Voting Day Thursday
You can not have missed that it is voting day for General and Local elections on Thursday. I urge everyone to vote on Pheasey, your voice matters even if I disagree with your choice !
Full List of Walsall South Candidates
Official candidates for Walsall South have now been declared UKIP – Derek Bennett Conservative – Richard Hunt The Christian Party – Gulzaman Khan Independent – Mohammed Masum Lib Dem – Dr Murli Sinha Labour – Valerie Vaz
Nice Titbit about the American troops at Pheasey
As we all know American troops were billeted at what is now the Collingwood Centre from 1942 until 1945. Often my Dad who then lived on the Queslett aged 3-5 would tell me stories of the troops and how they were generous to the kids (he remembered this at such a young age) and that…
NEW URL for Pheasey NEWS
New URL now added for this blog to make it more accessible http://www.pheasey-news.co.uk Please bookmark and pass on If you have any kind of news about Pheasey then please contact myself and I will put it on here
Further Update on Bus Services
Further details have now come to light on the new and ‘improved’ bus services as part of the North Walsall bus review PDF Link to Network Midlands Basically the 997 has not changed and runs 3 times a day A new service 997A also runs from Birmingahm to Kingstanding via Doe Bank (the old 934…
Local Election Candidates for Walsall
The declared list of candidates for Pheasey/Park Farm ward has now been announced Martin Barker ( Lib Dems) Steve Grey (UKIP) Jack Kelly (Labour) Christopher Towe (Conservative and sitting councillor) The only election literature to be received so far is from the Conservatives, not much in there except he says he is planning to move…
Change of Bus Services in Pheasey
You may be aware (or not) that there has been a review in bus services in North Walsall, which affects the services on Pheasey. Network Midlands Link Details of New Routes The main difference is that the 997 now will go via Kingstanding every 10 mins to Birmingham and go via Doe Bank. The 934…
Is Barr Beacon Leisure Centre under threat ?
As I reported in my last blog piece there is a review going on in Walsall about the leisure facilities within the Town. Clearly there is a massive agenda on cost cuts from the Tory leadership and the Yam Yam has reported that a meeting took place and all options are still under consideration, these…
Pheasey councillor Mike Bird has plans to close our lesiure centres
In the Express and Star they have revealed possible plans to demolish all the current facilities and hope that somehow private companies will come in and replace the provision. Madness and as someone who represents an area where the community is very strong (he is of course never seen in Pheasey) and where these facilities…
Mrs Poyser to retire from Pheasey Park Farm
Sad news this week that the headmistress of Pheasey Park Farm junior school is to retire at the end of 2010. Since my Daughter has been there I have seen the great influence that she has had on the school and her entire ethos is seen throughout the whole school. Let hope the replacement is…
News and Views about Pheasey Park Farm 