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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 4d

Advice to anyone whose blue recycling bag has blown away in the storm - the wind is blowing to the east so you may need to take a trip to Edgbaston Reservoir (aka Gulf of Bearwood) as this is where many of the bags will have ended up.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 4d

Storm Amy has wreaked havoc in Bearwood.

Reports include:
•portaloo blown over at the circus. Jugglers and clowns are currently trying to free the man trapped inside.
•baby blown away in Lightwoods Park.
•mass bin upset.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 10d

Unfortunately, today's world record attempt by Lightwoods Support Group to build the worlds largest tower made entirely out of parking cones wasn't successful this time.

The world record of 35 metres is still held by Dudley Council, built 2020 during covid lockdown.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 10d

As the circus is currently in town, we thought we should share this important message:

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 12d

There's a lot of excitement about the circus currently in Lightwoods Park, so we thought we'd share some photos from the last time a circus visited Bearwood, way back in 2007:

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 13d

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 13d

Plans have been submitted to demolish the burnt-out Ex-Catalogue Direct Shop in Bearwood and build a new shop and flats. It's great to see the designs maintain the character of the previous building.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 13d

TERRITORIAL GAINS FOR BEARWOOD!

The new electoral ward boundaries have now been published!

• Abbey Ward renamed Bearwood ✊

• Bearwood gains territory to the north (including full length of Bearwood Road) ✊

• Previously-proposed territorial losses west of Pitcairn Road reversed! ✊

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 13d

Notice to Residents: Last week saw quite a bit of recycling confusion, so make sure you get your right bins out this Thriday!

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 15d

Who wanted to style his hair good...

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 16d

As part of a new £2million arts initiative, we have installed a public typewriter outside the British Heart Foundation to allow local residents to compose spontaneous poetry in case of sudden artistic inspiration.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 17d

Lightwoods House reportedly had to call in the Ghostbusters in response to a poltergeist incident in 1000 Trades OTP this morning.

It's refreshing to see that the Ghostbusters have swapped their previous vehicle for something with lower emissions.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 17d

The introduction of a new recycling bag has been the catalyst for a cultural renaissance, with local residents creating poetry and artwork inspired by the new recycling regime!

Here's a poem submitted to us by a local poet about the fate of Pringles Tubes in a system that has forgotten them.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 18d

With an average of 23 traffic accidents every day during the trial, this is significantly below the normal number of daily accidents for this junction. 💪

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 18d

Due to the popularity of our 'RecklessWednesday' scheme to regularly deactivate the traffic lights at the Abbey Road crossroads for one Wednesday each month to encourage more mindful driving, we have decided to expand the scheme to Sundays as well! #SignfreeSundays

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 25d

Concerned residents asked us to investigate an apparent illegal all-night rave, being held last night at The Bear Pharmacy.

The attending officer reported back to say the pills he was given disapointingly turned out to be Imodium, so he left feeling a bit deflated.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 25d

There has been some confusion over the upcoming changes in local bin collections, so we've put together this easy to understand guide to help:

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · 29d

With summer coming to a close, there's only a few more days to enjoy the wonderful Bearwood pop-up beach at Global Wines Car Park! 🏖️

Thanks to Bearwood Builders Supply for providing the sand 🥰

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Sep 7

You may have recieved this alert today. If you go out, make sure you carry some extra large conkers in your pockets...

Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bearwood Council is trialling a new emergency alert system on mobile phones for local residents.

Here's what to do should you receive an alert this weekend:

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Sep 5

Bearwood Council is trialling a new emergency alert system on mobile phones for local residents.

Here's what to do should you receive an alert this weekend:

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Sep 1

Exciting times! You should receive your new blue recycling bag in the next couple of weeks. Here is a handy guide for some additional ways to use your new bag!

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 26

We have had to cordon-off a section of the footway along the high street, as the face of the gigantic wall of bottled water outside Quincey's Midnight Market has become unstable. We have already had reports of several walkers almost been hit by falling bottles.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 25

As a special bank holiday treat, we're challenging motorists to test their patience and bravery by setting all the temporary traffic lights by The Bear Tavern to be permanently on red.

If you can make it across the junction in one piece you get a certificate.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is part of a worrying trend of locally-inspired 'superheroes' taking vigilante action across the area.

Other recent reported instances include: The Acock's Green Lantern, The Incredible Solihulk, Blackheath Panther, Doctor Strange-accent, Mr Eggtastic, Jane Grey Peas, Dogpool & Bullverine.

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Bearwood Parish Council @bearwoodcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 25

There have been worrying reports that two vigilantes dressed as superheroes calling themselves 'Bearman' and 'Woody' have been taking action to put a stop to anti-social activities in Bearwood, such as 2am fireworks and loud car-revving.

Obviously, we are trying to secure the film rights.

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