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PROGRESS
AT THE POOL
Castle Pool has been run by volunteers for almost a year.
The Partnership is now ready to take their next big step
Alec Reid demonstrates his lifeguard skills at Castle Pool. A torpedo

buoy is attached to his shoulder, for helping swimmers in distress.
Alec is a volunteer, and one of the Pool Partnerships trustees.
Castle Pool is a local

success story.
For years it was doomed

to closure as city council
cuts loomed.
Two years ago, that closure seemed a whisker
away, until the arrival of
a skilful and determined
team of volunteers, who
have taken the pool off
the councils hands, and
now run it themselves.
Almost a year after the Castle Pool

Partnership took control of the site,
they are preparing to appoint a fulltime manager on a salary of 26k per
year.
The seven volunteer members of the
Pool partnership have had a lot of

things to learn during their first ten
months.
The pool, the local library and Farnborough Fields have all presented
problems as they have been brought
into community ownership. Castle
Pool has probably been the most difficult project of all.
The pool bills have been far higher
than they expected. Gas and electricity bills for heating have been huge.
And there are plenty of other overheads that they have had to cope
with. The Partnership has had to train
its own lifeguards on a course costing 2,000. Public liability insurance is
also a hefty fee.
But the unpaid team have made massive savings, not least on staff salaries. When it was run by the council,
salaries alone cost around a quarter
of a million pounds per year.

Those have gone.
So who benefits from the hard work
of the volunteers?
Children from around 21 primary
schools visit the pool every week during term time for swimming sessions
and lessons.
The schools are mainly from Tyburn
and Erdington, but also come from
Hodge Hill and Sutton Coldfield.
Castle Pool also hosts classes for children with special needs, and each
Saturday morning the Little Ducklings

take to the water. Thats a group of
around 50 children in an age range
from 1 -15 years.
Local swimming clubs, in particular
Kingsbury Swimming club, also use
the pool. Kingsbury are one of the
members of the Pool User Group,
along with Boldmere.
The partnership gets no money from
the council - except for the Be Active
subsidy providing free swimming sessions - so they have had to find other
funds.
The Castle Vale Endowment Trust
Fund has supported them financially,
and they have had money from the
Big Lotterys Awards for All. But they
have also had to earn their own income.
They charge for public swimming sessions, and a range of groups who use
the pool and upstairs facilities also
pay for the use of the facilities.
These include the scuba diving club,
the scouts, Tae Kwondo, a local
church, and family parties.
The Partnership are hoping for success from bids for more funding.
Sport England might be persuaded to
help out.
They have registered the site as a
training centre and hope that it can
soon be used for first-aid training and
for other sporting events.
Meanwhile, the volunteers manage
the pool on a shoestring budget, and
roll their sleeves up and get on with
many of the tasks themselves. Cleaning, life-guarding, admin work, staffing the reception desk, and so on.
Castle Pool is some way from breaking even financially, but it has survived its difficult first year against all
odds.
The appointment of a manager will
help the long-term aim of opening the
site for longer hours for the public.
It will also create more opportunities
to raise its own money, and should
take some of the burden off the
shoulders of the volunteers.
The job advert has attracted applications from London, Nottingham,
Leicester and more locally.
Interviews for the job will be held in
late November or early December, for
a January start.
The new manager will be there in
time to celebrate the Partnerships
first year in charge.
15th January.
Its a date etched on the minds of the
Partnership team.
After so much legal wrangling, heart
searching, business plan writing and
risk assessment, that was the day in
2015 when they finally got the keys to
Castle Pool and were told: Its yours.
Last month, they were presented as
Volunteers of the Year at a Castle Vale
Awards ceremony.
They are making progress in leaps
and bounds - or should that be in
dives and strokes.
In the past twenty years, Castle Vale
has had a number of success stories
in housing and planning that have
earned regional and national recognition.
Castle Pool deserves to be added to
that list.
Page 1 Tyburn Mail November 2015
CCTV must pay for itself
Castle Vales extensive

network of cctv cameras
must pay for itself or will
become a victim of the
cuts, Pioneer boss Peter
Richmond warns.
The announcement follows a review
into services provided by Pioneer
(formerly CVCHA).
Local shops, businesses and organi-
sations who benefit form the surveillance provided by the cameras will be
invited to contribute to their upkeep.
Some major local organisations that
have in the past contributed to the
cctv provision have in recent years
lapsed in their contributions.
CVCHA took over the running of the
cctv system of over 70 cameras from
Merlin Venture in March 2011.
Merlin had been monitoring the system since 2002.
The surveillance system must prove

its worth and be able to operate at a
commercial level within the next two
years.
The cameras have provided some
important information and evidence
for police in crimes on the estate in
recent years.
Their presence has also been seen as
a deterrent, and a contributor to Castle Vales reputed low crime figures.
In for a Penny
Birmingham Council Leader contest

Can the Erdington outsider beat the men?
Stockland Green councillor Penny Holbrook will be

hoping to become leader
of Birmingham Council after a secret Labour ballot
on 23rd November.
The leader gets a 50k
allowance on top of the
16k that every city councillor is given as their basic allowance.
All 78 Birmingham Labour councillors will be casting their vote for the
replacement to Sir Albert Bore, who
stands down as Labour leader of the
city next month.
Penny Holbrook is the only female
candidate for the post. There are
four male candidates: Ian Ward, John
Clancy, Barry Henley and Mike Leddy.
Ms Holbrook was the last of the five
to nominate herself.
She is one of the outsiders for the
post, but will be buoyed by Labours
recent history of electing outsiders
for major posts.
The leader of the Labour councillors
will become the leader of the largest
city council in Europe. Given Labours
huge majority in Birmingham, the
job is going to be secure for several
years, if it can avoid being taken over
by central government.
Poor performance by the Council in
recent years sparked a government
inquest that resulted in the damning
Kerslake Report.
Sir Bob Kerslake savaged the perfor-
Want to see plans for

Erdingtons new sports
and leisure centre?
NOTICE OF PRE-PLANNING
APPLICATION PUBLIC
CONSULTATION
Plans for the development

of the new 6.5m Erdington Sports and Leisure
Centre will be unveiled at
two pre-planning application drop in sessions.
by Phil Stevens
Design Manager
Western Construction ISG
Erdington Public Library will

host the first session on November 26th between 2:00pm
and 7:00pm at Orphanage
Rd, Erdington, B24 9HP.
Erdington Leisure Centre
will hold the second session on
November 27th between
2:00pm and 6:00pm at Mason Road, Erdington, B24
9EJ.
Members of the public are invited
..........I know what its like when life is tough, because Ive been there.
The Council I lead will never, ever forget that you judge a society, not by
those at the top, but by how it stands together with the most vulnerable.
Economic growth is vital to getting Birmingham back on its feet, but growth
that isnt shared with everyone, is just another missed opportunity.
extract from Penny Holbrooks Leadership bid statement (November 2015)
mance and culture of the Council in
his lengthy document, published almost a year ago.
He and his team have been unimpressed by the Councils response.
Change has been too slow and too
meagre, they feel.

Central government is edging closer
to their threat to take Birmingham
out of local hands and run it themselves.
to attend the drop in sessions to

High Street, Stourbridge
DY8 1TS or by email john.jowitt@
see the emerging design proposals and provide feedback.
pjplanning.com
The sessions will be hosted by
The new 6.5million centre is
representatives from Birmingham
City Council, Serco, ISG Conplanned for opening in summer
2017. Its pool will have 6 x 25
struction and the architects Calderpeel.
metre lanes, sauna and steam
Further information relating to
facilities, community room, workout facilities, gymnasium and
these proposals may be obtained
from Mr John Jowitt of PJ Planlearner pool.
ning Regent House, 156-7 Lower Page 2 Tyburn Mail November 2015
Hard times for

housing staff as
cuts hit Pioneer
Several staff at Pioneer

(formerly CVCHA) are facing the axe before Christmas as the housing association looks to make
huge cuts.
Pioneer are aiming to shed 14
jobs as they try to adjust to cuts
in the companys income.

