Barnt Green Scout leader plea
Reprieve for Wadderton
As The Village went to press, it looked as if Wadderton Conference Centre – scheduled for demolition on December 20 – had been granted a stay of execution.
Learning to coach
A special Tag Rugby coaching session at Kings Norton RFC was attended by teachers from Crown Meadow and Blackwell First Schools, and Alvechurch’s youth worker.
Christmas church services
Lickey and Blackwell’s churches are encouraging people to come along to their special Christmas services.
Roads hit by rail delays
Blackwell and Barnt Green residents are facing several more months of travel disruption thanks to delays in Network Rail’s electrification project.
Phone box defibrillator conundrum
Lickey & Blackwell parish councillors debated extra security measures for the Marlbook defibrillator, after it was stolen from the former phone box on Old Birmingham Road.
Farewell, Helen!
Helen Doherty, retiring clerk of Lickey & Blackwell Parish Council, was presented with a gift by councillors in recognition of her service.
Golf day raises cash
An annual charity golf day at Blackwell Golf Club, organised by the Rotary Club of North Worcestershire, raised nearly £6,000 for charity.
Healthy holiday of a lifetime
A group of children whose lives are still being affected by the Chernobyl disaster have arrived for a month’s stay in the Village area
People power sets the agenda
Two meetings in a series designed to involve residents have been held by Lickey and Blackwell Parish Council.