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How well did your

primary school do?
League tables, page 2
Heartless
Kingsbury
School
Coldplay
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OFSTED Brookly:
VERDICT Page 8
Page 9
But no more complaints about

fraudster carer, say police
Doreen Humpage: police found her

home full of new clothes and expensive electrical items
Police say they have

had no more complaints
about the Castle Vale
fraudster who was jailed
after stealing nearly 12k
from a vulnerable pensioner.
Doreen Humpage, 51, worked as a
carer, looking after a frail 87 year-old
woman in Yatesbury Avenue.
The carer had used her trusted position to get hold of her frail victims
credit cards and steal 11,800 from
her account.
Why was he
let out to rob
the elderly?
A police patrol car in Castle Vale helped to catch

a prolific burglar who
preyed on old people.
The police cars automatic vehi-
The shocking story hit the ITV news

and the Daily Mirror.
The case has sparked outrage in a
community that prides itself on looking after its own.
The story has become the sixth most
visited article ever on Tyburn Mails
website.
Several of the comments posted by
angry readers on the news website
cannot be printed for legal reasons.
They condemn Humpage, along
with some members of her family
who have previously achieved media
notoriety.
Readers have been appalled by
the behaviour of the fraudster who
posed as a carer to a woman who
was dependent on help following a
fall. Several people felt that court
dealt with the case too leniently.
Humpage was given a 10-month
sentence for fraud.
After the case had been heard at
Birmingham Crown Court, police issued a statement urging other potential victims to get in touch.
Police were concerned that other
people in the area that she cared for
may also have been conned out of
their savings.
This was not a one-off crime. Humpage was shown on cctv using her
elderly victims credit cards on several occasions between April and
May 2014 from a cash machine on
Tyburn Road.
The case had originally come to Bircle registration number
equipment spotted Mark
Woodliffe as he drove his
BMW on Tyburn Road in
the summer.
Last week the 48 year-old
from Derby was jailed for
over seven years for 30
burglaries.
The court heard that he
had been released early
from prison on licence
during a
sentence for
mingham magistrates court in July,

when it was handed on to the Crown
Court. In the interim, Humpage was
ordered to keep away from her victims house.
Conning pensioners
The Humpage case has echoes of

an incident earlier this year when
a woman posed as one of societys
trusted servants to deceive a frail female pensioner.
On New Years Day 2015, a burglar
who posed as a policewoman tried
to get into the home of a 95 year-old
Castle Vale woman.
The burglar, Kelly Ford, aged 33 of
Gravelley Lane in Erdington, was
eventually caught and given a sixand-a-half year sentence in June for
various offences.
Kelly Ford: jailed after posing

as police officer to get access
to home of 95 year-old Castle
Vale woman
Mark Woodliffe
similar offences.
The key question here is:
if he was allowed out early
for stealing from vulnerable elderly people, why
was he not monitored
more closely?
How was he allowed to
commit so many more
burglaries?
One of his victims was a 97
year-old man. Another was
a 92 year-old.
Kayleigh Cooper, put

in a superb
performance as Tess
Tyler in Greenwood
Academys production
of the musical Camp
Rock.
More pics, page 19
Page 1 Tyburn Mail December 2015
Gunter tops Tyburn table

for primary schools; St
Gerards tops Castle Vale
Gunter
School in
Pype Hayes is the top
performing primary
school in Tyburn,
according to the national league tables
published this month
by the Department
for Education.
St Gerards is Castle Vales
top primary school.
These are the only two Tyburn primary schools in the
top 100 of Birminghams
278 schools.
St Ambrose Barlow School and

St Nicholas School were the
The percentage scores for Year 6

pupils who achieved grade 4 or higher
in maths, reading and writing in 2015 :
Gunter: 87% (83)
St Gerards: 86% (89)
St Peters and St Pauls: 80%
Paget: 73% (90)
Erdington Hall: 72% (67)
Pegasus: 71%
(88)
Topcliffe: 69%
(71)
Birches Green: 68%
(74)
Chivenor: 68%
(37)
(100)
Figures in red indicate last years scores
Chivenor leaps
up the league
Scores for reading, writing
and maths can fluctuate
from year to year.
The results are based on tests for Year

6 pupils.
In some cases, this is just one class; in
others, two classes. The citys largest
primary schools have three, sometimes
four classes in each year group.
Slight variations each year are inevitable with such small numbers of pupils.
Hodge Hill
confusion
But when there is a big change, that is

worth closer study.
Take Chivenor School, for example.
It is the biggest primary school in Castle Vale, the estates only two-form entry primary school.
Last year, in 2014, Chivenor were bottom of Birminghams league table by a
country mile.
They totalled just 37% for reading,
writing and maths, and were not even
in sight of any other schools.
Spare a thought for Anita Ward,

the wife of Tyburn councillor
Mick Brown.
The former Castle Vale pupil and one-time Lord
Mayor of Birmingham is a councillor for Hodge
Nice way to Finnish off the terms work
Ex mayor Anita Ward, and

husband Mick Brown
only two schools in Birmingham to achieve 100%.

Boldmere School scored 99%,
and The Deanery in Sutton
Coldfield scored 98%.
Walmley Junior was the 25th
best performer in Birmingham, with a score of 93%.
The Abbey Catholic School in
Erdington scored 88%.
St Barnabas School scored
83%.
Yenton School scored 62%.
Yentons overall percentage
suffered because of weak results in mathematics.
The average total for Birmingham in reading, writing and
maths is 78%. The average
for England is 80%.
They were, sadly, the Aston Villa of

schools in Birmingham.
But things have changed this year.
Chivenor have leapt up by a massive
31%.
Now on 68%, they are within touching
distance of several schools in Castle
Vale and Tyburn.
No longer bottom of the league, there
are now 41 primary schools in Birmingham below Chivenor in this years table.
By any standards, this is an excellent
rate of progress by Chivenor headteacher Darren Mann and his team.
Its worth noting, too, that 94% of the
Chivenor Year 6 pupils scored at Level
4 and above in their writing tests, and
92% in reading.
In fact Chivenor was the top performing primary school in Castle Vale in the
writing tests.
Hill. But she may be kicked out by her own Labour Party members after serving the area for
20 years.
The members of Hodge Hill Labour group last
month decided to opt for someone else to represent them at the council elections in 2016.
But at the time of print, no successor to Anita
had been chosen.
A mini-election was scheduled for last Thursday,
but one candidate withdrew, and another failed
to turn up.
No sign of water voles,

so all clear for houses
The plans to build 101
houses on the site of
the ex-Cincinnati factory have left no environmental stone unturned, it seems.
Birches Green Junior School have joined forces with six other countries around Europe
in a project designed to combat and prevent bullying in European Schools.
Their first mobility abroad took place from 29th November to 4th December 2015, with 7 pupils
and 3 teachers travelling to Finland. During their time at Lempoisten Koulu (school), Tampere,
staff and children learned how Finnish schools combat and prevent bullying through sport and
peer mediation. There were also opportunities for finding out about the Finnish way of life and
culture, says Anna Jackson, one of the teachers who went on the trip.
Included in the plans are reports

from ecology expert Dr Stefan
Bodnar on the likelihood of disturbing water voles and black
redstarts if the demolition and
building work goes ahead.
Theres not much chance at all,
the report concludes... because
there arent any of those species
around the place.
What about the building that is
soon to be demolished? Special mention is reserved for the

high-quality design of the interior of the factory.
Its pure 1950s style and American glamour with lots of marble, terracotta and terrazzo, the
report enthuses.
.....and as well as a gym and

canteen it has its own 200 seat
auditorium. The site has been
vacant and suffered extensive
vandalism, since Cincinnati Machine Tools, now MAG, moved to
Fort Dunlop in the mid 2000s.
AIMING
HIGHER
Pupils and staff from Greenwood Academy celebrated the schools biggest ever
Awards Evening.
James Casey, won the schools Physics

