Erdington magazine

July 2017

The magazine for Erdington Business Improvement District

Friday- Saturday

July 21-22

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ContentsHello,It’s that time of yearagain! We are gearing upfor what we hope will bethe best live music eventever held here onSaturday July 22.

As we mention inside, weare expanding the event- Erdington Live! - toinclude evening entertain-ment at the Oikos Cafeon Friday 21st, and moremusic at Six WaysBaptist Church on theevening of the 22nd.

Once again the ErdingtonBID was able to gainLottery funding for theevent, helping us topromote Erdington to awider audience.

We also have a newwebsite to promote ourevent, so go to:www.erdingtonlive.comto find out more.

Elsewhere in this issue,see news about TheCube arts group inCentral Square which isreally taking of thesedays due to the hardwork of the organizers,with many new membersjoining.

Plus, don’t forget thegreat bargains availableat our shops in the towncentre!

Happy shopping!Terry

Published by theErdington BusinessImprovement District(BID)0121 384 5860Erdingtonhighstreet@hotmail.co.ukwww.erdingtonhighstreet.co.ukwww.facebook.com/ErdingtonTownCentre

Whilst every effort has been made to en-sure that the information contained withinthis publication is correct, ErdingtonTown Centre Partnership cannot be heldresponsible for any errors or omissionscontained within. No part of thispublication may be reproduced without theexpress consent of the publishers, includ-ing any advertisement originated as partof the production process.

Manuscripts, photographs and othermaterials submitted to the publication aresent at the owner’s risk. Neither thecompany nor its agents accept anyliability for loss or damage. Some of theproducts illustrated in this magazine maybe representative of similar products thatmay be available in retail stores and anystock illustrations are subject to availabil-ity.

‘‘Erdington’ magazine is published onbehalf of Erdington Town Centre Partner-ship who do not necessarily endorseeither the views expressed or editorialcontent. Additionally, Erdington TownCentre Partnership is not responsible forthe performance of goods or servicesprovided by advertisers. Furthermore,implementation of any ideas or activitiessuggested in this magazine are entirely atan individuals discretion and risk.

Distribution: This issue will produce 10,000 copies whichwill be distributed to homes and businesses across

Erdington, and at local reference points, librariesleisure centres etc. To order your free copy call or email.

Events news

Arts news

Erdington Live bandsline up

Tricky puzzle

Town Centre Guide

Police news

St Barnabas newsPlease note that pages 26, and 27 are

reproduced with kind permission of WestMidlands Fire Service

People are amazed to hear that for a few years thebest club in Britain was in Erdington" - John PeelErdington Live is a Free Music Festivaltaking place in Erdington Town Centre andat venues on The High Street on Friday 21and Saturday 22 July.

There’s something for everyone withRock, Pop, Reggae, Soul, RnB, Jazz, Folkand Gospel groups all performing to getyour heads nodding and your feet moving.

Our Saturday Open Air Stage willfeature some of Birmingham’s’ finest bandsand there’s lots of family fun to be had withour music workshops, food and craft marketand fun-fair.

Erdington has a really proud musicalhistory with Mothers on the High Streethosting gigs by Pink Floyd, Black Sabbathand Elton John and a host of other iconicbands in the late sixties and early seventiesall compered by DJ John Peel. We wantto continue that tradition by hosting somegreat music from Birmingham Bands. Wemay not have Sabbath booked in yet butwatch this space!

LINE UPFriday 21st July Festival Launch atOikos 6.30pm-9.00pm 58 Erdington

High Street, B23 6RHErdington Live have teamed up withErdington’s foremost creative collective

C.A.F.E Arts for an evening of music andcreativity at the Oikos Café.

