UPCOMING MEETINGS THIS WEEK

Monday 10 January 2011: 

Surgery at the library with Meriden Parish Council, Solihull Council and West Midlands Police.  10am-12pm

Wednesday 12 January 2011: 

Parish Council Finance Meeting at the Village Hall from 7:30pm

Saturday 15 January 2011:  High Speed Rail 2 Exhibition at the Village Hall from 10am -3:00pm

 High Speed 2 & the Meriden Gap Station:

Dream ticket or nightmare neighbour?

HS2 Public Exhibition

Meriden Village Hall

Saturday 15th January

10:00 – 15:00

Poster displays – from supporters and opponents of HS2

Maps of Route

Detailed analysis

Refreshments and Raffle

HS2 will change your community and environment for ever. The Heart of England High-Speed Railway Action Group (HHAG) is challenging the Government’s current proposal, believing there’s No Business Case, No Environmental Case, and No Money to Pay for It.

www.hhag.org.uk

EMERGING CORE STRATEGY
This is what Solihull Council asks you, and on Monday night, Dave Simpson, Head of Sustainable Development, will attend our parish council meeting from 7:30pm to answer your questions:

"We want to hear your views on our ‘Emerging Core Strategy’ which sets out where development such as housing, employment and leisure could take place in Solihull up to 2026, whilst also protecting and improving the local environment.



"The Strategy aims to tackle the key challenges that are facing the borough such as providing more affordable housing, maintaining the attractiveness and economic competitiveness of the borough, reducing inequality - particularly between north Solihull and the rest of the borough, and balancing the need to protect the Green Belt with providing land for necessary new development."

Are you interested?  Either come along to the parish council meeting or send your views direct to Solihull Council.  You have until 10 December 2010 to do so, or you can register your concerns/views with Meriden Parish Council up to 3 January 2011.

You can read the Emerging Core Strategy here http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Attachments/EmergingCoreStrategyFinal_forWebPage.pdf

NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2010, 7:30pm, VILLAGE HALL

Agenda:

1. Apologies
2. Declaration of Interest
3. Minutes
4. Matters arising from the minutes
5. Visitor – David Simpson of Solihull Council to discuss Emerging Core Strategy currently out for Consultation. The Emerging Core Strategy Document sets out planned future development in Solihull.
6. Public Participation


7. Correspondence and Communication
7.1 The One Show – We have received two copies of DVD of The One Show on 21st September 2010 featuring Meriden
7.2 Letter from Wright Hassall Solicitors
7.3 SMBC – Letter requesting identification of flood risk areas within Parish
7.4 Severn Trent Water – Public Conveniences
7.5 E-On – review of Contract for electricity – playing fields
7.6 Campaign to Protect Rural England – CPRE membership

8. Receive Reports
8.1 Committee Member for Village Hall Management Committee
8.2 School Governor from Parish Council
8.3 Committee Member for War Memorial
8.4 Pool
8.5 Allotment Representative
8.6 Footpaths/Forum
8.7 Meriden Sands Working Group
8.8 Conservation Committee
8.9 Local Strategic Partnership
8.10 Police Rural Assembly
8.11 Solihull Area Committee
8.12 Tree Wardens
8.13 Parish Plan
8.14 Community Surger
8.15 Joint Councillor Surgery
8.16 Community Speed Watch
8.17 Fusion Football Sessions – Wednesday evenings
8.18 Paul Jayes Football Academy – Meriden Rovers – Saturday Mornings.


9. Village Matters
9.1 Community Centre – Alspath Road - Update
9.2 Pool - Update
9.3 Parking on The Green
9.4 Maxstoke Lane/Hampton Lane development – Update Management arrangements - Graffiti
9.5 Road Hump and new zebra crossing in Meriden – Update – Further meeting with SMBC
9.6 Eaves Green Lane – Date for Public Inquiry set for 22nd March 2010
9.7 Public Conveniences – Demolition quotes obtained
9.8 Roundabout – Update
9.9 Millisons Wood – Bluebell trail- Funding
9.10 Community Volunteers– Environment Champion - Community centre/Scout Hut
9.11 Changing Rooms – Playing Fields – Electrical testing needs to be carried out before electricity maybe switched on- Review of Contract for Electricity
9.12 Standards Committee – Self Assessment and Publishing Costs Consultations
9.13 Solihull partnership Forum – Meriden Village Hall – Wednesday 17th November
9.14 Strawberry Fields
9.15 HS2 Exhibition
9.16 Finance Training – Clerk
9.17 Solihull Transport Users Forum9.18 Sustainable Communities Act
9.19 Remembrance Service – Donation
9.20 Training Courses
9.21 Local Transport Consultation
9.22 Financial Report
9.23 Parish Council Meeting – December


