A mouthful of a title - it includes a Tai Chi demonstration (gentle Oriental exercise), willow-weaving workshops, how to make a bird-box session…. all are on the schedule for the ‘Health, Environment and Democracy Day 2008 ‘, from 11a.m. till 3p.m at Centre Park on Saturday 14th June. There are plans to entertain and inform [...]
The Skylark, the only remaining pub in Castle Vale, which has been on the market for the past four weeks at £350,000 has attracted a buyer. Chris Wright, Property Manager for Thwaites, has said that the Birmingham branch of Fleurets Estate Agents have found someone who has come up with an acceptable offer, though [...]
£3000 in prize money is being donated for the Birmingham-in-Bloom Competition. This is the second year of the competition. Judging will take place in July and people are being asked to nominate friends, neighbours or relatives by 15 June for one or more of the following categories:
best front garden,
best rear garden,
best communal garden
best balcony/window box/hanging basket/pots.
Competitions [...]
Doreen Palmer
Carole Rafferty
Castle Vale Tenants and Residents Alliance has appointed Doreen Palmer as its Acting Chair, as cover for Carole Rafferty who has recently been unwell. Doreen is TRA Treasurer, a resident board member of CVCHA, and is active on the 2005 Group.
The TRA Board has made Carole an Honorary President of the TRA, in recognition of her contribution to the [...]
It used to be called ’swinging the lead’, some refer to it as ‘throwing a sickie’, in school they call it ‘wagging it’ - whatever it’s known as, Birmingham City Council reckon they are cutting down on staff absence rates.
Figures just released show City Council staff took 9.89 days off sick last year, [...]
JKS finished their soccer season in style, winning the Challenge Vase by beating Greenhill 3-0 at Stratford Town Football Club’s new stadium. JKS have completed an impressive treble this season: Division Two champions and two cups.
Caste Vale JKS won their final league match of the season against Feckenham, and will be promoted as champions into Division One of the Midland Combination. At the end of the game, the team were introduced to their manager for next season, Nigel Fry.
Nigel was appointed by the JKS Board last week, and promises that [...]
The 67 is good bus territory, one of the best bus routes in Birmingham, the appropriately named Steven Rhodes, Bus and Highway Director for Centro, told his audience at the Castle Vale Neighbourhood Partnership meeting.
Mr Rhodes outlined Centro’s ambitious proposals for improving bus services across the West Midlands. These include improving punctuality, more frequent evening [...]
West Midlands Police have presented two Merlin Security Staff with Good Citizen Awards for their contribution to the arrest of car thieves in Castle Vale earlier this year. The thieves had stolen a car in Birmingham, and had driven into Castle Vale, where the CCTV cameras picked them up and directed local police to them.
Jenny Giryn of Merlin [...]
Sallyann Rose has announced that the Farmers’ Market, usually scheduled for the third Saturday of each month in Farnborough Road, will not take place in May, and that she intends to run the next market in a different location, possibly Centre Park, or one of the local churches. Sallyann told the Neighbourhood Partnership meeting that she thought [...]
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