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Tag Archives: Petition
One little Spark is all it takes…
In the current economic and political climate, good news on public and community services is thin on the ground – so I was very happy to receive news of a wonderful followup to story I featured early this year.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Wildlife
Tagged activities centre, Brownhills Children's Centre, Brurtwood, BTC, buggy, Burntwood, campaign, Chasewater, childrens, Closure, community, dad, Ed, Esther Allen, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, meeting, Mondays, mum, New Photos, parents, Petition, Spark, Staffordshire, Start, Steve Lightfoot, Strollers, Sue Woodward, Things to do, toddler, Town Council, walking, walking group, Wildlife
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Great news! Burntwood’s Children’s Centres saved for now
Here’s a really positive followup (and what looks at the moment to be a blog exclusive) to a story I featured a couple of weeks ago, when Esther Allen of The Chasewater Strollers parent and toddler group contacted me to publicise their petition against the planned closure of both Burntwood Childrens Centres – otherwise known as ‘Surestart’.
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Tagged activities centre, Brownhills, Brownhills Children's Centre, buggy, Burntwood, campaign, Chasewater, childrens, Closure, dad, Ed, Esther Allen, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, meeting, Mondays, mum, New Photos, parents, Petition, Staffordshire, Start, Strollers, Sue Woodward, Things to do, toddler, walking, walking group, Wildlife
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Important – help save Burntwood’s Children’s Centres
Esther Allen of Chasewater Strollers and Councillor ‘Aunty Sue’ Woodward have been in touch over the weekend to let me know that they’re very worried about the future of the two Children’s centres in Burntwood, and have launched a campaign and petition to keep them open.
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Tagged activities centre, Brownhills, Brownhills Children's Centre, buggy, Burntwood, campaign, Chasewater, childrens, Closure, dad, Ed, Esther Allen, Events, Facebook, Lichfield, meeting, Mondays, mum, New Photos, parents, Petition, Staffordshire, Start, Strollers, Sue Woodward, Things to do, toddler, walking, walking group, Wildlife
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Signatures still required on pedestrian crossings for Shire Oak petition
I’m running this request again for signatures to the online petition for pedestrian crossings in Shire Oak following the sad death of Jack Garrington – if you haven’t signed, please do.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, campaign, change.org, Chester Road, child, Cmpaign for Pedestrian Corossings, Councillors, crossings, death, HGV, incident, Jack Garrington, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Petition, Police, Richard Sherpherd., road accident, Road Closure, road safety, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, sign, wagon, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, WMAS, zebra
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Please sign the petition requesting pedestrian crossings for Shire Oak
Since the tragic, awful death of 12 year old Jack Garrington on the Chester Road, Shire Oak last Thursday, 10th April 2014, many Brownhills folk and parents of kids attending Shire Oak from further afield have not only paid tribute to Jack, but also want to join together to improve road safety in the area.
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Tagged Accident, Ambulance, Anchor Bridge, Brownhills, campaign, change.org, Chester Road, child, Cmpaign for Pedestrian Corossings, Councillors, crossings, death, HGV, incident, Jack Garrington, Linden Road, Lindon Road, Lorry, Petition, Police, Richard Sherpherd., road accident, Road Closure, road safety, RTA, serious, Shire Oak, sign, wagon, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood, WMAS, zebra
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Shire Oak Nature Reserve: upcoming works explained
I noticed last week that heathland improvement works were planned by Walsall’s Counctry Services team – that’s the rangers I’ve posted so much about lately – at Shire Oak Park Local Nature Reserve in Brownhills.
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Tagged axe, Blog, Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Colin Manning, Countryside Services, cuts, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Facebook, Kevin Clements, local blogs, Local History, Local Nature Reserve, Local politics, Mike Bird, Morgan Bowers, New Photos, Park, Petition, Politics, Shire Oak, Silly, Things to do, threat, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Fighting for our greenspace: Please sign the petition!
People concerned about cuts to Walsall Countryside Services, the Ranger Team and related issues – as outlined here previously – can now sign the petition over at Walsall Council’s website. It’s completely electronic, and is administered as part of Walsall’s Democratic Services. If the petition gets enough support, it will be raised at full council.
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Tagged axe, Blog, Brownhills, Canal, Chasewater, Chasewater Wildlife Group, Cheap tat, Clayhanger, Countryside Services, cuts, Cycle rides, cycling, Events, Facebook, Kevin Clements, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Mike Bird, Morgan Bowers, New Photos, Petition, Politics, Shire Oak, Silly, Things to do, threat, Twitter, Vandalism, Walsal Wildlife, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Poisoning the well?
There’s something odd going on at the moment, that I’d like to get to the bottom of. I’ve now seen four separate instances of the incorrect assertion that the Senior Citizen’s protest stopped the Brownhills Tesco Redevelopment. The first was … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Express & Star, Followups, Interesting photos, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, News, planning, Shared media, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, John Goulding, Letter, Local politics, Mike Bird, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Never let the facts get in the way of a good rant
The local press is proving a rich seam of content at the moment here on the Brownhills Blog, and I really wanted to resist raiding yet another reader’s letter from yet another op-ed page. However, this one is so unbelievably … Continue reading
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Cheap tat, Derelict, Express & Star, John Goulding, Letter, Local politics, Mike Bird, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Silly, Tesco, Tesco Development, Vandalism, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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Market stalling?
I noted with interest today that a whole slew of new documentation had appeared online under the planning application for the new Tesco store, slated to be developed in Brownhills in the next couple of years. Regulars and locals alike … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local media, Local politics, planning, Shared media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall Council
Tagged Adrian Andrew, Brownhills, Brownhills Market, Brownhills OAP's, Brownhills pensioners, Brownhills Senior Citizens Club, Derelict, Local politics, Petition, planning, Politics, Ravens Court, Redevelopment, Regeneration, Tesco, Tesco Development, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics
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