Featuring one of our favourite FolkRock bands Claret who have been giggingfor well over thirty years playing originalmaterials and covers by some of the greatsincluding Pentangle, Nick Drake and TheFureys.With special guests including Irish ReggaeBand I-REEsh, a massive community choirand lots of surprises, comedy, drama,poetry, kids art workshops, pizzas and greatcoffee and cakes it will be a night toremember.Saturday 22nd July, Jazz Goes to Church,6.00pm-8pmErdington Six Ways, Baptist Church,Wood End Road, B24 8ADErdington’s Churches play a huge andvaluable role at the Heart of our Communityare we are really delighted that Six WaysBaptist Church have joined with us for anight of spiritual and uplifting music.

Some of the world’s greatest singerslike Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, JamesBrown and Chaka Khan all grew up in theChurch and we are going to give you thatHealin’ Feelin’ with some amazing bandsand vocalists including No Mystery led byveteran sax man George Northall. Georgehas played with everyone including SoulSuperstars Ben E. King, Edwin Starr andThe Crystals, German Prog Rockers NineDay Wonder and Robert Plants Band ofJoy. He has also been on the road withBlack Sabbath and Free but has promisedto be on his best behaviour for this gig.

We also have In Celebration of Lifewith one of our favourite performers SandraDaniels on vocals. The band have beenkicking up a storm with monthly gigs atOikos mixing up Jazz, Funk and Soul underthe musical direction of Jobe Baker-Sullivanan unbelievable multi-instrumentalist andErdington’s answer to Roland Kirk

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Many in Birmingham will remember The BigHoot, an arts enterprise which took the cityby storm a couple of years ago when hun-dreds of statues of owls appeared all overthe city – with our local version housed inCentral Square.

Repeating The Big Hoot’s multi-award-winningformula, Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charityand Wild in Art are teaming up to present TheBig Sleuth.To most people, the word ‘sleuth’ means a pri-vate detective, but it’s also the collective nounfor a group of bears! Bizarre but true.Birmingham will bring both definitions togetherin the summer of the 2017 and the Sun Bear,the world’s smallest species of bear (now threat-ened with extinction) is the inspiration for abrand-new sculpture for this event.These incredible creatures are sure to inspirecreativity and generate plenty of fun for all yousleuth spotters on the trail! After which, thebears will be auctioned to raisevaluable funds for BirminghamChildren’s Hospital Charity.Local schools and other groupshave also been involved with

painting the bears to give ‘ownership’ of theproject to residents.The good news is that local community group,

Witton Lodge Community Association will onceagain be part of the scheme and have decidedto place their bear statue in the grounds of StBarnabas church!The extra good news is that they will launchtheir project at the Erdington Music Festival onSaturday July 22nd.Look out for more news about this great city-wide scheme.

www.thebigsleuth.co.uk

The Big Sleuth coming to Erdington!Witton Lodge initiative will see big bear in the High Street.

First of all, it sells very good qualityitems at rock bottom prices. There’slots to choose from including clothesfor children and adults, cups, platesand saucers, sheets and quilt covers,toys, games, books and DVDs. That isto say nothing of brand new partydresses.

If you’ve not been in to a charity shopfor a while, your memories may includea musty smell and slightly grubbylooking clothes. In the St Vincent dePaul (SVP) shop in Erdington there isnone of that. The shop is bright andfresh and the goods look almost asgood as new and are well displayed.The staff and volunteers in the shopare cheery and are happy to have achat if you’d like to.

The prices are surprising, a little girl’stop and trousers from Marks andSpencers for £2, or a brand new pairof strappy sandals, still in the box for£5, the children’s clothing starts at just50p and there are special offers aswell. We also have brand new ordesigner items at very good prices.

You might be wondering about thecharity which the shop is supporting.The SVP is an organisation where localpeople befriend other local people whoneed a bit of support. That supportmight be dropping in for a chat withsomeone who is housebound, callingin to see someone at a care home,visiting someone with mental healthproblems, or replacing a broken

washing machine for a family who arein need. The SVP is all about offeringfriendship, which can develop and lastfor many years. The SVP itself is a bigorganisation, but the help is given at alocal level by volunteers.

