Redditchm a t t e r s

A great read forRedditch residents

Sum

mer

2018

A message fromthe Leader

Councillor Matthew Dormer, Leaderof Redditch Borough Council

This Summer edition ofRedditch matters bringstogether all the activities andevents which are being heldacross our Borough.

Lots of these are being held in our parks and Iwas delighted to the spotlight thrown on theseas part of Love Your Parks week.We are very lucky in Redditch to have suchwonderful, green open spaces which canbe enjoyed by dog-walkers, families, fitnessfanatics and those who want to relax.This magazine is also a chance to look at whatwe have done as a Council and what we arelooking forward to. Having just taken over asLeader in the last couple of months, there areexciting times ahead for Redditch as we unlockthe potential of our magnificent borough.

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Write to usRedditch Borough Council, Town Hall,Walter Stranz Square, Redditch, Worcs, B98 8AH

Click on www.redditchbc.gov.uk

Redditch Borough Council

@RedditchMatters

If you want this magazine in a different format,e.g. audio CD, or language, call 01527 881296.The council does not endorse any of the productsor services advertised in this magazine by externalcustomers. To advertise in this magazinecall 01527 881296.

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Love Our Parks - Page 8

Summer of funat Forge Mill -Pages 14 & 15

CommunityExercise Sessions -Pages 18 & 19

Top tips forSummer- Pages 20 & 21

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It’s been abusy coupleof monthsfor RedditchMayor CllrJuliet Brunner.The new Mayor received her chain in May and announced her charities forthe year as being Bowel Cancer UK, Royal British Legion and SandycroftWell-being Centre.Cllr Brunner has already held a prosecco cream tea, launched a ‘Communi-tea’series which recognises community groups across the borough and of coursewished England well in the World Cup with a special video from Redditch!Speaking of her year so far, the Redditch Mayor said:“I am proud to be the Mayor of Redditch and have already met lots of ourgroups, organisations and individuals who work hard and tirelessly, oftenvoluntarily, for this Borough.“I am looking forward to the year ahead and raising the profile of Redditchand all it’s amazing people.”You can give to the mayor’s charities via:https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RedditchMayor2018

Leader of theCouncil and PortfolioHolder for Planning,Governance andPartnerships -Councillor Dormer

Portfolio Holderfor EconomicDevelopment,Town Centre andCommercialism –Councillor Bush

Portfolio Holderfor CommunitySafety andRegulatoryServices –Councillor Prosser

Portfolio Holderfor EnvironmentalServices –Councillor BClayton

Portfolio Holderfor Leisureand Tourism -Councillor Rouse

Portfolio Holderfor Housing– CouncillorWarhurst

Portfolio Holder forCorporate Management -Councillor Baker-Price

Mayor’s events

Community Panel

Are you a Redditch resident & want tohave a say on local issues?

Join our Community Panel to receivesurveys plus invitations to key events

www.redditchbc.gov.uk/communitypanel

Scan the code below or visit thewebsite to enter your details

Or call us on 01527 548284

New Portfolio Holders

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SUP free!Redditch Borough Council has now made a pledgeto go Single Use Plastic free and is already takingsteps to do this.To get the ball rolling here’s what we’ll be doing inthe coming weeks:• Writing to all suppliers, contractors to assist us

in reducing our SUP• Seeking alternatives to SUP in our council

buildings• Issuing staff and Cllrs with reusable cups to use

at meetings• Assisting independent Coffee Shops with

offering reusable cups to their regular customersIf you’d like to know any more about the schemecontact the Environmental Services Team on01527 881188.

Friday 27th JulyTown Centre

11am- 3pm

REDDITCH STREETTHEATRE 2018

For more info please contact the Arts and Events team on01527 534030 or go to www.redditchbc.gov.uk/events for more details.

Redditch Town Centre, Church Green, B97 4DYWinyates Shopping Centre, Redditch, B98 0NR

Angie Mack -Hula Hoop Show

Join Angie Mack, taking you from the giant 6ft hoop,all the way through to the multi-hooping human tower.

Friday 10th AugustWinyates Shopping CentreBell & Bullock - Cabin Fever

Join Captain Bullock and Bosun Bell formaritime mayhem, magic and mirth.

