May 2016 Tyburn Mail Complete Edition

Taylor Sheldon
Page 6
THE MET
GALA
JOBS:
Readers
Letters
Page 4
Unhappy
councillors
PAGE 21
The brothel keeper,

Boaty McBoatface and
other weird elections
Page 9
The saints of
St Chads Page 18
Farage comes
to town.. with
Heseltine and
Paddy Page 3
May 2016 Issue 53
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Kays
Music with
Brookly:
History
Page10 DRAKE
Page 8
DAN
DAZZLES
Morale at all time

low - primary school
Page 19
We have the hygiene

report on the takeaway
with a
ZERO rating
Page 16
CASTLE VALES GOT TALENT:

photos on pages 19, 20 and 23
Page 1 Tyburn Mail May 2016
Cut-price Right
to Buy threat to
social housing
A local flat worth 85,000

has recently been bought
for just 25,000 under
the governments Right
to Buy Scheme.
One local housing boss says that a

house that would sell at 110,000
on the open market could be sold at
a 70% discount for just 33,000
Its almost daylight robbery, with the
housing associations as victims. They
are losing homes that they have managed for families for decades. But the
housing associations will get some of
that money back. Local councils are
having to foot the bill by selling off
their best homes on the open market
once they become vacant.
So the councils housing stock will decrease, along with the stock owned
by the housing associations.
Its another step in the drive to cut
down the influence and authority of
local councils. Schools have been taken off their hands as academy chains
take over. Now housing stocks are being cut so that private landlords and
the open market can take over.
Shelter reckons that Birmingham
Council will need to sell over 1,000
homes per year on the open market
to make up the money that they will
need to give local housing associations who lose homes as more ten-
ants exercise their right to buy.

One local housing association in Tyburn reckons that it is currently losing
12-15 homes per year as residents
buy them on the cheap.
That figure could rise to 25 homes per
year if the government is successful
in its bid to extend the Right to Buy
scheme under the Housing and Plan-
ning Bill.
Its not a good situation, says Pioneer boss Peter Richmond.
Government policy seems to be intent on getting rid of social housing.
The plan is to raise 4.5bn nationally,
and almost 150 million for Birmingham.
Some councils will suffer more than
others. Shelter estimates that Birmingham will be the hardest hit council in the region, and will need to sell
1,190 per year.
....One local housing association in Tyburn reckons

that it is currently losing
12-15 homes per year as
residents buy them on the
cheap.....
At the other end of the scale, Coventry will need to sell just three homes
per year.
Shelter estimates that the Right to
Buy Scheme could force the sale of
23,500 council homes across the
country in just one year.
The average council in the West Midlands could lose 234 homes each year,
raising 28.5 million across the region
to help out housing associations.
The Right to Buy scheme is giving a
boost for individuals who pick up a
bargain.
But in the long term, it may create a
housing shortage in a particular area
of the market - the supported market
that caters for the most vulnerable
and least wealthy.
The shrinking of the social housing
sector will force more people who
cannot afford to buy their own homes
to rent from private landlords.
Buskers
Pleasing performers
or pavement pests?
Should street buskers be
banned?
Or do they provide harmless entertainment for
shoppers and tourists?
Birmingham Council is asking the public for their views.

The consultation marks a more liberal
approach to the busking community,
who were in danger of being banned
as unwanted pests.
There has been a rise in the number
and variety of busking acts we see in
Birmingham and with some acts a rise
in the negative impacts they have had
on the public, businesses and residents of the city, according to the city
council.
This is mainly around noise both in
terms of volume and the duration of
performances, says the consultation
document.
In 2015, the council consulted on a
blanket control for much of the street
entertainment via a Public Space Protection Order, but the overwhelming
response to the public consultation
was not in favour of such a step.
The only option we can see open to
the Council is to look at the impacts
caused by some individual buskers
rather than the collective, i.e. if an individual is acting in an anti-social manner, the Council can require them to
modify their behaviour so it does not
impact negatively upon others.
Big guns in town

for Euro debate
Nigel Farage will be

speaking at a public debate in Sutton Coldfield
next month.
He will be one of four of the UKs

leading politicians taking part in
a European Referendum Debate
at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall on
11th June.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine (now Baron Hes-
eltine) will be speaking in favour of

staying in the European Union the
YES vote.
He will be supported by Paddy Ashdown (Baron Ashdown), former
leader of the Lib Dems.
Nigel Farage wants Britain to leave
the European Union. He will be supported by Birmingham Edgbaston
Labour MP Gisela Stuart.
Tickets, costing 1 will go on sale
from the Conservative Constituency
office in Sutton Coldfield on 23rd

May.
The Referendum, to be held on
Thursday 23rd June. The question
will be: Should the United Kingdom
remain a member of the European
Union or leave the European Union?
Votes will be gathered at 12 centres
across the UK. The final result will
be announced on Friday 24th June,
from Manchester Town Hall.
Tribute to
night club
Castle Vale Community Choir
Generations will be performing
at St Barnabas Church on Saturday 28th May in Erdington as part
of a tribute to a famous old rock
music landmark.
The concert will be a tribute to the
former Mothers night club in Erdington which hosted most of the big rock
bands including the Rolling Stones,
Black Sabbath, Move and Fleetwood
Mac.
The church and caf will have guest
appearances, and stalls including
memorabilia. The free event runs from
10.00am til 4.0pm with the community choir singing at 12noon and 1.30pm
The choir is led by local resident James
O Hare
Cost of a vile
text message
A man has been ordered
to pay compensation for
sending an offensive text
message.
Tyburn beauty: a Canada goose swims serenely past the yellow rippled reflections on the canal from ambulances stationed near Tyburn Island. The Birmingham and Fazeley canal was an 18th century HS2 - a
controversial project aimed at speeding up travel between cities - in this case, Coventry and Birmingham.
Recent improvements to the towpath have made this a popular route for cyclists into the city centre.
Es are good
Birminghams
health
boss Dr Adrian Phillips
says that smokers should
be offered e-cigarettes
to help them quit smoking.
He supports a 200-page report from
the Royal College of Physicians
which says there is very strong evidence that e-cigarettes are much
safer than smoking and aid quitting.
The report goes onto say that with
the right checks and measures,
vaping could improve the lives of
millions of people.
New laws come into place on 20th
May 2016 for the production and
distribution of ecigarettes.
100+ year-old
facing under
age sex charges
A man who is over 100

years old is due to appear
at Birmingham Crown
Court next month to face
29 sex offence charges.
The offences are alleged to have

taken place in the 1970s.
All cases involve under-age sex.
Two of the alleged victims are female, one is male.
One of the female victims was aged
between 4 and 9 years at the time of
some of the alleged offences.
IM
OFF...STED
Willmott boss Mandy calls it a
day after inspection disaster
Arthur Terry group steps in to lead school into a positive new era
Pictured right: Mandy McCrohon

Inset: Tracy Peters
Spare a thought for Mandy

McCrohon.
She joined John Willmott as
head of the English Department in 1993, and worked her
way up to being boss of the
whole school.
Now she is a victim of a harsh
and unforgiving Ofsted tyranny which seems to demand
rgime change as often as it
moves its own goalposts.
Mandy McCrohon announced her
decision this month, following the
schools disastrous Ofsted inspection
last term.
The inspection team had concluded
that the school is inadequate, and its
leaders do not have the capacity to
improve.
Ofsted reported that poor standards of teaching and disruptive pupil behaviour had contributed to the
schools decline.
The schools benchmark GCSE results
have fallen by 20% in the past four
years, from 66% down to 46% last
summer (5A*-C passes including English and maths). John Willmott School
is now in special measures.
Ms McCrohon will leave her post at
the end of term.
She will be replaced by Tracy Peters,
who has been joint headteacher of

