Forshaw Heath & Earlswood BoD in Warwickshire

Sourced by Solihull Observer Inspectors Report Click Here SOLIHULL Council is set to agree to helping meet Birmingham's overspill housing needs and the possible 'review' of the Greenbelt - The Observer can exclusively reveal. The Council is set to formally 'adopt' its Local Plan - the principal planning document which sets out how and where the borough should develop in the future - tomorrow night (Tuesday). But ahead of the meeting The Observer uncovered the shocking revelation in the Secretary of State's report on the Local Plan following a detailed review. In his report the inspector insisted on the inclusion of the following paragraphs in the Local Plan before the Council could adopt it: "Following discussions falling under the Duty to Cooperate Solihull Council recognise that evidence is emerging to indicate that Birmingham will not be able to accommodate the whole of its new housing requirement for 2011-31 within its administrative bo

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership Contact us at:  ewp2010@btinternet.com  or on 07528 595444         Newsletter 14 It has been quite a while since the last newsletter and the summer may now be over but we did have had a decent summer this year and it seems there were quite a few butterflies around particularly the whites and Small Tortoiseshell – hopefully this will show up in our Butterfly survey. Moth Night  – 13 th  July An excellent evening of moth trapping in Clowes Wood with 64 species recorded including Northern Spinach, Beautiful Snout and Sharp-angled Carpet which particularly pleased county recorder David Brown. (If you would like a complete list of the species caught, please let me know) Bats Our bat walks continue to be very popular with 50 people attending the latest one! Once again the bats did not let us down and the following were recorded:- Soprano Pipistrelle     =    108 files recorded (first bat appeared at 8.28pm) Common Pipistrel

CLARIFICATION has been sought after comments from the Government’s planning chief appeared to cast doubt on a policy to build thousands of Redditch homes over the border in Bromsgrove. Councillors in Bromsgrove are set to vote on Wednesday (September 25) about whether to allow 3,400 homes to be sited in Foxlydiate but confusion has arisen after Nick Boles, Minister for Planning and Development, appeared to suggest councils did not need to take other authorities’ houses if they were planned for green belt areas. If confirmed, it could affect both Bromsgrove’s Local Plan - which sets out where housing should be built in 2030 and has been influenced by their duty to accommodate neighbouring Redditch’s housing need - and the plan for Redditch, which relies on cross-border growth to meet the forecast need for 6,400 extra homes in the next two decades and has already been given the green light by borough councillors. Malcolm Glainger, chair of the Bentley Area Action Group, called for

I would like to say well done Earlswood and Forshaw Heath Residents Association. It is great to see you have social media share buttons on your website now. It makes things so much more easier for folk like myself who would like to share some of your news. A great step forward.  Take a peek and those who are local why not share some of the great work the EFH RA do. http://www.earlswood-forshawheath.org.uk/2013/08/2013-agm/ Thank You :-) Carrie

Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 19  hectares  = Green Belt for Employment needs of a neighbour. Page 9 The District Council is currently finalising its Proposed Submission Core Strategy, the plan which once adopted will manage development in the District up to 2028. Before the remaining formal stages of the Core Strategy process can be undertaken, the District Council has decided to carry out a period of consultation on a small number of specific but important matters which have not featured in previous drafts of the plan. These are: 1.     A Canal Quarter Regeneration Zone in Stratford-upon-Avon, together with two employment areas on the edge of town, south of Alcester Road and east of Birmingham Road. 2.     A new settlement comprising about 4,800 dwellings in the Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath area. The consultation document can be viewed on the District Council’s website  www.stratford.gov.uk/csnew2013 .    It can also be viewed at the District Council of

Today I have received the following from the EFHRA  and can't quite believe it We are losing our PCSO. I am not a happy chappy and feeling pretty let down. I don't have any further details. They have cut our provision from 4 to 2 PCSO's.  This is a blow and we will be making lots of noise re this.  Feel free to complain to everybody in the meantime

Here we go again Another development for consultation.   How can you make your views known? http://www.tanworthlanecheswickgreen.co.uk/ You are invited to visit an exhibition which will be held at  Cheswick Green Village Hall,  Cheswick Way, Cheswick Green,  Solihull  B90 4JA   on  Thursday 27th June 2013   between  2.00pm and 8.00pm .

