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August 2019 Are you finding it hard to make ends meet over the school summer holiday? You may be able to get food vouchers to help! You may be eligible for the Local Welfare Summer Support Scheme if your children were registered for free school meals before 19th July 2019 . Funds for this scheme are limited and applications will be considered on a first come first served basis. Applications will be accepted between Monday 22nd July and Friday 30th August. To apply please call us on 0800 408 1448 or 01926 359182

Coleshill Fire Station Coleshill Fire Station offer a service called a Safe and Well check. Part of this service is to provide and fit Smoke Detectors, free of charge, to those who need them. As well as this we offer fire safety advice and talk about escape plans. Every home should have a working smoke detector on each level of the property.

If you feel you require a safe and well check or are unsure if you need smoke detectors, please feel free to give Coleshill fire station a call on 01675 462007.

1 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] CURDWORTH PARISH COUNCIL INFORMATION Parish Councillors are always pleased to hear from local residents and can be contacted as follows (prefix 01675)

PARISH COUNCIL CLERK Louise Baudet 47 St Pauls Crescent, Coleshill, , B46 1BB E : [email protected] W : https://curdworthpc.btck.co.uk/

Mark Weatherley Alan Vaughton Anne Rimmer (Chair) - 470714 (Vice Chair) - 470062 475003 Bill Thomas Richard Habgood 470207 470450 BOROUGH & COUNTY COUNCILLORS

Cllr David Reilly Craig Tracey (County Councillor) MP 0777 0704617 01827 715243 [email protected] [email protected]

Cllr Shelly Lebrun Cllr Mark Simpson (Borough Councillor) (Borough Councillor) 07989 019712 01676 541894 MEETINGS Parish Council meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of every month at 7.30pm at St Nicholas Church Hall. Agendas and minutes are available on the Parish Council website and notice-board.

2 PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Dear resident, New beat Officer The Parish Council has been informed that Scott Ramsell has now moved post and the new BEAT OFFICER for the local area is PC 826 Shane Bird who can be contact- ed on [email protected]

Councillor Vacancy The Parish Council currently has two casual vacancies and over recent months a number of residents have approached the Parish Council expressing interest in being a Parish Councillor. The Parish Council intends to consider all applications at its next meeting in September, at which the casual vacancies will be filled.

Green Space Strategy 2019-2033 Green space refers to a range of public areas which are used by the community, such as, parks, landscaped spaces, children’s play areas, wildlife areas, allotments, cemeteries and churchyards.

Have your say..... The Green Space Strategy (GSS) 2019-2033, which sets out the vision and focus for green spaces within the borough, it is currently in draft form and is open for consultation during summer 2019. You can tell us your thoughts on your local parks, play areas and green spaces, either by completing an online survey or through attending one of our community events. If you are keen to become involved in the development of the green space then please get in touch with the Community Development Team.

If you would like to help set out the vision and goals for ’s green spaces by completing the survey on the link, please log onto https://www. northwarks.gov.uk/…/green_space_and_playing_pit… Deadline for surveys is the 31st August 2019.

CURDWORTH VILLAGE HALL 200 CLUB Winning ticket number for July 2019 Congratulations Ticket no 141 C&P Simmonds

3 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] HS2 UPDATE Residents will have noticed that ‘enabling works’ in our area, before construction of bridges and viaducts starts, continue to gather pace with the realignment of electricity pylons by Western Power Distribution and high pressure gas mains by Cadent at the former rugby ground, now well underway. Alterations to both services are being carried out without disruption to domestic and commercial supply, but occasional inconvenient road closures are required to facilitate the works.

Vegetation clearance has also taken place at points along the A446, this being most visible near its junction with Gorsey Lane, where HS2 will bridge the A446, and south of Coleshill where road widening is required to serve the new intermodal railway station to be built close to Melbicks Garden Centre. Parish representatives on the Special Management Zone (SMZ) forum, which meets bi-monthly, have asked HS2 Ltd to minimise such clearance where possible, as mature vegetation is seen as a very effective form of mitigation.

HS2 Ltd will continue to hold drop-in sessions in Curdworth and neighbouring villages, but have been requested to give more notice and wider publicity to these events so that residents can be more effectively informed of developments. National Grid’s work for HS2 Ltd National Grid is modifying some overhead electricity lines, pylons and gas pipelines along the HS2 route to allow for the build and operation of the new railway. To achieve the required safety clearance above HS2 and its associated infrastructure, they’re moving and raising the height of some electricity pylons and overhead line.

This is being done locally in several places to the: • South of Hams Hall substation near Coleshill, Warwickshire to junction 6 of the M42, near the NEC, Solihull – 14 pylons and sections of OHL are being removed, and 18 new pylons being built. • North of Hams Hall substation to near Mile Oak, west of Fazeley, – two pylons and sections of OHL are being removed, and two new pylons being built. The Southern work began in September 2018 and the Northern phase began in January 2019. Activity will continue for the rest of 2019.