Stockland Green School.
The school is now being advised
by the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, an academy provider for
three secondary schools, including
Coleshill, Stockland Green and Arthur Terry. It also includes Brookvale,
Hill West, Mere Green and Slade primary schools.
It is almost certain that John Willmott School will eventually become
one of the ATLP academies.
Mrs Peters said: There is a challenge ahead, but the picture is already improving and we hope to be
able to share more progress over the
coming months.
ATLP has recently put in a new
leadership structure, and has made
some key teaching appointments.
They interviewed for a new deputy
headteacher last week.
Richard Gill, headteacher of Arthur
Terry School, will become the ATLP
organisations Chief Executive Officer in September.
This is a new era for the school and
for the partnership and everyone is
fully embracing these changes, he
said.
Dale Robert Saunders aged 33 of Ryland Road in Tyburn admitted sending

the text to his female victim on 15th
April.
He pleaded guilty to an offence under the Malicious Communications Act
which forbids the sending of a message that is indecent or grossly offensive for the purpose of causing distress
or anxiety to the recipient.
Magistrates ordered him to pay 85 in
compensation, and to be placed on a
community order for 12 months.
Ofsteds verdict
on John Willmott
School
The school has declined since
2013, and leaders are not good
enough to improve the school.
Teaching is poor and shows little sign of improvement.
Large numbers of pupils are
significantly underachieving in
maths and science.
Some teachers in science have
inadequate knowledge about
their own subject.
Some students show little respect for the environment because they drop litter at breaktimes and when they are moving
between lessons. Others put
graffiti on furniture. Some choose
to ignore instructions from staff
when moving between lessons.
Too many pupils do not attend
lessons on time. A significant minority walk slowly between classes and many stop to chat.
Too many pupils are underachieving, especially the most
able
Teaching is inadequate
Pupil behaviour is poor.
Too many lessons are disrupted, often by girls, because some
pupils lose interest and do not
consistently pay attention.
Governors are not doing their
job of holding the school to account.
But the school has made changes, and say that the evidence of
results already confirmed suggests that this years GCSE results will be some of the schools
best ever.
LETTERS
Stop making
personal insults
Dear Editor
Now the elections are over, I

wish to thank everyone who
voted for me on May 5th and
to all those who have continued to support their Liberal
Democrat candidates across
Birmingham.
Liberal Democrat councillors and
campaigners are committed to dealing with community issues all year
round, not just at election time, and

we will continue to work as hard as
ever to improve the quality of life for
local residents.
Normally after an election, I would
also wish to thank my fellow candidates for a hard but fair contest. Unfortunately this time I was the subject
of a personal attack by the Conservatives who accused me of not giving
100% to Tyburn Ward. I want to
thank those residents who contacted
Public had right to know

about Lib Dem candidate
Dear Editor,
I would like to thank

everyone who voted and
stood in the recent election for Tyburn Ward.
It was a clean election and indeed was
commented as so by the candidates
at the count. It is therefore with great
sadness that the Lib Dem candidate
has apparently taken some offence at
a leaflet distributed by our campaign.
This leaflet highlighted the achieve-
False
claims
During the recent election I saw

a leaflet outlining the action taken by one political party regarding the removal of the travellers
from Pype Hayes Park in April
2016.
While I do not doubt that they were
aware of the trespass; I actually saw
ments I have had for the local area

in recent years including campaigning
against unwanted development on
Hansons Bridge and Woodlands Farm
Roads, fighting a 24 hour Macdonalds
on the Chester Road, planting trees
in local parks, carrying out local clean
ups and pushing for improvements
to our local canal network amongst
many other things. The other story
on the leaflet highlighted that the Lib
Dem candidate was not only seeking election in Tyburn Ward but also
the travellers enter the Park on the

night of the 20th and like my fellow
Tyburn Cllr Mike Sharpe, I immediately contacted the local Police and City
officers requesting that action was
taken to remove the travellers.
Fortunately due to the intervention of
Mike and myself, speedy action was
taken to end the trespass and to the
relief of local people the travellers
were removed from the Park on the
evening of the 22nd.
Neither Mike nor I would wish to claim
credit for things we had not done,
only that local people are aware of
the full facts of the matter.
Traffic signal
timings need to
be changed
Hi
I dont know if this will do any good,
Ive noticed the crossing signals
me in response to this attack.

I have never been anything other
than fully committed to being a
strong voice for Tyburn Ward against
the out of touch and incompetent
Labour council and the Tory government which has done so much damage to our area with unfair cut after
unfair cut.
Personal attacks on other party candidates have never been my style. I will
of course criticize political failures and
my Labour and Tory opponents make
plenty of those but negative campaigning against individuals should
have no place in politics.
Thank you again to all those Tyburn
residents who supported me.
Ann Holtom
Liberal Democrat
What about life

beyond Vale?
Dear Sir / Madam
It is nice to have this free
news paper.
But most pages are about Castle Vale,
hardly any thing is mentioned about

Birches Green, Erdington Hall and
Pype Hayes.
Would it be better if you called the
paper Castle Vale News not Tyburn
News.
Yours faithfully
Mr S Young
Pype Hayes.
Got a job to advertise?

Its FREE in Tyburn Mail
seeking election for Sutton New Hall

Ward, on the Sutton Coldfield Town
Council.
Therefore the Lib Dem candidate was
seeking to be elected in two different
wards in two different local authorities on the exact same day.
While she may feel it is dirty to let
residents know that one of the candidates wanted to be elected elsewhere, I think residents had a right to
know if the winning candidate would
be solely focused on improving our local area or not.
Yours Sincerely
Clifton Welch
Tyburn Ward Conservative Candidate
While I will be producing a full thank

you leaflet in the coming weeks, I
would like to take this opportunity to
quickly thank all those Tyburn residents who voted for me in the election earlier this month.
Alongside my fellow Councillors Mike
Sharpe and Lynda Clinton, I am determined to show you that your confidence was justified, as together we
continue to move forward in representing the needs and aspirations of
all the residents of our ward.
Councillor Mick Brown
outside the Jaguar take forever to

change - at least two minutes.
Theyve obviously been set up to
favour cars over pedestrians.
I see teenagers getting off the bus,
then running across three lines of
traffic because they take so long to
change.
Someones going to be knocked down.
Details by email
Call Frank Kennedy 07770 895413

or email the details to
tyburnmail@yahoo.co.uk
Next edition is published 20th April
Good report
for Little Folk
A nursery based at Gunter

School in Pype Hayes has
been rated as good by Ofsted.
The inspection team published their
verdict on Little Folks Day Nursery
and Out of School Clubs this week after visiting the site in April.
Staff provide children with a wide
range of activities and experiences,
says the report.
They take into account childrens interests and complement what children
learn at school. Children are confident
and motivated to play, explore and
continue their learning.
Children behave very well. Staff are
good role models and dedicate time to
reminding children of their behaviour
expectations and the club rules. Children play well together.
They learn to respect each other,

adults and the nursery environment.
The centre, run by Mishi Nurseries,
has 43 children on roll, aged 4-11
years.
Ofsted comments:
Childrens physical well-being is effectively promoted.
Staff teach children about being
healthy and keeping themselves well.
They offer children a range of nutritious meals.
Staff understand how children learn.
They help children continue to build
on the skills they need to complement
their learning at school.
Staff are encouraging and interact
positively with the children. They effectively encourage children to participate in the routines and activities of
the club.
Tyburn beauty: A lone figure reads quietly on a
tranquil afternoon in the daffodil and daisy adorned Sorrell Park, Pype Hayes. Above: the glorious May blossom above the park entrance in Tyburn Road
Manus X
Machina
Fashion in the age of
technology at Met Gala
Taylor Sheldon
lys Burberry gown which flaunted a

gorgeous cape which flowed across
the carpet behind her, embellished in
an elegant floral design.
The dress itself was a beautiful,
feminine, pale pink shade and the
slit in the skirt revealed the underskirt, which was slightly darker, but
the change in texture added an extra
glamorous focal point.
But lets talk about Taylor Swift!
However, what everyone wanted to

see was how the designer made the
dress so that it would glow in the
dark.
The glow made the dress look as
though it had hundreds of stars

twinkling throughout the skirt and
then had bold strikes of light through
the details at the top of the dress.
Another eye catcher was Blake Live-
Tyburn Mails
award winning
fashion journalist
One of my favourite
events that I look forward to every year to flick
through the photos of
glammed up celebrities is
the Met Gala.
The carpet has saw a mix of both
timeless and outrageous outfits strut
down it and after the beauty of last
years Met Gala I was excited to see
Out of all the celebrities her look has

changed the most compared to last
years Met Gala where she flaunted
a very girly and chic pink gown with
neat, loose waves in her hair and a
classic red lip.
But this year she went for a gothic
vibe in a silver mini dress and an
extravagant pair of knee high heels
(which I absolutely adored).
This ensemble matched with her new
blonde do and vampy lip showed another, edgier, side of Taylor that we
dont normally get to see!
what this year would bring with their

theme of Manus X Machina; Fashion
in the age of technology.
I think everyone was dazzled by
Claire Danes Cinderella like dress by
Zac Posen which literally put her in
the spotlight.
The strapless blue gown featured a
very voluminous, floor length skirt
which all by itself was gorgeous to
look at.
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PLEASED TO
THE HILT
JLR multi storey car park will delight residents, says Councillor
Jaguar has been given
the go-ahead to build its
new multi-storey car park
on the site of the former
Showcase cinema and
Frankie and Bennys restaurant.
The five-decked car park will eventually have room for 2,761 vehicles for
employees and factory products. The
current car park holds 1,122 vehicles.
Premium spaces for ease of entry and
exit in the new car park will be given
to car sharers with three or more passengers.
The site will have traffic lights to control the flow of traffic onto Kingsbury
Road.
Labour councillor Keith Linnecor (Oscott ward) praised the design of the
site. Erdington Conservative Councillor Bob Beauchamp said: The sooner
this is there, the better the whole area
will be. Its known to be an awkward
area as far as traffic is concerned.
Bring it on.
Mike Sharpe, who chairs the Planning Committee that approved the
JLR proposals this week, said: The
people of Castle Vale and Pype Hayes

