Marston Green - Local News and Events

A garden Party will be held at the home of George Taplin, The Fordrift, on Saturday July 4th 12.00a.m. till 5.00p.m. in aid of the Marie Curie Cancer Care. Tickets, priced at £10.00 to include food and drink will be available from George 0121 779 4126.

15-04-09 - Marston Green & District horticutral Society Trip16th May 2009

Coach trip to Abbey house gardens Malmesbury. Download PDF file for more details

15-04-09 - Residents Association AGM 7th May 2009

The annual General Meeting of Marston Green Residents Association is to be held on Thursday 7th May at 7.30p.m. in the Parish Hall, Elmdon Road, Bring along any quieries or worries you may have about Marston Green and we will try our best to help

2-03-09 - Coffee Morning 9th April 2009

Marston Green Library are holding a coffee morning at Marston Green Library on Thursday 9th April 10.00 - 12 noon, proceeds to Warren Pearl.

15-12-08 -New MAN PAD phone number

The new contact phone number to report anything suspicious relating to aircraft safety (see previous news item) is 0121 712 6151.

6-11-08 -Airport Security

At the Parish Council meeting in November there was a presentation by MAN PADS Community Engagement Team, a home office funded counter-terrorist group based at Birmingham Airport. Man Pads stress there is no current threat or intelligence to suggest a need for heightened security but would ask the community to report anything they believe could be a threat to Birmingham airport or aircraft transit. The number to call is 0121 712 6151 or Email mnpt@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk

31/10/08 -Christmas Coffee Morning

Marston Green Library, 10.00 - 12.00 noon on Thursday 18th December. All proceeds to The Royal Star & Garter Homes (for disabled ex-service men and women).

28/10/08 -FOUR HANDS-FOUR COURSES

FOUR HANDS-FOUR COURSES - A concert of piano duets with supper PIANIST ANDREW FLETCHER AND KEVIN GILL. Saturday 29th November at 7.30 in St Leonard's Parish Hall. Tickets £10 from Ian Fletcher on 0121 684 0707. Raising funds in memory of Pam Fletcher for Solihull Marie Curie Hospice. So far £4250 has been raised. Please help us to make it over £5000
www.justgiving.com/ian-fletcher

17/10/08 -Marston Green Library celebrating its 40th Anniversary

Marston Green Library will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary of Service to the community this October.
In honour of this celebration, to thank staff, customers and everyone who has been involved with and supported the library from its opening in 1968, we will be hosting a special coffee morning from 10.00 – 1.00 Thursday 23rd October. The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor David Bell and his wife Sally will be attending. To mark these four decades of service, staff at Marston Green Library will greet customers dressed in fashionable clothes best suited to the ‘Swinging Sixties’ offering refreshments (as well as books!).
Visitors to the library will be able to view a special commemorative exhibition of photographs and people’s memories depicting the history of the Library and Marston Green Village and how the library has changed over the last 40 years.
The commemorative exhibition will be on display from 23rd October to 31st December 08.

19/09/08 - Sandstone to Appeal To High Court

We have been waiting to see if the developers were going to challenge the decision taken by the Government Inspector to reject their appeals regarding the Elmdon Lane site and we are sorry to tell you, but not surprised, that they have now done this, and so the waiting continues.

Any challenge can only be on a point of law and the Inspectorate will take advice to decide if there is a legal case to answer. If they are happy that the appeal hearings were caried out properly then they will defend their decision in the High Court. If this does prove to be the case then it will be well into next year, possibly in the summer we have been told by the Inspectorate, before the case is heard.

17/09/08

The Eastern Tasking Team will be in the Community Police Station in Marston Green between 1200 and 1600 hours on Thursday 18 September 2008. The Community Police Station will be parked on the Jet Service Station, Station Road, Marston Green. Eastern Tasking Officers will be on hand to offer members of the Marston Green community reassurance and advice on crime prevention. Officers will also be carrying out high visibility foot patrols.

12/09/08

Bickenhill Parish Council have launched a brand new website. Click here to visit the site

08/08/08

Marston Green Library are holding a coffee morning on Thursday 18th September 10.00-12 noon All proceeds to go to Solihull Bereavement Counselling Service.

06/08/08 - Security alert

Over the part few weeks there have been five or six burglaries in Elmdon Lane. This is obviously a dreadful experience for the home owners but as far as we know no-one has been hurt. They occur during the night and usually the intruders have gained access though the front, and sometimes very small windows. A brand new 4x4 was taken from one house and televisions and media equipment have also been stolen. We don't want to be scare-mongers, but it would make sense to close all front windows during the night as these people seem to be able to take advantage of the smallest possible openings.

03/07/08

Dogwatch are holding a Cream Tea Afternoon on July 19th. Click here for more

10/06/08

Airport noise to increase as runway extended. See the BBC article here.

(Thanks Kirsteen)

06/06/08

In the early hours of June 6 2008, a serious fire broke out at Marston Green Members Club. Thankfully, no-one was injured in the blaze. Some of the surrounding properties lost their electricity supplies. Coleshill Road was shut to traffic during the morning rush hour as Firemen continued to make the property safe. Click here for some photographs taken at the height of the blaze. Thank you Lydia.

08/05/08

Marston Green Library is organising a coffee morning on Thursday 10th July
10.00-12 noon. Proceeds to MND (Motor Neurone Disease) Association.

08/05/08

At the next Parish Council meeting on the 4th June, we are having a visit from Inspector Sarling, who will be talking about future policing plans for the area. It will start at 7.30 pm in the Parish Hall and is open to the public so if you would like to know more, then come and join us and find out what it's all about.

17/04/08

St Leonard’s Parish Church Mid May Market

We will be holding our traditional market day on Saturday May 17th

In the Parish Hall, Elmdon Road from 10.00am.

There will be indoor stalls priced at £10 for a large table and £5 for a small table and outdoor car boots at £5 per car. Please bring your own table for outside. If you would like a table or boot space would you please contact Sylvia Wade on 779 3121 or Pauline Griffiths on 779 3588

01/03/08
Sandstone 'concerned' for Solihull tax payers

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01/01/08 - Trees being felled in Coleshill Road

We have it on good authority that trees are being felled in Coleshill Road.

It is an offence to fell a tree in Solihull without relevant permission. If you hear that trees are being felled, contact MGOOD on 0121 779 2196 / 2220 or Solihull Planning Dept on 0121 704 8134

http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/

	06/10/07 - Second Runway Plans Abandoned
	BAA have announced that the planned second runway have been cancelled. More>>>

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