award, and hopes to study at one of
Britains top northern universities.
Tyburn Mail
COMMENT
Greenwood Academy does
many things differently from
traditional schools.
Awards evening, for example.
There are no school uniforms on show,
or silent rows of suppressed and
slightly bored parents. Instead, there
Over 100 youngsters from all age groups received trophies

and certificates for their performance in the past 12 months.
This year its Greenwoods sixth form that is causing ripples of
optimism. University applications are adding an extra level of
excitement to the atmosphere, as students are set challenging A-level targets by the academic institutions.
James Casey (left) is the first of the Greenwood set to be
offered a place by one of the countrys top universities, the
so-called Russell Group of universities.
He needs to get two A stars and a grade A to secure his place
to read Physics at Manchester University. Its a tough task,
but its within his reach, and the university offer has given
him, and other students, something high to aim for.
Its not just the academic achievements that are new and
exciting for Greenwood.
Year 13 pupil Heitienne Guimaraes broke new ground in Castle Vale.
This term he became the first pupil ever to arrive at the
school behind the wheel of a car, having recently passed his
driving test.
These are exciting times for Greenwood. Teachers and parents have fingers crossed for the sixth formers who are aiming to become the first ever Castle Vale-based pupils to enter
higher education.
Principal Harry French told the audience that in many cases,
these youngsters would be the first from their families to
enter the world of Higher Education.
They are proving that Greenwood can help their pupils overcome any issues that might be caused by postcodes, or family income levels, he told the audience.
are teenagers dressed for a night out

in their best clothes. Smart, stylish, radiant, and in some cases glamorous.
Many sit around circular tables, with
candelabras, cocktail-lounge style,
beside their proud parents.
In the background, throughout the
evening, even when the principal
and heads of subject are handing
out awards and delivering eulogies,
dance music is playing. Stage lights
flash like a nightclub. Its a formal
occasion refreshingly styled for the
schools pupils.
Water Orton
bridge: no
prosecution
Police have confirmed that the

driver who damaged Water Orton Bridge will not be prosecuted.
The vehicle ploughed into the walls of the
bridge in the early hours of a September
morning. Huge bricks from both sides of the
bridge plunged into the river below.
Greenwoods reputation for performance and public productions is without equal in the city.
The evening starts, not with a stuttering flute solo, or a classical piece by a
youngster edging towards Grade 4 on
the violin, but with a brilliant solo performance by one of their top students,
Millie Langton.
She chose the song Someone Like
You from the musical Dr Jekyll and
Mr Hyde. Millie is confident, poised,
pitch-perfect and a born entertainer.
See you on X Factor, quips one of
Hygiene
hampers
Sainsburys are helping to sponsor

Greenwood Academy pupils by providing free personal hygiene hampers.
Sean Jordan, Greenwoods Youth and Wellbeing worker,

says: Greenwood has a resources base which supports
Jamie Huggins picked up four

awards. Jamie moved to Sutton
Girls Grammar to do her A-levels
her teachers.
Greenwoods ambitious and creative
approach to public events generates
enjoyment for the audience, and confidence for the pupils.
Now the school is aiming towards
academic excellence.
That will be a tough nut to crack. A
small number of sixth-form students
have set their sights on top universities. One is aiming for Cambridge.
Schools with small sixth forms, like
Greenwood, tend to lose many of their
top GCSE students to the bigger col-
young people with learning difficulties. On a daily basis we need to face a number of challenges. The most
common challenge we face is the students personal
hygiene.
As a school we have decided to address this matter by
delivering a number of personal hygiene workshops for
these students.
To make sure the workshop has real impact we want
to give each student a hygiene hamper which they can
take away.
Thanks to help from Sheila Hyland, Sainsburys Castle
Vale have kindly donated 10 hampers for our students.
In each hamper there is: deodorant bottles, shower
gel/shampoo/conditioner, toothpaste and toothbrush.
As a school we cannot thank Sainsburys enough in
helping us support our students with this matter.
696 hopper
Staffie strays
bus to continue
Central Buses have confirmed that the

696 service around Castle Vale will continue into the new year.
ready for Christmas?
The crossing has been closed ever since.
Repairs will cost over 50,000 and have created journey problems for motorists for three
months.
Amey engineers say that the bridge could be
ready for Christmas.
A spokesperson for the bus company said that he expected it to

run for at least another 12 months.
The bus will leave Castle Vale Retail Park twice every hour,
starting at 9.20am and 9.50am.
The last two services of the day, the 14.50hrs and 15.20hrs will
be dropped from the timetable.
Fares are likely to increase in January, along with all other bus
fares in the region.
The 696 fare is likely to increase from 1.90 to 2 per fare.
Staffordshire bull terriers top the list

for the breed of dogs most likely to be
seized as strays in the West Midlands.
Jack Russell Terriers are second on the list, with crossbreeds third.
Staffies are also top of the regions list of breeds most
likely to be destroyed, ahead of crossbreeds and Rottweilers.
The report, published by Direct Line Pet Insurance,
says that 36,670 stray dogs were seized in the UK in
the first eight months of this year. A total of 4,231
seized dogs were disposed of in 2014.
leges and grammar schools .

This has happened, and will continue
to happen to Greenwood. But the
mood created by sixth-form ambition
rubs off on younger pupils.
Higher education is now an option that
younger pupils are talking about, with
their parents.
Five years ago, the prospects of a
bright young teenager going from a
Castle Vale School straight into a university was zero.
This year, its going to happen.
Nine vehicles
damaged in
Castle Vale: 20
year-old sent for
Crown Court trial
A man has been sent for
trial after several cars were
damaged in Castle Vale recently.
Connor Bradley Eales, aged
20, of Meaburn Close in Selly
Oak has been charged with
causing damage to nine vehicles in Castle Vale.
He is also charged with using
threatening behaviour, assaulting a victim and assaulting a police constable in the
execution of his duty.
Eales has been remanded in custody and scheduled to appear

at Birmingham Crown Court in
March 2016.
The damaged cars include a Fiat
Punto, a Kia Venga, a Ford Fusion,
a Vauxhall Agilla, a Nissan Duke, a
Seat Ibiza, a VW Golf, a Vauxhall
Corsa and an X type Jaguar.
LETTERS
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comments
Fight the cuts that

threaten motability
Dear Readers
My message is Dont give up.
I have just experienced first hand the
dire position individuals find themselves in when benefits and allowances have been torn from them due
to Government cuts. If you have been
receiving motability allowances which
resulted in receiving a vehicle due
to your inability to walk and this has
been taken away from you. APPEAL.
A case close to my own heart saw a

vehicle removed leaving the patient
unable to go out and be reliant on lifts
and a wheelchair. With the help of her
local councillor, MP and Liseaux Trust
she appealed and won albeit some six
months later.
Remember, there is always help out
there SO USE IT.
Lynda Clinton
Labour Councillor, Tyburn ward
Choir wishes
You can catch the choir at Sainsburys

on Sunday Dec 20th at 12.30 singing a range of Christmas songs. New
members always welcome - all ages
Dear Readers,
Generations choir wishes to thank
residents for their support over the
last 12 months and wishes everyone
a Happy Xmas and good New Year.
Bob Brueton
contact me on 07766 923361
for choir details
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joining Peoples
Health Panel
Dear Readers,
The NHS group that provides
health services across Tyburn,
the Cross City Clinical Commissioning Group, is giving local
people the chance to have a real
say in shaping the health services
that we and our families use locally, by being part of the Peoples
Health Panel.
People are not expected to commit
lots of time, only what suits them, and
that can be as much as taking part in