will be pleased to the hilt when this
is built. Residents of Pype Hayes
and Castle Vale have complained for
several years that JLR employees

are parking along roads on their
estates and causing congestion and
access problems.
Rose-tinted glasses: blue skies, no traffic congestion in either direction... yes its Tyburn Road, an architects version of the
JLR multi-storey car park in the distance
Top: aerial view of multi-storey car park
Ofsted royalty
says well done
to Kingsbury
Not only has Kingsbury
School got out of special
measures, it even received
a letter from the countrys
top inspector confirming
the news.
Sir Michael Wilshaws letter to headteacher Mark Rhatigan congratulated

the school on their achievement.
The school was put in special measures two-and-a-half years ago and has
been subject to six interim inspection
visits and reports.
The letter says: I hope you, your staff
and governors are celebrating the success of all the efforts made on the
journey out of special measures, which
may well have included some difficult
times.
Kingsbury was placed in special measures after failing an Ofsted inspection
in December 2013.
A year later, in December 2014, Ofsted
felt that the school was still not making
enough progress.
A new headteacher, Mark Rhatigan,
was appointed in February 2015, and
Ofsted reports in March and June that
year noted reasonable progress.
Confirmation that the school is now
out of special measures comes at a
time of change for the school.
Kingsbury is to become part of the
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust in September, and is likely to have a new
name and a new uniform to coincide
with its academy status.
Back with
a splash
Mick wins as
three out of
four dont vote
.....One Dance
struck me as soon
as I heard it......
Brookly
Taylor
Tyburn Mails
music journalist
Mick Brown (Labour) won the May local

election in Tyburn.
Drake is back at it
again.
After the hit that was
Hotline Bling hes hit
us with another song
that you just cannot
control yourself to.
When I first heard Hotline

Bling, I shrugged and thought
its okay.
Two days later, I was singing
it constantly and loving all the
meme videos made of Drakes
dancing.
Drake didnt let that ruin his
spirit, because he has brought
us another album in 2016 to
show he isnt going anywhere.
One dance struck me as soon
as I heard it, as soon as I
heard... Baby,... I was dancing.
Its one of the first Drake songs
He is one of three councillors, along with Labours Mike

Sharpe and Lynda Clinton, for Tyburn ward on Birmingham Council until the re-organisation in 2018.
UKIPs Andrew Garcarz tied for second place with Clifton
Welch (Conservative). Fewer than one on four of the
electorate in the area voted. The number of votes cast
was significantly lower than for the 2014 election, and
considerably below the figure for last year which coincided with a general election.
that Ive instantly loved the

second I heard it.
I hear it everywhere I go, and
its currently number 1 in the
Official UK top 40 singles chart.
This is Drakes 5TH WEEK in
the singles chart.
Coming from his slow, relaxed
songs like Marvins Room, and
Make Me Proud, we have a

star.
I would say if you havent
heard One Dance already, then
listen, but its impossible.
Youve all heard it, and Im
sure most of you love it just as
much as I do right now.
If you havent heard Drakes
new album, Views its currently on Apple Music right

now, check it out!
Let me know what you think at
thewanderingwriter.blogspot.
co.uk
Thank you so much for reading.
RESULTS FOR TYBURN WARD

Mick Brown (Labour ) 1,780 votes
Andrew Garcarz (UKIP) 747
Clifton Welch (Conservative) 747
Ann Holtom (Lib Dem) 318
Giovanni Esposito (Green) 86
Marie Emma OConnor (TUSC) 54
30 papers were spoiled.
Tyburn has a total electorate of 16,443
The voter turnout for the ward was 22.88%
3,762 votes were cast in the ward.
In the local elections last year, 8,527 people voted in
Tyburn. That day coincided with the general election.
In the Tyburn ward elections in 2014 a total of 4,061
people voted.
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WEIRD ELECTIONS
A
seven-year-old
dog named Duke was
elected mayor of Cormorant, a
small town in Minnesota,USA.
The 12 residents each paid
one dollar to cast their
vote,
The Good Knight
Sir Nos Dar from
the Monster Raving
Loony Party stood
for election this month
(May 2016) in the
Pelsall ward of Walsall. His real name is
Mark Beech. He also
stood for the MRLP in
2015, in the Aldridge/
Brownhills ward, but
he delivered 5,000
campaign leaflets
in the wrong area.
One of his campaign
policies was to ban all
right turns.
A clown
won an election to
get into Brazils congress in
2010. His name was Tiririca - Portugese for Grumpy. His real name
was Francisco Silva and he won over a
million more votes than the runner-up.
Grumpy told voters that he knew
nothing about politics.
He won again in 2014.
Brothel keeper Cynthia Payne (centre) hit the headlines in the 1980s
when she stood as an MP for the Payne and Pleasure Party. She
wanted to change Britains sex laws. She was put on trial for running
a
brothel, and entertained the court, and made plenty of headlines,
with
her evidence that included details of visits from celebrities, vicars,
police
officers and politicians who visited her pleasure parlours. She was
jailed, but her imprisonment caused outcry as the public claimed
she
was harmless..
Screaming Lord Such
started his career as a
pretty good rock musician. He worked with
rock legends Jimmy
Page and Jeff Beck.
His real name was David Edward Sutch. He
made regular headlines
as the leader of the
Monster Raving Loony
Party. He dressed in
outrageous Mad Hatter
style clothes as he
stood next to serious
politicians for photo
opportunities. His
jovial exterior covered
an inwardly sad man.
He hanged himself in
1999, grief-stricken
after the death of his
mother.
Football mascot HAngus the

Monkey was elected Mayor
of Hartlepool in 2002. His real
name was Stuart Drummond,
but his Saturday afternoon job
was to dress up as a monkey for
the Hartlepool FC faithful. They
urged him to stand as Mayor - he
took up the challenge, and won.
It was no fluke. He won again in
2005 and 2009. The first Mayor
to be elected three times. Then
the good people of Hartlepool
decided they needed no more
Mayors.
So HAngus hung up his ermine
robes, safe in the knowledge
that he was Hartlepools one and
only elected mayor.
Remember when angry rock band Rage

Against the Machine won the battle for
Christmas top spot. The campaign was
started by a facebook user in Essex.
It launched a public vote to stop Simon
Cowells X Factor protg Joe McElderry
getting the No1 spot.
Rage Against the Machines song Killing
In The Name contained the immortal line:
Fxxx you, I wont do what you tell me.
BOATY
VOTERS
The joke thats

gone too far
Over 124,000 people voted to call
a new ship Boaty McBoatface.
Millions vote weekly for mediocre performers on Britains Got Talent. But
when it comes to voting for a public
representative for the regions police
force, almost 70% of people didnt
bother.
And 30,000 of those who did get to
the ballot box in the West Midlands
(12,000 from Birmingham) incorrectly
followed the instructions to place one,
or two crosses in the right boxes.
Their votes were spoiled.
The voting paper was badly designed,
and the chance to make two votes on
one piece of paper came as a surprise to many. The publicity given to
the campaigns, and to the election,
was miserably poor.
It was as though no one was really
that bothered.
The result of this exercise in public
apathy is that Labours David Jamieson has been re-elected as the publics representative for West Midlands
Police. He will be paid 100,000 per
year for his efforts.
He does not have to appoint a deputy.
But he has one, all the same. Yvonne
Mosquito is paid 65,000 per year as
PCC deputy. She also receives an allowance of over 16,200 for being a
councillor for Nechells, and an allowance of 12,500 for chairing a council
scrutiny committee. She is currently
suspended from her PCC job for allegedly interfering inappropriately in a
murder case.
Has such behaviour turned people
In the 40 PCC elections across England

and Wales, Conservatives won 20, Labour
15, Independent 2 and Plaid Cymru 2.
33 men won; 7 women. Just one winner
was from the Asian community.
away from democracy?