They aim to save 373k by cutting the number of jobs, and will
save a further 459k by changing the way the company operates.
Pioneer will also cut its funding
to Compass Support (formerly
CVCRS at The Sanctuary) by
75k.
The dramatic shake-up sees job

losses and a major re-organisation of the way the company
operates.
Community co-ordinators will take
the place of housing officers and
community wardens.
The
Neighbourhood
Partnership
Board (NPB) managers job will be
cut. The NPB project officer will sur-
vive the cuts.

Bonus payments and the use of agency staff to cover sickness will also be
reduced.
Pioneer bosses felt that they could
not expect the surviving staff to take
on the extra workloads of those who
will leave, so they have had a complete overhaul of the way they work.
The change in structure means
changes in job and departmental titles.
Current staff are being invited to apply for the new posts, and there are
bound to be casualties in the run-up
to Christmas.
A number of staff meetings and individual consultations prior to job
interviews have been taking place
throughout November.
Pioneer blame several factors for the
redundancies that will come.
Government has cut the rent of social housing tenants by 1% each year
for the next four years. This will help
central government to cut its housing
benefit bill, but it will have a big impact on housing associations. Pioneer
feel that this government action will

cost them 1.6 million per year until
2020.
The government is also introducing
a right to buy scheme, similar to the
one which the Thatcher government
introduced in the 1980s. Margaret
Thatchers plan enabled people to
buy council houses on the cheap. A
very popular short term measure has
left councils with too few properties
to meet the needs of vulnerable people.
The current government has proposed a right to buy policy for social
housing tenants. This will be popular
with tenants, but will cut the number of properties, and therefore the
amount of rent, received by housing
associations.
This has been the reason for Pioneers expansion into areas beyond
Castle Vale - described by Pioneer as
an ambitious plan, and now likely to
come under close scrutiny by local
residents who will be keen to see that
Castle Vale services are not cut.
READY TO ROCK
Here are three stars of Greenwood Academys upcoming production of Camp Rock.
The musical will be staged each evening from 24th-26th November, with a cast of over 80 performers from Years 7 -13. If the rehearsals are anything to go by, this will be great fun.
And Greenwoods reputation for productions in Birmingham is quite simply second to none.
Lyndsey Geraldo
Dejean Edwards
Kaisey Reilly
Loving the library

by Ian Bingham
Library Manager
Since formally taking over
on 1st February this year,
things have changed at
the library and we are no
longer the worst performing library in Birmingham
by a long way.
Borrower numbers are up with almost
150 new members; book issues are
up with over 9,000 books borrowed
and visitor numbers have increased
massively with all classes from
Chivenor and Pegasus schools visiting
the library for story telling sessions
and to learn about the library; this
in addition to regular visits from St

Gerards children.
During the summer, children from all
Castle Vale Primary Schools took part
in the Summer Reading Challenge, a
national reading for pleasure initiative
supported by the Reading Agency,
which encourages thousands of children to become avid readers every
year.
The aim is to get children to read six
or more books from the library during
the summer holidays. Everyone who
signs up can keep track of the books
they read and receive encouragement
to keep reading throughout the holidays.
Every child who completed the challenge in Castle Vale received a certificate and medal at a Magic Show
celebration event held in the library.

St Gerards was the top school with
the most children completing the
challenge and were awarded the first
Summer Reading Challenge Trophy
The library, situated on the ground
floor of the Community Campus

building offers a warm, welcoming
atmosphere, with free use of the 9
public computers for library members
and free wi fi access to all. We offer
a low cost printing and photocopying
service and serve tea coffee and biscuits at very reasonable prices.
You could join one of the groups that
regularly make use of the library;
the Crime Reading Group meets on
the first Monday of each month from
2:30 to 3.30pm, the General Reading

Group meet on the 3rd Thursday of
each month from 10:30 11:30, or
the Family History Group meet every
Tuesday morning during term time
from 10:00 12:00 and all groups
welcome new members.
We will be holding our second
coffee morning and sale of donated books on Friday 27th November from 10:00 to 12:30, and
look forward to seeing you then.

LETTERS
18 months of
misery for locals
n comments
from night noise
Thanks to all our sponsors at Spitfire Island
Dear Editor,
Dear Editor,
I was wondering If you
might be able to help
us out and print the attached picture in the next
edition of the paper.
It would be greatly appreciated and will also
enable us to thank Mace
Stores, Castle Vale, Premier Lighting Supplies
LTD, EMG Quality Car
Sales
and DJ Wright,
who sponsor us.
We play at the stadium
on the Vale.
Many thanks.
Simon Walker,
coach.
Castle Vale Town Under 16s

more comments
on Page 23
Human cost of
Tory cuts
Dear Readers,
It is sad, as the Tyburn Mail highlighted in its recent piece that The Pioneer
Group (better known to people by its
previous name of CVCHA) is likely to
lose up to 14 jobs across the asset
management and housing departments.
Big tidy up
Readers,
Monday 26th October was the day Castle
Vale Conservation Area received a BIG
TIDY UP as part of Castle Vales Environmental Month Campaign; three hours
later and over 40 rubbish bags filled we
decided it was a very successful day! The
event was made possible by the support
and hard work from the Community Environmental Trust and its Youth
Project (VYGA), local residents, Castle
Vale Neighbourhood Partnership Board,
Tame Valley Wetlands, Estate Services,
Bring top jobs

to Birmingham
Dear Editor
In strengthening the Birmingham City
Economy there should be the relocation of the Department of Energy from
As you can see, it is 03am in the

morning and the house is rumbling,
drills going and yellow lights flashing
all night around the house.
16 months of hell and misery for us
residents, and no compensation if you
are a rent payer, only if your house is
brought. What difference this makes
is beyond me as I work full time like
others.
I am now a very miserable, tired and
depressed person, who has to go to
work with little or no sleep at all

the night before, and I do shifts,
so in 90 minutes I am due to get
up for 10 hour shift at work and
have not even closed my eyes
yet.
I have been reduced to my sofa
for months as my bedroom faces
Chester Road.
But we do get Saturday night off from
it, but not Sunday because thats
when the boy racers come out to play
til 3am in the morning..(bet they are
looking forward to their extra lane
being opened on the island lol)..and
all my landlord can worry about (CVCHA), is that I havent mowed my
front lawn..hello, I am pretty sure I
would be using my little spare time
cutting my grass.
Getting some zzzzzzzs more like.
Sorry I went on a bit..
Sarah Locke
by email
The current review is part of a process of continuous improvement of

services to tenants; and while I know
personally the emotional and financial
cost of redundancy, I also hope that
this will occur in a sensitive and constructive way.
However, we also need to remember
that this summers Tory Budget saw
rents in properties such as those run
by Pioneer Group fall by 1% a year for
4 years, which means a 12% reduc-
tion in average rents by 2021.

While this reduction may be financial
beneficial to some tenants, those in
receipt of housing benefit are unlikely
to see the benefit as the saving will go
direct to this Tory Government.
Either way this is likely to result in a
significant reduction in the groups income and could well be a factor in this
extremely disappointing decision.
Councillor Mick Brown
(Labour)
Is it possible to do an
article about the horrendous night works
us residents on the
Spitfire end of Chester Road have had to
put with for the last
18 months.
Thanks for tampons
Oak leaf, Cllr Mick Brown, CV Cleaners,

Birmingham City Council, Adam from
the Pioneer Group and Compass Support
Youth Group an enormous THANK
YOU to you all.
Sarah Oulaghan,
Community Environment Trust
London Whitehall to the City Centre

the council offices that we have could
absorb the increase in white collar
workers. There is no need for regional
devolution when it is actual redistribution of public sector jobs that is required.
Oliver Healey
Leicester
Dear Readers,
Erdington Labour Womens Forum
would like to say a big thank you to
the women across Erdington, Tyburn
and Sutton Coldfield who donated
tampons and other essential toiletries
at our High Street stall on Saturday.
Recent events in Parliament and in

the news have highlighted the cost of
these products and from our conversations with local foodbanks we know
that such items are as basic as food.
The contributions will be distributed
to our sisters in need by Erdington
Foodbank and Castle Vale TRA.