workshops or as little as completing a
survey from time to time.
People interested in joining the panel
or would just like to find out more,
can contact them by telephone on
0121 255 0828 or at www.bhamcrosscityccg.nhs.uk
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Pick of the month from Tyburn
Mails online and facebook pages
On Lord Rooker, Chairman of Castle Vale Neighbourhood Partnership Board. He said that someone
should get rid of Jeremy Corbyn,
following his opposition to the
bombing of Syria.
from: Nemesis
Lord Rooker should do a reality-check
Corbyn is Labour leader by an overwhelming majority. One reason for his
popularity is because he sticks up for
people like us and the conditions we
need for a decent life, such as fair-rent
homes; jobs that pay enough to live
on instead of subsistence wages and
zero-hours contracts; and a properly
funded and non-privatised NHS.
Rookers rhetoric is deliberate scaremongering. Daesh and their like have
been coming for us for years. Bombing Syria wont change that one iota.
From: Anonymous
The old school network at work again.
New thinking and looking after the
working class is what is needed. The
OLD way of addressing the big issues
have proven to have failed in the past.
We need to change the grass roots of
the House of Commons and the way
they manipulate and name call. Its
not allowed in the school playground
but is rife and thriving in the amongst
politicians. We need change and the
only way is to stand out and do what
is best for all not just the few. This is

not a popular choice for the comfy as
I am crew.
Nemesis comments reflect my own
way of thinking about the BIG picture
not just the here and now best for
themselves group.
On the Chester Road and Spitfire
Island roadworks
From: Mozza
Still no end in sight for motorists negotiating this area of Birmingham- at
least the contractors have occasionally provided stop/go boards at peak
times in morning one of the guys
told me completion by MARCH (I trust
he means 2016)
On the entrance to Castle Vale
during the roadworks:
from: Richard Sharpe Those signs that
say ramp, why dont they change the
wording to accurately reflect whats
really there... A xxxxxxx great big dip
in the road!! Place is lethal.
On the carer jailed for stealing
12k from the elderly lady she
was caring for
from:Jungle Jane
Vile despicable cretin. How low can
you be?? Praying on a frail old lady.
How do you sleep at night you scum
bucket??
Anonymous
This woman and her family are a total nightmare. No consideration for
anyone and so rude, going around like
they are better than everyone else,.....
The sentence should have been longer. Hopefully she will move away and
gives all some peace.
On news that Junction 5 of the
M6 is to be closed for 6 months
starting in January:
Joanne Cartwright
So so sick of roadworks in Birmingham
its horrendous
On Castle Vale Nursery getting
into Ofsteds list of top schools in
the West Midlands
from: Lynsey Issa Well done! Absolutely fantastic nursery and lovely
staff xx
On Council plans to build houses
on parkland:
from Andrew Garcarz:
Parks to be sold off for housing! How
ridiculous and short sighted.
There is a huge amount of brownfield
land available right throughout the city
which is crying out for development.
On council plans to cut spending
on maintaining their buildings:
from Atticus:
Can you legally cut building maintenance? Surely, as a landlord BCC
have to maintain the properties? Also
anyone knows if you ignore a minor
problem it soon grows into a more expensive one. What gives the Council
the right to give away our heritage to
future generations?
KAYS HISTORY
A monthly series of ancient facts by local

history enthusiast Kay Hunter who lectures on
his subject in Birmingham and West Bromwich.
Kay also broadcasts on 107.5 Switch Radio
Birches Green
Enlighten
needs volunteers your Xmas
Yes we are back, and keen to get
going with you all in 2016..
It is some time since we sent everyone a message from your Community

Voice.
The Police have expressed a wish
to join us on a regular basis to talk
through both matters of concern and
also initiatives to improve where we
live.
If you are up to the challenge of
working on behalf of Birches Green
then let us know.
Jo Allen is currently our Chair and
agreeing dates and times has been
difficult because of commitments for
other things. BUT we want to hear
from you and so do the Police. If you
are interested in being part of the
reinvigorated Voice of Birches Green
Have you ever wondered why trees

are symbolic of Christmas?
then contact Lynda on: 07727 923

071 and she will let the Chair know.
In the meantime, have a very Happy
and Peaceful Christmas and a Healthy
and successful New Year.
Birches Green Community Voice
Here is a brief explanation.

Some Historians consider the Christmas tree to be of
pagan origin. Evergreens were used because they did
not die in winter.
Trees were decorated with holly and mistletoe, which
was a sign of peace.
Thats, why its traditionally used for kissing under.
Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria encouraged
people to have a decorated tree at Christmas, and the
mid-nineteenth Century saw the introduction of finely
blown, glass decorations.
The good fairy has been traditional for at least two
hundred years, and presents are a celebration of the
birth of Christ, and so making the tree a focal point.
Charles Dickens popularized Christmas with his story
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As always, the Clothes
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winter trends: glam rock,
embellishments, dark romance and metallics, from
highstreet stores: Oasis,
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Glam rock was all about layers, fur
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your look an edgier look that oozes a
fierce, confident vibe.
Embellishments is my personal favourite winter trend, as it gets you
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Coldplay have hit us with

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of 2015.
fans! It is rumoured that their new

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Since the new single was released
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Theyve completely changed their
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to the head are unrecognisable to
Coldplays new sound. Some would
say that they just gotten more into
that cheesy pop genre, but I truly
believe theyve taken a completely
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and theyve come so far with it. Just
from one single I can truly say that I
know I am going to be in love with
the album itself.
Going from such slow relaxing music,
to slowly mixing to upbeat and then
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Martins voice is, of course, as powerful as ever; making it exactly what
you want it to be.
On the of 4th December theyll release their album, so its a Christmas treat. Especially for Coldplay
Waste collections
Christmas schedule
There will be no collections of refuse or recycling
of Friday 25th December
and Monday 28th December by Birmingham Council services.
Collections of general household
waste on those two days are scheduled to next have a collection on Friday 1st January or Monday 4th January.
Collections due on Friday 25th December and Monday 28th December
are scheduled to next have a collection on Friday 8th January or Monday
11th January.
All other collections remain unchanged.

Many households produce more waste
at Christmas.
For those with wheelie bins, reasonable amounts of household waste will
be collected if presented in bags at
the side of the bins.
Excess paper and card recycling will
be collected if bundled securely with
string and presented alongside the
recycling bin.
The citys five Household Recycling
Centres will be closed on Christmas
Day and Boxing Day but will be
open on all other days.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD

PUBLIC SWIM PROGRAMME
ALL SESSIONS BEACTIVE IF YOU LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM
WEEK COMMENCING Monday 21st December 2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
12 noon till 1pm ADULTS

CHRISTMAS EVE CLOSED
CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSED
BOXING DAY CLOSED
CLOSED
6pm till 8pm

4pm till 7pm
5pm till 7pm
FAMILY
FAMILY
FAMILY
Micky & Minnie visit thanks to the Princes Trust
WEEK COMMENCING Monday 28th December 2015

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

NO BEACTIVE ADULTS
NEW YEARS DAY CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSED
2.30pm till 3.30pm AND 4pm till 5 pm FAMILY

2.30pm till 3.30pm AND 4pm till 5pm FAMILY
2.30pm till 3.30pm
Hall available for your celebrations.

Just want the hall or can we provide
face painting, games, food menu or
anything else to help it go with a
swing? Why not have a pool party?
Fun in the water then upstairs for
food and play
CASTLE POOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WISHES YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY

CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY AND SAFE NEW YEAR
Call 0121 464 0881
Gunters grand
bouncing marathon
HARMONY,
RESPECT AND
HIGH
MORALE
Kingsbury Schools boost from Ofsted
Kingsbury School has been taken
out of special measures, following
a visit by an Ofsted inspection team
earlier this term.
Children at Gunter Primary

School in Pype Hayes have raised
1,150 for Children in Need from
a sponsored bounce.
The bouncy castle event was organised by the
school council for last months Children In Need
Day.
Headteacher Lucy Riley said: Not only were

pupils encouraged to raise funds for the charity, but also to keep healthy by taking part in a
sponsored bounce. Children wore Pudsey ears
and t-shirts and bounced during the day.
The children did fantastically well for such a
small school!
A tree is for life, not

just for Christmas
Trees provide humans with many every
day and luxury products yet the most
important gift they give is overlooked.
Sarah Oulaghan
Community Environment Trust