All charity shops are there to makesome money for a charity by sellingthings which are given to them free.The SVP shop does that of course, butif someone comes into the shop inneed of assistance, they can if theywant to leave their contact details andwill be visited by members of the localSVP group. That visit may lead to morevisits and a long friendship, or it may

just help to have a few visits at a timewhen things aren’t going well. SVPmembers are there for peoplewhenever they need them. The SVPshop is here to help.

St Vincent’sCentral Square

High StreetErdington, B23 6RYTel 0121 382 9021

Open 6 daysGo to

www.svp.org.uk

This is a charity shop with a difference.August Fashion Show will highlight quality and value

by Sheila Coleman, Store Manager, St Vincent de Paul shop

• There is a special eventhappening at the shop onthe 25th August starting

at 1pm.

•A fashion show is beingorganised by the shopwith the help of young

volunteers from thecharity

•The Challenge, and withthe support of the

manager of CentralSquare.

Come along and enjoy thefun - and get some real

bargains!

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ERDINGTON PUBLICART PROJECT

By Rohan James

Central Square has 38 pillars, 22 aresmaller than the remaining 16. The pillarsin the entry to the square are 86cm at theirwidest part, 53.5cm in their narrow part.The rest of the pillars are 70cm in theirwidest part and 53.5 in the narrow.

LOCAL ARTISTS ARE BEING INVITEDTO DESIGN THEIR PIECE OF ARTISTICSKILLS ON ONE OF THESE PILLARS.

As this is public art we would want tosee your design only to see that it won'toffend others. Thank you. For Healthand Safety reasons height of pillarpainting no higher than yourcomfortable reach. No ladders or boxesto fall off!

CENTRAL SQUARE 'GET TOGETHER'The Cube in the Square took part in 'TheGet Together', as part of the Jo Cox MPanniversary, celebrating 'we have more incommon than that which divides us' eventorganised by the Polish expats associationwho have recently come to Central Squareto set up as a Children and Family centre.Thanks to all concerned, the event wentvery well.

HELPING HANDS

Helping Hands is a group of members thatmeet weekly, at The Cube in the Square.They have been involved in making handknitted and crocheted scarves, gloves andvarious other items for local projectsincluding schools. Their current project isknitting items for still born babies. Theseitems will be donated in July to theBirmingham Women's Hospital in theEdgbaston.

I am sure you agree, a very worthy project.Members include:Nasrat DarshnaRozina DeboBaljit RazyaPashmina ArfaDebra Gul

ERDINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL DAYSATURDAY 22ND JULY 1pm – 3pm.The will be a lot going on in the High Street,ranging from live music, stalls and variousstreet performers. However, there will be alot going on in CENTRAL SQUARE.

In the Square will be a Teddy BearsPicnic. There will be prizes for BestDressed Bear, Smallest Bear andScruffiest Bear, there will be a little prizefor all those arriving with their bear. Therewill be other activities to join in with. Have

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lunch in the Square, join us and have somefun. Inside the Cube in the Square'sbuilding there will be a Local ArtistsExhibition.

Local artists are being invited to bring alongnew work so regular visitors should seenew paintings and various craft work.Remember, if it has a price sticker it is forsale!

We do hope you come inside and see thewide and varied skills of people in the localarea. There will be light refreshmentsavailable.

Why Teddy Bears?There is a City-Wide fund raising BearHunt, Sun Bears, in aid of raising funds forBirmingham Children's Hospital. Therewill be a map showing you where all theBears will be available from theBirmingham tourist board or online.

The Cube in the Square is anindependent group of artists whovoluntarily come together to promotethe arts in Erdington. Our aim is tocreate a space where local artists can

work together, produce their own work,help, advise, inspire and encourageothers interested in art.The Cube in the Square is open weeklyMonday - Wednesday - Saturday10am - 3pm.

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Hand Crafted Garden Furniture at GreatPrices!

Garden goods made to your own requirements!

