The Parish of St Patricks is in the heart of Blythe Ward. The original church was built in 1840 with the proceeds from the sale of land in the parish to build a feeder reservoir (now Earlswood Lakes) for the Stratford Canal.
Taken from the SMBC website:
Groups in Solihull are being given the opportunity to try out innovative e-cargo bikes as part of a free borough-wide trial. Solihull Council is hosting a trial day for people to test the electric bikes and learn more about how they can be used to provide a greener and more sustainable form of transportation.
Four types of e-cargo bikes are available to lease for free on a trial basis, with each providing easy access storage spaces with capacity to carry up to 200kg including the rider.
Four main topics this month:
20 mph – Monkspath School
Waste Strategy
Bounday ward changes
Local Plan update.
1.At Cllr Ken Hawkins Environment and Infrastructure cabinet decision session on 10 October a report recommending the reduction of the speed limit on roads near to Monkspath Junior and Infant School is before him. The report, following consultation, recommend the speed limit on the following roads be reduced from the existing 30 mph to 20 mph:
Farmhouse Way
Shelly Crescent Blythe
Shelly Lane
This is good news and is part of a scheme to ensure those who...
‘A holistic plan for Solihull this winter and the future’
Some great news for Solihull and BSol residents.
Solihull Hospital leadership team are presenting the plan to the councils Health Overview scrutiny committee next week (Wednesday 18 September). The link to the meeting is here and the presentation is under agenda item 5: https://democracy.solihull.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=530&MId=10307
New smart sensor technology to improve safety on key cycle route in Solihull
Abridged from SMBC news release:
In a bid to make busy crossings safer for cyclists and pedestrians Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), and Solihull Council have installed ground-breaking innovative smart sensor technology at a toucan crossing on Solihull’s A34 Stratford Road near Blythe Valley.
