Quiz Night Update

Fund Raisers

At our recent Quiz Night, members and other guests enjoyed getting their brains into gear, to answer questions posed by Quiz Inquisitor Wayne Preece.
The aim of the evening was to bring the community together for an evening of fun, and to raise much needed funds for the Residents’ Association, membership of which is free.
The committee would like to thank the following for their kind support in holding this quiz:-

Angela and Wayne Preece
County Councillor Robin Lunn
JGS Autos
Morrisons
Redditch & Alcester Standard (Pat Bullivant)
Redditch Borough Council
Robin’s Bike Den
Tesco
Wilkinson Household Stores
Winyates Chippy

Nature Reserve

Photo courtesy Redditch Advertiser

Pictured at the official opening of the new steps to the Nature Reserve, are Redditch Borough Councillor Pattie Hill (r), and Julie Vincent, secretary of Brockhill Residents’ Association.
Also in the picture are Association committee members and local dog walkers.
We are pleased to report that we have had many positive comments about the new entry (off Brockhill Lane) and would like to thank Councillor Pattie Hill for her assistance with this.

Community Notice Boards

Our new notice boards are now in use. They are situated in Carthorse Lane and in Brockhill Park.
If members have any notices or information that they would like to display, please let us know via our e-mail:-

committee@brockhill.org.uk

Nature Reserve

Redditch Borough Council has now erected dog fouling signs around the Nature Reserve bordering Brockhill Lane and Plumstead Close.  A bin for dog litter has been placed at the Plumstead Close exit.

Quiz Night 18th Oct

Our annual quiz night fundraiser is happening again on Saturday 18th October. Get a team together and come down for some great fun, prizes and raffle.

Cost:       £10 per team

When:     Saturday 18th October

Where:    Tardebigge Village Hall, Church Lane, B60 3AH (bar and snacks available)

Time:       Starts at 7.30pm (first questions at 7.45pm)

To enter email sylvia@brockhill.org.uk or call 01527 63524

Enter as a team of 4-6 players or if you don’t have a team just let Sylvia know you’re interested and she can arrange a team for you.

Road Adoption

Update for those roads requiring remedial work or certificates.

Pennyford Close

This has been adopted for highway purposes, but still awaits the STW drainage adoption certificate.  Start date – outstanding.

Appletree Lane – Harvington Close – Lench Close – Marchwood Close – Cofton Close – Low Field lane

Appletree Lane is part adopted, as with the other roads above – Persimmon (North) have agreed remedial work and assigned a contractor.  Start date – outstanding.

Lily Green Lane

Now adopted

Turnpike Lane – Vowchurch Close – Wheatcroft Close

Remedial work has been agreed.  Completion date – outstanding.

Rosedale Close – Taylor Wimpey has agreed remedial work and is instructing a contractor.  Once this has been completed the road will be adopted.

Work to start 24/3/14.

Wheelers Lane (which includes: Oversley Close, Pink Green Lane, Plumstead Close & Robins Lane) – A list of remedial work has been sent to Keith Owens of Persimmon, and a response is awaited.

Remedial work has now been agreed.  A contractor has been appointed. Start date – outstanding.

 

Mappleborough Close – The ownership of a piece of land is holding up adoption.  More information is being requested.

This has been resolved.  A contractor has been appointed. Start date – outstanding.

OPEN SPACES

Area 2 – Persimmon still to agree – It is part of the new development (Persimmon refer to as Brockhill East).

Update required

Area 3 – Ditch clearing to be undertaken and paid for by Persimmon.  Once done adoption can proceed.

Update required

Area 4 – Quote to be done by Persimmon or RBC – More information required.

Woodland buffer strip – Persimmon looking to transfer to existing properties.

Update required