Erdington Magazine the Magazine for the Erdington Business Improvement District

Erdington magazine The magazine for the Erdington Business Improvement District

March 2020

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Therefore, in March 2011 we opened a Hair and Cosmetic shop known as Glamour Hair and Cosmetics. We have been in this industry for nearly 10 years and can now say we’re very experienced in providing human hair and Our products consist of cosmetics, wigs to the community for all these human hair, wigs, electrical items along years. Not only are we known to have with makeup and accessories. All this excellent customer service but also an comes at unbeatable cheap prices for understanding of how demanding this our community, for instance our lace market is, therefore we take extra care wigs start from only £10 and have been of our customers by making sure all our a massive hit. prices are affordable! We would love you to benefit from our There was a huge demand for these high quality products that are cheap. products in this market but at the time we only had a small shop so we wanted We are open 7 days a week and our to expand to accommodate our opening hours are 9am-6:30pm Mon- customers. Finally, in 2019 we found a Sat and Sunday 11am-5pm. more compatible, bigger shop on the High Street and moved there just before Christmas which really boosted the Christmas spirits as we had low prices for our opening week!

The new shop is called Glamour Touch and has been a huge success. We have increased our product variety as the new shop is very spacious which has made our customers happy.

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4 5 D I ABETES I N F O C US

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2B YORK RO A D , E R DI N GT O N , B I R M I N GH A M B2 3 6 T E WWW.RE A L EY ESUK . C O M 0 1 2 1 37 3 03 6 8 CELEBRATE THE MIDLANDS AT ITS BEST! One of the UK’s most exciting cycling events is returning to the Midlands on Sunday 21 June 2020. 17,000 cyclists of all abilities will be taking on the 100-mile challenge on traffic-free roads, many of whom will be fundraising for charity. The one-day extravaganza promises to bring a truly spectacular celebration of cycling, so why not spectate and cheer on the riders taking on the challenge!

PLEASE PLAN AHEAD – HOW WILL YOU BE AFFECTED? Due to the number of riders participating in Vélo Birmingham & Midlands, it will be necessary to implement road closures across the full event route to ensure the safety of riders and the general public. This could impact your local travel arrangements on Sunday 21 June, including public transport. Where possible, we recommend planning travel ahead. You can find more information about the road closures, including an interactive map of the route, on the Vélo website at www.velobirmingham.com. This will be updated regularly in the lead up to the event to feature key travel advice and local access routes. On the day of the event, the easiest way to navigate around the road closures will be to use google maps or a live update GPS as the route and road closures will be updated live. Should you need to travel on the day, please consider the best mode of transport, departure time and route to avoid the road closures.

GET INVOLVED! Volunteer: An event of this scale wouldn’t be possible without an army of amazing volunteers. Register your interest via the link on our website or contact [email protected]. if you’d like to be involved during the event weekend. Take part: It’s not too late to saddle up and get involved! All abilities are welcome… and lycra isn’t compulsory! Please email [email protected] for more information.

CONTACT US If you need any assistance ahead of the event with planned travel or other questions, please get in touch with the Vélo team as early as possible on [email protected]. On the day of the event, in the case of a personal emergency, the event organisers can assist on 0121 396 1296.

DROP-IN SESSIONS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES

We are pleased to announce that Hub 109 will be hosting regular free drop in sessions to give local businesses a chance to meet the team and talk directly about any business issues they face.

These sessions are informal and are being run to find out what the needs and wants of local businesses are, and how we can help. Whether you need a free business consultation or advice and support with business plans feel free to pop in and discuss. The Erdington BID will also be on hand with help to promote your business.

We are also happy to help with the following;

• Bid, tender and funding support that is available for SME’s • Provide advice on Business Rates • Marketing support • Digital Transformation for your business

In addition to creating a forum for discussion, we plan to introduce themed activities at future sessions such as workshops and talks from business leaders. We’re very conscious of the need to ensure good communication with the businesses locally as well as with other stakeholders and members of the public. We plan to achieve that through our drop-in sessions and advice, and we hope business owners will take the chance to come along and chat about how we can work together to support local business.

The Sessions will be held on third Friday of every month between 2pm-4pm with the next one on Friday 20th March 2020. After that we will run the drop-in sessions on these dates; Friday, 17th April 2020, 14:00 – 16:00 Friday, 15th May 2020, 14:00 – 16:00 Friday, 19th Jun 2020, 14:00 – 16:00 Friday, 17th July 2020, 14:00 – 16:00

Hub 109, 109 High Street, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6SA Office Tel: (+44) (0)121 405 4405 Web: www.hub109.co.uk Email: [email protected]

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“I opened Portrait Asher in Wilton Market recently, I have being an artist for many years drawing countless portraits, in that time I have perfected my craft in photo realism let me turn your favourite photo into a piece of art.

