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3 days ago

Big thanks for sterling work by Paul Smith’s family and his volunteer litter-pickers for clearing more than half a mile of the path along the route of the canal from Somery Rd towards Selly Oak. It is a beautiful route, and we were fortunate with perfect weather. Easy to understand the attraction of having a new path alongside the canal, it will surely prove to be very popular.(Photos by Paul, Justin & Hugh) ...

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Gary Sambrook MP

7 days ago

With the Lapal Canal Trust, Paul Smith - Community Campaigner for Weoley & Selly Oak and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street we cleared nearly a tonne of rubbish from behind Weoley Castle and the alleyway at the end of Somery Road.We are calling on the council to install CCTV to stop this needing to be done again, it's time the council took tough action on fly-tippers and people who litter. Sign our petition today: www.garysambrook.co.uk/CCTV-somery-road ...

Petition Calling on Birmingham City Council to install CCTV at the old canal bridge at the end of Somery Road in Weoley behind Weoley Castle to stop fly-tipping after the community cleaned up nearly a tonne of rubbish.

www.garysambrook.co.uk

**Your name and address will be shared with Birmingham City Council as part of this petition

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Lapal Canal Trust is feeling excited.

1 week ago

Press Release 14th of June 2021Lapal Canal Trust signs contract with Land & Water Services Ltd to construct the first part of the restoration of the Dudley No 2 Canal in Selly Oak .https://www.lapalcanal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/21-6-14-Press-Release-Land-and-water-contract.pdf Dr Andrew Hardie, Chair of the Lapal Canal Trust, signs a £300,000 contract with Kevin Kirkland, Construction Director of Land & Water, to build the first Selly Oak section of the Dudley No2 Canal. The new water feature section completes the development of Whitehouse Wharf and forms part of the Selly Oak Shopping Centre owned by M & G Real Estate, and provided as a public amenity. The area includes a bridge linking the new shops to Selly Oak town centre, the remains of a lime kiln and a new public square. The large water area is designed to enable boats to turn and enter and exit the soon to be restored Dudley No 2 Canal. It will be an attractive calming water feature in the heart of Selly Oak, to be enjoyed by all canal users - including canoeists, paddle boaters and anglers. It is large enough to be a convenient destination for trip boats to and from central Birmingham. A very pleasant 55 minutes journey along the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, taking in a beautiful green corridor not yet seen by many residents. ...

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Lapal Canal Trust

3 weeks ago

Refurbished sign for the Leasowes - Our volunteers helping to clear the overgrowth at the Leasowes very kindly offered to make a new sign. So big thanks Jay for producing the sign and to Dave and Justin for putting it up. Our poster describing the project was added. Job well done! ...

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Lapal Canal Trust

3 weeks ago

Halesowen BID – Business Improvement District is working on a Halesowen in Bloom project and our Committee Member Justin Malpas was please to help by providing a seed library. Halesowen BID commented “A huge thank to Justin for our Seed Library, please feel free to pop into the BID to donate or collect seeds. A blooming great new community initiative for Halesowen. The Lapal Canal Trust is very pleased to be working with Halesowen BID as we have a common interest in making Halesowen more attractive place to live and work. ...

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