Saturday, November 11, 2023
Danielle

Water-skiing success

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands.In November 2017 we reported on the success of 11-year-old Oakalls resident Danielle Halford, who was ranked...

Charity challengers

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands.

Barntchurch: What do we know?

The Village delves into the housing study to see why this area is under threat and what  ‘Barntchurch’ would really mean. While the “Greater Birmingham”...
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Plan gets a big ‘yes’

Lickey & Blackwell and Cofton Hackett parish councillors are delighted that residents voted to accept their Neighbourhood Development Plan. Six years in the making, the...
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Remembering D-Day

Sarah Rees reports on the latest happenings on the Oakalls and Parklands.   A commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day was held at St Godwald’s Church in...
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Halloween hi-jinks

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands. Halloween fell perfectly this year on a dry evening during the school half-term holiday. While there was a...

Knitting for dementia

Keen knitters from the Village area are being asked to get involved with a dementia awareness project. Burcot Grange Care Home, a member of the...
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A38 plan goes public

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands. Hundreds of residents attended a public session about improvements to the A38 corridor, including the Slideslow Roundabout....
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Art of remembrance

 Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands. Children from Finstall First School contributed to the Armistice commemorations by producing a variety of artwork before and during...
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Eco-party project

Sarah Rees reports from the Oakalls and Parklands. An enterprising mother from The Oakalls has embraced an environmentally friendly idea for reducing waste at children’s parties. Sammy...