Benches

Bird TablesPlanters

Wildlife Care

Plus! A complete range ofhardware and goods for the

home & gardenAll Domestic Batteries & Vacuums (UK) Ltd

(Bob’s Shop)Central Square, High Street, B23 6RY

0121 373 1235

There are going to be quite a fewshaven heads in Central Square onSaturday August 26th, if what we arehearing is true!

Rowan Mackenzie-Stevenson (Ro),and Anthony Cooper (Ben) of AllDomestic Batteries & Vacuums, thedo-everything hardware shop in theSquare are launching ‘Brave the

Shave’ in aid of Macmillan CancerSupport.

As Ro told us: “We all have hadfamily and friends living with and fightingcancer, so we decided to have a specialday, where we will be offering hair cuts- total ones! - To support Macmillan.

“Ben and myself will be losing ourlocks, but any of our customers can joinus and be shorn if they wish! Or, theycan just sponsor us”.

KC Hair Designs (Sutton NewRoad salon) will be performing theexpert shave, and lots of other fun ispromised on the day.

Sponsors can call in and sign upanytime.

All Domestic Batteries & VacuumsCentrl Square, High Street, B236 RY

As the weatherwarms up it’s

good to eat morehealthily so come

to Happy(Healthy) Bouche.Delicious salads

and jacket potatoeswith fruit desserts,

milkshakes andfrozen yoghurt.Iced teas andcoffees. All at

amazinglyaffordable prices.

Happy BoucheCafe &

248 High Street, B23 6SN0121 413 3056

Open Tuesday to Friday 9.30 am to 2pm and Saturday9.3am to 5pm.

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Tel: 0121 516 4495hrserdington@hrsfamilylawsolicitors.com

Hair today and gone tomorrow for charity

Ben and Ro

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Family run business, Russell’s FineFurnishers is to close after 17 years inErdington.

The decision was taken by the ownersafter much mooted plans fordevelopment of Central Squareshopping centre failed to materialiseleaving several shops empty. Siteowners New River Retail have in thepast submitted plans to turn vacantunits into multiple uses, including acinema, which have failed tomaterialise. In 2013 plans were also putforward to turn the site over to a newAsda development, which also did notgo forward.

Don Hollywood, the store’s managingdirector told us: “There has been nofurther development in Central Square,resulting in more empty units.

“I have been working with our MP, JackDromey, and Terry Guest, Business

Improvement District Manager, to tryand get investment, but withoutsuccess. Unfortunately, there will bestaff redundancies, and they are goodloyal employees who have been withus from the start. We will be closing thestore on August 31st, and will hold ourclosing down sale until then.”

The company has another store,Richardsons, in Swadlincote.

Russell’s Fine FurnishingsCentral Square, High Street

B23 6RY0121 373 1481

Popular furniture store to close after 17 years

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ALSO CELEBRITY RISE RECLINER CHAIRS FROM £799

Saturday 22nd Erdington Live, HighStreet B23 6RH 11.00am-5pm

The heart and soul of the festival comesto the High Street with our live stageoutside St Barnabas Church, Forbudding Beethoven’s and aspiringAdele’s you can try out a range ofinstruments and join in workshops withTreble Clef Kidz who will be out on the

High Street alongside the Fun Fair andMarket.

The Live Stage kick off at 12:00 withThe Glamophones an all-girl vocalharmony group that put a modern twiston songs from the 40s and a retro twiston current hits all wrapped up in a bigparcel of glamour and style. They stolethe show when they performed here in2015 and we are delighted to have themback.