Chocolates are revealed behind
advent doors, stamps are purchased in multiple books.
Cards are written and posted to friends and

family.
Roofs stand steady in preparation for that
prayed snow fall, fires glow as the warmth
stretches out, boxes disguise a presents real
identity, wrapping paper is sealed, ripped and
thrown about, tables and chairs await to be sat
on, crackers are pulled and paper hats worn,
festive table clothes and napkins catch the
spills, comfy arm chairs call out for that afternoon snooze, board games are dusted off for
the arguments to begin, nuts are cracked open
yet rarely in one piece......... and the pine tree
sheds its final needles as it passes its required
date.
Trees provide humans with many every day
and luxury products yet the most important
gift they give is overlooked, it is the one factor
that remains present in bringing Xmas day and
every other to life oxygen.
The Tyburn ward has recently seen local trees
and greenery uprooted and replaced with concrete and tarmac so lets make a start in bringing the green back, and theres never been a
better time to be resolute than in New Year
2016.
The Community Environmental Trust (CET) will
be delivering a tree planting event on Saturday 16th January 2016 (10am 1pm) at Castle
The official report says: Morale is now very high

in the school among staff and pupils alike. As a
result the culture is one of harmony, tolerance and
respect for one another.
The inspection report says that the school still requires further improvement across all areas. But
there are plenty of positive observations, especially about pupil behaviour.
The behaviour of pupils is good, the report notes.
The school is a calm and orderly environment
and low-level disruption of lessons is rare. Pupils
told inspectors that in the past if somebody was
disruptive others would automatically join in. Now
other pupils ignore any disruption because they
find it a nuisance.
This is in stark contrast to the reports from 12
months ago, where Ofsted criticised the school for
not dealing with disruptive pupils.
The school had been placed in special measures
almost two years ago, after it failed an Ofsted inspection in December 2013.
In that and subsequent visits, Ofsted focussed on
poor pupil behaviour. The declining standards and
morale at the school led to the resignation of the
headteacher Catherine ODriscoll.

She was replaced in February this year by Mark
Rhatigan.
That change heralded a more rigorous approach
to discipline in the school.
The new rgime was not in place long enough to
have a significant impact on this years GCSE results. Ofsteds report has noted that pupil attainment needs further improvement.
Kingsburys GCSE results over the past two summers have been disappointing, and leave the
school low down in the league tables for Birmingham. Achievement in 2014 was well below the
governments minimum expectations, says the
report.
The GCSE results from Kingsbury in summer 2016
will provide a more accurate reflection of the improvements at the school in recent months.
Those leaving the school at the end of last academic year were not prepared well enough for the
next stages of their lives, says the report.
But it adds: Rates of progress for all pupils are
now improving.
Similar dips in GCSE results affected other local
secondary schools last summer, including St Edmund Campion and Greenwood Academy.
The latest report, even with its reservations,
is a glowing endorsement of the schools work
throughout 2015.
A VERY SIMPLE BUT SINCERE WISH TO

EVERYONE IN TYBURN WARD
WHAT EVER YOUR AGE OR CIRCUMSTANCE,
MAY CHRISTMAS BRING YOU PEACE,
COMFORT AND HOPE FOR THE COMING YEAR.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL
FROM YOUR THREE LOCAL,
LABOUR COUNCILLORS:
Mick Brown, Lynda Clinton and Mike Sharpe
Vales Conservation Area; choose a tree, plant

it, label it and watch it grow!
The event is free (and you dont even have to
stay for the whole time), just drop by in weather appropriate clothing and strong, closed footwear and well provide the rest.
If you have any questions regarding the event
you can contact the CET on 0121 747 3579 or
sarah@environmentaltrust.org.uk.
We have 250 trees to plant so help us in making Xmas day and beyond truly breath-taking.
Garden waste collections: 30 per

year for early birds
vegetables, spoilt fruit and used tea

bags will all be accepted as part of the
expanded service.
As standard, subscribers will use a
240 litre bin with a brown lid. Residents can make multiple orders if
they need more than one bin for their
garden waste. In a further change for
2016, only households whose properties have been assessed as unsuitable
for wheelie bins will be eligible for
an alternative sack collection (brown
sacks for 2016).
Collections of garden waste will continue to take place on the same day
as rubbish collections, but in the alternate week to general recycling collections.
Local blood
donor sessions
the Methodist Centre Wesley Road, Erdington: sessions

from 13.00-15.30 and from
16.30-19.30
Wednesday 23rd December:
Arden Hall in Castle Bromwich
sessions from 12.45-15.20
and from 16.10-19.30
The annual subscription charge

for council Garden Waste Collections is unchanged from this year
at 35 for 20 fortnightly collections from February to November.
There is an earlybird discount of 5
for all orders made during December,
reducing the cost to just 30.
New for 2016 is an expansion to the
types of waste people can put into
their garden waste bins. Uncooked
The NHS fears that blood

supplies will run short over
the festive period. Local donor sessions will be held on
Monday 21st December at
Outstanding Nursery 40k cash boost

on Ofsteds top list
for YMCA sports in
Castle Vale Nursery has been listed
by Ofsted as one of Birminghams
bid to beat obesity
outstanding providers of education.
The Ofsted annual Education and Skills report
lists 27 top education institutions across Birmingham in the primary, secondary and special schools sectors.
Castle Vale Nursery has had three successive
outstanding Ofsted reports in recent years.
Wilson Stuart Special School in Erdington is
also included on the top performers list.
The YMCA in Erdington has been

given a cash boost of 40k to provide sporting activities for young
people.
The money is needed to combat youth obesity and

the lower life expectancy in Erdington, after troubling figures were revealed last year, according to
a spokesperson.
The grants will be spent on equipment and providing exercise and activities in the new sports centre
at The Orchard YMCA building.
It will include football goals, badminton, indoor
bowls and childrens play equipment, and resources for stay and play sessions for local mums.
YMCA bosses say that the funds will help the local community to get involved in sports initiatives,
with over 9,000 people getting access to a variety
of sports programmes including; 5-a-side football,
exercise classes, after school clubs and soft play
sessions.
Two charitable trusts are behind the funds;
10,613 has been provided by the players of the
Peoples Postcode Lottery. A further 30,000 has
been granted by the Peter Harrison Foundation.
KAREN RYAN
1961 -2015
Karen Ryan passed away in

November, after losing her
brave fight against cancer.
Husband Danny and children
Kayleigh and Daniel would like
to thank family, friends and the
community for their support
and many messages of condolences at this sad time.
The family would like to thank
everyone who attended the
reception into St Gerards RC
Church in Castle Vale, the funeral at Brandwood End Cemetery in Kings Heath, and the
celebration of Karens life at
The Emerald Club in Small
Heath.
Over 1,800 was donated to
Ladies Fighting Breast Cancer
and to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of Karen.
As Karen often said:
Always think of the good
times.
NEWS
and views from
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New Powers being used by CVCH

to deal with Anti Social Behaviour
Castle Vale Community
Housing take Anti Social
Behaviour seriously and
will support any resident
of Castle Vale who is suffering from ASB.
In October 2014, the Anti social behaviour Crime and Policing act introduced a number of
new powers to deal with unacceptable anti social behaviour.
So far In 2015 we were granted 2 civil injunctions to deal
with unacceptable behaviour
related to threats of or actual
violence towards neighbours.
So whats the
main difference?
Since the new powers came in, we

have got into court in very serious
cases very quickly, within 24 hours
of an incident taking place to get an
interim injunction
The full hearings are being scheduled
very quickly, within 2 weeks. This helps
the victim(s) feel protected by the order
and helps get results quickly by stopping
the unacceptable behaviour.
What else have we been doing?
Since April 2015, the action we have
taken to deal with Anti Social Behaviour
includes:
Serving 10 Notices of Intention

to Seek Possession (NSP)
Referring 3 cases to court for

possession due to serious anti social behaviour
Setting up 6 youth Anti Social

Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) in partnership with Police, all of which have been
successful.
Referring 16 cases for specialist

intervention with our partners in the Police and Midland Heart to enable people
to continue to live in harmony
Most cases get resolved amicably and it
is expected that customers involved in a
dispute with their neighbour contributes
to work towards a resolution.
Case 1 Mr X
and applied for an injunction, without notice