Our local foodbanks offer vital support to residents going through difficult times and we are honoured to
support them in any way that we can.
Elaine Jackson
Chair,
Erdington Labour Womens Forum

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Christmas songs at Berwood Court
on Dec 5th at their Christmas Fair,
and then at Sainsburys on Dec 13th
and 20th.
The choir also has a Christmas Eve
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The past few weeks we
have been surrounded
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H&M to bring us a new collection for Autumn/Winter
2015, with Kendall Jenner
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And theyve presented us with exactly
what we expected: loud, edgy and
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The collection was split into four colour schemes, where black was the key
colour to add an edgy twist to your
usual warm and cosy winter style,
with the classic festive colours red,
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul Primary

School in Kingsbury Road, Tyburn is
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Hello again
to Adele!
Brookly
Taylor
Tyburn Mails
music journalist
After disappearing from

the industry for a long
while, shes back!
Adele is back in the music industry hitting us with her new

album 25!
On October 18th a sneak peak of
her single Hello was previewed on X
Factor whilst on a commercial break.
A few days after that preview she
made a statement saying My last record was a break-up record, and if I
had to label this one, I would call it a
make-up record.
Making up for lost time. Making up
for everything I ever did and never
did.
25 is about getting to know who Ive
become without realising. And Im
sorry it took so long but, you know,
life happened.
Our ballad queen is back in business! Adeles music is known just like
Taylor Swifts as depressing, and all
about break ups.
But as an audience to these artists

we must understand that they produce from their own experience, and
they put their heart and soul in to
what they make.
YES, she has a break up record, but
she was recovering from heart break,
and she is an artist.
We all know artists are known to
cope with their personal situations by
making songs about them, so none
of them should get knocked for it.
I praise Adele for coming back like

that after so long, her last release
was Sky Fall in 2012.
Three years later, shes here, new
album at the ready and a single already out!
Hello was released October 23rd,
and rumour has it that its been at
No.1 on the ITunes charts ever since.
(Very punny)
The video for Hello was released not
too long after the single itself, and
dramatically rose in views.
It was viewed over 27.7 million times
in its first 24 hours!
If youre as excited for the new Adele
record as I am, then look out for it.
Its being released November 20th,
just over a month before Christmas.
So, GREAT PRESENT IDEA!
I hope you enjoyed this article, get
ready and give hello a listen.
Thanks for reading, and prepare for
next months article!
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CHRISTMAS FAYRE
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Castle Vale 11am-1pm
SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
Santa, stalls, and bargains galore
Refreshments
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Did you attend Castle Vale Comp any time between the day
it opened in the 1960s through to the present day?
As part of celebrations marking the end of an era when we move from our current site in 2017 we need you to get in touch!
We want to hear your success stories
Did you go off to university and land your dream job?

Have you never looked back since starting your own business?
Are you making a difference in your community or the wider world?
Whatever your story - we want to hear from you!

Email us at community@greenwoodacademy.org
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Is this the best value grotto experience ever?

Once again Santa and his elves will be paying us a visit for our Santa on the Vale event on Wednesday 16th December from 4:30pm.
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tickets to see Santa, simply buy a ticket for the time youd like to see Santa and spend the rest of the time enjoying the rest of the event
rather than standing in queues!
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New This Year!!! - Thursday Morning Grotto Tickets
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Is aircraft
noise on the
increase?
A Pype Hayes resident has

complained to Tyburn Mail
about the noise from aeroplanes using Birmingham
airport.
McDonalds: should
it be allowed to open
through the night?
Round the clock opening
at McDonalds on Chester
Road will not disturb residents, claim the burger
companys agents.
They are hoping to persuade the

councillors on the city planning committee to change their mind and grant
them a 24/7 opening licence.
The councillors had said NO to the
fast food chains request last May.
But the Big Mac burger boys are not

to be brushed aside.
They have renewed their request and
claim that many of the people who
would use the burger bar in the small
hours are peckish emergency service
teams from the nearby ambulance
station. Looking for healthy foods, no
doubt.
The restaurant currently has to close
between 11pm and 6am.
The community would benefit because the new arrangements would
create 15 more jobs, say the agents.
And the local public are in favour, apparently.
There has been high levels of support locally and high levels of enthu-
siasm for the proposed development,

says the new application, from Savills,
on behalf of the McDonalds chain.
..a high proportion of customers using the drive thru facility during night
time hours are emergency service
staff, taxi drivers or shift workers.
These customer groups do not trigger issues relating to amenity or anti
social behaviour, says the plan.
West Midlands Police had originally
raised objections to the plans because
of potential noise and disturbance to
local residents.
The original application was turned
down so that a Noise Impact Assessment and Site Management plan
could be submitted.
The resident says that the problem of

aircraft noise over the Pype Hayes area
has increased this year, especially at
night time. The flight path used to be
clear at nights, he claims, but is now
being used heavily.
Tyburn Mail has contacted the airport
services, but has been told that individual complaints from residents must
be directed to them via email, with full
details of times of flights.
A report on the proposed increase of
air traffic at Birmingham airport published last year indicated that the
amount of air traffic is set to double
It wants Birmingham airport to expand
and have a second runway.
Birmingham airport currently has
around 9 million passengers per year.
It could cope with 18 million, and with
further developments, even with a single runway, could accommodate 36
million passengers, says the report.
It makes no reference to the environmental impact of this expansion, but
does see fit to urge that HS2 is built to
speed up train services.
However, despite suggesting that Birmingham airport could take four times
its current passenger numbers, the report makes not a single mention of aircraft noise and disruption to the lives
of the local residents.
It urges the UK to compete with China,
which intends to build 70 new airports
in the next five years.
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NEWS
and views from
Castle Vale Community Housing: 11 High Street, Castle Vale, B35 7PR 0121 748 8100 repairs 0121 748 8101 (24 hrs) contactus@cvch.org.uk
Digital Hub Opening Times Winter 2015

From 30th November 2015, the Digital Hub will be open for 3 days a week instead of 4. The
Tuesday afternoon session will not run after Tuesday 24th November.
Timetable from
30th November
2015
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Open Session
Open Session
9am to 1pm
10am to 12.30pm
Digital Hub, Topcliffe Digital Hub, Topcliffe
House
House
Introduction to
Open Session
Digital
2pm to 7pm
2pm to 4pm
Digital Hub, Topcliffe
The Sanctuary,
House
Tangmere Drive
Job Club
5pm to 7pm
Digital Hub, Topcliffe
House
The Hub offers free internet access and support for all residents who want to get online.
The Digital Hub is located in the basement of Topcliffe House (step access on the right of
main entrance, next to Tyburn Mail offices. Level access from driveway next to Topcliffe
School)
Changes at CVCH
Following on from last months articles about changes at Castle Vale
Community Housing, the Operational Board agreed a programme of
cuts and changes to the staff structure at the end of October.
Staff who are affected are now having formal consultation meetings.
There will be a reduction in the number of staff employed in the new
structure so staff are considering options around applying for posts
and redundancy. There will be a further update in the December Tyburn Mail, but it is likely that the full new structure will not be known
until mid December 2015.
NEWS FROM CASTLE VALE COMMUNITY HOUSING
What is Domestic Abuse?
The Government defines domestic abuse as Any incident of threatening behaviour,

violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between
adults who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality.
This includes issues of concern to black and minority ethnic (BME) communities such as so called honour killings.
How will I know it is happening to me?
Some people dont necessarily know they have are being abused by someone. It is normal for them to live in fear of physical and psychological abuse. Sarahs story highlights this point:
*Sarahs story
Sarah and her daughter Maria experienced 7 years of violence from a man
who Maria thought was her dad.
Sarah suffered beatings, sexual violence
and was repeatedly raped, threatened
with a machete, and was recorded on film.
The man used the films to control Sarah,
to isolate her from her family by threatening to show them the film if she left him.
To everyone else he was charming, ap-
proachable and friendly. Sarah lived two

separate lives - a mother to Maria by day,
and living in a world of violence by night.
Sarah and Maria moved 14 times in three
years to try to get away from him.
He always found them until one day he
raped Sarah at knife point.
Sarah and Maria were supported by social workers and charity workers who provide support for victims and survivors of
domestic abuse to:
Make a statement to Police
Give evidence in court
Fact:
According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales, 4.6