Are we a nation of cynics? A committee of MPs has been asked to consider
the question, in the light of the Boaty
vote.
The public vote for the Boaty McBoatface saga was first put forward by
Warwickshire man James Hands.
It was meant to be a good humoured
retort, and snub to an invitation to
participate in the naming of a 200
million scientific exploring vessel.
The name raised a smile. But when
the National Environment Research
Council ignored the vote, and named
the new vessel after Sir David Attenborough, the stupidity of the Boaty
McBoatface brigade was laid bare.
This 15,000 ton ship will be ready by
2019 to explore polar regions.
It will be named in recognition of the
immeasurable services of one of Britains greatest contributors to knowledge about nature, wildlife and the
environment.
Now aged 90, Sir Davids lifetimes
work has educated and delighted generations of television viewers. He did
not win the public vote - he came 4th.
But good sense prevailed, and the
public vote was ignored.
The selected entry, RRS David Attenborough, came in fourth place in
the public voting, just above RRS Its
Bloody Cold Here, RRS Usain Boat,
and RRS Boatimus Prime.
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KAYS HISTORY
A monthly series of ancient facts

by local history enthusiast Kay
Hunter who lectures on his subject in Birmingham and West
Bromwich. Kay also broadcasts
on 107.5 Switch Radio
Everything
stops for tea
(Or so it should)
Afternoon tea, became

symbolic of English domesticity, decorum and civility recognized throughout the world.
Originally the preserve of the aristocracy, afternoon tea, became

popular in the eighteenth century as
a fashionable event. Usually served
between two and five pm, which
consisted of cakes, pastries and delicately cut sandwiches accompanied
by tea, in silver or bone china tea services and cake stands. Women would
change into their finery for tea which
could be taken either on the lawn or
in the drawing room.
Today, afternoon tea is still popular
and served in reputable tea rooms
and establishments.
Twinings have sold tea since 1706.
Sergeant Neil Powers, with Wayne

Griffiths, Security Programme
Manager for the Post Office
Sergeant Neil Powers and

his neighbourhood police
team will be setting up a
temporary police desk in
Castle Vale Post Office in
Tangmere Square each
month.
Sergeant Powers says that the idea
is to give local residents a chance to
Old police station,

new justice system
Castle Vales old police
station in Valencia Croft is
to become the centre for a
new approach to dealing
with crime and anti-social
behaviour across Birmingham.
English etiquette or a dieters nightmare?
have a conversation with members of

the police team.
The post office on Kingsbury Road
will also be used as a pop-up station.
Up to 30 post offices in Sandwell and
ten in north Birmingham will take part
in the pilot scheme designed to give
customers a chance to raise any concerns in a relaxed environment and
get to know their community police
team.
The building, now known as The

Green House, has been used for several years by Pioneers Estate Services team. They will continue to use
the buildling sharing it with a newly
formed Restorative Justice team.
Pioneer, the parent company of Castle
Vale Housing, will host the project at

Valencia Croft.
It will involve police officers and civilian co-ordinators, and is part-funded
by proceeds from crime via the Police
and Crime Commissioner.
Restorative justice involves the victim
and the offender agreeing to get together to discuss the specific crime or
anti-social behaviour.
With the help of mediating experts,
they agree a solution.
Offenders are less likely to re-offend
if they are dealt with by restorative
justice, say the experts.
The RJ system has been trialled in
Neighbourhood officers will tour participating branches on a rota basis

and spend up to two hours chatting
with visitors and passing on crime
prevention advice.
The Adopt a Post Office project
could be rolled out to all parts of the
region.
Birmingham North Chief Inspector
Mark Ward heads up the pilot. He
said: Weve analysed footfall data at
regional post offices and will be timing our pop-up surgeries to coincide
with the busiest periods, such as pension day.
People may have something on their
mind theyd like to discuss with an
officer but dont go out of their way
to visit a police station or call 101 as
they dont feel its significant enough.
This isnt about having a front-desk
operation on the High Street and is
not designed to be a crime reporting
facility.
The aim is to reach residents we
might otherwise struggle to engage
withwell be passing on important
information like warning against distraction burglary, bogus callers and
Courier Fraud.
Adopt a Post Office has been successfully introduced in other parts of
the country, including Merseyside and
Northern Ireland.
Post Office Security Programme Manager, Wayne Griffiths, added: Not
only does the initiative create greater
visibility for officers in their local community it also provides reassurance to
staff and customers and is a visible
deterrent to criminals.
The six-month pilot project is expected to run until the end of September.
various parts of the country, and in
parts of Birmingham.
It could deal with issues including
noise, verbal abuse, harassment,
threatening behaviour, physical violence, drug and substance misuse,
litter, rubbish, fly-tipping, hate related
crime, vandalism and criminal damage.
Jon Dickin Community Manager of the
Pioneer Group says
The Restorative Justice Process allows victims the chance to tell perpetrators the real impact of the ASB
and gives the perpetrators a chance
to understand the impact of their actions and to do something to repair
the harm they have caused.
Restorative Justice holds people directly accountable for their actions
and can help victims move on with
their lives.
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Castle Vale Community Housing: 11 High Street, Castle Vale, B35 7PR 0121 748 8100 repairs 0121 748 8101 (24 hrs) contactus@cvch.org.uk
Forget Clarkson, Hammond & May, the Vale has

its own team of speed
freaks and petrol heads!
Gez & Adrian (pictured)
are part of our Community
Caretakers team, their job
is to keep the estate clear of
rubbish, pavements swept,
blocks inspected and weeds

terminated!
The team have a range of
equipment with the sweepers pictured being their favourite mode of transport.
They have recently reviewed
the way they work and have
managed to gain an extra
45 hours to enable them to

complete area blitzes, and
are constantly upskilling
themselves to be able to do
more for our residents.
If you do see the team cleaning the streets be sure to say
hellobut no autographs
please!!
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NEWS FROM CASTLE VALE COMMUNITY HOUSING
It could
be you!
Could you design the
face of digital?
We are running a competition for a local resident to design a mascot
or character that represents Castle Vale going
digitalwe have 3 prizes (vouchers of the winners choice). The winning design will be used
for all digital promotion
across the estate! You
could see your design
on flags, banners, posters, tshirtsor maybe
brought to life!
You can draw it, paint it,
build it or design it on a
PC.get creative!
The competition is open
to anyone under the age
of 18 (groups are more
than welcome to submit
entries) and it must feature our company logo.
Design templates are
available, just contact Becki on 0121
748 8134 or 07956
007696
Closing Date Thursday 2nd June, judging will take

place on Friday 3rd June at The Sanctuary
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NEWS FROM CASTLE VALE COMMUNITY HOUSING
Social
Value
Activity
Grants
We received a number of
applications for our activity grants which are to
help residents from Castle Vale either set up new
projects or get involved in
new activities.
The aim of the grant is to
provide opportunities for
one off activities to take
place that are organised
by residents, for residents
of Castle Vale. One of the
conditions of the grant is
to provide a photograph
or selfie and we have a
great example here:
Hi Becki
Some of our students have been selected to represent England in the
Dance World Cup in Jersey this includes children from Castle Valehow
amazing! With the money you have kindly granted we have been able
to purchase costumes and equipment for the World Cup, however these
will be reused by all other children within the dance school for competitions and shows we are still using costumes from over 10 years ago
so these are well needed! You have made a dance school very happy
thank you!
From all at Spotlight Stage School
Due to limited funding we are unable to

accept applications
if you have already
been successful in
securing one previously.
If you would like
to find out more,
please email rebeccabe@cvcha.org.
uk or call Becki on
0121 748 8134.
Phoenix Court is
feeling blue.
Readers may recall we
recently held a consultation with our residents
in Phoenix Court; the
question was asked to
paint or not to paint.
Residents voted to paint
and chose the colours,
after 2 hours of debates
over greens and yellows
the colours were chosen and our contractors
Ian Williams tackled the
mammoth task of painting feature walls, doors,

glossing
handrails
alongside transforming
the outside of the buildinggreator so we
thought!
One dreary cold afternoon the residents of
the top floor all got together and decided to
tell us they really didnt
like the bright yellow
that had been chosen

so the consultation
process started again
and the chose a brilliant blue. Ian Williams
army of painters set to
work again transforming the yellow floor to
blue and the residents
are happy again!
In fact they are all Super.
With the recent change
process implemented
within The Pioneer
Group CVCH have recruited a Super Warden
at Phoenix Court, Jane
Croke has super powers, she takes on all the
residents concerns and
worries and uses her
super powers to ensure
they are happy and

kept up to date with
everything happening
within their scheme,
she has also been the
port of call for all of the
contractors helping coordinate the painting
and fob replacements!
@The Sanctuary 0121 748 8111
Queens Party in the park

Fun family day with free entry
COMING SOON SUNDAY 12TH JUNE
Attractions, food and entertainment at Centre Park, Tangmere Drive, Castle

Vale to celebrate the Queens 90th Birthday. There will be a hog roast, traditional games, inflatable rides and music provided by Generations Choir to
name just a few. No need to pre-book, just come along from 10am.
Ageing Better in Tyburn
Car boot at
The Stadium
What a weekend we had!

