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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 Joan Lea Cllr Terry Waters Cllr David Reilly (Borough Councillor) (Borough Councillor) (County Councillor) 0121 329 2852 01675 481457 0777 0704617 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Craig Tracey MP - 01827 715243 [email protected]

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, Retiring Councillors The Parish Council recently officially said good-bye to three long-standing Parish Councillors who have served on the Parish Council for many years, volunteering their time and expertise to support the work of the Council. George Bullivant was presented with a framed Certificate recognising his invaluable knowledge and contributions, with over ? years service. Paulette Simkin, who was also a Clerk to the Parish Council for many years as well as being a Councillor, was presented with a copy of The Local Government Act 1972 in recognition of her career in local Government. Cllr Simkin also presented the Parish Council with a ‘masonic hammer’ in recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Parish Council. The Parish Council also said farewell to Carole Evans, who was also a representative for the Council on the Satis House Patient Participation Group. Councillors purchased Carole some gift vouchers as a farewell gift.

Parish Council Elections North Borough Council has received notification of an uncontested election for the parish of Curdworth. This means that Alan Vaughton, Mark Weatherley, Bill Thomas, Richard Habgood and Anne Rimmer have all been re-elected from May for a further Term of Office of 4 years. This also means that there will be two casual vacancies on the Parish Council and the appropriate notices regarding these will be issued in May, with details of how to apply for any residents who may wish to become a Parish Councillor.

3 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] Damaged Signage Cllr Vaughton has once again been in contact with Warwickshire County Highways (Lighting) regarding the damaged illuminated ‘Give Way’ sign at the Coleshill Road / Kingsbury Road junction. Unfortunately there is only 1 engineer currently covering the Rugby, and areas who is working hard addressing a backlog of work, and assured the Council that the repairs will be done in due course.

Village Maintenance The Parish Council will be looking at whether to purchase some new dog waste bins and grit bins in the new financial year. Timber posts have been ordered for the repair of the Kissing Gate into Breeden Drive. Many thaniks to Derek Smith for the repair of the metal Kissing Gates.

Local Bus Services Unfortunately the Operator of the Flexbus service for our area, Accessible Transport Group trading as iGo Buses went into administration and Warwickshire County Council had to retender for a replacement operator at short notice. The affected services included: • No 216 (Coleshill, , , , , Lea Marston, Bodymoor Heath, Wishaw, Allen End, Middleton, Drayton Bas- sett, Tamworth) • No 228 (Coleshill, Maxstoke, Shawbury, Shustoke, Whitacre Heath, Lea Mar- ston, Nether Whitacre, Kingsbury, Piccadilly, Wood End (Nr Kingsbury), Hurley, Bentley, ) • No 232 (Coleshill, Shustoke, , Shawbury, Maxstoke, Packington, Meriden, Chapel Green, Corley Moor, Corley, , Wood End (Nr Fillong- ley), Astley, Stockingford, George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton).

The contract for services has now been awarded to A&M Group who are based in Harbury, nr . All Flexibus services are wheelchair accessible and can make short route deviations with prior booking. A&M can be contacted via their Freephone number 08085 21 22 25. There should be no changes for the existing timetables for routes. CURDWORTH VILLAGE HALL 200 CLUB Winning ticket numbers for May 2019 Congratulations April Winner Ticket No 1.... A Rimmer

4 Birmingham Airport The Civil Aviation Authority has now approved the proposed new departure procedures for aircrafts departing from Runway 33 at Birmingham Airport, a copy of the formal decision setting out the approval and conditions can be read at http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/Birmingham%2033%20Airspace%20 Change%20Decision%20FINAL.pdf

One of the conditions of the approval specifies that “In addition to the normal requirements of the Post Implementation Review, the sponsor will specifically examine the effects of the changes on both and Curdworth, to ascertain that what has been proposed does not adversely affect those communities outside the considerations of the consultation process”. Further clarification is being sought regarding what this involves.

