The Bignic picnic in the Park

Bignic'23/08/09.
by Jon Price

The 'Bignic' took place on Hazelwell Park on Sun 23/08/09 from 1:00 through 'til 4:00.This was a new venture instigated initially by Pastor Gary Cadge of Stirchley Community Church and was supported by the 'Friends of Hazelwell Park' group.

      

We were certainly hoping for good weather and this was the case.Weren't sure how many people to expect and we were very surprised that for the bulk of the time there were at least 80 folks present from all age ranges.The whole event was kept very low key with the intent of folks being able to have an 'old fashion picnic' and to this end I think we achieved this.

      

A good old game of rounders was started up as boys against girls with a good support from those on the park.The victors in this contest were the ---s.You'll need to fill in the blanks yourself.

      

As the focus on this event was the local community it was a pleasure to see one of our CPSO's Sally Stor in attendance especially as it was her day off and her wedding anniversary.We were also pleased that some folks from outside of the area made the effort to come along.

      

Thanks to everyone that came along and hopefully enjoyed themselves and look forward to the 'Bignic '10'    JP 

      

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Will the Birmingham Half Marathon affect you? The prestigious World Half Marathon will be taking place on Sunday the11th of October, the route includes Pershore Road, Maryvale road, and Bournville Lane. Official Website with route

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Tascos Parade.
Can you HELP? Stirchley.co.uk has been asked to help locate where and when this photo was taken.
if you think you know, can you please contact the website or leave a message on the online forum. details

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Birmingham City Council are carrying out a survey and would like your feedback on improvements that could be made on the Pathway/Tunnel between Allens Croft and the Worthings.
Please click Here to take the survey
SURVEY NOW CLOSED results coming soon

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Stirchley Primary F&C Champions
16 schools battled for the F&C Schools Challenge 2009 with Stirchley and St George & St Teresa's making it to the final.
The final score was 3. 1. to Stirchley
F&C Investments would like to thank all schools for participating in the tournament and congratulations to Stirchley Primary School. ....More

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STIRCHLEY FUNDAY 2009
Hazelwell Park Saturday 16th May,
SOME OF THE PHOTO'S TAKEN Link Fun Day

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2009 Funday Foto
Competition
WINNER

N0. 124
Marcia Greenwood

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MAN FALLS INTO CANAL
Sunday 24th May Chris Kowalik
A man has been taken to hospital after falling into a canal in Birmingham.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the junction of Pershore Road
and Fordhouse Lane, Stirchley, shortly after 7.45pm yesterday (Saturday).

A paramedic in a rapid response car, an incident support officer and an ambulance crew attended.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a man in his fifties, who had fallen into a canal. A passerby helped to get him out of the water.

“The man didn’t appear to have suffered any injuries, but was taken to Selly Oak Hospital as a precaution.”

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Mary Vale Road Bridge Works
Feb 2009
To enable the works to be carried out safely:
The carriageway will be closed between Franklin Way and Alexandra Road with access to frontages only.
more details ............... map

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Thursday 2nd April 2009/Film Shoot.
by Paula Aubrey, Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum.

Did you know that the city of Birmingham has an Emergency Resilience Team?  Members work with communities and neighbourhoods to discuss and advise on how to cope with emergency situations such as flood, tornado, fire or ....!  The team is currently in the process of making a DVD which will become available to the public in due course.

Exciting opportunity to be a film star! 
The Birmingham Resilience Team is producing a DVD to encourage communities and individuals to be better prepared in case of major emergencies. The Birmingham tornado, Lozells disturbances, floods of 2007 and 2008, along with the City Centre evacuation and other terrorist alerts should tell us all that it is sensible to know what to do if we are caught up in any such event. We are looking for volunteers to take part in the DVD. more

St Andrew's Healthcare, Dogpool Lane.
Friday 20th Feb 2009

Opening and Unveiling of Commemorative Plaque by Dr Lynne Jones MP. This new 128 bed healthcare centre will meet the needs for men aged 18-65 with mental illness, learning disabilities or Autistic Spectrum Disorders.
St Andrew's Website, 'Birmingham'

Stirchley United Workingmans Club
£500 TOP Prize SATURDAY 7th feb

Results
1st    (£500)      Dennis  Smith  Wiltshire:    2nd   (£300)  Paul  Cook  Wiltshire:
3-4th   (£150 each)  Nick  Fulwell  West  Midlands: Gary  Stratchley  Wiltshire:  
5-8th  (£90 each)  Stuart  Dutten  Bedfordshire:  Tony  Randell  Sports  Argus:  Andy  Hutchings  Sports  Argus:  Mark  Kane  Birmingham:
Full report by KEN HERBERT link

Snow causes havoc. by Mick Jones, Feb 5th 2009
Parts of Birmingham were brought to a standstill today as the worst snow for years made driving conditions a nightmare.
My journey from Fordhouse lane to Redditch which normaly takes 15 minutes took more than one and a half hours.

Local weather forecasters said up to 10cms of snow had fallen across the West Midlands by 6am and a further 2-5cms was expected throughout the day. PHOTO by Helen Burridge

The Future
are you concerned about the future of the QE
Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum Held a Meeting on Monday 9th of February with Guest Speaker Morag Jackson, further details, Minutes.