On Saturday 14th May, around 100 people
came out in the sunshine, some arriving as
early as 7am to buy and sell items including clothing, jewellery, household equipment and DVDs.
There was even a stand devoted to British
classic the Tombola.
The car boot was held in aid of Ageing

Better, a Birmingham wide campaign looking to bring about positive change to the
health and wellbeing of people over the
age of 50.
There were over 25 tables, each raising 5
for the charity.
STARTING FRIDAY
10th JUNE 5.30pm-7.30pm

KombatKids is a professionally run school that specializes in children only classes from 4 to 18 years.
KombatKids has a dedicated team of instructors teaching
in many areas of the West Midlands, Staffordshire and
Worcestershire. All instructors are Dan grades.
They all hold valid Enhanced Disclosure Checks (DBS),
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KombatKids is affiliated to the English Karate Federation
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A year of celebrations marking our 50th anniversary

and our move to pastures new in 2017
If you have ever been a pupil, member of staff or have a link with Castle Vale/Greenwood
join our facebook page to keep up to date on our plans
www.facebook.com/castlevalememorylane
Signpost Jungle Community Council

Road signs should point the way,
not block the view, say road bosses

Councils now have powers to tear down pointless road signs that are an
eyesore and distract drivers.
The number of signs on our roads,

more than doubled from 2.45 million
in England in 1993 to an estimated
4.57 million in 2013.
Now simpler rules have been brought
in to give councils the power to take
down unnecessary signs.
Signs that say new layout ahead will
have remove by dates on the back
so they are not needlessly left in
place for years.
New roundabout signs should be re-
moved after three months.

The governments Transport Department has appointed Sir Alan Duncan
MP to lead a task force that is looking
at removing pointless signs.
Too many signs look ugly and stop
drivers seeing only essential messages, is the message from the Department of Transport.
Cutting the number and size of
signs will help reduce unnecessary
eyesores for all road users and local
residents, says a spokesperson.
The new measures will save councils
30 million in running costs by 2020,
according to the Transport Department.
Black-tie ball with

Brum Lord Mayor
Birmingham Lord Mayors

Ball will be held on Friday
24th June in the Banqueting Suite of Birmingham
Council House.
Tickets for the black-tie event cost
85 per head. It includes a threecourse meal and live entertainment.
Its being held on the eve of Armed
Forces Day, and has a military theme.
Lord Mayor elect, Cllr Carl Rice, said:
This event is one of the highlights

of the year in Birmingham and, as
well as supporting a number of good
causes right here in Birmingham, I
can promise the guests a wonderful
evening.
So if youre looking to entertain clients, make new contacts from across
the city or simply have a great night
out, this is the perfect event.
Tickets are available now through
Eventbrite
for Castle Vale
Want to find out more?

Castle Vale is a special
area where the community makes sure that their
voice is heard and attract services to suit their
needs.
With budget cuts happening across

many public services, rent reductions
impacting on services the local housing association is able to provide and
the end of the Castle Vale Endowment
Trust getting closer and closer, it is
getting harder to ensure that Castle
Vales community needs are met.
Over the past year members of the
2005 Group and Neighbourhood
by Carla Belle
Neighbourhood
Partnership Board
Partnership Board (NPB) have been
discussing whether it is a good time
to investigate whether a Community
Council would be a good idea for Castle Vale.
A Community Council may be a positive solution as it would give residents
more control over services, ensure
that their views are listened to, make
sure that residents are consulted and
get a say on matters that are really
important to them!
A steering group has been

set up to look at the Community Council idea in
more detail.
This group will be finding out more

information about how a Community
Council is set up and what the pros
and cons are of having a Community
Council in Castle Vale.
This information will be shared with
the community to ensure that every
one gets a say in whether we as a
community go ahead and progress
the Community Council idea further.
How important is it to you to have your say on the future

of Castle Vale?
The steering group is open to anyone who lives, works or has an interest in
Castle Vale and will be meeting monthly to explore the idea further.
If you would like to join the CV Community Council Steering Group or want to
find out more, please contact Carla Belle, Neighbourhood Partnership Project
Officer, on 0121 748 8189 or carlab@pioneergroup.org.uk.
Slow Deep clean kitchen

down and buck up on food
in city hygiene standards
Inspectors not impressed by local takeaway
Signs are being put up this

week around Birminghams
city centre roads, urging
motorists to keep their
speed down to 20mph.
The new lower speed limit is not yet

enforceable by law.
Council transport boss Ann Shaw says:
We know from the first phase of the
scheme there is some uncertainty over
the law when this work starts.
In the interests of transparency and
openness, we want to be clear the new
slower limits are NOT enforceable until
the scheme is complete in the city centre pilot area.
We hope motorists will use the signage popping up as an early reminder
to cut their speed and get into the
good habits that will make the city centre an even more welcoming and inviting place to be.
The move isnt about a war on motorists or raising revenue. It is based on
one simple statement slower is safer.
Euro YES
will rely on
young, says
MPJack, 67
Europe loving Labour MP

Jack Dromey is worried
that young people have
not registered for
the
Euro referendum.
18-24 year-olds are more likely to
vote to stay in Europe than those
aged over 65, says the 67 year-old
Erdington MP who supports the REMAIN camp.
Young voters will be key to securing a Remain vote on 23rd June but
around one in four 18-24 year-olds
have still not signed up to vote, said
Mr Dromey.
And I saw first-hand, when I debated
against UKIP on Europe at Birmingham University, the overwhelming
support for Britain to remain in Europe. Over 70% said yes.
Ensuring the 413 young registered
voters in Erdington use their vote
A fast food takeaway has

been told to improve its
hygiene.
Birmingham food hygiene
inspectors visited Chicks
Chicken and pizza food
takeaway on Farnborough
Road in the afternoon of
18th January this year and
gave the place the lowest
possible rating.
They demanded that urgent action was taken, and that the kitchen
Clean and
proud of it,
says chip
shop boss
The
manager of the Castle Vale

Fish Bar says that the hygiene rating they have been given is unfair.
Vedat Okaner, the manager of the High
Street chip shop, says that the Council
hygiene rating was reduced to a Grade
1 after a second warning for not recording food temperatures.
The rating has nothing to do with the
hygiene of the shop, says Vedat.
This place is spotless.
In 2013 we won an award for the
cleanest chip shop in Britain.
We are always cleaning this shop,
twenty-four seven.
Vedat says that he now takes daily recordings of food temperatures, and is
ready to invite inspectors to visit the
premises again.
was given a deep clean within 48

hours.
The owner of the takeaway refused
to give details of the inspection report. Tyburn Mail has now received
the full details, following a freedom
of information request to the city
council.
The report sets time limits for each
instruction.
It warned Chicks owner that he
must:
Ensure all food handlers are trained

in food hygiene
Provide a documented food safety
management system
Monitor and record temperatures of
fridges, freezers, cookers and food
Provide dedicated hand wash basin
for use in the kitchen
Ensure that there is an adequate
supply of soap and towels for the
next month will be vital to the outcome of this referendum and future
of our country.
EU membership is vital to young
peoples futures.
Nearly twice as many 18-24 year
olds back voting to Remain than
those aged 65, but they are only half
as likely to say they will definitely
vote.
UKIP campaigner Andrew Garcarz
takes a different view.
My overwhelming concern for our
youngsters is that by voting for the
UK to remain a member of the EU,
they will be fighting for a future in an
economy where uncontrolled EU migration only serves to depress wages and limit opportunity, says Pype
Hayes resident Mr Garcarz, who is
also chair of UKIP for the West Midlands.
Multinationals and corporates seek
to employ low skilled migrants on low
wages with zero hours contracts.
We must do our best to inform our
younger generation of the threat that
the EU represents to their and our
future.
A vote to remain, is not a vote for the
EU as it exists now, it is permission
to go wholeheartedly into full and irreversible integration.
wash basin
Provide a lobby between the kitchen
and the toilet area - an extract fan is
not sufficient
Undertake a deep clean of the kitchen, paying particular attention to the
difficult to reach areas such as under
preparation tables, wall-floor junctions and hand contact surfaces.
Ensure food is stored in accordance
with manufacturers instructions,e.g
frozen chips in freezer, chicken nuggets in fridge/freezer as appropriate.

Ensure deliveries are put away
promptly.
Ensure adequate separation between raw and ready-to-eat foods in
fridges.
Birmingham Council issues a rating of
zero -5 for food outlets across the city.
All outlets ought to reach grade 5, according to the Council. A zero rating
requires urgent remedial action.
DONT TREAD ON
HORNY
BEETLE
Keep a lookout for antlered creepy
crawly, say endangered species experts

Help save the UKs largest land beetle by recording your sightings.
The stag beetles numbers are

dwindling across Europe. Their big
enemies are cats, magpies and humans.
In parts of Britain stag beetles are
already extinct.
This spring, Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is asking
the public to record any sightings
of stag beetles by taking part in
their annual Great Stag Hunt.
Stag beetles emerge from midMay onwards, and live in gardens,
parks, woodland edges and traditional orchards.
They are prevalent throughout southern England and coastal areas but
there have not been many sightings
in the Midlands.
PTES want to hear from people living
in areas that border the stag beetles

known range.
Stag beetles can reach up to 75mm in
size, which makes them second largest of all UK beetles after the water
beetle, but also easy to spot!
For the majority of their life cycle,
stag beetles remain underground as
Vedat hopes that they will restore a

high rating to the premises after their
next visit.
We had a 5-star rating before, but
that was moved down to 4-star when
we did not record food temperatures.
The second warning moved us down
to a 1 star.
The chip shop has not yet had a reinspection.
larvae, feeding on rotten wood.