Next up is Sixties Legend and foundermember of one of Brums greatest everBands The Move, Trevor Burton.Trevor was born in Aston and hasplayed with some real rock legendsincluding Steve Winwood, Robert Plantand Jimi Hendrix. He has played all overthe world and we are really excited tohave him at Erdington live to play some

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Rock Blues and Good Old FashionedRock n’ Roll.The Coopers are a Mod-New Wave-Northern Soul covers band who havebeen stirring up a storm at gigs all overthe Midlands. It’s their first time inErdington and they have promised usan amazing mash-up of The Kinks,Booker-T, The Who and Oasis and afew soul stompers

Kezia Soul and her band our visitingus all the way from Handsworth. Keziais one of Brums most exciting youngvocal talents and cites Jill Scott, MaryWells and Billie Holliday as majorinfluences. A frequent performer at The

Hare and Hounds, Jam House andMama Rouxs we are delighted topresent her unique mix of jazz, soul andfunk at Erdington LiveThe Heels are a big, Big Ska bandwith 9 members and a fantastic Brasssection. Expect some old favourites likeMonkey Man and a Message to YouRudy, a bit of Reggae and Ska’d upversions of some classic TV themetunes. You’ve never heard Hawaii FiveO sounding so funky!

HOT TOWN, SUMMER IN ERDINGTON!Great live music, and coming from your favourite

High Street!

Erdington Live Daytime Line-up

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Treble Clef Kidz offer

• Hourly music tuition for children

• An Introduction to keyboard skills for beginners

• Lessons on how to read and write music

Treble

Clef Kidz

£10per hour

First Lesson Free

M usic Tuition

For more info call 07983 972 275 Email: info@trebleclefkidz.co.ukor Visit: trebleclefkidz.co.uk

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Special offers available for block bookings

ACCOUNTANTS & SOLICITORS:A K Patel Accountants

(Coton Lane)ESN SolicitorsPetrouis & Co Accountants

BANKS & BUILDING SOCIETIES:BarclaysHalifaxHSBCLloyds TSBNationwide Building SocietySantander

BOOKMAKERS & GAMING:BetfredJennings BetLadbrookesShipleys GamingShipleys GamingWilliam Hill (Barnabas Road)William Hill

CAFES & RESTAURANTS:Bennett’s Caribbean

(Orphanage Road)Cakes ‘n Shakes American DinerCurry Garden (York Road)Giovanni Snack Bar

(Barnabas Road)Golden Cafe & RestaurantHappy Bouche Mauritius Cuisine

( Nr 6 Ways)Harbour Cafe at St Banrabas ChurchImtiaz Indian RestaurantSlim’s Cafe (Coton Lane)The Red Couch Coffee HouseYork Cafe Diner (York Road)

CARDS & STATIONERY:Card FactoryGreetings 2000Ink Print (Barnabas Road)WH Smith

CARE AGENCIES:Carewatch (Sutton New Road)Surecare (Sutton New Road)Solid Homecare

(Central Square)

CARS & CAR ACCESSORIESAbbey Service Centre

(Orphanage Rd)Tyre World (Orphanage Rd)

DRY CLEANING, & ALTERATIONS:Eclipse Dry CleanersH&N Clothing AlterationsSunrise Tailors

EDUCATION & SCHOOLSAbbey School (Sutton New Rd)Birmingham Metropolitan College (Mason Rd)Erdington Education Centre (Osborne Rd)Featherstone Children’s Centre & Nursery School

(Highcroft Road)Highclare School (Sutton New Rd)Osborne Adult Education (Osborne Rd)Osborne Nursery School (Osborne Rd)Osborne Junior & Infant School (Osborne Rd)

ESTATE AGENTS & LETTINGS:Arion Business Centre(Rear Central Sq.)Burchell Edwards (York Rd)Convey Us (York Road)Dixons (Six Ways)Goodchilds (York Road)Green & Company (York Road)Just MoveLloyds Property Services (Wood End Rd)Paul Carr (York Road)Preferential Properties (York Rd)Seekers (York Road)Waller & Farnworth (York Road)

FLORISTS:Plants & Flowers (Harrison Road)Zambon (Inside Co-Op)