Since the 90’s I have made and sold countless images and sold many portraits.

Why not come along and have a look at my work? A portrait from a photo makes a wonderful surprise present.

I also offer a framing service and have a wide selection of frames for you to choose from.” Poundbakery launch their “Best Tasting Pie EVER!” in time for British Pie Week – and it’s still only £1!

The Chicken & Bacon Pie hit stores just in time for British Pie Week, which started on Monday 2nd March. The Pie, which staff at Poundbakery HQ say it’s their “BEST EVER” is filled with a creamy white sauce, with a generous portion of chicken breast pieces and smoked bacon, encased in pastry.

Poundbakery are so confident in their new Pie that if you’re not 100% satisfied, you can get your money back!

Marketing Manager Keely Silvester said “We have been working hard to bring new flavours to our savoury range, particularly the Pie range. Our tasting panel all loved the New Chicken & Bacon combo and unanimously agreed that it’s the Best Pie we’ve ever made. We’re so excited to launch this product and can’t wait to hear the feedback from our customers, especially as it’s only £1. We have more exciting additions to the range that we will be launching over the coming months, but it’s all very top secret at the moment!” Poundbakery has stores countrywide. Visit our website at www.Poundbakery.co.uk to see our latest offers & a list of store locations. Pound Bakery, 138A High Street, Erdington, B23 6RS

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WILTON MARKET RETAILER RECRUITMENT 2020 Retail Multiples is currently on the lookout for new retailers to join the successful Wilton Market.

Situated in the prominent pedestrianised High Street with additional entrances on Sutton New Road and Wilton Road, Wilton Market is already host to a large selection of established retail outlets. Satnav B23 6RP

We are currently recruiting regional operators and individual retailers who wish to establish a retail outlet on the busy Erdington High Street.

We currently have units available for the following product ranges :-

Florist Mobile Phone Ladies Hairdresser Gents Barber Pet food Bags/Luggage Thai food Printers Gift shop Shoe shop Vape shop Herbal shop Vitamin/Protein Shop

If you are currently running your own business and are looking to relocate or expand then call now to discuss your requirements.

Contact Mark Hopkins Office 0121 350 4329 Mobile 07597 837 433

New to retailing? Starter Packages Available!

If you are new to retailing and wish to start your first retail outlet, then we have starter units with an all inclusive Licence Fee so you know exactly what it will cost to start your own shop.

Call Mark for a no obligation friendly discussion. WILTON MARKET OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK UNITS AVAILABLE FROM £100 PER WEEK ! Retail Multiples, 115 Sutton New Rd, B23 6RP (Opposite the CoOP) We help millions of people to know their rights and make the best choices for later life. We provide information and advice that covers every facet of later life, from helping people find out the benefits they are entitled to claim, to discussing options that help make later life at home more manageable. Our aim is to be the first port of call – the first place that people turn to when they have an age-related need.

Erdington Library every Thursday from 10.00-12.00pm. March 2nd / 9th / 16th / 23rd Would you like to help adults learn to read in Erdington? doctor as they’re too embarrassed to have to read and fill in forms. Being una- ble to read and write is associated with higher mortality, depression, isolation and mental health issues,” she reveals. “We know from experience that people who cannot read are nervous and embarrassed about joining adult learning groups. This is the motivation behind the Read Easy model: to provide accessi- As a new Read Easy group is ble, free, and confidential one-to-one about to launch in Erdington, we caught reading coaching wherever the need is up with Read Easy Regional Adviser Kris greatest. And this why we need your Ventris-Field to hear about their plans. help! “We are looking for support to “Volunteers also need to have the help us get the ball rolling on a brand new equivalent of at least a couple of hours a Read Easy group in Erdington. We know week to spare, and some of this time that around 20% adults inBirmingham needs to be within the working week in can’t read or struggle with everyday order to network with other organisations”. reading, and we’re passionate about The impact of learning to read is tangible changing that with our proven, confidential for both Volunteers and Readers, as Kris programme of free, one-to-one, volunteer- concludes by explaining. “The phrase we led adult reading coaching. We are hear from our reader’s time-and-time currently looking for local people to again is ‘life-changing’. But for our volun- support the development of a new group teers too, the process of helping adults by volunteering as Management Team learn to read has a profound effect on members. Whether you’ve got existing their lives. If you’d like to play a key part skills you’d like to put to good use, or are in helping to transform the lives of adults looking to develop new ones, being a near you, while developing existing skills Read Easy volunteer can be a great and learning new ones in a supportive, fun chance to learn something new.” environment, then please get in touch.” Read Easy UK currently supports 32 affiliated groups across the country, To learn more about becoming a stretching from Plymouth to Manchester. Read Easy Management Team volunteer “The stark reality is that 2.4m in Erdington please contact adults in the UK cannot read, while a [email protected] further 2.5m struggle to read,” Kris un- derlines. “On a practical level, this means https://readeasy.org.uk/ that even carrying out everyday tasks can be challenging, if not impossible. Many of our new readers have never been to the