million women or 30% of the adult female population have
experienced some form of domestic abuse since the age
of 16 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), (February 2015)
Chapter 4: Violent Crime and Sexual Offences - Intimate
Personal Violence and Serious Sexual Assault)
If this was applied to Castle Vale, this could mean that
1,300 women have experienced some form of Domestic
Abuse. Alarming figures arent they?
Are you
experiencing
Domestic Abuse?
There is help even if you cant leave,
or want information, it is accessible.
The telephone numbers above are
manned by staff who can offer advice and
support to help you cope in your situation.
Victim Support birminghamasb@victimsupport.org.uk tel 0845 30 30 900 will
work with you to get Visual Evidence for
Victims - VEV. This means that evidence
such as photographs of cuts and bruises
or things that are broken can be taken at
the time you access their service, in con-
Access services to recover from the

abuse
Maria doesnt have nightmares now she
became aware of the violence at 4 years
of age. Maria thought all dads were angry and violent. Sarah is going to study at
University.
They volunteer and work for abuse related charities to help other victims of Domestic abuse.
*names have been changed
Fact:
One in seven children and young people under the age of
18 will have experienced living with domestic violence
In England and Wales two women on average are killed
each week by their partner or ex-partner (Office for National
Statistics (ONS), (2015), citing the Homicide index from the
Home Office, Figure 2.5)
fidence, without taking any action, which

can be used later if the victim decides to
report their abuse.
CVCHs Domestic Abuse Policy has been
developed so we can help sign post victims to the right help at the right time by
the right people.
We will:
Keep all contact and information confidential - we wont tell a partner you have
accessed our services, meet off Castle
Vale, or set up support so you are not
alone
Refer you to other agencies who can
continue to work with you.
Take action to stop the abuser accessing
the home by:
- obtaining possession of properties.
-Applying for an injunction without notifying the abuser which we can get to court
within 24 hours, to stop the violence,
threats of violence to you by any member
of the household, or visitor.
-Where we terminate a tenancy or a member of your household leaves the dwelling
as a direct result of domestic violence, the
party guilty of inflicting the violence may
be evicted and will not be eligible for the
tenancy of any other CVCHA property.
If you have been affected by any

details in this article, please contact us in confidence we want
to hear your views.
NEWS FROM CASTLE VALE COMMUNITY HOUSING
Social Value
Activity Grants
We received a number
of applications for our
activity grants which
are to help residents
from Castle Vale either
set up new projects or
get involved in new activities.
The aim of the grant is to
provide opportunities for
one off activities to take
place that are organised
by residents, for residents
of Castle Vale. One of the
conditions of the grant is
to provide a photograph or
selfie and we have a great
example below:
attended and parents

acted as volunteers
and chaperones.
The group worked extremely hard to raise
money from shows
to fund the weekend,
however the grant be-
ing accepted from

CVCH meant that we
could keep costs down
and get some fab hoodies to attend the trip as
a uniformed group.
This trip gave the
group the time to build
stronger relationships
through
socialising
and enabled them to
work better as a team,
they also gained experience of seeing live
theatre inspiring them
to chase their dreams,
it also educated them

about barriers and the
difference in lifestyles
that have been overcome.
Thank you once again
from all of Centre
Stage & Mini Movers.
Due to limited funding
we are unable to accept
applications if you have
already been successful
in securing one previously. If you would like
to find out more, please
email rebeccabe@cvch.
org.uk or call Becki on
0121 748 8134.
Hi Becki
Centre Stage and Mini
Movers travelled to
Liverpool for the weekend to visit the International Slavery Museum
and to see Hairspray at
the Liverpool Empire
Theatre. 46 residents
Do you live in the B35 area of Castle Vale?
We have garages available to rent

We currently have a
number of garages available for rent within the
Castle Vale area.
The areas are:
Bicester Square
Croy Drive
Filton Croft
Heyford Way
Innsworth Drive
Locking Croft
Luce Close
In order to be considered for a

Martlesham Square
garage, you will need to meet
Montrose Drive
the following registration critePark Lane
ria:
Ruislip Close
Live within the Castle Vale area
Sumburgh Croft
which holds a B35 postcode
Turnhouse Road
Can provide proof of ownership
Upavon Close
of a car, a small van or a motorbike
The cost to rent a ga- Have no debts owed to CVCH,
rage is 23.72 for ten- including garage rent accounts
ants and 28.46 for non

Garages must only be used for
tenants.
storage of a motor vehicle.
If there is low interest from B35
applicants, garages will be advertised for market rent.
Garage availability is subject to

repairs being completed.
If you would like to rent one
of our garages, please complete an application form.
Application forms are available in our Reception or contact the Community Housing
Team at Castle Vale Community Housing on 0121 748
8100.
@ The Sanctuary 0121 748 8111
We are now part of the

Birmingham Business Charter
for Social Responsibility
Greenwood Academy and

Compass Support: Taking
Futures in the Right Direction
It is critical for students
to develop key soft skills
needed for employment
to complement the qualifications they leave the
academy with says Nick
Cheese (CIAG Coordinator
at Greenwood Academy).
To support students in
doing this Greenwood have
now timetabled a lesson every
week where form tutors delivery a variety of activities to
help students develop their
social and emotional intelligence. There have also been
a number of outside speakers
who have come into the Academy to share ideas and experiences. This has ranged from
talks on drug abuse and mental health awareness to sexual
Young Leaders 2.0

Leading the way for the next generation
Young people are being

given the skills and confidence to take the lead
through a specialist training programme.
Following a successful funding
bid to the Community Safety
Partnerships Mobilising Communities fund, October half
term saw the delivery of the
second Young Leaders Training Programme; this was a
weeklong course that took
place at the Castle Vale Stadium.
Ten young people signed up

and successfully completed
the programme which was
delivered by members of the
Youth Team, with additional
support from young people
who already completed the
course in August 2015.
The young people completed
sessions on leadership, project planning and outcomes as
well as taking part in an introduction to safeguarding training session and then taking
a leadership role in a consul-
tation event in Nechells that

looked at emotional well being
services for young people.
With the festive period fast
approaching the group has
started organising a Christmas Hamper Project for local
older people at risk of being
alone over Christmas, are in
the process of booking a Paediatric First Aid training course
and helping organise a group
Residential trip in December.
Following the ongoing success of the programme there
is another course planned for
February 2016.
Micky Bushell gave an inspiring talk

to students about overcoming issues
they may face in life.
health and relationship guidance provided by the team at

Compass Support. There has
also been a visit from Micky
Bushell, a medal winning Paralympian who gave a motivational talk about overcoming
lifes challenges.
The team from Compass Support has been invaluable in
supporting students to make
the right decisions for their
next steps. So far, personal
interviews with over 100 students have been conducted to
make sure that they are given
impartial advice and support.
The team are also still working
with those students who left
this summer and need ongoing support.
With trips to different Universities, the Skills Show and
different business locations
planned for the year the academy aims to give every student the best possible chance
of successfully achieving their
aspirations.
Should you need any advice or
support in helping your child
ensure they have the right
pathway then please contact
Dood at The Sanctuary or Mr
Cheese at Greenwood Academy.
Ageing better
in Tyburn
Birmingham has won Big
Lottery funding of 6million to help make the city
a place where older people
are valued, supported and
have a continuing contribution to make.
We are starting a new
movement of volunteers in
communities who want to
make Birmingham the best
place to grow old.
We want people to have more
social and community connections and to be able to access
more community led support
and activity. We believe that
building upon the strengths
and skills of individuals and
groups will help to create sustainable change within communities.
We want to empower and
enable older people to participate in the project in ways
that they want.
Tyburn is one of the priority
areas for the Ageing Better
programme and a part of this

is to create min hubs which
will create an opportunity to
promote Ageing Better locally and encourage, support
and enable people to become
actively involved in this programme.
Compass Support will deliver a
mini hub and will be actively
working with older residents
across the area to enable
them to get involved in this
opportunity.
If you would like more
information or would be
interested in getting involved in our mini hub
then please contact the
Health Team at The Sanctuary on 0121 748 8112.

