Morning everyone,
Good news for the town's green spaces this week, plus a few road updates to be aware of before heading out.
🚨 Traffic & Roads
Walmley Road (August 3–4): Road closure for road markings near the Thimble End Road and Elm Road roundabout, outside St John's Church Hall.
Aldridge Road (August 8–18): Staffordshire County Council mobile highway repairs near the Lakeside junction. The road will be fully closed for two days within this window — worth keeping an eye on if that's part of your regular route.
Ongoing:
Rosemary Hill Road (until August 6): Two overlapping sets of utility works near Walsall Road and Roman Road junctions
Monmouth Drive (August 5–7): Two-way signals for footway works alongside Powell's Pool
Eachelhurst Road (August 11–13): Lane closures outside 224 Eachelhurst Road near The Fairways junction
📰 Local News
Green Belt Sites Protected: Birmingham City Council has dropped plans to redesignate 17 Sutton Coldfield sites as grey belt, following a campaign backed by over 5,500 residents. Around 465 hectares — roughly half the size of Sutton Park — have been protected from immediate housing development.
Town Centre CCTV Upgrade: Work has started on a high-tech upgrade to the town centre CCTV network, the first project to be delivered from Sutton's £20 million Pride in Place Programme.
💛 Love Parks Week
With over half of the Royal Town made up of green space, this is a good weekend to get out and explore Sutton Park or one of the local neighbourhood parks. Love Parks Week concludes this Sunday August 2.
🎉 What's On This Weekend & Beyond
Love Parks Week (Sutton Park): Concludes Sunday August 2
Worship Food Cookery School (over 11s): Tuesday August 11, 10am
Summer Picnic in the Park (Harvest Fields Centre): Wednesday August 12, 10:30am
Golf and Pizza — over 11s (The Belfry): Thursday August 13, 1pm
Footloose Themed Musical Workshop (Little Aston Village Hall): Friday August 14, 5pm
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