• Fair Shares Community Chest – Round 2
  Solihull Sustain 22 Feb 12
  Fair Shares Trust – Community Chest – North Solihull The second round of Colebridge Trust’s Community Chest which provides grants of up to £1,000 for to smaller community groups in North Solihull is now open. The Community Chest is a hardship fund for isolated activities that support existing projects…
• CRB Consultation – Please add your views
  Solihull Sustain 22 Feb 12
  The Criminal Records Bureau is still consulting on the online system to make CRB checks portable. Please answer the questionnaire and call on the government to affirm its commitment to volunteering by making the system free for volunteers.
• A small mess but a huge problem to residents
  Solihull Conservatives 22 Feb 12
  Conservative Councillors for Shirley South, Gary Allport Peter Doyle regularly receive complaints from local residents who are fed up with having to dodge dog mess left on pavements, grass verges and parkland by inconsiderate dog owners who do not clear up after their pets. Conservative Councillors…
• Streetsbrook Road – Piper Homes submit new application
  Solihull Conservatives 22 Feb 12
  Cllr Peter Hogarth disappointed that there is virtually “no difference” to the proposal withdrawn in August 2011. Piper Homes have resubmitted Planning Application 2012 /187 to develop the above. They want to build 3 two bedroomed apartments, 5 three bedroom town houses and 1 four bedroomed town house…
• Buddies Night Fundraiser
  Castle Bromwich Community Website 21 Feb 12
  Castle Bromwich District Lions are hosting a tribute to Buddy Holly at the Jag Social Club on March 10th to raise money for injured soldiers’ charity Troop Aid and Lions charities. Tickets priced at £6.50 are available from Mick – Phone 0121 749 6251.
• Solihull volunteers clear their patch of the River Cole
  Our Solihull 21 Feb 12
  After reading the earlier post about the flooding by the River Cole, pictures showing a group of volunteers who have removed obstructions in the river on numerous occasions were sent to Our Solihull . The environmentalists who clear the river from time to time think there is a problem with the whole…
• How many Silhillian properties are flooded from time to time?
  Our Solihull 20 Feb 12
  MP Caroline Spelman attended a meeting about water shortages yesterday but there is also concern in many areas about wasted floodwaters. As Environment Secretary, Ms Spelman recently announced Government grants  -  including one to Solihull of over £118,000 this year – to shore up its flood defences…
• Support a local charity
  Our Solihull 20 Feb 12
  Come to the morning indoor car boot sale on Saturday 25th February. For more information click here: http://oursolihull.wordpress.com/support-a-local-charity-indoor-car-boot-sale/
• Who we are as people has a greater influence on our success than anything else
  Kate Hughes, Social Housing 19 Feb 12
  The further I get in my career, the more I realise that success doesn’t come from any special knowledge or skills – most of which can be taught. Instead it comes from your personal values and how you demonstrate those in the way you behave. Who we are as people has a greater influence on our success…
• Embedding knowledge transfer
  D’log 15 Feb 12
  What if… all new recuits to British university posts, as a requirement of getting the job, had to publicly publish a 3,000 word plain-English essay on how to address a particular problem/opportunity 1 in the locality in which they will work? Of interest to them, not one one chosen for them…
• Charity chooses Valentine’s Day to launch Solihull domestic abuse support service
  The Birmingham Press 15 Feb 12
  A support service for victims of domestic violence and abuse has been launched in Solihull.

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• Subbuteo Competition
  Shirley Round Table 23 Feb 12
  Excersize your fingers in preparation for a night of finger-flicking fun!
• Wheelchair Basket Ball
  Solihull Round Table 21 Feb 12
  Teaming up with other Round Tables around the region we have been given the chance to do something totally unique and give wheelchairy basketball a try. Who would not want to be part of that?
• Wheelchair Basketball Competition
  Shirley Round Table 21 Feb 12
  Another night where points mean prizes in the quest for the Area 35 Sports Trophy.
• Can you hit the high note with Solihull Gangshow?
  Solihull Scouts 21 Feb 12
  Solihull Gangshow is a nationally recognised show that has been performing since 1982. We perform every other year and 2012 is the time for our biggest and best show yet! We are looking for a musical director to help put the show together. We are looking for someone with a vast knowledge of music who…
• Jubilee Beacon Stalls
  Solihull Scouts 19 Feb 12
  This year, as you might already know, is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Solihull Scout County are lighting one of the many beacons across the country in Elmden Park on the 4th June. However, we need your help! The Queen has requested that the beacons be used to raise money for charities. The organising…
• Theatre: Saddle up for show
  Solihull News: What’s on 17 Feb 12
  YEE-HAW! Escape to the Wild West with the new production from Shirley-based Centre Stage.
• Theatre: Spy buff Arthur heads online to hit his target
  Solihull News: What’s on 17 Feb 12
  ALMOST half a century since he started scribbling down stories, a Dorridge man has published his first book online.
• Folk – Classical – Jazz: If you want to get ahead, get a Ukelele, says Joe
  Solihull News: What’s on 17 Feb 12
  CHIRPY singer Joe Brown had some advice for me – “get a Ukelele.”
• Dentists who specialise in nervous patients in Birmingham
  One Dental Clinic 16 Feb 12
  At our Solihull (Birmingham) based dental practice, we have a highly trained and skilled dental team who are qualified to deal with nervous patients and patients who are afraid of the dentist. We offer a relaxing and comfortable environment that will help aid the patients comfort and well being during…
• Affordable Dental Implants in Birmingham
  One Dental Clinic 16 Feb 12
  At our dental practice in Solihull (Birmingham), we offer competitvely priced affordable dental implants. Dental implants are a long term dental solution that not only replaces your missing teeth, but also improves your bone structure and helps prevent future bone loss. My dentist was always mindful…
• Orion Explorer Scouts Speak Up!
  Solihull Scouts 15 Feb 12
  On Saturday 11 February four Explorers Scouts from Orion Explorer Scout Unit embarked on an early morning trip down to London to attend the Scout Speak Up political event at the London School for Economics. After a lengthy and adventurous train journey including termination of their train they arrived…

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