to Mr X due to seriousness of the threats
made. The injunction was issued, with an
added clause that Mr X would be arrested
should he breach the terms of the injunction.
Mr X was arrested within for a breach of the
injunction shortly after the court hearing and
was given a final warning by the judge.
The terms of the injunction are:
Not to use or threaten to use violence toward any of our tenants residing within the
block, members of their household, visitors
to their property or anyone engaged in lawful activity within the block.
Not to use foul or abusive language towards any of our tenants residing within the
block, members of their household, visitors
to their property or anyone engaged in lawful activity within the block.
Case 2 Miss A
tors to their property or anyone engaged in

lawful activity within the area.
Not to be aggressive, threatening or use
foul or abusive language towards Miss X
and Miss Y or any of the claimants (CVCH)
tenants residing within the area, members
of their household, visitors to their property
or anyone engaged in lawful activity within
the area.
This injunction is an interim injunction in
place January 2016 when we will attend
court in January to ask the judge to grant a
full injunction with power of arrest. Should
Miss A breach the terms of the injunction
she will be arrested with a possible prison
term imposed by a judge.
In the County Court, Birmingham, a man was

given a 2 year civil injunction with a power
of arrest and a 1 year interim injunction also
with power of arrest in August 2015.
Mr X and Miss Y live in a flat. Mr X made
complaints of noise nuisance and litter being strewn around the garden, Miss Y denied
that the noise and litter is from her property.
Miss Y reported to us that Mr X had played
his music, was shouting and swearing so
loudly that the police were called. Mr X was
also heard shouting threats towards residents within the block, specifically that he
would smash someones jaw in with a hammer.
Residents were worried that Mr X would
carry out this threat. We acted immediately
In November Miss A played music so loudly that a resident within the area called the
police. When the police had left Miss A allegedly threatened the whole street with violence.
Residents were worried that Miss A would
carry out this threat. We acted immediately
and applied for an injunction without notice
to Miss A, with a power of arrest should Miss
A breach the terms of the injunction.
The terms of the injunction were:
Not to use or threaten to use violence
against Miss X and Miss Y or any of the
claimants (CVCH) tenants residing within
the area, members of their household, visi-
This year we have opened 120 cases so far, with 57 cases currently being open.
Satisfaction with the way we dealt with the case was 86% in the last quarter,
against a target of 85%.
So far there have been no evictions for Anti Social Behaviour.
@ The Sanctuary 0121 748 8111
A healthy new year,

and a healthier you
Hello
everyone, Id like to
introduce myself, my name
is Phil Harris
(you can call
me Phil), and
Im a Health
Project Worker,
delivering our
Health
and
Wellbeing programme.
Ill tell you more about my work in
a short while.
ABOUT ME:
I have a background in sport and
health, having studied Sport and
Exercise Science at Degree level;

Im also a qualified Lifeguard and
Level 3 Fitness Instructor. Im currently working towards a Level 4
qualification which will enable me
to do personal training.
As well as having an academic
interest in Health and Wellbeing,
Im a keen sportsperson outside
of work, including playing cricket
and football.
WHAT DO I DO?
I support the delivery of our Health
and Wellbeing programme; this is
mainly delivered from the Sanctuary, but we also deliver our services in the wider community too.
We are now part of the

Birmingham Business Charter
for Social Responsibility
We dont just concentrate on the

usual aspects of health and wellbeing, such as smoking cessation; we look at the wider issues
that affect health and wellbeing
including financial issues, loneliness, mental health problems and
unemployment.
Im currently involved in services
that can offer wider support including: arts and crafts courses,
walking groups, one-pot cooking
courses, circuit training, and a
really exciting piece of work on
social-prescription.
Im also keen to introduce other
sports to Castle Vale including
cricket, rugby and hockey, so
watch this space..
Here are my contact details if
you would like to get in touch:
Email:
Philip.harris@compasssupport.org.uk
Telephone: 0121 748 0891
Greenwood pupils star in

15-episode cBBC series
OUR SCHOOL: STARTS 5TH JANUARY
A 15-episode television series

based at Greenwood Academy in
Castle Vale, starts on 5th January.
Our School is in 30-minute episodes, filmed in
spring term 2015, and tells the story of life in
Year 7, through the eyes of various pupils at the
school.
It will be broadcast around tea-time, each week.
The first episode is fast-paced, engaging, witty
and entertaining.
The cameras focus on the school-life of several
youngsters, ranging from a girl who hopes to be
a lawyer, to one whose dream is to marry Joey
Essex; a boy who has transferred from another
local school, to a boy from the Middle East who
has never been to school in his life.
The range of stories is fascinating.
The programmes appeal comes from the fact
that the young people are the stars. We get
glimpses of teachers, but main interviews and
points of view are straight from the children.
The only major contribution from an adult
comes from the schools performing arts boss
Trevor Evans, who narrates each episode.
The pupils come across as warm, friendly,
street-wise, occasionally mildly mischievous,
and always personable and likeable.
Its a fly-on-the-wall documentary, with several
cameras fixed in positions, monitored by the
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A growing number of
people in Birmingham
are home testing for a
range of sexually transmitted infections including HIV, according
to the City Council.
There are around 1,900
people living with HIV in Birmingham at the moment,
says a spokesperson.
Anyone aged 16 or over,
living in Birmingham can
request a free STI self-sampling kit.
To request a free self-sampling kit, go to: https://umbrellahealth.co.uk/our-ser-
vices/self-sampling-kits
Youll be asked to:
Answer a few short questions
Choose where to have your
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Collect or receive your kit
Follow the instructions to
take your samples
Return your samples in the
pre-paid package
Receive the results of your
STI test by phone or text
* You can have your kit delivered to your home or another
address, or collect it from an
Umbrella pharmacy or clinic.
All kits allow Umbrella to test
for: chlamydia, gonorrhoea
HIV and syphilis
Our School: cBBC

at Greenwood
cBBC team who were watching from a portakabin on the school site.
It is superbly edited. It combines the multi-layered narrative of a soap with the down-to-earth
honesty of a documentary.
It was a brave move by Harry French and his
Greenwood staff to allow the major television
project to go ahead. But, judging from the first
episode, it will pay off. The series looks set to
give a refreshingly honest insight into a suburban comprehensive school.
It should win plenty of admirers. It will make
some of the pupils now in Year 8 into temporary minor celebrities. Some for their kindness,
some for their progress, some for their humour,
intended or otherwise.
One classic moment in the first episode comes
when a teacher asks a pupil what Bob Marley is
famous for.
Is it that chilli sauce? replies the youngster.
JLR car park for Happy new

unfinished cars roadworks:
six month
Cuppa and
a car wash
closure for
M6 junction
A caf in Castle Vale has

applied for permission
to open up a car wash
facility.
The Drome cafe on Kingsbury
Road in Castle Vale has applied for
permission to use part of its land
into a canopied car wash.
The facility would be open from
8am till 8pm throughout the week,
if permission is granted by the
citys planning committee.
Jaguar Land Rover

(JLR) have applied
for permission to
convert the former Dunlop Motorsports site into a
car park.
JLR want to use the site
as a car storage facility
for 303 work in progress
(WIP) vehicles.
Increased production has
created a shortage of
space, according to JLR
bosses, so they are seek-
50 Syrian refugees
Fifty refugees from Syria will be accommodated in Birmingham, the City Council has
announced.
We anticipate a first group of arrivals from
Syria later this month, with the remainder of
the 50 individuals expected in the new year,
ing permission to use the

northern part of the former Dunlop Motorsports
site for a temporary car
park.
These are held at the plant
either because they are
not completely finished or
are awaiting final quality
checks against stringent
quality controls. In all cases, say JLR, WIP vehicles
cannot leave the plant and
must be stored securely
until outstanding concerns
have been addressed.
says departing council leader Sir Albert Bore.