Christmas KAYS HISTORY

Pressies - A monthly series of ancient facts by local
enthusiast Kay Hunter who lectures on
How much history
his subject in Birmingham and West Bromwich.
Kay also broadcasts on 107.5 Switch Radio
are you
spending?
People in the West Midlands will spend on average 433 each on Christmas presents.
They will be buying 17.4
gifts each, on average.
The amount people in the Midlands will spend is lower than the
British average (489.04) but the
number of presents is higher than
the British average (14.8).
Entertainment (64%), clothes
(56%) and food & drink (51%)
will be their most popular gifts
purchased in the Midlands.
People in the West Midlands are
the most likely in Britain to buy
entertainment (72%), toys (50%)
and vouchers (47%) as gifts.
Over two-thirds (68%) will finance Christmas gift purchases
from their monthly income, while
nearly half (45%) will dip into
savings
Nuisance
neighbours?
LAUGHING
HANGMAN
Laughing John Hooper

was originally employed
as a turnkey at the notorious Newgate Gaol.
John or Jack Hooper, was appointed hangman in 1728, and

continued in office until 1735.
Whilst in the course of his duty,
Hooper habitually cheered and
laughed at the condemned while
writhing his face at the amused
onlookers.
Hooper carried out a mutilation
on Japhet Crooke, severing both
his ears, and slitting both nostrils
with a pruning knife.

Hooper also carried out a severe
whipping on Katherine Pember.
It is regarded that Hoopers behaviour would not have been tolerated by the authorities.
However, there are contemporary
reports that it was.
Personal collection.
Japhet Crooke, also known as Sir Peter
Stranger, was a notorious forger in 18th
Century England.
He was sentenced to stand for an hour
in the pillory (pictured right) where his
nostrils were slit and his ears cut off
TV team at beauty studio
by Rebecca Bembridge
Digital Inclusion Officer
CVCH
CVCHs Digital Inclusion
project secured some funding from The Butterfly Effect to host a photography
project.
The funding has enabled us to run an

8 week course for local people with a
local artist, Ming De Nasty supporting the group and sharing her skills,
the group have also been fortunate
enough to receive masterclasses from
other local artists and residents who
have volunteered their time.
The group will be holding their exhibition Castle Vale through a lens on
Monday 30th November from 2pm4pm @ The Sanctuary.
The preparation is a real community
affair with residents providing the
artwork and Upcycle kindly donating
frames for us to exhibit the photos.
The exhibition is open to the general
public, so we would invite anyone to
pop in, join us for a cuppa and have a
look at how the local community have
captured the local area.
Arts team
annual meeting
Active Arts Castle Vale (AACV)

will hold its Annual General Meeting at the Sanctuary in Tangmere
Drive, Castle Vale, at 6.30pm on
Wednesday 9th December.
The AACV team have been behind
several high profile local arts events
in recent years, including the Butterfly Effect events, Knits and Pieces, and
a succession of Castle Vale music arts
and drama festivals.
Can you sort

it out between
yourselves?
So you have anti-social

neighbours who play loud
music at 2am, smoke drugs
and dump their soiled mattresses on the kerb side.
Who ya gonna call....? Ghostbus....no,
maybe the police, the housing officer,
the council... or maybe you could solve
the problem by having a peaceful cup
of tea and chat with your neighbour.
A project that brings neighbours face
to face to discuss disputes and arguments is coming to Castle Vale.
Experts from the The Restorative Justice Centre are holding a workshop at
The Sanctuary between 2pm-4pm on
Thursday 19th November.
They are working on a project that
helps neighbours solve their differences, cure the harm that has been
caused and agree on a positive solution.
Local MP Jack Dromey will be there,
and hell be joined by officers from
CVCH, West Midlands Police, the City
Council and other housing providers.
Photos
on show
Roads are
rubbish, but
the canal
towpaths are
getting better
Desirees Studio in Castle Vale recently had a
production company for
Channel 4 visit for the
filming of a documentary
of their client Sam Barton.
Owner Pamela Liburd and her team

opened the doors for filming of a new
documentary about self image.
The camera crew recorded Sam Barton from Sutton Coldfield getting his
hair extension done for a new documentary.
After opening in July 2015 Desirees
Studio has gone from strength to
strength and has worked hard to put
Castle Vale on the map.
Pamela Liburd has previously done
work for MTVs Judge Jordie and is
currently a finalist for the Phonexics

Newspaper Awards in the lifestyle and
beauty category to be hosted on 5th
December 2015.
Pamela has been on the board of directors for Compass Support based at
the Sanctuary for the last 18 months
helping to shape and maintain services available to the local community.
Advertise in Tyburn Mail and reach

24,000 readers
Call Frank Kennedy on 07770 895413
A 3million programme of
work aims to improve cycle
routes along canals in Birmingham
The scheme, part of the wider Birmingham Cycle Revolution initiative, covers sections of five canals across the
city and follows two earlier phases
of canal works, approved in December
2013 and May 2015 (worth a combined
8.175million).
Almost two miles of the Birmingham &
Fazeley Canal in the Tyburn and Sutton New Hall Wards will benefit. The
section between Hansons Bridge Road
to Cottage Lane and Wiggins Hill Road
will be improved.
A new balustrade will be put in to accesses at Hansons Bridge Road, Forge
Lane, and the path linking to Old Kingsbury Road, and Wiggins Hill Road.
The estimated cost of the work in this
section is 600,000.
Construction work will be delivered
for the council by the Canal and River
Trust.
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Green clean-up STINKING

WILLIE
Andrew Johnson (11) and Natasha Hall (14) armed with litter pickers and heavy-duty
bin liners, ready for the clean up of the Conservation Area
There was no shortage of helpers for the big clean-up of Castle Vales conservation area
during their environment month project.
Dozens of youngsters from local primary and secondary schools on their half-term break enjoyed
the autumn sunshine, armed with bin liners and litter picking tools. Sarah Oulaghan and Ben Kasper
from the Community Environment Trust directed the operations, with help from the Neighbourhood
Partnership Team and youth workers.
The green clean-up team filled a small mountain of bin liners with debris, rubbish and litter.
Stinking Willie, or ragwort as

it is more commonly known,
looks beautiful when in
flower. But its classified as a
poisonous weed and can be
harmful to animals. It is regarded as high risk if it grows
within 50 metres of horsegrazing land.
Ragwort thrives in the Castle Vale Conservation Area.
Sackfuls of the weed (pictured left) have been removed from the area this
autumn.
Ragwort is one of only a few
weeds that remain poisonous even after the roots and
stems have died.

Happy 11th birthday

Heres the car keys
Parish
Councils?
Good
idea, says
departing
Jag sets up driving lessons for 11-17 year-olds Sir Albert
Jaguar are launching driving courses for 11-17

year-olds, starting in January 2016.
The big car manufacturer whose

F Type headquarters in Castle
Vale runs alongside one of the
main boy racer routes in the West
Midlands, is planning to teach
youngsters fresh out of primary
school how to drive safely.
There will be no crashing gear
clutches - the lessons will be given in cars with automatic gear
boxes.
And there wont be any high-octane speeding. Even after a few
lessons, the maximum speed for
the youngsters will be 40mph.
Jaguar say they hope to promote safe
driving in a realistic on-road environment.
Courses start at 45 and the youngsters will drive a 2.0-litre, 180 PS
diesel XE with automatic transmission, the most advanced and efficient
sports saloon car that Jaguar has ever
produced, claim the makers.