They can remain as larvae for as long
as seven years, and once fully grown
they build a large cocoon in the soil
where they pupate before finally metamorphosing into their adult, more
recognisable, form.
Last years Great Stag Hunt saw
5,796 recorded stag beetle sightings,
including 901 sightings in Hampshire.
Beetle spotters are asked to record
any sightings of stag beetles online at
www.ptes.org/stagbeetles.
Laura Bower, Conservation Officer at
PTES says: The Great Stag Hunt has
involved thousands of people over
the last 20 years.
Now is the right time of year for
people to start recording sightings
of stag beetles, as they emerge from
mid-May onwards.
Gardens in particular are very important habitats, as stag beetles rely on
decaying wood in contact with soil to
feed on as larvae.
Volunteers can help by retaining
dead tree stumps or building a log
pile in their gardens to ensure there
is a good supply of dead wood for female stag beetles to lay their eggs in.
We hope to see more volunteers
joining this years Great Stag Hunt to
help reverse their population decline.
Erdington wins
back its abbey
and train station
Commission backs down after public outcry
It makes sense to call a

train station by the name
of the place where its
built.
You get off at Birmingham New Street

and you knwo where you are.
But when the map-makers decided to
put Erdington Station in Small Heath
- just so that Birmingham could cut
down on its number of councillors well that was going down the wrong
track.
Erdington Abbey was also going to
find itself in Small Heath, too - an abbey in a heathen land.... not, its not
going to please the Catholic congregation.
Public outcry has caused the mapmakers to change their plans and
put the station and the abbey back in
Erdington. Small Heath is the poorer,
but justic has prevailed.
But those changes are not enough to
make everyone happy.
Councillor Robert Alden is still fuming.
The commissions new draft proposals have still broken the Erdington
Parish Boundary to the North ripping
out parts of Erdington history like the
old Tram Terminus, the only remaining Erdington Coat of Arms and the
Yenton Pub, says the boss of Birminghams Tory group.

In Pype Hayes the parish border has
been broken with Birches Green being separated from Pype Hayes for
the first time in history.
In Oscott Ward an area that has always been in Oscott has been ripped
out of the ward and put into Kingstanding, while the Kingstanding High
Street, Kingstanding Royal Mail Office
and Kingstanding Tesco have been
left in Oscott not reunited in Kingstanding Ward.
The community of Gravelly Hill is still
not being recognized and in the Perry
Common area, Perry Common is still
split in two and requires you leaving
the ward to go between the north and
south of the ward.
The boundary Commission had an
unprecedented level of responses,
more for the North Birmingham area
alone, than they normally receive for
a whole Council.
It is disappointing that they have
generally ignored local residents requests for communities to be properly
represented.
While it is good that they have restored the Erdington Abbey to Erdington, by refusing to reconnect the Par-
.......And the train now arriving at Erdington Railway Station.... is in Erdington, ...... not Small Heath
ish boundary they are leaving users
of the Church out of the ward.
Robert added I urge residents to
write into the commission asking for
them to respect the will of local residents and make changes as asked for
by the local community in the North
Birmingham Community Together
submission.
A new six-week public consultation
on the recommendations started on
10th May and will end on 20th June
2016.
Over 2,000 local responses were received on the Commissions original
recommendations.
They caused the Commission to

change its original plans. Now, more
suggestions are being invited.
The Commissions new recommendations propose that Birmingham City
Council should have 101 city councillors in the future, nineteen fewer
than the current arrangements. The
recommendations also outline how
those councillors should represent
41 single-member wards and 30 twomember wards across the city.
The full recommendations and detailed interactive maps are available
on the Commissions website at www.
consultation.lgbce.org.uk and www.
lgbce.org.uk.
Professor Colin Mellors, Chair of the
Commission, said: We are now asking local people to have a look at the
revised recommendations and to tell
us where they support them and, if
not, to put forward alternative suggestions.
The Commission will consider all
submissions received during this consultation before we finalise them in
September.
The Commissions report and interactive maps can be found on its website
at: www.lgbce.org.uk
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Gold-hearted
garage owner
A kind-hearted local businessman has donated

over 800 to help out a local church.
Shailesh Parekh, who owns the Midland Link Autocentre and Nisa shop
on Tyburn Road has helped the members of St Chads Church to buy kitchen equipment for their community.
He has given them the cash to buy a
brand new cooker and dishwasher worth over 850.
Linda Parker, from the Joint Church

Committee at Stoneyhurst Road said:
This is a wonderful gesture. He is so
kind.
He has helped us raise funds before,
and I asked him, jokingly, if he could
help us with some kitchen equipment.
And look what hes done.
Its fantastic.
The new equipment will help out with
many of the church events.
Members of the church committee
provide a cooked meal each week for

around 25 senior citizens.
Playgroups, and youth organisation
Urban Devotion also use the facilities, said Linda, and we hire out the
centre for events like christenings,
baptisms and parties, so these new
kitchen facilities will be so helpful to
the whole community.
We have a good congregation of
around 30 people here.
Shailesh is not a member of our
church, but he has been incredibly

good to us. We are so grateful to
him.
Shailesh is a man of modesty aswell
as generosity.
The money is provided via the Nisa
Make a Difference Locally Fund, he
explains.
Customers to the store pay a penny
or two extra on some items and the
money is saved up to go to good local
causes.
Gnome
mans
land
Gardeners are a
bit old fashioned
Nearly 70% of gardens in

the Midlands are stuck in
the past.
No place for gnomes, say 37%

of modern gardeners
Almost 64% of the regions homeowners admitting their outdoor space has
been influenced by previous decades.
A nationwide survey of homeowners
with gardens revealed that in the Midlands, 68% of gardens main features
pre-date the 1990s, with 80s wooden
slatted fences (42%), 60s manicured
lawns (41%) and 50s concrete paths
(24%) featuring most prominently as
design hangovers from the past.
The regions homeowners have been
slow to adopt 21st century garden
design, with contemporary features
such as raised vegetable beds (13%),
mixed native hedging (10%), fire pits
(6%), and artificial grass (3%) each
present in only one third of gardens.
While almost 41% of respondents in
the Midlands said their garden is the
most important feature of their home,
only 20% are most likely to feel pride
when thinking about or looking at
their garden.
Shailesh Parekh, with the helpers and

members of the Lunch Group at St
Chads Church Centre.
Inset: Shailesh with Linda (left) and
members of the Lunch Group committee
in the kitchen with food prepared with the
new equipment
School walk
makes for
happy kids
Parents say their children

are happier if they walk to
school, according to a survey published by charity
Living Streets.
Almost half of parents said that they
saw an improvement in their childs
happiness after the walk to school.
Just 46 per cent of primary school
children walk to school compared to
70 per cent of their parents generation, according to Living Streets experts.
Congestion and unsafe driving outside
the school gates overwhelmingly deter parents from getting their children
to walk to school. Vehicles driving too
quickly was their greatest worry when
it came to the school run and a third
cited overcrowding (33 per cent) and
unsafe parking (37 per cent). Aggression was also a factor with 28 per cent
experiencing it, either from other parents or local residents.
Morale at
all-time low
School with suspended
headteacher still in limbo
Morale at St Barnabas
School is at an all-time
low, according to one
employee who has
contacted Tyburn Mail.
The staff have been kept in the
dark about the schools future,
even though it is almost nine
months since their headteacher
was suspended.
Heather Powell has been suspended since the start of the
academic year in September
2015, following the discovery
of financial irregularities. But
staff and parents have not been
told whether she is ever coming
back, or if the school is likely to
advertise for a new headteacher
for next year.
The situation is impacting on
the children, according to the
member of staff who contacted
Tyburn Mail. Year 6 Sats results
this year will be shocking, said
the employee who wished to remain anonymous.
The employee gave a startling
account, claiming that younger

staff at the school are not being properly supported, and that
special needs children are suffering. Claire Cowlard is the current
acting headteacher, but she is
trying to juggle two jobs - she
is also headteacher of St Francis
School in Bournville.
The employee who spoke to
Tyburn Mail says that the leadership team at the school are
struggling, and that suspended
headteacher Heather Powell was
taking time off, and finding the
job too much for her, especially

the administration work. The
school had been slipping before
her suspension.
Governors have refused to comment on the situation, while the
investigation is still underway.
Tyburn Mail believes that governors feel they cannot comment,
nor make arrangements for the
headteachers return or replacement, until the time allowed for
the headteachers appeal has
elapsed.
Ebay snobs
Gents beats mens watches, and authentic fragrances top genuine ones
A gent can expect to pay

twice as much as a man
and authentic products
fetch up to 50 per cent
more than genuine ones.
Researchers at Birmingham City University trawled more than 68,000
items listed and sold on ebay to find
out how online sellers choose to describe their products.
The studies, which spanned more
than 15 million words, revealed patterns in language which significantly
changed the price buyers could expect to pay for similar goods.
Among the results it was shown that
mens watches sold for an average
of 30 while gents went for 70,
and fragrances labelled genuine
fetched 21 but authentic ones set
buyers back 34.
Similarly, users paid nearly three
times as much for on-ear headphones as in-ear headphones (25
to 71) while a watch with resistance can expect to attract nearly
50 per cent more than a resistant
watch (85 to 59).
Grammatical errors such as missing
apostrophes and internet speak were
also found to have a negative impact
on the price products sold for.
Researchers Andrew Kehoe and Matt
Gee from Birmingham City Universitys School of English were behind

the study.
For this project, product listings were
downloaded from eBay over a 70 day
period before being analysed using
WebCorps specialist tools.

