Friday, March 29, 2024

Lounge painting wins £125 prize

The winning entry in the “What My Village Means to Me” competition is a stylised painting of a view through the window into The Lounge cafe in Alvechurch.

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Cheques for charities

Alvechurch Knit and Natter, run by Cynthia Lawton and Daphne Cross, presented cheques to representatives of the three charities the group has chosen to...

The bishop’s park

It’s nearly 900 years since the Bishop of Worcester fenced off an area that became known as Alvechurch Park, write Rachel Hayes and Dorothy Snaddon.

Car park decision

Alvechurch Parish Council will decide this month whether to continue to pay for surface water run-off at Alvechurch Social Club car park, which the club...

MP plans traveller action

Alvechurch residents met MP Sajid Javid to discuss action over traveller incursions.

Two more years of tipping

Lickey residents face another two years of lorries loaded with muck thundering up and down their main road, a public meeting heard.

Plan comes out of retirement

Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone has not given up on its plans to build an apartment block on Green Belt land close to the centre of Alvechurch.

Withybed marina unveiled

Alvechurch’s place at the heart of the UK narrowboat leisure industry could be enhanced by a plan for a new 75-berth marina.

Charity ride called off

An annual charity cycle ride has come to an end after 18 years of fundraising because of participants failing to donate to charity, according to organisers.

Village teen venue appeal

A group of mums in Alvechurch has launched an initiative to find somewhere for their teenagers to meet.