Refugee Action have been appointed to
provide support services for the refugees
through the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme.
The Council has not disclosed where the
refugees will be housed.
Just when you thought it

was safe to go on a journey without planning an
extra half hour for traffic
jams......
The Junction 5 sliproad onto the
M6 between Castle Vale and Castle Bromwich will be closed for 25
weeks starting in January 2016.
Highways England say that they will
start work on the concreting and waterproofing of the viaduct early in the
new year.
The completion date is June 2016.
Work will also start again on Junction
6 of the M6 at Spaghetti Junction. This
is a continuation of work that was begun earlier this year.
Highways England interrupted the
project to help traffic flow along the
A38 into the city for major summer
events including the opening of Grand
Central, New Street Station and John
Lewis.
The news of disruption around the
Castle Vale area has angered local
motorists.
They have had to put up with major
congestion for over 18 months around
Spitfire Island, the JLR factory on
Chester Road, the exit from the Fort
Shopping Centre and the roads around
the Tyburn and Bagot Arms pubs.
Congestion in Castle Vale has also
been made worse by the closure of
the bridge in water Orton since September.
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There will be NO
refuse or recycling
collections on:
Christmas and New Year waste

collection dates
General household waste collections due on 25 December
and 28 December will take place on Friday 1 January and
Monday 4 January, respectively.
Recycling collections due on 25 December and 28 December
will take place on Friday 8 January and Monday 11 January,
respectively. All other collections remain unchanged.
Household recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day
and Boxing Day (Friday 25 and Saturday 26 December).
The council recognises that during the festive period
households tend to produce more waste. For those people with
wheelie bins, reasonable amounts of extra household waste will be
collected if presented in bags at the side of bins.
Excess paper and card recycling will be collected if bundled
securely with string and presented alongside your recycling bin.
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Children enjoy their experiences at the nursery and are eager to engage with staff
and peers. Staffs interactions and teaching techniques are positive and show
their good understanding of how to encourage and capture childrens interests.
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the importance of learning through play.
Tiggy Winkles plan purposeful play
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so that they make good progress across all
areas of learning including personal, social
and emotional development.
Children may show an interest in the

weather. Staff will support this interest
through discussion and by showing children
images, taking them on local walks to view
weather in action and providing play based
activities such as painting a rainbow:
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we have opened a new room at our Pegasus
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education for two year olds. Eligible two
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week for 38 weeks of the year, following

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To check if your child is eligible contact the
Childrens Information and Advice Service,
telephone: 0121 303 1888.
There are also a limited number of full and
part time spaces available for 3+ year olds.
Please enquire as to availability.
Amanda, Parent.
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activity that is done in small groups.
Maths - Children will develop maths skills by
counting and measuring the stripes of their
rainbow.
Joanne, Parent.
I love it, its fab. I am over the moon with his
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rainbow to look. A range of paintbrushes and
other resources such as sponges and rollers
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Jodie, Parent.
Joe has come on leaps and bounds since
being at Tiggy Winkles. He has had amazing
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his speech, language and communication
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knowing he is safe and in the best possible
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all caring. Joe tells me he loves his Tiggys
friends.
I think the nursery is brilliant and we get

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leaps and bounds since being here.
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BEST
YET?
Greenwoods musicals
Cast members performed

songs for patients and staff
on the wards of Birminghams
Childrens Hospital
just keep getting better
Greenwoods production of
Camp Rock continued the
schools tradition of high class
entertainment.
Camp Rock director Trevor Evans, in his days as a multi-trophy winning boss, before he travelled south to Castle Vale
to continue with his silverware success.
Picture courtesy of Old Traffords Photoshop United
Outstanding individual performances were

supported by a well choreographed cast of
over 80 students from all year groups. The
school produces confident performers who
seem to improve with each production. Daniel McVey and Millie Langton have now had plenty of stage
experience, and it shows. Their excellence this year was matched by
Kayleigh Cooper - her best performance yet
- and the outstanding Heitienne Guimaraes,
whose on-stage charisma draws audience
attention. Younger performers Dejean Ed-
wards and Kaisey Reilly proved that future

productions have plenty of potential. This
year, several of the songs were played to
live music. The musicians, as one would expect from Greenwood, were excellent.
Aleksandra
Nikiforova
Jessica
Correia
Heitienne Guimaraes
Georgia
Dodd
Daniel
McVey
Ronald
Campan
Kaisey
Reilly
Abigail
Fearby
Millie
Langton
Dejean
Edwards
Austin
Mahoney
James
Casey
Lindsay
Geraldo
Rachael
ready to
manage
A new flower shop opened

in Castle Vale last week.
Rachael Marie Florist is next door to

Desires Beauty Salon on the corner of
Tangmere Drive and the High Street.
Manager Rachael Marie Woolgrove has
had plenty of experience in the floristry
business.
She did her training with Tracy Teal at
Flowerworx, before moving on to florists in Yardley and Wylde Green.
Now, with help from her parents, local girl Rachael is ready to take the big
step in to floristry management.
Rachael Marie Florists will do local deliveries, and special occasions including Christmas and seasonal events,
and weddings and funerals
Danny Ryan cuts the tape to open

Rachaels shop
BIRMINGHAM BUDGET PLANS
Something
to annoy
everyone
Birmingham
Councils
controversial budget proposals will not be popular
with the citys residents.
team have some difficult decisions.

They need to save money by cutting
services, or raise more money to
provide services, or both.
A 4% rise in council tax will raise
There is something to annoy everysome cash.
one in their money-saving proposals.
Council tax makes up a very small
The 54-page document outlines how
part of the total budget - less than
the Council plans to spend its money
10%, in fact. The council has avoidfrom 2016 onwards.
ed putting up council tax in recent
New leader John Clancy and his
years, because they know it loses
a lot of votes, and
raises only a small
amount of money.
Other proposals to raise cash
include selling off
some buildings and
land, increasing the
charge to golfing
organisations, and
increasing car parking charges.
And tucked away in
one of the later pages of the document
is to propose a London style congestion
Pype Hayes Park: is it under threat from council houscharge for motorists
ing plans? Eight acres of parkland per year will go.
Key proposals in the Birmingham

budget document
4% council tax rise for four years
Congestion charge for motorists using city centre
Substantial staffing cuts.
Build houses on parkland. Eight acres of parkland per
year will be handed over for housing development.
School crossing patrols will be cut. If schools want a
crossing patrol, they will have to pay for it.
The number of play areas for children will be cut.
Car parking fees will be increased.
Universal superloos will be abolished.
Spending will be cut on building maintenance of
council properties.
Some council buildings will be sold.
Money for arts and culture will be cut from 2017/8 by
1.5 million over three years.
Planning applications will be more expensive.
Printed version of councils Forward newspaper will be
stopped. It will go online.
Colour printing will be stopped.
Cash spent on councils IT and computer equipment
will be cut.
The closing date for comments from the public is 8th January 2016.
using the city centre roads.
Birmingham motorists have had a
hard time in recent years, putting
up with badly organised roadworks
and confusing temporary diversions.
Conservative councillor Robert Alden
has referred to the councils war on
motorists.
Council bosses have been saying for some time that commuters
and shoppers need to use public
transport.
That would be a good idea if the
public transport on offer is comfort-
able, reliable, affordable and safe. At

various times, it ticks none of those
boxes.
Park land is also under threat. The
council says that it needs more space
to build new homes. It plans to use
eight acres of park land per year. It
has not said which parks would be
under threat. But there is a serious
possibility of some land in the Erdington and Tyburn area being used
up for houses.
Pype Hayes, Rookery Park Sorrell
Park?
SPEEDWATCH
1. An officer and colleague
record speeds and alert the
team waiting 100 yards away
2. The hand-held digital camera
gives clear and instant readings
3.An officer directs speeding

motorists into a side road
Tyburn police
team keeping
speeds down
Tyburn Police were out
on a community speedwatch on Tyburn Road
this month.
Sergeant Neil Powers and seven

of his team were checking vehicle
speeds as they travelled up towards
The Bagot Arms roundabout.
One officer stood on the central reservation, near to the Crown social
club with a handheld speed camera.
His colleague called through to the
rest of the team, positioned about
100 yards away, to direct speeding
vehicles onto Eaton Wood a hundred
yards further up the road, beyond St
Marys Church.
Police gave speeding motorists advice, a warning, or a spot fine, depending on how far over the 40mph
limit they were travelling.
By far the majority of vehicles in the
early afternoon were travelling within
the 40mph limit.
The fastest vehicle recorded a speed
of 54mph.
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more serious outcome,
depending on the speed
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LOCAL
DEMOCRACY
PAGE
Your councillors, campaigners and candidates
Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A year of good
times and bad
Councillor Lynda Clinton