FOOD & DRINK:Abadan (Six Ways)Attock Halal Meat CentreBrew Genie (Mason Rd)Bukmat StoresCity Meats & Deli (Wilton Market)Express Plus SupermarketGreggs Bakers (Nr Coton Lane)Greggs Bakers (Nr Co-Op)Interpol SupermarketJanosik Polish ShopJoe Richards GreengrocersMini Store (Nr Six Ways)MS Fruits Greengrocers (Central Sq.)Pindys Caribbean Foodstore (nr Six Ways)Polish Shop (Wood End Rd)Pound BakeryRobinsons Greengrocers (nr Six Ways)Spizarnia Polish DelicatessenUK Zabka (Near Six Ways)Viktors Drinkstore (Orphanage Rd)Walter Smith Butchers

SHOPS AND BUSINESSES DIRECTORYCHARITY SHOPSAge UKBritish Heart Foundation Furniture

(Nr Six Ways)British Heart Foundation (Nr Co-Op)Cancer Research UKLiving Proof (York Road)Marie CuriePDSASt Vincents’ (Central Sq.)ScopeSettlement Shop (Coton La.)Shelter

CHURCHES:Erdington Methodist Church (Wesley Rd)Six Ways Baptist ChurchSt. Barnabas ChurchThe Abbey (Sutton New Rd)The Gospel Hall (New Street)

CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR :AbisBonmarche (Inside the CoOp)Clearance Clothing OutletDestiny MenswearDorothy Perkins (Inside the CoOp)Girls on TopHammersleys VisionIDKDB FashionKidzNew LookPeacocksShoezone

DISCOUNT STORES:B&M BargainsCash Converters (Pedestrian area)Discount FortressKen’s Goodies (New street)Poundland (next St Barnabas Church)Poundland (nr Six Ways)

Erdington Business businesses (listed bRoad, Barnabas RoRoad.

Businesses voted in

The aim of the BID encourage residents

HAIR & BEAUTY:Adam, BarberBillies Salon (Coton Lane)Christopha Hair Design (Coton Lane)ChristosConsul Sun CentreGlamour Hair & CosmeticsHollywood Hair SalonImaan Hair & CosmeticsInnovation Hair DesignKennedys Hair SalonKizuriMarchelles Hair (York Road)ME Hair Salon (Coton Lane)One Stop CosmeticsRoshairSlicks Barber ShopStar Nail ArtTia’s Hair Salon (York Road)U 1st Nails

HEALTH & PERSONAL CARE:Boots (+ Pharmacy)Erdington Day & Night Chemist & PharmacyErdington Osteopaths (Coton Lane)GrahamsHolland & BarrattLloyds PharmacyNew Laser TechniquesSaversSuperdrug (+Pharmacy)Walk In Health CentreZhang Natural Healing (Coton La.)

HOUSE & HOME:Abbey Fire Centre (Sutton new Rd)All Domestic Electrical (Central Square)Bright HouseErdington & Sutton RecyclingErdington CarpetsFurniture CityGift Shop (York Road)Hart’s Textiles LtdHome Express (Near Co-Op)Kenn’s Goodies DIY (New Street)Litecraft (Sutton New Rd)Magnum FurnishingsOptima Designs Granite Worktops

(Station Rd)Rainbow Carpets (Sutton New Rd)Russells Fine Furnishings (Central Sq.)Traditional Furniture Stores (nr C-Op)West Midland Lighting Centre (York Rd)

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SPECIALIST SERVICES:DIY Icing Centre (Edwards Road)Erdington Pet CentreEuro Guard Ltd Security (Arion Centre)Genfab (General Fabrications)Max Spielman (Photographic)Vapour Shop (York Road)Whittington Tool Hire (Mason Rd)

SPORTS & FITNESS:Erdington Leisure Centre (Mason Rd)The Loft Pilates & Fitness Studio

(44 High St)The Sports Shop (Central Sq.)Ultimate Training Centre

SUPERMARKETS:CooltraderFarm FoodsIcelandMidland Co-Op SuperstoreTesco Express (Six Ways)