Research also found that antique sellers were the most likely to use a personal connection to sell products with
words like I, me and my, appearing more frequently than in any other
category and making up 20 per cent
of the most popular words used.
Elsewhere used car sellers were found
to shy away from the term secondhand with only nine instances of the
phrase found among nearly 1,000
sold.
Instead traditional car sales speak
was found, with phrases like honest,
reliable, clean and reluctant all
among the top terms.
Whats in a name?
That which we
call perfume, by
any other name
would smell as
sweet. But it will
fetch more money
on ebay of you
describe its scent
as authentic
The popular and very beautiful

Alison Hammond, one of the
judges at the Castle Vales Got
Talent Show this month.
The vibrant television presenter proves that you dont have to
be stick-thin to be stunning.
Sexy or sexist?
A poster in Birmingham
City Centre is being labelled as sexist by a local
academic.
The huge ad features a close up of
a womans rear with the text: Were
getting ready to reveal our fabulous
new rear..! (entrance) Pert and perfect by June.
There are four posters featuring women, and one featuring a man.
Birmingham City University lecturer
Charlotte Barlow says: This type
of campaign objectifies and sexualises women, encouraging them to
be viewed as sex objects, and should not

be tolerated.
The fact that the
models rear is the
only part of her body
that we can see reinforces the status of
womens bodies as
objects for the male
gaze.
Campaigns like this
arguably perpetuate
street
harassment
and sexual harassment, added Dr Barlow.
Street
harassment
is a daily reality for
many women and
this
objectification
of womens bodies
reinforces the idea
that this is acceptable, when such
behaviour should not be tolerated
and rather viewed as part of a wider
continuum of sexual harassment and
everyday sexism.
Tyburn Mail readers were quick to respons online.
Yaaaawwn..go shave your armpits
wench. Sex sells.get over it., said
one unsympathetic reader.
What a bummer. Ill bet her classes
are a real barrel of laughs, remarked
another.
Castle
Vales
Got
Talent
2016
Taylor Jay
Evans
XCell
Daniel McVey won Castle Vales Got

Talent, and he deserved to.
Courtney Hackett
Jamie Brookes
Abigail Fearby
Daniel McVey
Kyle Harris
He sings well, and with passion, and has

great stage presence. Hes been unlucky
not to win in previous years. But persistence
pays, and this time, the likeable Greenwood
pupil came out on top. Last year, his brother and niece won the trophy. Ste and Skye
McVey performed in this years show as the
judges retired to make their decision. That
McVey family could populate a talent show
all on their own.
This was the eighth year of the competition.
Often, there is a stand-out group of performers bound to take the top four places.
Not so this time. The depth of talent was
remarkable.
At least ten acts were good enough to get
into the top spots. Some, such as Taylor Jay
Evans, Courtney Hackett, Charlotte Tomkins, Kaisey Reilly and Sadie Horton can
count themselves very unlucky not to have
got their hands on one of the trophies. It
must have been a close thing. Laura Selina
took second place, with Kayleigh Cooper in
third, and Xcell in 4th place. They were all
excellent.
Special awards went to Wings, the spectacularly costumed and brilliantly choreographed musical act, and to Kyle Harris.
Desist
Kayleigh Cooper
Laura Silina
Wings
Sadie Horton
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LOCAL
DEMOCRACY
PAGE
Your councillors, campaigners and candidates
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets - Napoleon Bonaparte
Construction woes
for local residents
contractors on the former

Cincinnati works site. Clifton
by Robert Alden
Conservative campaigner and

Erdington Councillor
I have been working with

popular local campaigner
Clifton Welch over the
last few weeks to tackle
the issue of inconsiderate
Lets set
record
straight
Councillor Mike Sharpe

Tyburn Ward Labour
I would just like to set the

record straight after receiving a leaflet delivered
by the Tories during the
Thank you
Clifton Welch
Conservative campaigner
Thank you very much to
everyone who voted for
me in the recent elections.
While I did not win this May we again

made progress closing the Labour
majority. This was the last set of
elections that will be fought on the
current boundaries. Going forward
Tyburn ward will be broken into three
single member wards of Castle Vale,
Tyburn and Pype Hayes.
Therefore it is highly likely from the
next election Tyburn will cease to
and I have reported the contractors to

the City Council planning enforcement
team for breach of planning conditions
and also contacted the contractors,
Galliford Try, themselves. The level of
noise, traffic, air pollution and rubbish
being released across the local area
combined with very early starts in the
week and weekends, long before the
work is meant to start each day is
making local residents lives a misery.
We will be chasing the Council, soon
if they have not resolved the issue by
the deadline they gave us of the 24th
May, if action is not taken to redress
the situation urgently as it is totally
unacceptable for residents to have to
put up with this going forward.
run up to the election.
I certainly did not see them the

night the Travellers arrived at Pype
Hayes Park. I sat outside the park
till 11.30pm and I was in constant
contact with the council, police, and
friends of the park.
I am proud to say all organisation
worked together to get the Travellers off the park and to get the area
cleaned up.
I have started working with the
Council to see how we can best stop
this happening again, each time the
Travellers are on the park it costs us
money to clean up the area and to
put right any damage they cause. I
will be arranging a meeting with the
Council and the Friends of Pype Hayes
Park at the earliest opportunity.
Protecting our park is not easy but
together with my colleagues, Councillor Lynda Clinton and recently reelected Councillor Mick Brown we will
work together with all agencies and
especially the local community.
If you would like to contact me please
do so on 07713982258.
have three Labour Councillors. This

May the Tyburn Ward had a Labour
majority of around 900 but the proposed Castle Vale ward only had Labour ahead of the Conservatives by
200. While the proposed Pype Hayes
Ward actually voted for the Conservatives by a majority of 100. Therefore
in 2018 the elections across the current Tyburn Ward will be a completely
different kettle of fish and residents
will have the prospect of their vote
really counting in terms of who can
win the ward.
In the coming year I will be continuing to campaign for Tyburn Ward
all year round, continuing to carry
out local cleans help residents with
unwanted developments and other
such campaigns. If there is anything
I can do to help you or anything you
want my help to campaign on please
let me know by contacting me on CWelch2@sky.com , 07505745808 or
by writing to Tyburn Conservatives,
96 Orchard Road, Erdington, B24 9JD.
Local democracy is the

winner, but for how long?
Ballot
papers
were
checked and counted,
councillors appointed;
electoral democracy has
been enacted and delivered.
But we face a far more
important decision on
June 23rd when we vote
to determine Britains
future as an independent, democratic, sovereign nation, free to enact our own laws, enforce
our Supreme Courts decisions and elect our own
political representatives.
The EU today is unrecognisable from

the Common Market we thought
we were joining in 1973 and David
Camerons renegotiation for contin-
Andrew Garcarz
UKIP Sutton Coldfield
& Erdington, Chair
ued membership in a reformed EU is

a sham; he asked for very little and
got even less.
With each new treaty, the EU is
evolving into a full-blown political
and economic super-state, with its

own Parliament, Flag, Anthem, Police
Force, Judiciary, Currency, Central
Bank, Foreign Office, President, Border force and soon, its own Armed
Forces.
Do we really want to be a part of the
United States of Europe, ruled from
Brussels by unelected, unaccountable
and undemocratic EU Commissioners? Are we content to be a star on
someone elses flag?
Or do we want to keep our independence, our democracy and our proud
heritage based on 800-years of common law enshrined in the Magna
Carta, to live in a sovereign, self-determining country, a country that our
forebears fought and died for in two
world wars, the country that gave democracy to the World?
The choice is ours to make; Vote to
leave the EU
Should we stay or
should we go?
Having just had the local Council and

