Did you have your say on the proposed closure of WESTMINSTER Road at its junction with Wellington Road?
click on the picture to read the proposal reference 2011/07420/PA
WELCOMES YOU
We cover the following neighbourhoods of the Birchfield district of the East Handsworth and Lozells ward,
in the Perry Barr Constituency of Birmingham City council.
Wellington,Birchfield, Westminster, Stamford, the Birchfield Estate, Calthorpe, Turville, Haughton, Havelock, Livingstone,Leslie,Willmore,Churchill,Hutton,Grosvenor,Wilton,Church Vale,Maxwell Avenue,Lea Hill and Putney Roads.
Old Mill Close, Westminster Cresent, and the side roads off the main ones.
If you feel you want to be included then please feel free to make contact
our Blog can be found here http://birchfieldresidents.posterous.com
http://birchfieldresidents.posterous.com/pages/mystery-coats-of-arms-in-local-wall-with-mott
Clear-up EVENT this Saturday 26th November in Haughton Road, B20 3LD 10.30 to 12.30 -free cup of soup !
http://www.lovewhereyoulive.org/find-places-and-events/birchfield,-birmingham-.aspx
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday 9th November 2011, 10am in the Livingstone Road Allotments Community Hut, entrance on Livingstone road, opposite the Broadway Dance school. Let us know if you want to stand for election.Come and learn more about our activities especially the new Allotment Well Being project
NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE meetings for the Birchfield area
Monday 21st November 2011
at 6:30pm at Holy Trinity School, Havelock Road.
Vote for Perry Hall Park to win £25,000 for Sports facilities- but before 18th November-click here
110 on Friday 18th, but Rectory Park, Sutton Coldfield,has 356
LATEST NEWS received from Neighbourhood Police Team-
On 22/10/11 Lozells and East Handsworth Neighbourhood Team conducted a bus operation on Wellington Road in company with National Express Bus Inspectors to reduce crime, disorder and anti social behaviour on the bus networks in the area, and to provide reassurance to local residents. In total over 60 persons were stop checked for failing to obtain a valid ticket and Fixed Penalty Notices were issued. Most of those stopped were known to the police. Two of the persons stopped were of interest to Immigration so details have been passed on. One male was arrested during the operation for Possession of Offensive Weapon after a knuckleduster was recovered during a search.
More from our new Sargeant
With the clocks recently going back and the darker nights firmly upon us, officers in Lozells and East Handsworth would like to encourage local residents to think about their home security.
Statistics show that burglary offences traditionally rise during the winter months, with many people leaving their proprty insecure or failing to follow a few easy to apply crime prevention techniques.
To help secure your home during the winter months, please consider the following advice.
- Consider purchasing a timer switch for your lights. These are inexpensive and ensure homes are not left in darkness to alert burglars to an empty property.
- Always ensure that windows and doors are securely locked when ot in use. An opportunistic burglar only needs a few seconds to enter an insecure property and steal your belonging.
- Remember to cancel any milk or newspapers that you usually have delivered if going away for a few days. A burglar may notice these and be alerted to an empty home.
- Keep sheds, out houses and garages locked - your tools could be used to break into your home.
- Neighbourhood Watch is an effective way to keep your home and local community safe. You can find details of how to join or set up a scheme from the partnerships officer at your local station. Please call 0345 113 5000 for details.
Sergeant Lucy Bird, responsible for policing in Lozells and East Handsworth, said: "Figures have just been released to show that there have been 2,300 fewer victims of burglary so far this year compared to last. By following the helpful advice above, you can help us to further reduce this figure and ensure that your home remains as safe and secure as possible this winter."
For more crime prevention advice, daily police updates and interaction, please visit us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/brumpolice.
For further advice about keeping your home secure, please visit: www.safer-homes.org
Thanks
Lucy
Sergeant 20040 Lucy Bird
Supervisor - Lozells and East Handsworth Neighbourhood Team
Birmingham West & Central Local Policing Unit
Handsworth Police Station
Thornhill Road
Handsworth
Birmingham
B21 9BT
Tel - 0345 113 5000 ext. 7862 6707
Email - lucy.bird@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk
West Midlands Police has launched two hotline numbers for members of the public to contact them with information on the disorder which broke out in parts of Birmingham last night( Monday 8th August). Detectives will be manning a freephone number 0800 096 0095 and local rate 0207 158 0125 from 1.30pm on Tuesday August 9.
Chief Inspector Matt Markham, said:
“We’ve published CCTV images on our website of suspects we believe were involved in the disorder.
“If anyone recognise anyone in the images, or has information relating to the disorder or offenders, then I’d encourage them to contact either hotline number immediately so we can bring offenders to justice.”
Detectives are also keen to hear from any members of the public who may have recorded footage of the disorder on CCTV cameras or mobile phones.
