You may not be aware but the school is due to feature on Central TV tonight regarding it’s use of SMART Technology in the classroom. As an IT person this looks very good and more details can be found HERE A little snippet from ITV HERE EDIT That was a great piece on the TV,…
The owners have obviously been following the debate around the Hall very closely.This has been from reading this blog, the Beacon Action Group site and other comments. Last night I received a lengthy and detailed statement that addresses the debate and I have been given the permission to post these extracts. I will post these…
As I have a vested interest I will simply post this with no comment. The Pheasey Park Farm Labour party tonight issued the following STATEMENT on the Great Barr Hall development. If any other party, Conservative, UKIP etc wish a statement to be placed on this blog I will do so and equally put no comments on…
A few people reading this blog may not be aware of the area that we are talking about. So today I decided at lunch to take a few photo’s of the area to give people a better understanding of it. So the following from Google Map shows the rough location of the housing and the…
In the debate about the future for the Hall we have seen some incorrect comments about it and the history. Who better to turn to than Peter Allen for the history aspect. Peter is not for or against the development but is passionate about the restoration of the Hall, I share this passion. The following…
It has been mentioned by a couple of people that they have heard that double yellow lines could be placed on Tyndale Crescent. The location is said to be on the area around Collingwood Drive as some people see it as a problem especially on the school run. I have been down there at that…
As expected with the proposed development on Great Barr Hall we have already seen a healthy debate ensure from it. The latest contribution is from the architects – Lapworth. This is in the form of a reply to many of the points brought up by the Beacon Action Group and they call it a community…
We have had some time to read the planning application and rightly there are concerns and questions over it. The long established Beacon Action Group now have a web presence and you can read their views on the following links FACEBOOK WEBSITE TWITTER They are planning a public meeting and I will let you know…
So on the 23/12/2013 a letter below was sent to people announcing the official application by BCG LAKES for the development of Great Barr Hall and the surrounding area. the letter is below. Great Barr Hall Planning Application The details are (from Walsall Council Planning Site) RESTORATION AND ALTERATIONS TO GREAT BARR HALL GRADE II*…
West Midlands police have issue the following appeal, can you help ? POLICE are appealing for help to find an elderly woman who has gone missing from her home in Great Barr. Julie Middleton is believed to have left her house on Queslett Road at some point overnight and was reported missing just after 9am…
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