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AGENDA:  Vesey Ward Agenda July 22nd_

Dr Sukhdev Singh is delivering a health workshop for us in Communitea café, in Boldmere, on Friday 26 July 6.30pm – 7.30pm.  This is a free event but due to capacity in the Communtea café a set number of tickets have been printed.  You may collect yours from the Age Concern Charity Shop or Communtea cafe or contact me directly.

Also, a quick reminder of the following;

Repair café – Monday 15^th July 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Walking group – last Thursday of every month, meet for an 11am start in the Communitea café

Communitea Allotment – get in touch with me to organise a visit to the allotment and discuss how you can be involved.  Or pop into the Communtea café for a chat every 3^rd Saturday of the month (next dates 20^th July and 24^th August 2-4pm)

If you require any further information or the related leaflet to the activities please get in touch.

Kind regards

Rashminder Plaha

Ageing Better City Wide Hub Co-ordinator

Direct line: 0121 262 3024

Mobile: 07909 522 718

76-78 Boldmere Road

Sutton Coldfield

B73 5TJ

Advanced Notice

The next City Councillors Sutton Vesey Ward public meeting will take the form of a major ‘Community Safety Summit’.  It’s on Monday 22^nd July, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Carpenters Arms, and as guests we have the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson, and senior West Midlands Police Superintendent Sarah Burton. Our local neighbourhood police and traffic highways safety people should be there too.

Full programme to follow next week.

Councillors Rob Pocock and Kath Scott

Schools recently told staff they plan to go ahead with their application to form a MAT of 6 Sutton primary schools, despite each having been invited to join the Learning Trust for Excellence, a successful group of non-MAT schools in Sutton Coldfield and despite staff at Penns Primary having been in formal dispute about the MAT plans since before Christmas.

MATs have been the subject of two critical Panorama documentaries and many controversial media stories. Despite repeated questions from parents since September, the schools are yet to explain what they seek to achieve in a MAT that couldn’t be achieved in other models.

Governors, parents, staff and community members are invited to a public meeting on Sunday 7th July, 2:00-4:00pm at the Carpenter’s Arms Community Centre in Boldmere, B73 5UY.

The schools say they will consult AFTER they have applied to form the MAT, but parents want meaningful consultation BEFORE this irreversible decision is made, as is their legal right. Solicitors even wrote to the schools to make this clear.

Come to the meeting to find out about the implications for our schools, staff and our children, and the alternative options. Confirmed speakers include the West Midlands Regional Officer of the National Association of Head Teachers, the Chair of the Education and Children’s Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee at Birmingham City Council, and the NEU.

Time is short, so please spread the word ASAP, via school and club WhatsApp groups, social media or by old school methods!

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