Tyburn Ward Labour
It hasnt been all doom and gloom
but for many of you, things could
have been a lot better.
For others, life has been kind.
We have seen so much success at
our schools and where improvements
have been needed staff have taken on
board criticism.
For our nurses we have been fighting
for recognition of their value
For the underpaid we have been
fighting for a living wage
For our fire fighters we have been
fighting the cuts imposed by the Gov-
Fly tipping
by Robert Alden
Conservative campaigner and

Erdington Councillor
Firstly I would like to wish

readers of the Tyburn Mail
a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Over the last few years the

state of street cleaning in this
City has collapsed.
The recorded incidents of fly
tipping have increased 10 fold
since the Labour Party took
control of Birmingham.
In total 5666 of fly tipping
were reported to the Council
in July alone. The last month
the Council was able to provide complete details of incidents and clearances when
asked at the recent Full Council meeting.
This increase is why we have been
campaigning for the introduction of a
dedicated cleaning team for the local
area.
The Conservative Group has put forward fully costed proposals to the
Council to vote on at each budget
meeting, for each area to have their
Euro truth from UKIP

Andrew Garcarz
UKIP Sutton Coldfield
& Erdington, Chair
As Christmas festivities and New Year celebrations draw near, I

want to look back at
the tremendous progress made by UKIP
in 2015. My colleagues
and I fought a fair and

honourable election campaign for parliamentary
and local council seats
and many thousands of
you rewarded us with
your votes and your
trust. We now have a
solid foundation from
which to launch our 2016
local council election
campaign and look forward to your continued
support in May.
We have campaigned
against proposals for
6,000 new homes on
greenbelt land in Walmley, pledged our support to the Save our
NHS group, opposed to
reductions in services
at Good Hope Hospital
and are key supporters

of the introduction of a
Parish Council for Sutton
Coldfield. Looking further
ahead to the EU membership referendum, we will
have a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to regain our
national sovereignty and
independence, take back
control of our borders,
determine our own immigration policies and
resume our rightful place
as the worlds 5th largest
economy, able to trade
freely with Europe and
the rest of the world,
free from EU legislation
and control.
If you want to find out
the truth about continued EU membership
and what leaving really
means for each and every one of us, I invite you
to attend one of our local
Say NO to the EU roadshows in the new year.
Finally, on behalf of UKIP
Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Perry Barr
benches I wish you all
a Merry Christmas and a
very Happy New Year.
ernment
For our police force we have been
campaigning to keep our bobbies on
the beat
Supporting individuals and families
where hardship has hit because they
are on zero hour contracts. Lets outlaw these employers!
Hospital
crisis
the city, especially among

the elderly.
No ones parents, grandparents or

friends should be in hospital when
they could be treated in the comfort
of their own home, and as your councillor on the Health and Social Care
group I know Birmingham council is
working to plan safe and speedy discharges.
However, at a time when the Tory
government is not providing the fair
share of funding to help councils to
provide the care packages to both
support the NHS by reducing bed
blocking and help families by getting
their loved ones home; this is becoming increasingly difficult.
Last year the Tory government only
provided councils across the country a
total of 41 million to deal with social
care winter pressures, a mere drop
compared to the ongoing costs faced
by the system.
As Birminghams elderly population
grows, we can only expect this situation to worsen; and without fairer
funding we could see this seasonal
hospital crisis become not just a feature of our winters but a regular year
round event.
Even though illness has struck so

many close to us, we have seen families and friends pull together to lessen
our load.
So for every one of you out there,
make the most of those around
you and enjoy peace and good
health not only at Christmas but
throughout the coming new year.
own dedicated clean-up crew.
By changing the focus of the City
Council away from the centre and
thereby saving small amounts from
budgets like European and Equalities
officers we can keep the streets clean.
I have met the City Council and will
continue to do so to push for action
to keep our City clean and explained
how we can deliver it.
Reductions in street cleaning in the
suburbs, introduction of the Garden
Tax green waste charge and failing
services have combined to massively
increase the amount of litter on the
streets.
The Council can take action and we
are demanding it does take action in
the year ahead.
If we can help you with anything else
please contact myself and local campaigner Clifton Welch by calling 07505
745808, emailing CWELCH2@sky.
com, or writing to 96 Orchard Road,
Erdington, B24 9JD.
Tory lies behind cuts
Councillor Mike Sharpe

Tyburn Ward Labour
A crisis that began

in the United States
is used as an excuse
for the Tories to once
again punish local
communities north of
Watford - and transfer
more wealth to their
powerful tax-dodging
backers who got them
elected.
This week, we saw the result
of most savage attacks so
far the biggest loss of services and increases in Council charges that Birmingham
has ever seen. And it
breaks my heart.
Meanwhile the Government
smugly tells the World how
well we are doing.
While at the same time
promising that money and
influence will be transferred
from London (as long as
you have the elected Mayor
that you didnt want), it
publicly threatens to take
over Birmingham Council
and remove the power that
you have through the ballot box The good news
though is that THEY will
let us put up Council tax to
make up for THEIR cuts.
I believe that this cannot go
on - and that in 2016, we
shall see the truth behind
the lies as the Countrys
debts continue to grow, despite the cuts..
Your Labour Team will be
doing what we have always
done fighting for the ordinary people of Birches
Green, Castle Vale, Erdington Court and Pype Hayes.
Happy New Year
Councillor Mick Brown

Tyburn Ward Labour
As winter draws in besides

the festivities of Christmas
and New Year, we see a
rise in the number of hospital admissions across
Cincinnati
Clifton Welch
Conservative campaigner
Firstly may I wish residents of Tyburn Ward
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
Residents will be aware we have been

keeping people updated with the draft
proposals for building 101 homes on
the former Cincinnati site.
The applicants have now modified the
application to have put barriers on the
car access to Edgemond Avenue. The
rest of the application remains the
same.
There are still a number of concerns with the application which
ourselves and residents have
raised: Eachelhurst Road and surrounding
residential roads are already heavily
Aircraft
noise
Ann Holtom
Lib Dem Campaigner
The article in Novembers

Tyburn Mail about aircraft
noise over Pype Hayes
supports the increasing
number of complaints that
I have received as a local
campaigner and resident
in the area.
Everyone wants the regional economy
to expand and Birmingham airport
plays a key role in this but residents
congested and this will make matters

worse,
Speeding traffic on Eachelhurst
Road and concerns over pedestrian
safety,
Site is too small for the proposed
development,
Concerns about noise on surrounding area
The site should be all private for
sales houses as there is a demand for
family housing in the local area.
There will now be the additional concern that significant traffic will be added to Woodlands Farm Road/Hansons
Bridge Road.
Although time is running out; residents can still object to the application
by contacting the Planning Department on planningandregenerationenquiries@birmingham.gov.uk or by
writing to Planning and Regeneration,
PO Box 28, Birmingham, B1 1TU.
We have objected and handed a petition in to object and have written in
objecting as well.
We urge residents to also object while
there is still time.
under flightpaths have a right to
speak out when their lives are blighted by aircraft noise.
In response to these complaints I will
be carrying out a residents survey to
better understand the state of opinion
and find out what people feel the airport and transport authorities should
be doing to help.
In the meantime, I urge any local
resident with an aircraft noise problem to keep a record of particular issues, especially night time flights, so
we can monitor aircraft movements
effectively and let me have details so I
can include them in the survey results.
I can be contacted on384 4548
07956 964599
I would also like to wish everyone a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
Local girl Charlotte

