Every Wednesday at the Village Hall

Since early July Tanworth Village Hall has opened its doors every Wednesday afternoon to enable the community to come together and join in gentle leisure pursuits.

Initially, the hall committee wished to establish if there was sufficient demand to warrant heating the hall throughout the winter months to justify such activities continuing. Demand has been […]

How To Submit Your Views On A Planning Application

 

A resident has suggested it might be useful to set out in detail how to comment on a current planning application.

The conventional way is to write to Stratford District Council at Elizabeth House, Stratford Upon Avon CV37 6HX quoting the relevant number currently 18/00000/FUL followed by some letters which describe the kind of […]

Could You Be a School Governor?

Tanworth School and Nursery is looking for a local resident to serve as a school governor. That person does not have to have an existing connection with the school.

Some of the existing governors are parents who, despite all the demands of having a young family and, usually, full-time jobs, are prepared to give up […]

Neighbourhood Watch Matters

Your Chief Co-ordinator, Tony Dixon, recently reported these conclusions from a recent Neighbourhood Watch meeting he attended:

128 reported crimes were reported in the parish of Tanworth in Arden during first five months of 2018. June figures are not yet available. This compares with 105 in the same period of 2017 – an increase of […]

Community Bus Service

UBUS is a dial-a-ride community transport service operating within Stratford District.

It is available to anyone in the district who struggles to access public transport due to mobility issues, health problems or who lives in an area with no, or infrequent, public transport.

UBUS will collect passengers from their door, drop them off at their […]

A Friendly Voice

The Silver Line is a helpline for older people that offers information, friendship and advice 24 hours day, 365 days a year.

Originally founded by Dame Esther Rantzen, it is the only national, free and confidential helpline for older people in the UK.

The Silver Line also offers telephone and letter befriending by matching up […]

Only 20% of NDP Questionnaires Returned

 

Only 289 of the Neighbourhood Development Plan questionnaires sent out to over 1300 households in the parish were returned by residents.

This disappointing response was despite the inclusion of a freepost envelope and an extensive campaign of open days and public meetings in both Tanworth and Earlswood.

The Parish Council will be told details […]

Overnight Roadworks on M42 On Weekdays

 

Work is to be undertaken on the M42 between J3a and 7a from Monday 9 July until Saturday 21 July. This will include safety barrier work which will result in the closure of two lanes each way between 22.00 and 06.00.

There may also be complete closure of the motorway details of which will […]

Possible New Housing at Butts Lane and Wood End Station

 

Tanworth Residents Association hosted a public meeting at Tanworth Village Hall on Wednesday 23 May to discuss an important stage in the preparation of the Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) for our parish.

The Government inspired NDP must be in accordance with national and local planning policy and is meant to influence, but cannot […]

Parish Council Website

The new Tanworth Parish Council website is now in full operation.

If residents have any queries or suggestions call Julie or Sue on 703200.

 

(Source: Parish Office)