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John Taylor Hospice Celebrates 110 Years of Care Erdington’s John Taylor Hospice this There will also year celebrates an incredible 110th be a citywide art anniversary – marking more than a project with an century of caring for local people. exhibition planned One of the oldest hospices in the for later in the year country, John Taylor was founded in as well as a 1910 by the people of Birmingham who celebration party in fundraised to provide a ‘home of rest the autumn. for the dying’. The hospice Spearheaded by city doctor and has also created a suffragette Dr Mary Darby Sturge, the special 110th hospice opened as the Taylor Memorial anniversary logo to be used during Home in Showell Green House in 2020 and has carried out an extensive Sparkhill near the then Women’s research project into the hospice’s Hospital. history. The hospice was named after Hospice CEO Penny Venables Birmingham’s pioneering women’s says: “John Taylor Hospice is unique gynaecologist John Taylor and initially in its history. We were the first non- cared only for women with denominational hospice in the country gynaecological cancers. and were founded by people in the city After the Second World War, the who recognised the need for a home in hospice moved into The Grange in the Midlands which could provide care Erdington, its home for the past 70 for patients at the end of their lives. years. “More than a century later we are Hospice teams began caring for men still receiving funding from kind and in the 1970s, launched community generous people and companies who services in the 1980s and branched out give time and money so we can to care for people with a range of continue to provide much-needed conditions including motor neurone specialist care for patients and their disease and multiple sclerosis. families. Today John Taylor Hospice is a “Everyone who supports us during charity which cares for around 2,000 our 110th anniversary year will be patients each year as well as providing helping to ensure the legacy of care for support and wellbeing for their families local people for the next 110 years.” and friends. For more on John Taylor Hospice’s th The 110 year will see John Taylor 110th anniversary, events and how you holding a host of special events can support the hospice see including a Secret Garden Ball in June, www.johntaylorhospice.org.uk a Summer Party in July, a Sunset Walk during the summer and its annual Light up a Life later in December. 25 Erdington Business Improvement District (BID)comprises of almost 300 retail and non retail businesses (listed below) in the town centre area, including the High Street, Coton Lane, York Road, Barnabas Road, New Street, Orphanage Road, and the High Street side of Sutton New Road. Businesses voted in 2016 for the BID to continue for a further 5 years from July 2017.