Lessons will be delivered by government approved driving instructors in
Jaguar XEs featuring dual controls.
Lesson content will mirror on road
lessons for those with provisional
licences, but will take place on specially designed private road systems
at the following venues including Edgbaston Cricket Ground and the Ricoh
Arena, Coventry.
Once theyve mastered the basics,
youngsters will be able to progress
to driving in two-way traffic, dealing with junctions and roundabouts,
master turning and steering through
slaloms and practice bay and reverse
parking. At some venues, there will
also be areas where drivers can safely
experience the handling of the car at
higher speeds of up to 40 miles an
hour.
Jaguar say that research has shown
that learning to drive responsibly
from an earlier age lowers the risk of
accidents.
Four hundred people are killed each
year in the UK in accidents involving
Frances highest
medal for daring
wartime hero Bill
96 year-old World War II veteran Bill Barfoot was awarded

the Legion Dhonneur, the countrys top award for bravery, by
the French Government for his
daring service in the RAF during

World War II.
Like so many true heroes, modest Bill made very little of his
considerable wartime exploits,
Highway Code test

Answers (see page 20)
1. Its 50 mph
The national speed limit for lorries on single
carriageways increased from 40 mph to 50
mph on 6 April 2015.
2. Theres no limit
The 5,000 limit on fines for the most serious offences was removed on 5th June 2015.
Birmingham may be ready

to create more parish
councils.
young drivers, and one in five newly

qualified drivers will crash their car
within six months of passing their
test, said a JLR spokesperson.
By extending the period of learning
with a qualified instructor, and by introducing the concept at an age when
theyre more receptive to safety messages, this figure can drop by more
than half.
Mark Cameron, Jaguar Land Rover
Experiential Marketing Director, said:
but was hunted down by members of the local air cadets, 165
Castle Bromwich Squadron.
165s Squadron Leader Simon
Jennings and Cpl Kelly-Anne Gallacher paid Bill a visit last week and
discovered the full extent of his amazing wartime performance.
Bill flew with 296 Sqn as a Navigator
during the war, and their primary role
was to support special operations. Bill
spent most of his time dropping special agents, French Resistance agents
and members of the SAS into occupied France.
Bill also took part in Operation Market
Garden, the attack on Arnhem, and
also Operation Overlord, the D Day
landings.
The Castle Bromwich air cadets were
The picture (left) shows Cpl Gallacher presenting Bill with a Sqn
plaque and blazer badge. He is now
an honorary member of 165 Sqn.
We will keep in contact with Nigel
and Bill over the coming months,
says Simon Jennings.
Bill will also be invited to our presentation evening. The absolute
highlight of the afternoon though
was the ability to handle the Lgion
dhonneur medal (above) that was
presented by the French consel earlier this year.
These now carry an unlimited fine.

3. Its the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency officers
have powers to stop vehicles on all roads, including motorways and trunk roads, in England
and Wales. They will attract your attention by
flashing amber lights either from the front requesting you to follow them to a safe place to
stop, or from behind directing you to pull over
to the side by pointing and/or using the left in-
Jaguar First is about introducing

young people to the concept of responsible driving, helping them in
turn to become safer drivers, and also
raising their awareness of safety as a
pedestrian or cyclist.
The XE is a great car for this, as it
offers the very latest in technology
and innovation, and is also ideal for
helping teach young people about
environmentally responsible driving.
put on the trail of Bill thanks to Bills

son Nigel, and one of their veterans,
CI Mike Ward, who has served at 165
Sqn for 58 years now.
Squadron leader Jennings said: Mike
brought a copy of an article that had
once appeared in the Birmingham
Mail. The article was in relation to Bill
and as well as giving his service history, it also informed us that Bill used
to be the Station Commander at RAF
Castle Bromwich in 1954.
Both myself and Cpl Gallacher had
an absolutely fantastic afternoon with
Bill. At 96, he was bright as a button
and we had a great time listening to
the stories of Bills daring operations
during the War. It was also really good
to speak with Bills son, Nigel. He had
brought along a number of pictures
and documents for us to look at, and
I for one, was absolutely enthralled.
dicator. It is an offence not to comply with their

directions.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
replaced the Vehicle and Operator Services
Agency who previously had these powers in
April 2014.
4. 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath
The legal limits for breath alcohol in Scotland
The strong hint that Brum is ready to

devolve more power to local communities came from departing leader Sir
Albert Bore, following the decision to
allow Sutton Coldfield to establish its
own parish council.
The announcement comes almost
eight years after Castle Vale was denied the chance to establish its own
parish council. During that campaign,
Birmingham Council opposed Castle
Vales bid, which was eventually turned
down by the Labour Government.
Speaking today at the annual conference of the National Association of
Local Councils (NALC) in Birmingham,
Sir Albert Bore said: We want to work
with the government and with organisations such as NALC to take forward
this agenda, as we develop our Future
Council vision for 2020. One approach
might be to develop devolution deals
within the city, unleashing the creativity and ideas in our communities.
In 2018 we will reach a watershed in
Birminghams local government when
we move to smaller one or two member wards and a four year election cycle. By then we will have a fully established combined authority and we may
also have an elected mayor for the
West Midlands.
But its essential that we also develop
a new approach to local democracy
and local services at the most local
level.
That will enable us to put in place a
bottom up neighbourhood democracy,
unique in urban Britain.
Christmas market
St Marys Church in Pype

Hayes is having a Christmas Market from 11am2pm on Saturday 28th November.
There will be a fancy Dress competition

for children up to the age of 11; also
Christmas stalls, raffle, gifts and crafts
for sale and childrens activities.
Thelma Sharpe, one of the organisers,
says: After finishing your shopping
you can relax and unwind by having
some quiet time and prayer in the Lady
Chapel, listen to the Christmas entertainment have a cuppa or a glass of
gluhvein and pork baps.
The church is on the corner of Padstow
Road and Tyburn Road.
was lowered from 5 December 2014.

The limit is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres
of breath in England and Wales.
5. 18 years old
In England and Wales, the driver MUST NOT
smoke or allow anyone to smoke in an enclosed private vehicle carrying someone under
18, including motor caravans.
This became law on 1 October 2015.
Quitting
smoking
would lift
30,000
Brummies
out of
poverty
Autumn: when
Vale turns gold
Birmingham had 37 million visitors last

year - thats a record, and 3 million up
on the previous year.
Visitor spend rose by 500m to 6
billion. The tourism sector supported
around 68,000 jobs, thats 5,000 more
than in 2013.
BMW Hams Hall
The BMW site at Hams Hall has trebled

its number of apprentices following a
multi-million pound investment enabling the engine plant to produce the
companys next generation of
engines. It has secured the long term
future of the site.
Changan
Chinese automotive firm Changan Automobile is relocating its UK head office

to Birmingham Business Park as part of
wider expansion plans that will see 110
existing staff relocate with the workforce expected to grow to around 300
in due course.
by Geoff Coleman
Birmingham City Council
Over 10,000 Birmingham

households would be lifted
out of poverty if they went
smoke-free.
JLR growth
New figures from Action on Smoking

and Health (ASH) show that, of the
102,000 households in Birmingham
that include an adult smoker, 34,000
fall below the poverty line.
If the smokers in these households
were to quit, almost 30,000 Brummies
including 12,500 children - would be
elevated out of poverty.
Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull is

set for a major boost with an investment of a further 120 million in order
to produce its new F-Pace Jaguar SUV.
This takes the total amount invested in
Solihull to 620m.
Christmas jobs
The statistics
On average, households that include
a smoker spend 2,158 a year on tobacco.
There are around 102,000 households in Birmingham with at least one
smoker.
34,000 of these fall below the poverty line.
If these smokers were to quit, over
10,400 households would be lifted out
of poverty.
2,200 seasonal jobs will be created in

the region by Royal Mail and parcel delivery Firm Yodel to cope with increased
workload over the festive period.
Green car boost

Warwickshire based Aston Martin and
the Chinese owned Coventry based
London Taxi Company will be given a
50m injection of Chinese funds to develop new greener vehicles.
People living in these households include:

13,500 adults below pension age
2,500 pension age adults
12,500 dependent children
So, roughly 28,500 people would no
longer be below the poverty line if the
cost of smoking was returned to the
household.
Figures taken from ASH Local Poverty
Calculator:
http://www.ash.org.uk/
files/documents/ASH_988.xls
Birmingham Director of Public Health,
Dr Adrian Phillips, said: We all know
the health risks associated with smoking, but the financial implications are
often overlooked. These shocking figures from ASH highlight the financial
cost of smoking to those who can least
afford it.
Lifting over 10,000 households across
Birmingham out of poverty would
make a huge difference to so many
lives in our city and our Stop Smoking
Service offers FREE support to smokers
who take the tough decision to quit.
Birmingham stop smoking service
operations manager, Jamila Hussain,
added: If you smoke, stopping smoking is the single most important thing
you can do to improve your health and
wealth.
It really is amazing how much money
you can save and that can make a
huge difference, especially with Christmas around the corner and were here
to help.
NHS Stop Smoking Services have
been shown to be four times more
effective at helping you stop smoking
than if you try to stop on your own.
Birmingham tourism
House price rise
House prices in Birmingham have risen

by 2.3% so far this year. That compares with a rise of 3.2% in the West
Midlands region, and 4.2% in England
and Wales.
Resorts World
The 150m casino and shopping complex Resorts World has opened next
to the NEC. The 538,000 sq ft leisure
and retail complex will employ 1,200
people.
Labour Leader vote
The Labour Partys 78 Birmingham