Able MableMable is a chaotic hapless showgirl eager to entertain, but

manages to mess up everything she does with comic results.

Professor Chandler’sPunch & Judy ShowCome and see the Crocodile and old

Mr Punch up to their usual tricks!

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Do you want to reducethe amount of Single Use

Plastic you use?Here are a few top tips to

help you get started…

Swapdisposablerazors for astylish safetyrazor you cankeep for life

Carry your own

water bottle

Use reusable

sanitary products

Take a reusablecup to yourcoffee shop

Use Tupperware

containers rather

than cling film

when storing food

in the fridge

Swap showergels for

regular soap

Use barshampoo andconditioners

Use metal,bamboo orglass straws

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Saturday 11th August, 12 - 4pmAt the Bandstand

Holiday Fun

Outdoor performances subject to change/cancellation due to adverse weather conditions.All details correct at time of going to print; eventsprogramme may be subject to change.

For more info please call the EventsTeam on 01527 534030 or emailevents@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.ukwww.redditchbc.gov.uk/events

Worcestershire CountyCouncillors’ Divisional Fund

RedditchRound Table

Bhangra from Eternal Taal asseen on TV’s Jane McDonald

& FriendsHula Hooping from Angie Mack

Tang Soo Do Karatefrom The Association ofTraditional Martial Arts

Circus Skills | Music & PaintingPLUS Activities

FREE shows& workshops:

Please see www.redditchbc.gov.uk/events for more detailsincluding the next event on 15th September - Community Festival

Church Green,Redditch, B97 4DY

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Love our Parks

As part of the national Love Your Parks week we launched a seriesof videos on social media to show what’s to love about our parks –and to ask you why you love our parks too!You can check out our films on youtube:Redditch Borough Council YouTube

Keepingfit

walkingyour dog

something forthe youngsters

and theyoung at

heart

Stay SAFE this Summer

SPOT

ADVICE

FRIEND

EMERGENCY

Check for hazards such as tides or currentsConsider what could be hidden under the waterBe careful of unsafe banks, stay well back from the edge

Always read the signsOnly swim where there is a lifeguardWear buoyancy aids and life jackets

Swim with your friends and familyFriends can get helpNever swim alone

Find the nearest phone and call 999 or 112Shout loudly to attract attentionNever enter the water to save someone

www.rlss.org.uk

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Gain experience as a sports

with

Bromsgrove and RedditchActive VolunteeringOpportunities (BRAVO)If you would like to be a part of your local sportsclub, group, organisation or event, then ourBRAVO programme can help.

BRAVO matches your interests, skills andavailability to a huge range of volunteeringopportunities across local clubs, groupsand organisations.

Whatever your skills or availability there areflexible placements for everyone.

Lots of groups are always looking for motivatedvolunteers: from helping provide IT support toclubs, to assist sports coaches, to healthinterventions for older people.

Register your interest online by visiting:www.redditchbc.gov.uk and searching ‘BRAVO’Phone: 01527 534008 Email: sd@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

School Holidays inthe Park

For more information please contact SportsDevelopment on 01527 881289 or emailsd@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Please register online atwww.redditchbc.gov.uk/active-kids

Couchto2k - Tuesdays, 10.30am@ Arrow Valley Park - meet on Stitch Meadow

Rounders - Thursdays, 3pm - 4pm@ Morton Stanley Park - meet by table tennistables by the top car park off Windmill Drive.Keep kids busy and active in the holidays with our FREEweekly turn up and play sessions for ages 8 - 14yrs.

Sessions run from 31st Julyto 30th August 2018

opposite the Café. Get the whole family active thissummer with our FREE Couchto2k sessions.

Send in your photos via facebook or twitter and we will choose our favouriteeach week who will receive a certificate!