The aim of the BID is to help preserve the town centre as a thriving community area and to encourage residents to ‘shop local’. SHOPS AND BUSINESSES DIRECTORY ACCOUNTANTS & SOLICITORS: CHARITY SHOPS DRY CLEANING, & ALTERATIONS: HAIR & BEAUTY: INSURANCE & PERSONAL FINANCE: SPECIALIST SERVICES: A K Patel Accountants Age UK Eclipse Dry Cleaners Adam, Barber Albermarle & Bond (Cheque & Pawn) DIY Icing Centre (Edwards Road) (Coton Lane) British Heart Foundation Furniture H&N Clothing Alterations Beauty Palace (Coton Lane) Cash Generator Euro Guard Ltd Security (Arion Centre) ESN Solicitors (Nr Six Ways) Billies Salon (Coton Lane) Buy & Sell Mart (Near Six Ways) Sunrise Tailors Genfab (General Fabrications) British Heart Foundation (Nr Co-Op) Christopha Hair Design (Coton Lane) Coton Financial Management Ltd (Coton Lane) Hub109 Business Facilities Everest & Co Accountants Cancer Research UK DLP Financial Services Ltd (Sutton New Rd) HRS Family Law Solicitors EDUCATION, SCHOOLS & Nurseries Christos Lingo Learning Ltd Language services Cats Protection Mortgage Advice Bureau (nr Six Ways) (Barnabas Road) Abbey School (Sutton New Rd) Consul Sun Centre (New Street) Global Educational Trust (Central Square) Money Shop Petrouis & Co Accountants Birmingham Metropolitan College (Mason Rd) Fazettes Hair Salon (Sutton New Road) Max Spielman (Photographic) John Taylor Hospice Rounds (Orphanage Road) Erdington Adult Education Ctre (Sutton New Rd) G Style Barber (Nr Six Ways) TheSignLife (Services for the deaf community) Living Proof (York Road) Gaura Beauty (Coton Lane) Marie Curie Featherstone Children’s Centre & Nursery School Vapour Shop (York Road) BANKS & BUILDING SOCIETIES: Glamour Hair & Cosmetics JEWELLERS: Barclays PDSA (Highcroft Road) Direct Jewellers Whittington Tool Hire (Mason Rd) Hollywood Hair Salon Halifax St Vincents’ (Central Sq.) Highclare School (Sutton New Rd) Goldbar Jewellers HSBC Scope Moonstone Day Care Imaan Hair & Cosmetics Golden Crystal (Orphanage Road) SPORTS & FITNESS: Lloyds TSB Shelter Osborne Nursery School (Osborne Rd) Kennedys Hair Salon (New St) Erdington Leisure Centre (Orphanage Rd) Nationwide Building Society Osborne Junior & Infant School (Osborne Rd) Kizuri The Loft Pilates & Fitness Studio (44 High St) Santander CHURCHES: Think Tank Tuition Centre (Sutton New Road) Marchelles Hair (York Road) MUSIC, TV, VIDEO & GAMES: Erdington Methodist Church (Wesley Rd) One Stop Cosmetics Entertainment Exchange BOOKMAKERS & GAMING: SUPERMARKETS: Oikos Church ESTATE AGENTS & LETTINGS: Roshair Smokin’ Vinyl (Coton Lane) Farm Foods Admiral Slots, Gaming, Online Slicks Barber Shop Betfred Six Ways Baptist Church Arion Business Centre(Rear Central Sq.) Heron Foods Jennings Bet St. Barnabas Church Burchell Edwards (York Rd) Star Nail Art NEWSAGENTS: Iceland Ladbrookes The Abbey (Sutton New Rd) Convey Us (York Road) Tia’s Hair Salon (York Road) Erdington News Plus (Six Ways) Midland Co-Op Superstore Shipleys Gaming The Gospel Hall (New Street) Dixons (Six Ways) U 1st Nails (Orphanage Rd) Supernews Tesco Express (Six Ways) Shipleys Gaming Goodchilds (York Road) W H Smith William Hill (Barnabas Road) CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR & FASHION: Green & Company (York Road) William Hill TAKE AWAY / FAST FOOD: Abis Just Move (York Road) HEALTH & PERSONAL CARE: OPTICIANS: Bonmarche (Inside the CoOp) Peter Bainbridge Opticians Baguette Du Maison Lloyds Property Services (Wood End Rd) Boots (+ Pharmacy) CAFES & RESTAURANTS: Destiny Menswear Realeyes Opticians (York Rd) Best of British Paul Carr (York Road) Erdington Day & Night Chemist & Pharmacy Costa Coffee (Near CoOp) Dorothy Perkins (Inside the CoOp) Scrivens Big John’s (Sutton New Rd) Curry Garden (York Road) Erdington Osteopaths (Coton Lane) Everything Must Go Preferential Properties (York Rd) Specsavers Caspian Pizza (Six Ways) Easy Bite Grahams Girls on Top Waller & Farnworth (York Road) Ward Opthalmic Opticians (Sutton New Rd) Chop Wok (York Rd) Giovanni Snack Bar Holland & Barratt (Barnabas Road) ID