Forshaw Heath & Earlswood BoD in Warwickshire

The last few weeks have been a bit of a no brainier. However today the posh cat flap was up, I was chilled out and off they went. I am happy that they know their way home and how to get in. The rest is up to them They appear wary of road noise which I hope is enough to keep them away from it.  They have a choice turn left and a mile square of fields trees and no road  and the natural hazards of the countryside or turn right and find their way to their way to the fast running road. As they both turn right all I can do is hope they decide Left is the better option in the long run

Police Message Car Key Burglary Earlswood Common Inc 55 27/03/2012 Overnight on Monday/Tuesday The Common Earlswood,offenders have gain entrance via the rear being forced and removing keys for 2 vehicles that were parked on the drive. There were some other personal items taken that were left on a neighbouring garden. One of the vehicles is fitted with a tracker and has been recovered in Birmingham during the day. Stats have shown that car key burglaries and vehicle theft are occurring overnight, whereas house burglary in this area is still predominantly a daytime offence. Opportunists are very much trawling the area, and vigilance is requested, and reporting of vehicles/persons in your area is vital in preventing offenders target our area. If anyone has any information in relation to this incident please call 101 and quote the inc number. Information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

National Planning Policy Update March 2012 The previous document has now been superseded by by the above

My Laptop is one of the loves of my life.  A few weeks ago disaster struck and I wasn’t the happiest teddy on the planet. My laptop was on the floor  and I sort of  tripped and fell on it. In the process of doing so I damaged it’s screen quite badly, which was a nightmare because I couldn’t see what was happening at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.  The laptop other than the screen is quite functional and doesn’t appear to have suffered.  Having struggled with the broken screen for a few weeks, I have now attached an old monitor via the VGA socket and a wireless keyboard and mouse.  All of it is working beautifully.  So I now have a question? Why are desktop computers or CPUs so big and Bulky surely when they could be as small as a laptop?  Think of the office space we would all save!

As we are offered load of free view channels and repeats of repeats and more repeats. I couldn’t help but think someone somewhere has got something wrong and their timing is totally out of sync. I am not an Eastenders, Corrie or Emmerdale Fan so I don’t bother with them and for this post they are omitted from my general thoughts.  But as we near Easter 2012  with the TV playing in the background. How come I keep watching Christmas Episodes of Heart Beat and now Poriot amongst others. Is this not just sheer laziness of TV Channels to put out of season episodes at the wrong time of year. Do I want to watch and listen to Christmas Carole’s and story lines so close to Easter No! The story lines may be good but the timing is crap out of season and lazy.

Should Be Read In Order DRAFT -A Plain English Guide To The Localism Bill DRAFT -Easier To Read DRAFT National Planning Policy Framework DRAFT -National Planning Policy Framework In Full DRAFT Stratford On Avon Draft Local Development Framework   Yesterday I started reading the SDC Local Development Framework and gave myself a headache doing so. I sort of felt like I was missing something a bit like a piece of the jigsaw was missing and I was to find out later there was. We have all heard a lot about the localism bill we have also heard a lot about the Draft National Planning Policy Framework how silly of me not to  obvious together. If only I had read the Localism Bill and the Draft NPPF before or in conjunction with the SDC LDF it might of made more sense to me in the first instance. I wonder how many people there are around like me. Having now read all 3 documents the muddy waters have started to clear and my general thoughts on it all is that everyone should take an interest

Please note this is a Parish Report not Minutes Parish Magazine Report from February 2012 The Parish Council met on Thursday 16th February at 19.30 hours in Earlswood Village Hall. 3 members of the public together with District Councillor Atkinson and County Council Perry were present at the meeting. John Hadley addressed the Parish Council about the state of the public footpaths. He reported that he has made numerous efforts over the past few years to contact the relevant person at Warwickshire County Council about the state of the footpaths from Poolhead Lane to Yew Tree Farm and on to Forshaw Heath Lane (SD272 and SD272c) and has heard nothing back. The applicant for planning permission at Red Roofs in Bates Lane reported that despite the drawing on the plans she has no intention of having a high wall built at the front of the property. Councillor Perry’s Report: • There would be 0% increase in Council Tax. • There was a meeting recently to discuss improvements at the crossroad

Well I have to say what a lovely day I had yesterday with my Dad and Dog. The dog was in his element as I bungled him into the car First stop Classic Pets for Cat Food What! No Dog food ;-) it was good to see Ann in fine form then a visit to Earlswood stores where I bumped into a family friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Then off to see another family friend who had recently suffered problems with his heart. Lots of Tea and Chat. The Dog was given a parting gift of some yummy bones for later and a promise of his picture being painted by Dads friends remarkably talented wife who is a wonderful artist. The next stint of our journey was one I wasn’t really looking forward to. Shopping at Aldi. If any one hasn’t been to Studley lately be warned traffic lights and road works are causing Chaos start your Journey 10 -15 minutes earlier. Anyway Aldi wasn’t that bad it was empty the Dog managed to set the car alarm off he wanted to come with us but some how I don’t think Aldi would have appreci

Wow I hit nearly 4 MB

Newsletter 8 This year we want to build on the great start that we have already made on several projects in the area and hopefully start on more – but we will need your help! At the end of this newsletter you will find a list of dates and activities we have planned  so please put the dates in your diary and if you are interested in helping with any of the projects please let us know so that we can keep you personally updated. You can contact us on ewp2010@btinternet.com. Bat Boxes Last year we installed nearly 80 bat boxes in Clowes Wood and around Terry’s Pool. This year we want to install more but we also need to find out if any bats are using the boxes already put up. If you can help with installing the bat boxes come along and join us on Saturday 25th February (see details below) and there may be an opportunity for a bat box survey (weather permitting) as we will have licensed bat handlers with us who will be able to check the bat boxes and show any residents to us.