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Monthly Archives: May, 2010

THE VILLAGE VIEW

June 2010

It’s refreshing to watch the birth of something so positive in our village lives. The need for some sort of youth club in a settlement as large as Alvechurch has been glaringly obvious for a very long time, but no individual or organisation was able to get beyond flirting with the idea.

Lickey End second

We will not be the first parish to be abolished (“The end is nigh for Lickey End parish”, The Village May 2010); Southsea Town Council has been abolished following a five-month review of governance of the area it covers.

A sign of trouble ahead?

The sensitive state of the boundary around Lickey & Blackwell Parish is again under the spotlight over a new village sign.

A bloomin’ liberty!

Regarding your comments about the daffodils, I do find it rather sad that the efforts of people to brighten up the village should be criticised.

Our plan for verge variety may have suffered cutbacks. . .

You probably know I have just been given the reins as chairman of Alvechurch Village Society and, like others before, I have great regard for The Village magazine and we take in your latest views about daffodils (Village View, May 2010) hopefully in the light-hearted spirit and tongue-in-cheek manner in which I am sure it was written.

Our litter pick gets results

The following are letters written by Alvechurch First School pupils in response to the village eco-project reported in The Village in April:

Bonfire blues

At 6.30 this evening when I went upstairs to get my small children ready for bed I was greeted with that horribly familiar smell of bonfire smoke – except this was in their bedrooms. 

Chill turns to heat

May has been a month of contrasts, with a very cold start to the month and only near or warmer than normal temperatures into the last 10 days.

Lawton’s View

June 2010

Lawton's View - June 2010

School transformation

The largest building development in Bromsgrove School’s 500-year history has received planning approval.