Intouch with Bartley Green

31/08/2026

29/08/2026

Keys found on Wood Lane by the Bus Stop, if you think they could be yours please let us know.

28/08/2026

Bartley Green Neighbourhood Policing Team will be at Woodgate Valley car park on Sunday 30th August 2026 10:30am - 11:30am offering free bike marking. If you would like yours registered please pop along..

27/08/2026

Milebrook Community Hall coffee morning will be open this morning at 10:00am, and it’s so much more than just a coffee morning! ❤️
🏋️‍♀️ Sharon BrownFitness will be there at 10:45am for chair exercises. This will be Sharon’s last session for a few weeks while she enjoys a well-earned break. She’ll be back on 24th September!
🌱 The Conservation Volunteers - Birmingham & West Midlands will be out in the garden, so pop outside, get involved and pick up some gardening hints and tips.
🍰 And of course… make sure you try the homemade bread pudding! 😋
Come along, have a cuppa, get active, enjoy the garden, grab a slice of something delicious and, most importantly, enjoy a lovely morning with us. 💕☕

26/08/2026

🚧 UPDATE: The lonely traffic cone saga has come to an end! 😂
I’m pleased to report that after a few days of standing there all on its own, looking completely out of place and silently annoying me… THE CONE HAS GONE! 🎉😂
We reported it, and someone has finally come to its rescue. No more wondering where it came from, no more staring at it every time we pass.
It just goes to show that sometimes it really is the little things! 😂

26/08/2026

Please be careful on Romsley Road at the Adams Hill junction. The 002 bus has driven into the pedestrian guardrail, visibility when pulling out of Romsley Road onto Adams Hill is not the best.

25/08/2026

Oh wow! 🎉 Doris Green is officially 100 years old! What an incredible milestone. Wishing Doris a very happy 100th birthday,
Thank you Shelly's Treats Ltd for the balloon 🎈

Doris A True Community Anchor (1950s – late 1980s)
The Heart of Ley Hill
Doris and Norman opened their greengrocer to serve the postwar housing estates expanding across Northfield and Bartley Green. For roughly three decades, they were the lifeblood of the local street and a familiar part of everyday life for generations of families.

While Norman took on the gruelling early morning runs to the Birmingham wholesale markets, bringing back the freshest seasonal fruit and vegetables, Doris was the beloved master of the front counter. She knew her customers, their families and, often, what was happening in their lives.
Nothing came wrapped in plastic. Doris weighed everything out on the classic shop scales and sold the produce loose, just as a traditional greengrocer should. But customers came for more than the fruit and vegetables. A visit to Doris’s counter was a chance to catch up, exchange local news and have a proper conversation with a familiar face. The shop was as much a meeting place as it was a place to buy the weekly vegetables.
Their greengrocer stood proudly as one of the core pillars of the vibrant local shopping parade on Taysfield Road serving families alongside Pearsalls the butcher, the local newsagent and Victoria Wine. Together, these independent shops formed the fabric of the community.

Doris’s contribution to the community went well beyond the greengrocer. She also played an active role at Holloway Hall, particularly within the ladies’ section, where she helped bring people together and was involved in running the Bingo group. It was another example of the important role she played in the social life of the area.
For Doris, serving the community was never simply about running a business. Whether she was behind the counter at the greengrocer or involved with the ladies at Holloway Hall she was part of the network that kept neighbours connected. Her warmth, conversation and willingness to get involved made her a familiar and much loved figure in local life.

25/08/2026

🌙🦇 Join BrumBats and Friends of Woodgate Valley Country Park tonight Tuesday 25th August for a Bat Watch! 🦇🌿
Come along for a lovely Summer evening discovering the bats of Woodgate Valley Country Park! 🌅🦇
👟 Please wear suitable clothing and footwear, as we’ll be walking over uneven ground.
🔦 Bring a torch.
🦇 Bring binoculars and a bat detector if you have one.
📍 Meet outside the Visitors Centre.
⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: The Visitors Centre and car park will be CLOSED. 🚫🚗
🅿️ Please park on the service road opposite Clapgate Lane.
🚧 Clapgate Lane is also due to be closed, although we’re not sure exactly where the closure will be or whether you’ll be able to get through.
☀️ But it’s going to be a lovely warm summer evening, so if you can walk to us, it should make for a beautiful evening! 🌳🌿🦇✨

25/08/2026

🚧 The case of the lonely traffic cone… 😂
This poor traffic cone has been annoying me for the last few days. All on its own, completely out of place and somehow VERY noticeable. 👀
But seriously… where has it even come from? Has it escaped from a roadworks site? Been abandoned by its cone family? Is it just waiting for someone to come and collect it? 🤷‍♂️😂
And it’s the little things that can be just as annoying as the bigger issues. So, after a few days of silently judging this lonely little cone, we’ve finally reported it. 😂
Hopefully its long-awaited reunion with the rest of the traffic cone family is imminent. 🚧❤️

25/08/2026

🚧⚠️Looks like Clapgate Lane will be closed overnight between Jiggins Lane and Woodgate Lane for carriageway patching works, from 7:00pm until 5:00am.

Please find an alternative route during these times. There are currently no bus diversion routes listed. If and when any diversions are updated, we will let you know.