TAKE AWAY / FAST FOOD:Baguette Du MaisonBest of BritishBig John’s (Sutton New Rd)Caspian Pizza (Six Ways)Classic Fish Bar (Six Ways)Easy BiteIsland Spice Caribbean (Wood End Rd)KFC (Sutton New Rd)Lee Garden (Orphanage Road)Ocean Blue Fish Bar (Orphanage Rd)Pizza Hut Delivery (Sutton New Rd)Ruby Cantonese Takeaway (York Rd)Sam’s ChickenSmok’n Grill (Nr Six Ways)Subway (Near Six Ways)

TATTOO ARTISTSJaygees Ink (York Road)Manic Ink Tattoo Salon (Wood End Rd)The Tattooed Gent (Near KFC)

TELECOMS, ELECTRONICS &COMPUTERS etcB23 Repairs (Six Ways)EE (Nr Central Square)Mr Mobile PhoneMobilicious (Sutton New Rd)Phone Junkies (Coton La.)Phone Outlet3 Store (In Superdrug)The Net Internet Cafe

TRAVEL AGENTS:Co-Op Travel (inside Co-Op)

INSURANCE & PERSONAL FINANCE:Albermarle & Bond (Cheque & Pawn)Cash GeneratorBuy & Sell MartCoton Financial Management Ltd (Coton Lane)DLP Financial Services Ltd (Sutton New Rd)Money ShopRounds

JEWELLERS:Direct JewellersGolden Crystal (Orphanage Road)The Gold Bar

MUSIC, TV, VIDEO & GAMES:Entertainment ExchangeSmokin’ Vinyl

NEWSAGENTS:Apex News (Six Ways)Erdington News Plus (Six Ways)SupernewsW H Smith

OPTICIANS:Charles Morris Opticians (York Rd)Peter Bainbridge OpticiansScrivensSpecsaversWard Opthalmic Opticians (Sutton New Rd)

PUBS & CLUBS:Club MaraghErdington Club Ltd (Sutton New Road)HQ Bar (Orphanage Road)The Church TavernThe Charlie Hall JD Wetherspoon(Barnabas Road)The Swan

RECRUITMENT & TRAINING:AM to PM (York Road)TemplineThe Permanent Link / Link 2 Recruit

SERVICES:A Hazel Funeral DirectorsBlack Cab Taxi Rank

(o/s St Barnabas Church)Erdington Fire Station (Orphanage Rd)Erdington Walk-In Health CentreHigh Street Funeral DirectorsJob Centre Plus (Sutton New Rd)Library (Orphanage Rd)Neighbourhood Office (Sutton New Rd)Police Station (Sutton New Rd)Post Office (inside WH Smiths)Regency Cars - Taxis (Wilton Road)Town Centre Management (Central Sq.)(0121 384 5860)

ess Improvement District (BID)comprises of almost 300 retail and non retaild below) in the town centre area, including the High Street, Coton Lane, YorkRoad, New Street, Orphanage Road, and the High Street side of Sutton New

d in 2016 for the BID to continue for a further 5 years from July 2017 to June 2021.

ID is to help preserve the town centre as a thriving community area and toents to ‘shop local’.

Erdington Police NewsBy Sergeant Rachel Darby

Hello!I am your NeighbourhoodSergeant for Erdington,and I have been in postnow for two months, and Ican say with great sinceri-ty that I have met somewonderful communityspirited people in thattime.

There really is alot going on in Erdington,from community cafesand road safety events, tofood banks and fundrais-ing activities.

Terrorism WatchDue to the awful events inManchester and Londonin the last few weeks, po-lice officers all across thecountry worked for longerhours, and this was no

different for my team inErdington. You may noticemore uniformed officersaround the High Street. Ifyou see one of my offic-ers, stop and say “Hello!”they genuinely love it!

Although suchatrocities have becomemore common recent-ly, they are still thankfullya rare occurrence andone that you are highlyunlikely to be a victim of.However, it is still impor-tant to know what to do ifyou see a weapons at-tack.