Councillors will vote for their new
leader in a secret ballot at the Council
House on Monday 23rd November.
The winning councillor will succeed Sir
Albert Bore, who steps down at the
start of December.
Christmas Market
It could be Canada or one of the glorious USA states in the fall. In fact, its Castle Vale, just off the busy Kingsbury Road within sight of the Cincinnati factory.
This photograph was taken a couple of weeks ago, when the leaves had started
to fall and before the rain had dampened the crisp carpet. Strong midday sunlight flashes through the gaps in the canopy left by fallen leaves, and glistens
on some of those fallen fronds. A week later, the rains came, and the carpet of
leaves lost its crisp texture and sparkle. For a fleeting few days, the scene in
Castle Vales Yatesbury Avenue was pure October gold.
The 15th annual Birmingham German

Market will be open daily from 10am
till 9pm until 22nd December.
Last year, it attracted five and a half
million visitors.
It is centred in Victoria Square in front
of the Council House and stretches
down to the Rotunda.
The Craft Market is in Chamberlain
Square, in front of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and continues
through to Centenary Square, home to
the Library of Birmingham.
Call me Turnip
Lees name change for hospice charity funds
Uncertain
soil risk
prompts
paddocks
re-think
New plans for the horses

paddocks in Farnborough
Road have been sent to
Birmingham Council Planning Committee.
The paddocks have to be moved because of the new site of Greenwood
Academy. Two thirds of the present
paddocks will be lost to the new
school.
The site that was first proposed for
the relocation of the paddocks behind
A Castle Vale charity team

have raised 3,000 for
John Taylor Hospice after
a night of fundraising at
Minworth Social Club.
One of the seven, Lee Crofts, agreed
to adopt a new middle name for the
cause.
He is now Lee Turnip Crofts. Seriously.
Lee agreed to adopt a middle name
nominated by donors to the charity
funds.
Another, Ryan Hinett, endured the
public pain of a chest and leg waxing
session.
The team of seven completed the
Great Birmingham Run last month to
raise funds for the hospice.
Kelly Greenshields says: There was
face painting and a brilliant raffle with
prizes from local companies such as
Needle2Skin, Kick Start Academy, Bojangles, Tantastic and Nandos.
We filled the Minworth club and

smashed our target. All of the team
did a brilliant job all night and a big
thanks to Sue at the Minworth for giving us the room for free, Craig Price
for DJing for free and Sam Walters for
waxing Ryan.
Kelly and the rest of the team are
hoping to boost the final figure as
they auction a signed shirt from darts
legend Phil Taylor
the conservation area has still not

been given a clean bill of health regarding soil contamination.
The latest proposals before the planning committee intend that three
smaller paddocks will run around
three sides of the allotments. The new
design guarantees the same amount
of space for the horses.
Between 1970 1972 the north east
part of the site was used for landfill
operations which involved commercial
and residential waste.
A recent report (2014), with particular
reference to the proposal site for the
relocation of the paddocks,the impact
to horses grazing has concluded that
the risk from soils to grazing horses
is uncertain.
Due to this uncertainty, and forming
part of this application, ADAS have
been appointed as environmental
consultants and are due to carry out
a soil investigation of the proposal site
for the relocated paddocks.
Proposals for the siting of three

smaller paddocks are in blue
Lottery
winners
Castle Vales 50k Peoples Millions Big Lottery

win last November provided the money for a lotterythemed community drama
production in Centre Park.
Castle Vale Active Arts
Butterfly
Effect
were
awarded the money 11
months previously, after beating off a bid for
the 50k from a group in
Wednesbury who wanted
to use the funds to help
pregnant women in the
first year of childbirth.
So community arts beat community health in that particular head to head. The Castle
Vale Active Arts team had
promised to use the money to
get local people involved in a
community project.
Their local dramatic production called
Where The Heart Is involved several
performing arts, dancing and singing
Charlotte Dodds, ex Castle Vale School, professional

actress, and big star of the show
groups.
The story included a lottery win of
over one million pounds, and the effect the big cash boost had on friendships in a local community.
Performers staged three productions

in a marquee in Centre Park.
The show was recorded by a team of
photographers and camera operators,
and the local groups were trained and
mentored by professional artists.

and secondary school youngsters
It was a typically ambitious project
through to senior citizens, sang,
from Claire Marshall and her Castle
danced, acted and told a fast-moving
story.
Vale Active Arts team.
A cast of over 100, including primary
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Your councillors, campaigners and candidates
The narrative within Birmingham and the council needs to become more positive. Birmingham City Council too often sees itself as a victim. Kerslake Report December 2014
McDonalds tries Improvements

again for round
to
highways?
the clock opening
Drivers beware
by Robert Alden
Conservative campaigner and

Erdington Councillor
Local campaigner Clifton

Welch and I have been
notified that McDonalds,
on the Chester Road near
Humberstone Road, have
reapplied to have 24 hour
opening again.
We are very disappointed that McDonalds have decided to do this against
local residents wishes.
I have therefore this month, jointly
with local campaigner Clifton Welch,
relaunched our petition opposing the
application.
We are also asking residents to write
into the planning department to object to the application as well.
Clearly this application would place
residents at an unacceptable disturbance from noise, increased litter and
smells from the kitchens.
Particular residents backing onto the
site will be have additional noise from
cars and people pulling up to the
venue late and night and early in the
The reality of
Tory cuts:
a short
sighted act?
cy call outs and may not think to call

the number given.
morning. While there is a risk of more

people going there after a night out
which could lead to anti-social behaviour and noise disturbance.
Residents can 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.
Please make sure you quote the
planning application number of
2015/08651/PA in both cases .
You can also comment by going online
at www.birmingham.gov.uk/planningcomments again you will need the application number.
Councillor Lynda Clinton

Tyburn Ward Labour
According to Amey Vehicles obstructing our works

will be relocated to an adjacent street ..with no
chargeIf you need to get
a vehicle to your property.
Whilst I applaud improvements to
your area, to impose such sanctions
cannot be right. Many residents will
have unexpected visitors or emergen-
So the questions I have asked

and received no acceptable
responses:
How does the vehicle owner get informed?
What if you are parked outside
someone elses address?
How will people with wheelchairs and
buggies get them from an adjacent
street?
Who takes responsibility if the vehicle is damaged when being moved?
Whose insurance covers the vehicle
if it is involved in some kind of impact
whilst parked in the adjacent street?
Who is responsible if the vehicle is
stolen from the adjacent street?
Is it brought back to the place from
where it was taken?
Councillor Mick Brown

Tyburn Ward Labour
Regular readers of my column will know that I have

a special interest in health
issues being a member of
both the Councils and our
own local health and social
care working groups aimed
at both raising the standard of care and improving
peoples health.
If you have experienced any of the

above for reasons beyond your control
then please let me know.
You can therefore imagine my dismay

when I learned recently that Birminghams public health budget will be cut
by over 5.5 million, as a result of cuts
first outlined by the Tory Chancellor
in June. The reality of this cut is that
the stop smoking and be active
schemes as well as services such as
school nurses are all at risk as part of
what is likely to be a wide ranging review of services.
To make matters worse this comes on
top of a 3.5 million cut already announced by the Tory government in
the size of Birminghams Public health
budget.
It does not take much thought to realise that cuts of this size will result
in much of the valuable preventative
work that occurs in Tyburn and across
the city, being massively reduced
which will not only affect residents personally, but are short sighted, in that
they will end up costing the NHS and
the Council more in the long run.
PS I am again taking part in the annual sleep out on 27th November on
behalf of St Basils campaign to focus
attention on the needs of the homeless. Hope to survive to report next
month!
Either on 07727 923 071 or call 303

2039 and leave a message.
Five years of austerity: only

the wealthy have benefited
Councillor Mike Sharpe
Tyburn Ward Labour
We are now in our 5th

year of austerity. Research always shows that
we are one of the richest
countries in the World,
but does it feel like that to
you?
If not, then maybe its because the
Countrys national debt has DOUBLED
over that time not reduced.
Bring back the