On reviewing the blog and the posts that have been read, I find it quite interesting to see what is popular and what is not.  I could for the last 3 years say other than the Olympic torch the regular Police updates were by far the most popular, however I don't receive them any more for some reason so can't post them which is a shame but never mind.  The blog has been struggling with a theme for 2013 and it has gone slightly green and local with very little personal scribbling or thoughts.  What has totally surprised me is that one of my very few personal scribbles has attracted nearly 200 reads, not a lot in the grand scheme of things but quite a few for a little Hyper Local Blog. It was just one of those adhoc ramblings  http://www.earlswoodlakes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/vicious-circle.html Then in the absence of the Police reports Earlswood Wildlife Partnership and their newsletters are gaining in popularity which is great, as the work these people do is in

And here I was thinking it would be getting better by now. Then again I have changed  ISP daft mistake so now I am worse off. Try broadband speed test

I still can't quite believe Facebook still presents me with dramas. I have spent 3 and a half years trying to get to grips with it.  I often wondered why organisations have a facebook account and a twitter account.  The penny has eventually dropped, some people prefer Twitter and some people prefer Facebook. I really find it clever that if I post on Twitter the Facebook account updates automatically. I suppose it can do it the other way around as well post on Facebook and update Twitter. I haven't tried that yet but have the feeling if I do things will just go around and around in circles. So after several failed attempts at Facebook I think I now almost have it sussed and the Facebook link now works. Anyway another attempt at Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/ForshawHeath

Click on photo to enlarge When you look at the map and the proposed developments you can see just how close everything is. The map is taken from the interactive greenbelt map sourced by the telegraph and shows t he openness of the countryside, when looking at this photograph appearing to be eroded getting closer and closer to the Greenbelt and practically in it. Selsdon Close Wythall is now almost finished approx 80 houses Bleakhouse farm Wythall has planning permission 170 houses Lowbrook farm Tidbury Green has been take to appeal by the developers 200 houses It was in the first instance turned down. Fulford Hall Road Tidbury Green planning permission sought for 185 houses Wythall is in Bromsgrove area Tidbury Green is in the Solihull area Earlswood & Forshaw Heath in the Stratford area I really hope these three councils talk to each other because the affect these developments may have on the unsuitable infrastructure and surrounding areas and

We have seen the following Little Flowers I don't know the name of Cow Parsley Bluebells Butterfly/ Moth Woodpecker Home

I am not normally one to get involved in politics and I try really hard to forget about it, when voting locally.  The person I think will do the best for our area will get my vote no matter what colour flag they fly. Irrelevant of my party politics when it comes to a general election. As I studied the results of the County Council elections in particular the Henley division I can't help but think those that make comment on the results  have missed a quite important point.  In the Henley Division approx 31% (2121) of the people turned out to vote. It really would be interesting to hear and see what the other 69% approx (4721) thought. Mind you the fact that they didn't vote says a lot. If 100% = 6842 votes approx available      31% = 2121 votes actual      69% = 4721 voters approx didn't vote 2121/6842*100= 31% So I suppose my question is how can people be jumping up and down for joy when in actual fact  our elected representative onl

Mike Perry holds the Conservative seat http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/2013electionhenleyinardenarea

County Council Elections The elections for  Warwickshire County Council   will be held Today Tanworth  is in the Henley division.  There are five candidates: Gareth DAVIES  ( Green Party ) Andrew Henderson ( Labour ) Brett Parsons ( UKIP ) Mike PERRY ( Conservative )   Diane WALDEN ( Liberal Democrat ) The polling station in Tanworth Village Hall will be open from 7am to 10pm The polling station in Earlswood Village Hall will be open from 7am to 10pm

