Power to the people
Here’s to St George
The annual St George’s Day event at Alvechurch Village Hall was hosted as usual by the combined Women’s Institutes of Alvechurch, Beoley, Hillside@Alvechurch and Hopwood.
Villagers unite against animal rendering plant
All-American charity bash at the Westmead
The Westmead Hotel in Hopwood is holding an American Independence Day Party on July 5, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Rendering protest grows
Chance to try rugby
Kings Norton RFC held its Annual All Girls Primary School Tag Rugby Festival at the Hopwood Park facility, with a total of 10 teams involved.
Hopwood homes objection
An application to build up to 21 new homes on a Green Belt field at Hopwood has been shown the red light in a lengthy objection by Alvechurch Parish Council.
Cricketing challenge
Midsummer match pits sports club against local residents.
Nursing home protest
Plans for an 80-room nursing home by the main roundabout in Hopwood are being resisted robustly by Alvechurch Parish Council.
Early days of wind power in Hopwood
As villagers breathe a sigh of relief at the withdrawal of plans for a 330ft wind turbine rearing over Barnt Green, readers may be interested in a far less intrusive version installed at Hopwood in the 1950s.