The Parish Council wish to thank all the residents who signed the petition organised by the Parish Council and also recognise the hard work also put in by the residents in Castle Bromwich. Joint partnership working has ensured that residents voices were heard collectively and taken into account as part of the consultation and decision making process.

Use Of Football Pitch Following a number of years of unsuccessfully securing use of the football pitches by a regular team, the Parish Council were pleased to be approached by Castle Vale Town Football Club who are interested in using and developing the facilities on the playing fields. The Parish Council has agreed to meet with them to discuss their proposals before considering at a full Parish Council meeting.

Neighbourhood Planning Many thanks to the residents who attended the recent Annual Parish meeting, at which the subject of a Neighbourhood Plan for Curdworth was discussed. A number of residents came forward as volunteers and it was agreed that a further meeting for residents would be arranged in due course. The Parish Council would also be discussing the matter further.

5 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] Volunteers wanted - Curdworth Community Heartbeat

Residents will be pleased to see that our village Defibrillator is now installed within the Telephone Box in front of the Post Office, and it is just waiting for some final technical checks to be undertaken before being fully operational.

The Curdworth Community Heartbeat Committee are now in the process of setting up training for the use of the equipment, which is very simply and easy to use. If you are interested in attending the training to become a volunteer please contact Jan Weatherley on 01675 470714. There may be some residents who would just like to attend the training to learn more, without committing to becoming a volunteer at this stage, if so please feel free to register your interest with Jan. Remember “You don’t have to be a fireman to use a fire extinguisher, you don’t have to be a paramedic to use a defibrillator.”

We also need a group of volunteers to take part in a rota to check the equipment is working – again this is a short and simple check which takes no more than a few minutes. It is, however, vitally important that the equipment is kept in working order and you will be trained how to do the checks.

It has taken a while to get the funding together to fund the purchase of this equipment, and many thanks to the team of volunteers on the Committee who have worked hard to get up to this stage. As a rural village in North Warwickshire, access to such life saving equipment is very important to residents - early de-fibrillation can increase the survival chances of a person who has suffered a sudden cardiac arrest by as much as 50%? It could mean the difference between life and death.

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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. HALL BOOKINGS: Curdworth Village Hall—01675 470181 [email protected] Church Hall—01675 470691

7 To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] THE BEEHIVE Beehive Lane, Curdworth, B76 9HG - 01675 470 223 Monday Tuesday Join us for our quiz night! Tuesday is our pie night! The quiz starts at 9pm and Treat yourself to one of our has 5 rounds, with 10 selected pies, tokens for a free pint to be accompanied won over the course with a pint, of the night! for only £8.50!

Wednesday Thursday Come along for a mid- Bring your partner or a week special and enjoy our friend in on a Thursday chicken or vegetarian curry, for our Steak Night! Get 2 with a pint of your choice, steaks and a bottle of wine for only £8.50! for only £26.99! Weekdays Sunday Until 5pm We put on a carvery every 2 for £9.95 every Sunday with a selection of 3 weekday until 5pm on meats and a wide range of selected meals, including both trimmings and Liver & Onions, Cottage Pie, condiments! Bolognaise, Lasagne, Adult - £9.45 Child - £5.45 Chilli Con Carne, and all of our vegetarian options! Any drinks served are at the discretion of management Please call in advance for large parties or events!

To advertise in next months edition contact us at [email protected] 8 2019 MOBILE LIBRARY DATES Each library has large and small print books, spoken word books, books for young children, information on the internet and County and Borough Council information screens. The library is easily accessible with low entrance with two small steps, ramp at the rear for wheelchair users and air conditioning. [email protected]

Warwickshire Libraries

Hamlet – Mobile Library G Route The Library will be available on these Tuesdays 2019

January 22 February 12 March 5, 26 April 16 May 7, 28 June 18 July 9, 30 August 20 September 10 October 1, 22 November 12 December 3

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

For all enquiries or to renew books please phone 01926 851031

or renew online at Warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries

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