Police and Crime Commissioner elections, things will soon be winding up
again for the European referendum
in June. The question here is would
Britain be better outside the 28 member union, just as it has coped with
being outside the 19 member Eurozone?
My own view is that there is no clear
best option and everyone will have
their own take on the matter. However, I would like to make three quick
points:-
1. Some people believe that the European regulations will disappear if

we leave, but many of them have
already been passed into UK law and
that is unlikely to change.
2. If we do vote to leave, Britain
could become a bit part player
in the global market, and while we
would still be a large economy we
may no longer be a favoured destination for foreign investors.
3. People also forget that so much
research, into such conditions as
cancer and Alzheimers is funded by
US IN A BOAT!!
National Drowning Event at Castle Pool
Councillor Lynda Clinton

Tyburn Ward Labour
Just how important was

child safety in and around
water on the 25th April?
Well around 100 adults turned up
with their children from toddler to
teenager to listen, learn and take part

in the exciting event.
West Midlands Fire
Service Rescue Team
worked with our Ducklings to appreciate the
dangers whilst enjoying the freedom of being confident and safe.
Volunteer youngsters
were rescued both in
and out of the water
and the event was
rounded up by them
all being taken around
the pool in the dinghy.
As you can see from
the picture, us adults
enjoyed a trip too!
There is a video of the
event available and
Councillor Mick Brown

Tyburn Ward Labour
EU grants, and leaving would bring
complexity and uncertainty.
Of course for every reason to stay
you can find one to leave, and at the
end of the day its a decision we all
need to make based on our own view
of what is important for us, our families and our country.
anyone wishing to view it can contact me on 07727 923071.
If you missed this event, we are
hoping to hold another in June so
watch out for more information.
Keep safe Both in and out of the
water.
Tough for
talented
dancers
Dancer Emily Seeney
had plenty of fans in
the audience as she
delivered a stylish
performance in the
Castle Vales Got Talent finals.
Its difficult for individual dancers to make their mark with
the judges. Its usually the
singers who get the glory.
Emily, along with Sadie Horton who puts in a brilliant
performance every year, and
dance group Desist, have to
be content with the admiration of the audience.
Its been six years since an
8 year-old dancer called Jak
Tuite won CVGT.
Jaks been a hard act to follow!
Audience
loves
Hammad
Brave teen Hammad

Tahir won the hearts
of the audience at the
finals of Castle Vales
Got Talent.
Hammad has some difficulties
with communication because of
a stammer. Before and after his
performance, it was clear to the
audience that Hammad struggles a little with his speech.
But the Year 8 pupil performed
a rap song that he had written
himself.
It was a fluent, passionate and
dynamic performance.
Faultless.
The 13 year-old beamed with
delight as the judges praised
his singing and songwriting
skills.
The back page

WALLOP!
Song for Villa
CRASH!
BANG!
Walmley all-rounder Tom Burton smashed

the Leamington bowlers to all corners of the
ground and beyond in his innings of 76.
Walmley won the game by 75 runs.
LOCAL FOOTBALL ROUND-UP
Pagets 2016 pick-me-up

Highs and lows for Concordes
Paget Rangers have
been in impressive
form since the start
of 2016.
The Midland League Division
Two club had struggled early
in the season, but since the

turn of the new year, they
have won 12 of their 15
league games.
Paget finished in 4th place
in their league, despite losing their final game of the
season to table-topping Alvis

Sporting Club.
Paget chalked up 16 wins
from their 26 league games,
and ended with a goal difference of 31.
Top goalscorer for Paget
Par-three
paradise
Club striker and skipper

The fleet-footed Gabby
Now looks like a barrel,
He rolls, and is flabby.
was Mark Bellingham, with

36 goals, followed by Danny
Carter, who netted 28 times.
Dean Morris was third on the
list with eight goals for the
season.
Castle Vale Concorde ended
up bottom of the Premier Division of the Festival Sunday
league.
The newly promoted team
had struggled all season,
managing 3 wins and 2
draws from their 18 fixtures.
It was a different story for
Concorde Utd, two divisions
below. They topped the Sen-
ten referred to as the Augusta of the

midlands.
Golf societies from all over the midlands took part, in a straight knockout competition, all battling it out to
win the first prize, a golf trip to Ireland for two.
Myself and my playing partner
Brendan OReilly reached the semi
final before being knocked out on a
play off hole, by the George Inn Golf
Society from Daventry, who incidentally went on to win in the final.
Big Joleon Lescott

Has got a new car
His own hobbling legs
Wont get him very far.
ior Amateur One Division,

with 14 wins and 2 draws
from their 18 league fixtures.
They had a staggering goal
difference of 60, and hit
double figures on three occasions.
They beat Horizon 11-0 in
April, and Great Barr Rangers All Stars 10-0 in February.
But the biggest hammering
of the season was saved for
FC Elite in December.
The game ended 13-1 to
Concorde.
In a Tenerife gutter
Jack Grealish sleeps, pissed
His career is on hold
And his talent is missed
Remi Garde was a flop
He took Villa to bottom
He did nothing for months
And is now long forgotten.
The Champions League
Is awaiting Bacuna
Pigs flying overhead
Could well happen sooner.
On the 26th-29th of July 2016 the

Farmfoods British par 3 Championship
takes place at Nailcote.
The event will be hosted for a ninth
consecutive year by Tony Jacklin CBE.
The prize fund has now risen to
50,000 compared to 5,000 nine
years ago.
Some of the names who have taken
part in this pro-am event include Paul
Lawrie, Ian Woosnam, Sam Torrance,
Charley Hull and reigning Masters
champ Danny Willett.
Tony
Roche
NZogbias job
Was to work in attack
He took lots of money,
And gave nothing back.
The stadium echoes
With boos from the fans
Their players the target
At a club with no plans.
Cissokho and Richards
Gestede and Sinclair
The club will be better
When you are not there.
The fans deserve more
But Lerner is blind
To the banners and protests
He seems not to mind....
Tyburn
Mails
golf writer
On the 23rd of April 2016,
I took part in a unique
golfing experience, the
Midlands Golfer Par 3
Masters at the beautiful
Nailcote Hall in Berkswell,
Warwickshire.
The event hosted by Midlands Golfer
magazine, and special guests Club
Choice Ireland, is played each year on
....That the Championship

Is where Villa will play
And the jaws of League One
Open wider each day.

the 9 hole, par 3 Cromwell course, in

the wonderful surroundings of Nailcote Hall Golf & Country Club.
Dont let the 9 hole par 3 fool you.
This is as tough as it gets, and is of-
Nailcote Hall welcomes visitors all year

round, so if you want a fun golfing experience, wether that be just you and
a friend, or a golf society give it a try,
you wont be disappointed.
Next Issue of Tyburn Mail:
Fat Alan May 2016
Some of the nations best loved sporting and tv personalities will be taking
part in the celeb-am competition.
To get your tickets go to britishpar3.
com or contact Nailcote Hall
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Taylor Sheldon

The brothel keeper,

May 2016 Issue 53

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We have the hygiene

CASTLE VALES GOT TALENT:

A local flat worth 85,000

One local housing boss says that a

ants exercise their right to buy.

....One local housing association in Tyburn reckons

Birmingham Council is asking the public for their views.

Big guns in town

Nigel Farage will be

He will be one of four of the UKs

eltine) will be speaking in favour of

office in Sutton Coldfield on 23rd

A man who is over 100

The offences are alleged to have

Pictured right: Mandy McCrohon

Spare a thought for Mandy

who has been joint headteacher of

Dale Robert Saunders aged 33 of Ryland Road in Tyburn admitted sending

Now the elections are over, I

round, not just at election time, and

Public had right to know

I would like to thank

During the recent election I saw

ments I have had for the local area

the travellers enter the Park on the

me in response to this attack.

What about life

But most pages are about Castle Vale,

hardly any thing is mentioned about

Got a job to advertise?

seeking election for Sutton New Hall

While I will be producing a full thank

outside the Jaguar take forever to

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Next edition is published 20th April

A nursery based at Gunter

They learn to respect each other,

Tyburn beauty: A lone figure reads quietly on a

Page 5 Tyburn Mail May 2016

lys Burberry gown which flaunted a

However, what everyone wanted to

though it had hundreds of stars

Out of all the celebrities her look has

what this year would bring with their

castle vales fun run...

(or 10k if you go round twice!)

join our first ever community pursuit

just for fun or to show the world what youre made of

or in person at greenwood academy community hub

people of Castle Vale and Pype Hayes

several years that JLR employees

Sir Michael Wilshaws letter to headteacher Mark Rhatigan congratulated

Mick Brown (Labour) won the May local

When I first heard Hotline

He is one of three councillors, along with Labours Mike

that Ive instantly loved the

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