If you see incidents of fly tipping in and around Hockley Heath, please contact the Solihull Contact Centre on 0121 704 8004.
With the help of your vigilence and SMBC action, we will be able to keep our parish clean.
Thank you
The attached newsletter gives readers the oportunity to understand what is happening around Solihulls rural edges. There are contact details of officers if you have any concerns about the various issues.
Hockley Heath Parish Council meetings are open to all residents, interested parties and the press. However, the number of people attending recent meetings has dropped. This matter was discussed in September and Members took the decision to change the start time of the meetings in order to make them more accessible. As a result, with effect from the 15th October 2015, monthly meetings will now start at 7pm at the Pavilion, Hockley Heath Recreation Ground.
The volunteers in Hockley Heath Gardening Club have been brightening up the village for over 15 years. Each year the group plant up over 30 planters and planting areas. We work closely with the Parish Council, who support us financially. There are currently seven active members.
If you have any spare time and would like to join our team we would love to welcome you. The time commitment is very flexible. We meet up about four times a year and agree who will be responsible for each of the displays, then individuals will plant up and look after their allocated areas at a time that suits them. You do not need to have previous gardening experience. If your time is limited, but you would like to get involved, you could just adopt an individual planter to look after.
To find out more please email us: HHGardenClub@gmail.com
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Since 2011 the Mobile Library for Solihull has been provided through working in partnership with Warwickshire County Council. It has been decided to review the service that is provided to find out if the service meets the service needs of our customers. As part of this review we are carrying out a survey to see if our customers are happy with the service being provided and the convenience of the stops that the Mobile Library visits.
The survey will be taking place between week beginning 14th September and will finish Friday 23rd October. The survey will be available on the Mobile Library van on the following dates and areas:
Monday 14th September and Monday 5th October for Romeo Route A – Knowle, Dorridge, Bentley Heath, Monkspath and Star and Garter
Monday 14th September and Monday 5th October Titania Route A – Solihull Shirley area
Thursday 17th September and Thursday 8th October Hamlet Route D – Solihull – Hobs Moat area
Tuesday 22nd September and Tuesday 13th October Romeo Route G – Balsall Common
Thursday 24th September and Thursday 15th October Hamlet Route J – Solihull North of the Borough and Villages
Friday 25th September and Friday 16th October Romeo Route K – Sunrise, Cheswick Green, Hockley Heath
Thursday 1st October and Thursday 22nd October Romeo Route O – Solihull – centre all day
Friday 2nd October and Friday 23rd October Titania Route P – Shirley and Olton
The survey is also available online via Surveymonkey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMLGCSS
Solihull Council is obliged to publish a Rights of Way Improvement Plan for its area, and to review it periodically. This aspirational documents seeks to outline priorities for the management and development of the local rights of way network.
The original Rights of Way Improvement Plan for the area was published in 2007 and is now due for review. part of the review process includes consultation with key stakeholder groups and local users of the rights of way network. If you wish to assist in the review and have an input in the future management of the local rights of way network you may do so by completing an online questionnaire. This may be access via the following link:
http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Resident/Leisure-parks/fitness/walking/improving-rights-of-way
At the meeting of the Hockley Heath Parish Council on Thursday 17th September, the police will be attending to answer your questions about the traveller incursion at the recreation ground over the summer. Please come along to the meeting which starts at 7.45pm at the Pavilion, Hockley Heath Recretion Ground.
Hockley Heath Parish Council are pleased to announce that in September 2015, work will start on developing new play facilities adjacent to the pavilion at the Recreation Ground. The new play area will have fencing to stop dogs entering, a new climbing frame, swings and other features. Following on from that, a new multi use games area will be created on the site of the existing one and shouild be completed by October 2015.
M40 – Junction 3a/M42 & M42 Links. Carriageway works
The Northbound Links at Junction 3a (M42 links) will be closed overnight for one night from 8pm 1st July until 6am the following morning (2nd July). A diversion route will be clearly signposted
M42 Junction 2 to 3, West Midlands. Carriageway works
The Northbound carriageway will be closed overnight between 10pm and 6am from 29 June until 4 July. A diversion route will be clearly signpost
M42 Junction 3 to 2, West Midlands. Carriageway works
The Southbound carriageway will be closed overnight between 10pm and 6am from 30 June until 27 July. A diversion route will be clearly signpost
M42 Junction 3a, West Midlands. Carriageway works
The M42 Eastbound Link to M42 Northbound Link will be closed overnight for one night from 8pm 2 July until 6am the following morning (3 July). A diversion route will be clearly signpost