takes on lead role
for Active Arts team
by Claire Marshall
Active Arts
There are big changes for Active
Arts for 2016 as Project Management will now be much more
in the hands of those mentored
through The Butterfly Effect, allowing the next generation of
leaders to help take ideas forward.
Castle Vale resident Charlotte Dodd will be taking the main role for Active Arts from January,
supporting projects and managing the Erdington Districts Arts Forum.
Other residents who benefited from The Big
Lotterys funding through The Butterfly Effect
will also be continuing their long-term ambitions with further support from Active Arts as
they set themselves up in the New Year with
their own organisations or businesses that will
ensure a legacy of the work and continued
benefit on the estate.
It was always the plan for the lottery money

to be a catalyst but we never imagined wed
find and support so many people in this time to
take forward activities locally.
Not many people have seen the hard work
behind the scenes to support the groups and
individuals all the mentors have really pushed
them and challenged them to make sure that
when the lottery money was gone it wouldnt
mean we were left with just the memories.
Charlotte has run with every opportunity given
through the project which has then led to her
working with some of the best arts companys
across the Midlands.
The trustees and I are so pleased to offer her a
part-time paid role at Active Arts which will be
a great development in Charlottes career and
a great opportunity for Active Arts.
I have been the lead for Active Arts the last
three years, delivering large projects on just
one day a week, but I am now taking up a new
full time role at mac Birmingham (Midlands Arts
Centre) as the Creative & Partnerships Director.
I will still play a key role at Active Arts, continuing to mentor the butterflies as well as steer
some of the projects during 2016.
We want customers and

contributors, says Vales
new home-bargain shop
A new shop selling affordable recycled

domestic goods has opened in Castle Vale
High Street.
Upcycle Birmingham started two years ago,
based in a warehouse on the OYO business
park off Park Lane in Castle Vale. The business
aimed to refurbish second-hand furniture.
Now that Upcycle has its own shop, the business is looking for customers and contributors.
We are urging people, businesses and even
community organisations to take a good look
Phil Knight (chair of Upcycle), Ray Goodwin,
around their homes, offices and centres and
CVTRA, Peter Richmond, CVCH, and Judy
think about donating items that they no longer Tullett, Upcycle
want or need, said Judy Tullett, Project Manager of Upcycle Birmingham.
Phil Knight, Chairman of Upcycle BirmingSelling a wide selection of recycled items for
ham, said: We are all very excited about the
the home - including tables and chairs, cabigrowth of Upcycle Birmingham; it has gone
nets, beds and sofas - it has proved so popular
from strength to strength and this is a major
that the business has expanded with the new
achievement for the team and our supporters.
shop at 4, High Street, Castle Vale, now offerOur warehouse, selling larger items donated
ing clothes and smaller household items.
by people across the city, remains as popular
People who have items that they would like
as ever but we have extended our offer with
to donate, or who would like to find out more
the opening of the new shop.
about training and volunteering opportunities,
It will further benefit the local community and
should contact Upcycle Birmingham on 0121
has created two new jobs in the process.
747 5932 or visit upcyclebirmingham.org.uk
The Upcycle team at the shops
official opening this month
The back page
Concorde
Mark III
On the Mark
for hat-trick
A first half hat-trick from
Mark Bellingham set Paget
on the road to a convincing victory over Austrey
Rangers at the weekend.
New league
for Bulls
The Birmingham Bulls,

Erdington based American
football team, have been
transferred to the
Midlands Football Conference.
This is Castle Vales newest football team.
FC Concorde are in their first ever
season. They play their games in the
fourth division of the Sutton and District Sunday League.
They are the third of the Concorde
teams, after Castle Vale Concorde and
Concorde Utd, both of whom play in
the Festival League.
The new team on the block play their

home games at the King George V
playing fields in Curdworth, and are
managed by Simon Lansbury, who
has plenty of playing and managerial
experience with local football teams.
The three Concorde teams all use the
St Gerards Club in Castle Vale as their
social base and headquarters.
BILLY GETS HIS KICKS

OUT OF BOXING
14 year-old Castle Vale
kickboxer Billy Jones has
proved that hes pretty
good with just his fists.
The teenage champ won his
first ever bout in the boxing
ring with a sensational first
round technical knockout at
the Ramada Hotel in Sutton.
The teenage fighter has had
major success so far in his
six-year kickboxing career.
He won a European title after
winning a contest against an
Irish fighter from Rathmore.
Since his success in the
boxing ring, Billy has been
offered a prizefighter opportunity in kickboxing.
The re-organisation of the American

Football Leagues means that The
Bulls, who play their home games in
Holly Lane, will compete against Doncaster Mustangs, Nottingham Caesars,
Ouse Valley Eagles, Sandwell Steelers
and Peterborough Saxons in the 2016
season.
The Bulls played in the Southern Football Conference for the 2015 season,
having moved from the Premier North
at the end of 2014.
Danny Carter scored twice and substitute Myles Phipps grabbed a goal
to make the final score 6-3 in Pagets
favour.
It was the only fixture in division two
of the Midland League to survive the
bad weather.
The other six league and cup fixtures
were postponed.
Paget are now 8th in the league table,
two points behind Austrey and with
four games in hand.
SUNDAY FOOTBALL
United hit a
bakers dozen
Struggling
Castle
Vale
Concorde lost narrowly at
home to Booker Athletic on
the first Sunday of December.
The 2-1 defeat kept Concorde just one
place off the bottom of the premier division of the Festival League with four
points from their nine games.
On the same day, Concorde Utd were
hammering 13 goals past a hapless FC
Elite in the Senior Amateur, two divisions below.
Table-topping Concorde Utd have now
scored 58 goals in their ten league
games this season.
Golf: winter tips

Tony Roche
Tyburn Mails golf writer

Golf is tough enough at
the best of times, but add
winter conditions and the
challenges mount up.
Its enough to make some pack up

until Spring. But for the hardy souls
out there, Ive collated some winter
tips from leading coaches to help you
make the most of the winter months.
Tip 1
USE TWO BALLS.....Warm balls
travel further, so keep one in your
pocket and alternate between holes.
TIP 2
TAKE 1-2 EXTRA CLUBS...on approach shots
TIP 3.
HANDICAP PAR.....is a great score
TIP 4
MOVE THE BALL FORWARD...in
your stance when putting to combat
soft greens. This promotes an upward
strike which gets the ball rolling better.
TIP 5
WHEN AROUND THE GREENS..opt
for a club with more bounce. If possible use a hybrid or putt to eliminate
those fat or chunky shots.
TIP 6
BUY A WINTER HAT.....We lose up
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Crucial
Christmas
fixtures for
Aston Villa
Villa play four fixtures between now and 2nd January

- three of them are against
teams in the bottom six.
Some managers, like Sam Allardyce
and Tony Pulis, are brilliant at survival
strategies. They work out which teams
they can take points from.
If Remi Garde is of the same mind, he
will know that the games against Norwich, Sunderland and Newcastle must
yield at least six points for Villa. He
must beat two of them.
If his team play as well as they did in
the second half against Arsenal, they
can do it.
If they play as badly as they did in the
first half, they will fail.
Some Villa players have skill.
Ayew is one. Veretout is another. Gana
is another. And the most skilful of all,
Carlos Gil, should be starting every
game, not coming on for the last 20
minutes from the subs bench.
If Villa can pick up six points from their
next four games, then they should
spend big money in the transfer market and get serious about survival.
But if they dont get those six points,
they should forget about big spending
in the January transfer window, and
prepare for the Championship.
Grand effort by
bag-packing Stars
Young footballers from

Castle Vale FC Under 11
Stars have managed to
raise 1,100 this year by
packing customers bags.
Last week the team raised 500 at a
local B&M store. Earlier this year, in
May, they raised 600 for their club
funds.
Its an effective way of raising cash for
clubs that dont have much money. Aston Villa, are you listening...? Theres a
massive new Tesco store over the road
from Villa Park.
to 55% of our own body heat through

our head
TIP 7
TAKE YOUR GLOVE OFF....after
each shot and put it in your pocket to
keep it dry.
20th January 2016
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