4 Current activity: • Access works • New pylon foundation work • Pylon assembly and erection • Foundations • Scaffold assembly • Ecologist presence to monitor nesting birds/vegetation clearance

Upcoming activity: • Pylon assembly and erection • Scaffold netting • Access works – including trackway and machine site set up • Ecologist presence to monitor nesting birds/vegetation clearance • Wiring new cables between pylons • Pylon painting • Outages (won’t impact electricity supplies): North = May-July 2019 South = July-September 2019 • Pylon removal (October time) and reinstatement activities

M42 motorway and Despacering the canal scaffolding overhead line wire

5 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] Community Engagement Evening Curdworth had its first Community Engagement Evening in July with representatives from local services attending to give information to local residents.

For any residents on facebook you can sign up to the local Neighbourhood Watch scheme - https://www.facebook.com/NWNHW/

To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] 6 VILLAGE GROUPS Curdworth WI - 1st Thursday (monthly) 7.45pm in Village Hall. Church Women’s Guild - 3rd Weds (monthly) 1.45pm Church Hall. Church Choir - Church Hall, Wednesdays 7.15pm. Tai Chi - Thursdays 10.15am Village Hall. Curdworth Craft Club - 4th Weds 2pm Queensmoat, Coleshill Road - 01675-470079 Marquetry Group - Third Thursday 8pm Church Hall. Curdworth Pre-School - Monday to Friday 9.30am to 12.30pm. Church Hall. Poetry Reading Group - 2nd Thursday 7.30pm in Church Hall. Curdworth 60+ Lunch Club (Dementia Friendly) - last Friday of month 12.30pm in Village Hall Friendship Tea - 2nd Wednesday of month 2.30 - 4.30pm in Church Hall HALL BOOKINGS: Curdworth Village Hall—01675 470181 [email protected] Church Hall—01675 470691 Beeline Community Transport The Parish Council has made a donation of £50 to Beeline Community Transport which provides a vital service to rural areas and relies on donations and grants to provide their service, which are used by a number of residents in Curdworth. Gemma Wilson from Beeline has written thanking the Parish Council ; “we are so grateful for this amazing donation, it is a very welcome gift as we rely more and more on donations. Your donation will go a long way towards keeping us running and we can assure you it will be put to good use”

Beeline Transport is a registered charity set up in 1983 and has a team of volunteer drivers who use their own cars to provide a door-to-door transport service mainly to hospitals, clinics and other essential health services such as doctors, surgeries, chiropodists, dentists, opticians and hospital visiting. The service is for residents of North Warwickshire who are unable to use public or private transport either through sickness or disability or because the bus service does not meet local needs. Passengers pay a £2 booking fee and then its 45p per mile from the drivers home to their destination and back to the driver’s home. To find out more information or book a journey telephone 01827 717074. Their website is www.beelinect.org.uk.

7 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] CLEAN UP DAY A big thank you and well done to the team of volunteers led by Shelly leBrun, who spent many hours on 6th July 2019 doing a clean up of the graffiti around the village.

WISE CREATIONS [email protected] Wise Creations create and produce The Curdworth Crier. Editorial Deadline : 15th of each month Advertisers Deadline : 23rd of each month Disclaimer – all information correct at the time of going to press.

To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] 8 2019 MOBILE LIBRARY DATES

Each library has large and small print books, Warwickshire Libraries spoken word books, books for young Hamlet – Bedworth Mobile Library children, information on the internet and G Route County and Borough Council information The Library will be available on these Tuesdays 2019

screens. The library is easily accessible with January 22 February 12 March 5, 26 low entrance with two small steps, ramp at April 16 May 7, 28 June 18 July 9, 30 August 20 September 10 the rear for wheelchair users and air October 1, 22 November 12 December 3 conditioning. Stop Location Stop Name Arrive Depart Stay No 1 Middleton Hill Lane 09:25 10:00 35 Church 2 Middleton 10:15 10:50 35 Lane 3 Curdworth Village Hall 11:10 11:35 25 Dexter 4 Hurley 13:00 13:40 40 Court 5 Hurley Queensway 13:45 14:00 15 The 6 Hurley 14:10 14:35 25 Common Layby, 7 Wood End Opposite 14:45 15:05 20 Post Office

[email protected] For all enquiries or to renew books please phone 01926 851031 or renew online at Warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries

Curdworth 60+ Lunch Club (Dementia Friendly) Since being awarded a grant from the Small Lottery Fund four years ago to establish and maintain the Lunch Club, we have been meeting on most last Fridays of the month at Curdworth Village Hall between 12.30 and 2.15 pm. The event is popular with regular attendees, but we know there are still people out there in the community who would benefit from and enjoy the friendly, informal atmosphere and delicious free two course lunches, plus tea and coffee on offer, yet to give us a try.

We have a team of dedicated volunteers and a wonderful cook, but would also welcome new faces to provide extra help on the day. Please just turn up and sample the wares.

More information can be obtained from Alan Vaughton (07807 970293) or Derek Hitchcox (07765 008818).

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To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] 10 Minwth Club and Lodge We have refurbed bedrooms & our new fully redecorated, dressed function room from £20 per hour Daily Food Specials from 12pm til 7pm!

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