10. Planning Matters
10.1 2010/1502 – Workshop opposite, The Cottage, Eaves Green Lane, Meriden- Temporary location of a portacabin to use as site office
10.2 2010/1708 – 37 Meriden Park Homes, Main Road, Meriden – Felling of one Holly Tree covered by TPO
10.3 2010/1780 – 9 Thebes Close, Millisons Wood, Coventry – Conversion of existing Integral garage into study
10.4 2010/1787 - Fordes Hairdressers, The Green, Meriden – Change of Use of first floor office space to residential flat
10.5 2010/1826 – Manor Hotel, 127 Main Road, Meriden – Fell 1 No. Ash Tree


11. Accounts

COMMUNITY SPEED WATCH TRAINING

On Friday 29 October 2010 on Hampton Lane a serious car accident occurred. Sadly, this was followed by another car accident near the Queen’s Head on Main Road on Saturday 30 October 2010. Many police cars, ambulances and fire engines were called to the scene of each.

Meriden has a serious speeding problem. Last year, the parish council worked with West Midlands Police to form our own Community Speed Watch operation. So far in 2010, 14 sessions have taken place by residents and parish council volunteers, all trained by the police. We need more volunteers and two training sessions have now been organised by the police for this month.



Wednesday 3 November 2010
Solihull Fire Station
Streetsbrook Road, Solihull B91 1QY
6:30pm-8:30pm (latest)




Thursday 11 November 2010
Hampton in Arden Church Hall opposite White Lion
6:30pm-8:30pm (latest)

 If you’d like to help reduce speed in the parish, please come along to the training. The more volunteers we have, the more sessions we can undertake. Ideally, we should have weekly sessions. The more we make our Community Speed Watch actively visible throughout the parish, the more drivers will take note.


If you’d like to attend either of the sessions please contact the Parish Clerk on 01676 533395 so as the police can accommodate the number of attendees.

Meriden Playing Fields

Members of Meriden Parish Council and officers of Solihull Council met with David Wilson Homes today on Wednesday 29 September 2010 where we were informed that works will commence to the new playing fields on Monday 4 October 2010. 

We are awaiting a build programme to publish to residents in due course.

The One Show came to Meriden

On Tuesday 21 September 2010, the One Show filmed from the playing fields in a hot air balloon.   

Parish Council Meeting

Next Parish Council meeting is Monday 27 September 2010 at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.  Agenda:

NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a Parish Council Meeting will be held at the Village Hall on Monday 27th September 2010 at 7.30pm.
Signed: _S. Kauser___ _________________________
Date: Monday 20th September 2010

Agenda: l
1. Apologies
2. Declaration of Interest
3. Minutes
4. Matters arising from the minutes
5. Public Participation
6. Correspondence and Communication
6.1 Solihull in Bloom – Confirmation that we have not been selected this year. Solihull had a record number of entries this year.
6.2 Invitation to the Chair from the Mayor to attend Civic Service in Solihull Parish Church.
6.3 Letters from resident concerning the displays in the window of the library.
7. Receive Reports
7.1 Committee Member for Village Hall Management Committee
7.2 School Governors for Parish Council
7.3 Committee Member for War Memorial
7.4 Pool
7.5 Allotment Representative
7.6 Footpaths/Forum
7.7 Meriden Sands Working Group
7.8 Conservation Committee
7.9 Local Strategic Partnership
7.10 Police Rural Assembly
7.11 Solihull Area Committee
7.12 Tree Wardens
7.13 Parish Plan
7.14 Community Surgery
7.15 Joint Councillor Surgery
7.16 Community Speed Watch
7.17 Fusion Football Sessions – Wednesday evenings
7.18 Paul Jayes Football Academy – Meriden Rovers – Saturday Mornings.
8. Village Matters
8.1 Meeting with Footpaths Officer
8.2 Pool
8.3 Parking on The Green
8.4 Tennis Courts – Maxstoke Lane
8.5 Road Hump and new zebra crossing in Meriden
8.6 Eaves Green Lane
8.7 Public Conveniences
8.8 Meriden Walks Leaflet
8.9 Rememberance Sunday
8.10 Bus Issue
8.11 Meriden Hill
8.12 Standing Cross
8.13 59 Main Road Meriden
8.14 Churchill visit to Meriden – A local journalist is investigating Churchill’s possible visit to Meriden and that he may have been offered and accepted a cup of tea from a local resident on 25 June 1945. Does anyone have anything that may assist journalist?
8.15 Filming on The Green
8.16 North Warwickshire Planning application
9. Planning Matters


9.1 2010/1494 - 9 and 11 Albert Road, Millisons Wood, CV5 9AS – Non-material amendment to planning application 2010/61 for the removal of proposed side facing bedroom windows to Nos 9 and 11 and retention of existing windows, plus the introduction of new velux roof light to rear roof slope in the same bedroom.


9.2 2010/1516 – The Dairy Farm, Land adjacent to Lodge Green Lane, North Meriden – Agricultural prior notification for a storage building.


10. Accounts and Governance
11. Date of Next Meeting
The next Parish Council Meeting is Monday 28TH October 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.