Classic Fish Bar (Six Ways) KDB Fashion FLORISTS: Lloyds Pharmacy PUBS & CLUBS: Erbil Shawarma & Grill Golden Cafe & Restaurant Savers Harbour Cafe at St Banrabas Church New Look Plants & Flowers (Harrison Road) Club Maragh Island Spice Caribbean (Wood End Rd) Imtiaz Indian Restaurant Peacocks Zambon (Inside Co-Op) Superdrug (+Pharmacy) Erdington Club Ltd (Sutton New Road) KFC (Sutton New Rd) Walk In Health Centre Oikos Cafe Shoezone HQ Bar (Orphanage Road) Lee Garden (Orphanage Road) Zhang Natural Healing (Coton La.) Slim’s Cafe (Coton Lane) Sunrise Tailors handbags etc (nr Six Ways) FOOD & DRINK: The Church Tavern Ocean Blue Fish Bar (Orphanage Rd) The Red Couch Coffee House The Sports Shop (Central Sq.) Abadan (Six Ways) The Charlie Hall JD Wetherspoon Pizza Hut Delivery (Sutton New Rd) York Cafe Diner (York Road) HOUSE & HOME: Trutex Children’s Wear (Opposite CoOp) Brew Genie (Mason Rd) (Barnabas Road) Ruby Cantonese Takeaway (York Rd) Yummy Land Abbey Fire Centre (Sutton new Rd) The Swan Bukmat Stores (Nr Six Ways) Sam’s Chicken DISCOUNT STORES: All Domestic Electrical (Central Square) CARDS & STATIONERY: Cake Box (Nr Six Ways) B&M Bargains Subway (Near Six Ways) Card Factory City Meats & Deli (Wilton Market) Borshch Superstore (Pedestrian area) RECRUITMENT & TRAINING: Cash Converters (Pedestrian area) Bright House AM to PM (York Road) Taste of Bangladesh (Coton Lane) Greetings 2000 Express Plus Supermarket Vietnamese City Food (near Six Ways) Ink Print (Barnabas Road) Discount Fortress Greggs Bakers (Nr Coton Lane) Curtain House Templine WH Smith Poundland (next St Barnabas Church) Greggs Bakers (Nr Co-Op) Discount Lighting Centre (York Rd) The Permanent Link / Link 2 Recruit Poundland (nr Six Ways) TATTOO ARTISTS Janosik Polish Shop Erdington Pet Centre CARE AGENCIES: SERVICES: Manic Ink Tattoo Salon (Wood End Rd) Jarmark Polish Supermarket Furniture City Carewatch (Sutton New Road) A Hazel Funeral Directors The Tattooed Gent (Near KFC) Joe Richards Greengrocers Gift Shop (York Road) Creative Care Support Solutions Hart’s Textiles Ltd (Opposite St Barnabas church) (Central Square) Indoor Markets Mini Store (Nr Six Ways) Litecraft (Sutton New Rd) Black Cab Taxi Rank TELECOMS, ELECTRONICS & Surecare (Sutton New Road) Erdington Market MS Fruits Greengrocers (Central Sq.) (o/s St Barnabas Church) Solid Homecare (Central Squ.) Barnabas Road Optima Designs Granite Worktops COMPUTERS etc Nowa Polska (Nr Six Ways) Erdington Fire Station (Orphanage Rd) EE (Nr Central Square) Open Tues, Friday, Saturday Polish Shop (Wood End Rd) (Station Rd) Erdington Walk-In Health Centre Mr Mobile Phone CARS & CAR ACCESSORIES Pound Bakery (Central Square) Rainbow Carpets (Sutton New Rd) Abbey Service Centre High Street Funeral Directors Mobilicious (Sutton New Rd) Wilton Market Raja Exotics Traditional Furniture Stores (nr C-Op) (Orphanage Rd) Ian Skett Funeral Services (Sutton New Rd) Phone Junkies (Coton La.) High Street Robinsons Greengrocers (nr Six Ways) Job Centre Plus (Sutton New Rd) Tyre World (Orphanage Rd) (Opposite the CoOp) PhonesXChange (Central Square) Root Millers Superstore (Central Squ.) Library (Orphanage Rd) Open 6 days 3 Store (In Superdrug) Super Sam mini supermarket Neighbourhood Office (Sutton New Rd) The Net Internet Cafe (Nr. Six Ways) Retail Multiples Ltd Tanioska supermarket Police Station (Sutton New Rd) UK Zabka (Near Six Ways) Post Office (inside WH Smiths) Formerly Swannies (Opposite the CoOp) TRAVEL AGENTS: Open 6 days Viktors Drinkstore (Orphanage Rd) Regency Cars - Taxis (Wilton Road) Co-Op Travel (inside Co-Op) Walter Smith Butchers (Nr Central Square) Town Centre Management (Arion House) (0121 306 4270) Erdington Business Improvement District (BID)comprises of almost 300 retail and non retail businesses (listed below) in the town centre area, including the High Street, Coton Lane, York Road, Barnabas Road, New Street, Orphanage Road, and the High Street side of Sutton New Road. Businesses voted in 2016 for the BID to continue for a further 5 years from July 2017.