On my walk today i found About Cow Slips

In this day and age of instant communication. I really do have to ask myself 4 weeks after quite a dangerous incident on Forshaw Heath Road that Closed the road Left us without electricity Caused chaos  for  a few hours Police were in attendance from which Police Force I don’t know The red cross arrived as it was so cold providing hot drinks. The incident was a crane that somehow ended up in a ditch. The attempts at trying to move it caused it to topple and catch the electricity pole which is why we ended up without electricity. The side of the road and the ditch were badly damaged leaving quite a deep hole at the side of the road. For 4 weeks it has been surrounded by bright orange barriers which wrongly we presumed were put there by the highways department. Anyway one of the neighbors called Warwickshire County Highways to find out when the hazard hole would be fixed. Surprise Surprise they knew nothing about it. Now call me silly shouldn’t the police

Earlswood Wildlife Partnership Contact us at:  ewp2010@btinternet.com  or on 07528 595444       Newsletter 13 The exceptionally cold March seems to have put spring on hold but at least the early days of April have given us more sunshine (albeit with a biting wind!). The EWP has now bought an IR digital movement camera that is activated when motion is detected. It is able to record still photos and video footage both day and night which will be very useful in monitoring wildlife in the area. As funding permits, we are looking into the feasibility of a kingfisher nest bank, repairing the artificial islands in Terry’s and Engine pools and repairing the otter halt. In conjunction with the parish council we would like to create a wildflower area along the side of Engine pool – so lots to do! Please come along to our AGM on Tuesday 11 th  June to find out more. Dormouse Survey The inserts for the dormouse tubes have now been replaced and surveys will ta

Our little dog is now walking nicely on the lead and has almost given up tangling himself in the flexi lead. It been 4 long weeks of jumping, leaping lead biting but touch wood it seems to have stopped for now.  He can sit and he will play fetch in the garden but we are no where near brave enough to let him off the lead on a walk yet as his recall is not so hot and instead of sleeping with the cats he now chases them mind you they do play him up and they still nick his bed so I take it they don't mind to much. However it has to stop and that is next on the list to tackle plus his thieving tendencies. He is a little T leaf and will nick anything we leave lying around watches, glasses, socks, toilet rolls you name it he nicks it. Dog toys remain surplus to requirement and apparently boring. Id forgotten what it was like to have a young dog having had so many years of a well behaved dog I must admit this has come as quite a shock to the system but i must have be

After almost 3 weeks of struggling with a hyper dog on a lead and having a nightmare even trying to control him on a walk, last night I had a break through. He barked at me playfully but was being a bit boisterous  so I woofed back quite loudly it even made the other half jump. It stopped him in his tracks instantly  I couldn't believe it. He settled down for the evening. BTW I am talking about the dog not the other half. The OH just laughed at me. This morning I was dreading the daily battle of who is leading who on the walk and tried to remain calm. I had already planned to go and buy a halti collar later today. I didn't get that far Having read all sorts of top  tips how to stop lead biting jumping and pulling. No mention of woofing. I used the tips to get him out the door quietly with an added  Carrie woof. I put his harness on He started leaping about I woofed He stopped I ignored him Then I clipped his lead on He started leaping about I woofed

I have to say before I start this post my family nor I have ever been in the position Locally of not receiving care whilst in hospital. My OH and I had a  very rude wake up call whilst one of us was donating bone marrow in a beautiful tall glass building in London. a) The food was so inedible it was a quick trip to Tescos bring your own (Disgraceful) b) The Nurse noticed the temperature going up  on the donor and was very  concerned but failed to notice until pointed from a non medical person that  a thermal blanket was still wrapped around the patient. Please note we can't fault the well meaningness and kindness of the people involved but the very basics were missed . Anyway As I listened to the news this morning it was almost a replay of a conversation my Father had with me last week. We happened to be chatting about the NHS which to cut a long story short led on to the “when I was a boy type story” I couldn’t believe my ears this morning with the “new”