Local School Ofsted Success

Hillcrest School, A Specialist Maths and Computing College and Sixth Form Centre was recently visited by Ofsted Inspectors and were thrilled to receive the top grade – grade 1 ‘Outstanding’. The school has gone from strength to strength in recent years with Hillcrest placed in the top 5% of schools nationally in 2008. The schools drive for improvement has brought about some very innovative and highly effective developments including an excellent online VLE, a language village and state of the art ICT facilities.

Edgbaston Fun Run

This year sees the return of the Edgbaston Fun Run held in conjunction with the Harborne Carnival on Sunday 28th June. There are three runs aimed at 7–15 year olds and this year we have included a Family Run, which will be held on a traffic free Harborne High Street.

We are currently distributing entry forms to schools, community and leisure centres and other outlets across the Constituency. We would like to see as many schools as possible competing and enjoying this event.

The event will start by the BP garage and finish at the end of the High Street. The course is approximately 1000 metres long and offers youngsters and families a chance to participate in a fun event which seeks to promote healthier lifestyles.

Daleks Invade Edgbaston!

Come and meet Daleks, the Tardis and costumed groups playing characters from DR Who and Star Wars. Parents and Children can play games, enter competitions and have faces painted at the UK best games convention in June in Egbaston.

UK Games Expo is an exhibition of games of all types including Board Games, Card Games, Role-playing Games , Miniatures and Computer gaming. The target audience is the general public, family groups as well as gaming enthusiasts. Games companies exhibit their games and visitors can sit down and play them as well as browse a range of trade stands. There are many tournaments and organised play sessions as well as costumed groups and children’s competitions.

Official Opening of Kenrick Centre in Harborne

This was the 12 May 2009 by Dame Jo Williams, a former Chief Executive of Mencap. The ceremony was attended by local residents and their families, along side care staff and local partners. Amongst the guests of honour were Mrs. Anne Kenrick and her son, representingg their family who so generously gave the land all those years ago. Also in attendance were Councillor Sue Sanderson, Cabinet Member for Social Health & Care, Peter Hay, Strategic Director, and Councillor Deirdre Alden Edgbaston Ward Councillor and Chairman of the Edgbaston Constituency.

Our Pledges to You, 2009-10

As you may know; every year the Edgbaston Constituency makes a series of clearly defined Pledges to its residents. These outline and define our key priorities to which we are work and against which we can measure ourselves. Read on for our priorities for the upcoming twelve months.