Picnic to mark VE Day
Alvechurch Picnic in the Park now has its official logo, chosen from entries into the annual competition. Local children were invited to create a design...
Revels raise funds
Members of Alvechurch Border Morris presented a cheque for £228 to Sarah James, manager of The Lounge café and community project in Alvechurch, at the...
Police area change
Barnt Green’s policing area will change this month, Coun Charlie Hotham told the parish council.
“We will be part of the Alvechurch area instead of Rubery...
Council’s new clerk
A new clerk, Jayne Smailes, has been appointed by Alvechurch Parish Council.
Chairman Marc Worrall said: “I am pleased to have someone of her calibre on...
Parishes set precepts
Parish councils have been setting their precepts – the part of the council tax that goes to the parish.
Alvechurch voted to increase theirs by £4.83...
Be prepared. . .
New parish clerk Jayne Smailes told Alvechurch councillors they should be prepared for “Operation London Bridge” – the protocol for the death of a major...
Waes Hael to all!
Aelfgythe Border Morris’ Squire, Pam Morley, reports on their wassail.
Aelfgythe Border Morris hosted another successful annual Wassail, starting at The Crown Inn, Withybed, with...
‘Park this plan’ plea
Proposals for street parking restrictions close to a village railway station should be put to residents at a public meeting, say parish councillors.
Responding to...
Delay to Post Office plans
The reinstatement of the chimneys at the former post office building in Alvechurch, as recommended by Bromsgrove’s Conservation Officer, has been delayed due to...
Sucker schedule sought
Alvechurch Parish Council is to ask the county council for its gulley-cleaning schedule following concerns over drainage and flooding.
Coun Peter Freeman told colleagues parish...