BIRCHFIELD NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM meeting
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 at 6:30pm at The Westerings Community Room
(Grosvenor Road entrance @ Westminster Road)
Spread the Word! Lozells, Birchfield and Handsworth People’s Conference
PEOPLES CONFERENCE to discuss community issues in Handsworth, Saturday 9th July at City College, Soho Road, 10.30am to 2pm
Planning Application to CLOSE access to WESTMINSTER Road from Wellington Road
Site: Westminster Road/Wellington Road, land at, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20Proposal:Erection of 11 new dwelling houses, new access road and associated landscapeand parking and stopping up of access between Wellington Road andWestminster RoadThe above application was accepted by the Council on 19/04/2011. We are interested in your comments onthe application reference 2011/02475/PA –preferably before 31 May 2011.
BRMB WALKATHON passes through Perry Barr May 8th
-watch on 
watch slide show on UTube
Former Birmingham Lord Mayor dropped as Labour local election candidate by James Cartledge, Birmingham Post Mar 31 2011
STREET ACTION DAY Wednesday 30th March, 10am-2pm meet corner Hutton Road with Westminster Road
Brag's Free Event has been great success 
Yvonne Wager, our Council Support Officer (right) with Barbara Petris our chair sit spellbound by the young talent .
on the 10th March at the Banqueting suite on Birchfield Road for the Celebration of
BIRCHFIELD'S GOT TALENT
FREE FOOD MENDHI FACE PAINTING ENTERTAINMENT
It was your chance to celebrate Birchfield's talent and make new friends,were YOU there ?
A day in the life of
Handsworth PRACTICAL CARE PROJECT
is shown in this short video by Simon Baddeley,
who features in the current edition of the Birchfield Bugle
17th January 2011 The "NIBBLER" starts work on our LAST MAST Tower
January 13th 2011, council rubbish bags still uncollected from Wellington Road. 4pm.
So much for BCC promise to clear all bags by end of weekend.
December 2010
Below we show you an email that was sent by one of our members to CENTRO.
We thought you might like to see what we have to put up with in Birchfield.
In fact this Information display was noticed out of action even before August, actually after the last May Bank holiday.
Sent: Wed, 1 December, 2010 20:02:48 Subject: Travel WM - Bragg Rd, Birmingham
Dear Councillor Adams
On the 26th August 2010 I reported through Councillor Hunt (Deputy Lead) that the RTI display at the bus stop on Birchfield Rd at the junction with Bragg Rd, Perry Barr - Birmingham, was not working. On the 27th August Councillor Hunt kindly forwarded a reply he had received from Guy Craddock at Centro to say that Gary Leek at Centro would investigate and take the necessary action.
On the 11th September I asked Councillor Hunt for an update - no reply. A subsequent telephone message went unanswered.
Today is 01st December 2010 - and the display remains unfixed. Since being broken down in August - passengers have been deprived of live travel information - and you will no doubt be conscious of the frustration that this causes as well as other problems.
This situation is totally unacceptable. I do not know where the fault lies or want to attribute blame - but simply to know when this fault will be repaired and service resumed. It is vital that service organisations such as Centro do not neglect smaller issues like this which are not higher level policy matters.
We await their reply on the intended action
Thank you for contacting Centro
Date: 7/December/2010
Please find below my response to your enquiry
Real Time Information (RTI) Fault
Thank you for your emails received on 1 and 2 December 2010,
regarding the faulty RTI display at Birchfield Road/Bragg Road.
I was sorry to learn that you had originally reported this fault in
August 2010 and that this screen was still faulty on 1 December 2010.
took this matter up immediately and I am pleased to advise you that
this unit was fixed on 2 December 2010.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in rectifying this problems.
If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
me again.
Kind regards
Angus
Adams
Chairman
Check this out.... Be Heard in Birchfield the Neighbourhood Manager's Site,
http://birchfield.org.uk
COUNCIL'S SPEEDWAY MADNESS Sorry to announce that the Perry Barr Speedway Club have been granted permission to pollute our peace permanently. The Birmingham City Planning Committee have decided to allow them 2 years to fit silencers, meanwhile listen out for more noise disturbance on a Wednesday night, Bank holiday and Sunday meetings. This is despite objections from locals, especially those suffering in Nash Square and students
at the adjacent City University halls.
BANK Holiday BLUES No, nothing to do with politics, but we are interested in your views about certain unofficial events that disturb the peaceful calm of our Sunday,hopefully not tomorrow as well.As I tried to settle down to watch Noor TV presenter Ahmed Bostan Qadri interview a couple of our local folk, including chair of the Central Handsworth Neighbourhood Forum, Waseem Zaffar,about Cricket and being "at home in Britain", the deafening noise from a Caribbean event at the Crown & Cushion grounds in Perry Barr, prevented me from concentrating on the discussion. To add to my disquiet, the roar of the bikes from the Perry Barr Speedway cut across the deep bass thump that was shaking my window.All we need is the fireworks tonight to add to the celebrations. Oh for the peaceful countryside sound of cricket ball against willow in Perry Hall Park; no not really as the Speedway sound reaches there too.So up with my TV's volume from 19 to 26, to watch Noor Tv the channel that promotes Love,Peace, and Harmony, which is more than can be said for the selfish Noise from the Crown & Cushion.
