As the run up to the council decision on the cuts the temperature for the threat to Pheasey Library is hotting up. I have heard of several people trying to start a campaign but on FACEBOOK Charlotte-Rose Stringer has started up an online campaign to save the library. I am very happy to support this…
With good news for Pelsall residents that the senior councillor Garry Perry has declared their Library is safe it is clear that the Tories in charge of the Town know exactly which ones will be cut. It is a disgrace for news to leak out like that as many of us are passionate about libraries…
I mentioned before that in the Walsall budget review that Pheasey Library is under threat. As the cabinet decide where the axe shall fall it is clear nothing is safe and those branch libraries like Pheasey are under a massive threat and we are not hearing from our local councillors on this. Apparently we have…
I do love the snow, it is an inconvenience but makes everything look really good. Pictures took as night falls, lovely. Well done to the council for getting the gritters out the main roads are passable with care.
Good news for Pheasey residents as we finally get new dispersal orders from Dec 22nd to June 22nd 2011. This story from ‘This is Walsall‘ RESIDENTS living on a Great Barr estate are set for a quieter Christmas thanks to a new police intervention scheme. A dispersal order aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour across Pheasey,…
This weekend sees Barr Beacon hosting the 5KM Turkey Trot and also the Beacon Wonderland. Associated with this is also a Christmas Fayre at the Collingwood Centre. Funds raised will go towards Walsall Hospice. Further details are HERE Councillor Adrian Andrew, Barr Beacon Trust chairman, said: “This is an important community event that highlights and…
We all know in this area the sad story of Great Barr Hall and KES has submitted the following story and some of his own pictures and off other places he has found, the latest pictures were took this summer. ======================================================================== As a keen angler I stumbled across gb hall when checking out the lakes…
The details of the budget cuts in Walsall have been published and if you wish to read them in full the this is the LINK. The biggest cuts are in HR, social care and leisure with it being in general what are termed efficiency savings. The one area that would directly impact Pheasey is in…
The excellent blog – The Bookworm Turns has for the past few weeks tracked the progress of the discussions over the future of the libraries in Walsall. At the cabinet meeting tomorrow (17th November) the future of these libraries will be finally decided. At the moment we have 16 libraries in Walsall and some think…
With the spending cuts upon us there is mixed news about the swimming pools in Pheasey at Barr Beacon and Pheasey school. The Express and Star have reported that only 6 of the 21 schools with polls will keep them with the one at Barr Beacon recommend to stay. LINK However for Pheasey school it…
News and Views about Pheasey Park Farm 