Village News
TREE-MENDOUS: Alvechurch Village Society stalwart Jim Parker digs in a new beech tree (left) provided by the society to replace the landmark tree (right) which had to be felled a year ago after a large bough fell into the grounds of a children’s nursery. The tree also marks Jim’s 40 years’ service to the village
society and he was joined at the planting ceremony (above) by other members and children from Sandhills Nursery, which gave permission for the siting of the tree.
Paving way for piazza
PLANS FOR a Piazza Dell’Alvechurch could be resurrected as the village’s Neighbourhood Plan nears fruition. The idea of a continental-style,
pedestrian-only square was first raised at the now-defunct Village Im- provements Committee 17 years ago. There was a lot of interest at the time and one resident, David Barton, produced an impression of how it might look (right). Despite having backing from the then head of high- ways, the ambitious idea of handing the village centre back to pedestrians never materialised. Now it is back on the agenda as the
long-awaited Alvechurch Neighbour- hood Plan is being readied for public consultation. Such plans, developed by local
people, are adopted by the local authority and guide development decisions. Coun Adrian Smith, of the plan
steering group, told parish council- lors: “We have sent our final plan to Bromsgrove and Worcester councils
and are just waiting for them to come back with their suggestions.” The plan will then be put out for
three days of public consultation, with a two-day display at Alvechurch Village Hall. Coun John Cypher, another plan
steering group member, told council- lors that a survey at the Picnic in the Park last month had brought
some interesting results. Villagers were concerned by the number of empty shops in the village centre, but recognised the value of the sense of community evident in Alvechurch. A majority of those who filled in the survey were in favour of part-pedestrianisation of the village centre, said Coun Cypher. “So the piazza lives!” he added.
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