Update Bank Holiday MONDAY;We can hear that the event is on again, but not so loud today,all I can hear is the bass rumble, but with the wind in the opposite direction, the poor folk of Handsworth Wood must be having to listen to the din.We also understand that the area is plagued with parking problems similar to last year, where even the grassed Central reservation was used. The next day we asked the Council to cleanse the urine from our office at 311a Wellington Road, and clear the disgarded bottles. This did not happen as they said is was on "private land", but we noted that Councillor Don Brown's Crown Cushion area was give a good clear up. We can only be thankful that the rival Calthorpe Arms event did not happen this year. Brag suggests that this kind of event and its licensing be given careful scrutiny by the Local Police.UPDATE- at the last Ward Committee meeting on 16th June, at which Councillor Brown was not present, it was announced,in answer to a question fromthe public, that the Tasking Group (police and environmental affairs) will have this on their agenda.
THOUGHT for the DAY Historian Cassius Dio recorded a revealing event from the life of Hadrian, the Roman Emperor,(remember his wall, which divides Scotland from England)."Once ,when a woman made a request of Hadrian as he passed by on a journey, he at first said to her, 'I haven't time', but afterwards,when she cried out,'Cease, then being emperor', he turned about and granted her a hearing."
Brag has invited the candidates in the coming election, for both local wards and the Perry Barr constituency to give us a few words of encouragement, so you will be able to get out and vote for them. We have sent emails ( 24th April) to candidates that publicly display their contact details, on this site http://www.yournextmp.com/candidates/deborah_hey_smith Replies will be published in order of receipt................................................. click here to view replies so far only Labour& LibDems have replied,the rest have ignored us, perhaps we need to ignore them
LOOK AT THIS DEBATE REPORT from PERRY BARR UNI
NEW COMMUNITY FACILITY OPENED
Delighted local plot holders and some of the Team 54 young people from Birmingham Metropolitan College who volunteered to work with the Princes Trust on this project. This will be a really important community facility and we are very grateful for their hard efforts, well done Team 54! They well deserve their C&G certificate 'Contributing to the Community'. Also thanks to local Councillor Hussain (below) for coming along to open up the hut. Invitation to Grand Opening 10am Friday 19th March at New community Hut by Livingstone Road Allotments entrance. This has been redecorated by a team of local youth working with the Prince's Trust. Refreshments available, come and see all their hard work.
© photo by Birchfield Bugle
Will there be a racket?- Will Perry Barr Speedway spoil the day time and evening Peace again ! Yes it's their season again( could be the last, unless they fit silencers) and they are REVVING UP to GO ! Let us know if you have issues with the NOISE.
We have had a notice through the door together with a Labour Action flyer about the Central Handsworth Neighbourhood Forum's, next public meeting at Holy Trinity School, Wednesday 10th March We note in the small print at the bottom that they will hold a Special General Meeting on Sunday 7th March (8pm) at Mayfield Special School, motions must be with Waseem Zaffar by 5th March.Chair of Forum, Waseem Zaffar, has sent this email- Sunday 1.30pm 7th March SGM cancelled on advice from acting constituency director, Steve Salt
BRAG Annual General Meeting 7pm Thursday March 4th at Livingstone House,Livingstone Road, front entrance (Light Angels Nursery, facing Remaining Tower) We will have updates on what is happening in the area, show a video of a school project in Perry Hall park over last year, and hear from the Street Champions. We hope we do not have to listen to any Party political speeches.
16 February 2010 The DEMOLITION has started, nice Hoardings (paid for by Urban Living), but
Are up to their same old tricks of retro-consultation? OK we know the guy on the left is Urban Living Chief Executive Adnan Saif, and Councillor Lines of Regeneration is in the middle but who is Robin Powell the mystery guy on the right? A city auditor maybe ? No he is Managing Director of DSM Demolitian and used to work for the Council 25 years ago as a demolitian officer, maybe one of the local apprentices working on the site will follow in his footsteps in years to come. There will be more detail on the proposed redevelopment to follow in the next edition of The BIRCHFIELD BUGLE our local residents newsletter. We will also tell you more about the BERG group set up by the council to give local residents a say in the design process of the New Birchfield estate. Here they are discussing proposals at a recent meeting, so perhaps not the "retro-consultation" that we feared.
Residents around the table with Council and other officials
this is the Council's video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbUjzCKiSI
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