Lollipop
Ann Holtom
Lib Dem Campaigner

According to the jobs
section of Birmingham
Councils website, they
are currently recruiting
school crossing wardens
at a number of locations
across the city. I sincerely
The worst treatment inflicted by this

cabinet of millionaires has been reserved for the weakest the sick, the
disabled, the homeless and of course,
the unemployed.
Cities outside London like ours have
been the worst hit.
Housing associations have been in
the front line of Government attacks
for some time - and we see the result
in the announcement of 25% redundancies at CVCHA.
The forced sale of housing association properties by the Government
will force even more into the hands
hope that at least one of these posts will

be centred at a school on Castle Vale. Local residents have long told me that they
want the return of the lollipop wardens
and many signed a petition to bring them
back which I organised some time ago.
That plea was of course ignored by our
Labour councillors.
The safety of our children should always
be paramount and I say that Castle Vale
should not be second best to other parts
of Birmingham. This time maybe Labour
will listen and bring back the lollipop to
the Vale.
of private landlords - helping to push

up rents.
Worse still, it will threaten the very
existence of housing associations.
IT WILL NOT LEAD TO ONE MORE
PROPERTY BEING BUILT.
Local Conservatives have a habit of
pretending that this is nothing to do
with them but they are in reality,
the loyal foot soldiers of a Government of vicious uncaring millionaires.
Dont forget to remind them of that.
Broken manhole
cover and drains
blocked by leaves
Clifton Welch
Conservative campaigner
Recently residents
have been in
touch to raise the
broken manhole
cover/drain outside
the Post Office
in Castle Vale Retail Park. I have

been out to inspect the drain and
have reported it to the Council
for urgent repair. The manhole
cover is very dangerous as it has
a stone top which has broken in
a number of places. The result is
a serious trip hazard that is often
obscured by a puddle that forms
over the top in bad weather. I
have stressed to the Council that
in its current state the cover is a
trip hazard.
At this time of year there are also
often drains and gully pots that
have become blocked by leaves. I

have also been reporting these to
the highways contractor Amey to
clear including the one on Paget
Road that recently blocked.
If you know of any blocked drains
or broken streets/roads that you
would like our help getting fixed
or we can help you with anything
else please contact myself and
parliamentary campaigner Robert
Alden by calling 07505745808,
emailing CWELCH2@sky.com,
or writing to 96 Orchard Road,
Erdington, B24 9JD
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Hallelujah.......The Council have promised that the roadworks

at Spitfire Island will be finished by Christmas, even if work
on the traffic signals is not completed. Heres what Tyburn
Mails readers had to say, online and on facebook:
Kevin Woolley: Then let the mayhem begin; theres already been one accident this
week
Kane Dta: If this is true then whens my money tree
gunna grow?
Warren Hadley: Well coming off the Vale with the new
layout will cause some accidents.....its bloody dangerous
Simon Downton: About xxxxxxx time
Emma Rush: Cant c it happening!
Richard Brockington: Awful layout! It was poor before
with people pulling out to see if anything is coming, now
its like it on all approaches, and can see more accidents
happening as you have to twist ur head 150 degrees to see if anything is approaching, in the mean time someones took ur front end off
Lesley Ross Jinks: be a bloomin miracle, so sick of it all now
Debra Kiernan: Believe it when I see it!!!. Fully agree layout is awful
James Burke Whoever designed the new layout should be thrown from Bromford
Bridge. Ive seen 2 accidents already because the lane that takes you towards the
bridge has a blind spot to traffic heading towards the Fort because of the dip in the
road and road cones. Your view is obstructed to approaching traffic on your right . At
the moment its worse than it was before!
Simon Walker Hopefully there is a penalty clause for being 6 months over complete
shambles
David OToole About bloody time. Theyve milked it for all it was worth
Stephanie Ann I dont like it at all now. I find the new layout now even more aukward than before and I thought there were supposed to be traffic lights on it.
Anonymous:It is about time this Junction was improved, many near misses every
day.
And the bridge repairs at Water Orton are going to take

several more weeks. The bridge might be back in use for
motorists by Christmas... but poor weather might delay the
re-opening even further.
Andy Denham: This messes my day up everyday
Tracy Phillips: This is driving me crazy
Flowerworx Tracy Teal: Nightmare!!!!
Jayne Smith More traffic, more miles for more weeks
Shirl Will Omg!!! I was wondering when this will open ,
Im really annoyed as it puts extra time on our journey in the mornings
Linda: closing the bridge has caused a great deal of inconvience to all
And on the story about the Tyburn man who stole 270 of
condoms, plenty of people had something witty to say....
Great Beard of Zeus .he must have had a sack full. Was it undercover officers who
caught him I wonder ?
Moriarty: Hey, give this gentleman some credit. He was just trying to play it safe!!
Madman: Nothing like making a bit of a dick of yourself
Louise Murray Hughes: Thats a wrap folks
Luke Gillon: He was found in a safe house
Mark Rogers Was his name Jonny?
Mandy Webber Johnny too bad
Susan Carolan Must of been a stunner
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It doesnt take much
to cheer up a long-suffering Villa fan.
A goalless draw against

Man City has got thousands of Villans thinking
that their team can avoid
the drop. This new French
manager is the next Arsene
Wenger, apparently.
Castle Vale Jaguars striker Joe Lavill shows how to take a penalty by sending the Holly Lane keeper the wrong way to put his
team 1-0 up on this misty Sunday morning at Vale Stadium. Joe was continuing where he had left off the previous Sunday. The
Jags hot-shot had netted seven times in Jags 10-0 victory over fellow stadium sharers Warren Rovers.
Midland League
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL
Festival
League
Two divisions separate

Caste Vale Concorde
and Concorde Utd in
the Festival League.
Paget back on goalscoring form

Top local side Paget Rangers are having an up and
down season in division
two of the Midland League.
A 4-1 win over Rostance Edwards will
have boosted their confidence after

back to back defeats in the league.
Striker Mark Bellingham scored twice.
Reuben Wilson and Terry Carpenter
also got on the scoresheet. Mark Morris blasted a penalty over the bar.
CV Concorde are struggling

in the highest division, just
one place off the bottom
spot.
They lost narrowly to Yardley Dynamo earlier this
month.
The game at Holly lane Sports
Field was settled by a single
goal.
As defeats go, it was a better
result than the previous week,
when they were hammered 7-1
by Halfway.
Concorde have lost their last
five league games. But it could
be worse.
Spare a thought for bottom club
Great Barr Rangers All Stars.
After just six games of the season, they have a goal difference of minus fifty-one. On the
opening day of this month the
All Stars were smashed 17-0 by
Hampton Blackwood.
And in the previous week, they
went down 12-0 to Harborne
Harriers.
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....they still look about

as likely to score as
a team of Cistercian
monks in Gatecrashers
night club....
Well, forgive me, but Im going to reserve judgement until Ive seen a bit
more evidence.
True, Villa played much better against
Man City than they have done all season... in most parts of the field. But up
front they still look about as likely to
score as a team of Cistercian monks in
Gatecrashers night club.
They need to spend big money in the
transfer window on a proper striker,
not a cast-off or a Championship plodder. Like it or not, top strikers now cost
20 million and more.
If Villa are serious about Premier
League survival, they have to invest.
Now what about Remi Garde...? After the Man City game he sat calmly in
the post match press conference and
spoke sense, quietly.
He has a calm sense of dignity, unlike Sherwood who was likeable, but
a bit chirpy and prone to throwaway
remarks designed to get a quick laugh.
Such as the one hours before the sack,
when he was asked if he was expecting
a phone call from Villa chief executive
Tom Fox.
Sherwood shrugged his shoulders and
announced that he would just keep his
phone switched off.
Makes you wonder how he actually got
the call, doesnt it?
Remi Garde will not be like Sherwood.
He has a more thoughtful and sensible
approach.
But he was a cheap option. His playing
career was forgettable and his previous managerial experience is about as
substantial as a wet bus ticket.
His assistant, fellow Frenchman Reginald Ray, has got a mediocre cv that
would struggle to get him a job in the
premier division of the Midland Alliance.
Villa have taken a huge risk. The appointment of Garde will be either
a money-saving masterstroke, or a
cheapskate piece of basement bargainhunting that will beckon relegation.

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