The police advice is toRun, Hide and Tell (thepolice). If you have anyconcerns about the be-haviour of a neighbour,

colleague or evena relative, pleasecall the Anti TerrorHotline on 0800789 321.

The slightest bit ofinformation could

be useful to us, even if youthink it is nothing!

Vehicle crimeWith the summer

months and lighter nights,we often see a rise in cer-tain crimes, in particulartheft from vehicles.Most crimes like this areopportunistic, with thievestargeting cars with itemson display.Please protect yourselfby removing any valua-bles from the car, andkeeping all property outof sight.Also – check your fob hasdone its job, and doublecheck that your car islocked when you leave it.

Finally, can Iplease wish everyone inErdington a happy andsafe summer, and tothank you for such a warmwelcome to the area.

PS 21785 Rachel DarbyErdington Police Station

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Coming up at

St. Barnabas Church Centre….something a bit different!

Wednesday 19 July

We Come And Pave TheStreets With Gold

By Selina Thompson

The Harbour Café,St Barnabas Church Centre, High Street, Erdington.

From 12pm – 3pm.

Join Erdington-based Selina Thompsonfor an afternoon of storytelling.

Highlighting the vital presence of Erdington’s people, this isa joyful celebration of Erdington’s unsung heroes, and their

remarkable fight to make their home a place to treasure.

Appropriate for all ages, just drop in to The Harbour Café toshare your story of Erdington.

FREE entry and the café will be open as usual.

St Barnabaschurch

High Street,Erdington,B23 6SY

0121 306 4820

Customer ServiceCash DeskBric a Brac

AccessoriesOnline Listings

Volunteer Stock Collection DriverSort Room

Stock GenerationVolunteer Recruitment

Book VolunteerMusic & Entertainment

Telephone / Admin

British Heart FoundationVolunteering Roles 2017

(Clothing, Books and Music shops)

Volunteers Needed!

Coronary heart disease is the UK's singlebiggest killer but we are leading the fightagainst it. Volunteering Changes Lives

British Hear Foundation, 102 High Street,Erdington, B23 6RSTEL 0121 382 0888

71Useful Contacts

WebsitesGeneral advice on all aspects of life in the United Kingdomwww.direct.gov.uk

Health Advicewww.nhs.uk

Highway Codewww.gov.uk/highway-code

Housing Advicehttps://www.gov.uk/browse/housing/ council-housing-association

Citizens Advice Bureau http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Driving Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agencyhttp://www.gov.co.uk/contact-the-dvla

West Midlands Police http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/

ContactsWest Midlands Fire Service0800 389 5525

Refugee Council3 Stone Road, EdgbastonBirmingham, B15 2HHwww.refugeecouncil.org.ukTel: 0121 446 5118Fax: 0121 440 2868

British Red CrossBradbury House,7 Lowe Street, Camp HillBirmingham, B12 0ER0121 766 5444www.redcross.org.uk

National Grid 24 hour Gas Emergency Service0800 111 999

Severn Trent Water0800 783 4444 (24hr emergency)

ChildLine0800 11 11

The Silver Line (Helpline for older people)0800 4 70 80 90 (24 hours a day, every day)

Loan Sharks Information

For confidential help and advice contact the illegal Money Lending

Team 0300 555 2222(local call rates, including inclusive minutes from mobiles)

Email: reportaloanshark@stoploansharks.gov.uk

Text: loan (space) shark (space) + your message to 60003.

Web: www.gov.uk/report-loan-shark

In an Emergency dial 999 or 112

For Non Emergencies contact:

Smell Gas 0845 835 1111 www.carbonmonoxidesafety.org.uk

Environmental Agency03708 506 506 http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

NHS111 http://www.nhs.uk/

Samaritans Birmingham 0121 666 6644Solihull 0121 704 2255Walsall 0192 262 4000Brierley Hill 01384 781118Coventry 0247 667 8678

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