SummErChallEngE

How many of these activities can you complete?Send in your photos to us using #activeredditch - see below

Go for a walk in the park

Go for a bike ride

Go on a nature hunt

Go swimming

Go for a picnic

Walk a dog

Fly a kite

Search for 4 leaf clovers

Play tag

Go on a welly walk in the rain

Make a daisy chain

Give rounders a go

Give golf a go

Redditch activitiesAVP =Arrow Valley Park

Join Park Lives @AVP

Try School Holidays inthe Park Sports Activi-ties

Try Family Trails @AVP

Play Disc Golf @AVP

Visit the Street Theatre

Visit Brick Built@Forge Mill

High 5 a Firefighter atthe Green Fair @AVP

Get your face painted@Redditch Bandstandevents in Church Green

#activeredditch@RedditchBC @RedditchMattersBy sending your photos you agree to us sharing them on our social media platforms. If at any point youwould like them removed from our social media please message us. If under 18 photos must be submittedby a parent or guardian.

See www.redditchbc.gov.uk formore details on the above

Times and dates are subject to change. We operate by an open access policy where children under 8 years of agemust be accompanied by a parent/responsible adult. Participants are required to sign in (including parental consent)at the start of each session. We only facilitate sessions and do not operate as a childcare service. We do not acceptresponsibility for any children left at the sessions unattended.12 13

LADIES NIGHT

Needle Mill Lane, Riverside,Redditch, Worcs, B98 8HY

Forge Mill Needle Museum &Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre

LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies. Brick Built is not sponsored, endorsed or otherwise supported by LEGO group.

An exhibition celebrating one of the world’s favourite toys.Brick Built 21 July - 2 September

Tel: 0152762509

Come and join us celebrating the start of our ‘Brick Built’ exhibition by helping out on ourBig Build. Many hands will be needed to put together a giant mosaic using LEGO® bricks.Take some time out from building to enjoy a go on our bouncy castle!

FREE ENTRY TO BIG BUILD EVENT AND SITEOptional museum entry at normal rates

Greg Chapman returns this Summer with shows inspired by the ‘Brick Built’ exhibition.From juggling equipment made out of plastic bricks to toy inspired escapes; join us for acombination of history, variety skills and silliness.

MUSEUM ENTRY APPLIES

Condensed Histories: Brick Shows24 July, 7, 14, 21 & 28 August

Workshops using LEGO® on various themes with the Create Build Learn team.Each workshop will last one hour. Booking in advance is advisable.(Capacity 15 to 20). Please contact the museum to reserve your place(s).

£2.00 PER CHILD - PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE

Create Build Learn Workshops & Bouncy Castle1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 August 10am, 11.30am & 2pm

23 & 24 August 11am, 1pm & 3pm

For those with limited access to LEGO®, an opportunity toput together an entry for the Summer competition.Booking in advance is advisable. Please contact the museumto reserve your place(s).

FREE - PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE

Create Build Learn Workshops For Competition30 August (1pm - 4pm)& 31 August (10am - 4pm)

Come and join us to try and make the largest LEGO®needle in the world as well as an opportunity to see someof the entries for our Summer competition.

FREE ENTRY TO BIG BUILD EVENT AND SITEOptional museum entry at normal rates

1 September‘The Reluctant Dragon’Outdoor TheatreGates open 4.45pm forpicnics, performancestarts 5.15pmEveryone knows St George has to do battle withthe dragon, but what happens when the dragonsimply won’t fight St George?Adult £9.00, Child £4.50Limited number of tickets available, pleasebook early to avoid disappointment. Pleasebring your own blankets and seats for the show.

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Big Build Event 21 & 22 July 11am - 4pm

An exhibition of fan built LEGO® displays by Brick Central, a Recognised Lego User Group fromaround the Midlands and beyond. Also, have a bounce on Patch Castle.

ADULT £2.00, CHILD £1.00

Forge Mill Brick Show 19 August 11am - 4pm

A workshop drawing mini-figures with renowned artist Lee Bradley. Fun hour-long workshops designing your own character. For 8 to 12 year olds. Booking inadvance is advisable. Please contact the museum to reserve your place(s).

£1.00 PER CHILD - PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE

Drawing Workshops with artist Lee Bradley

Big Build 2 & Competition Entries Displayed1 & 2 September 11am - 4pm

For further information and to see our otherevents please visit www.forgemill.org.uk

Mortonstanleyfestival

2018Morton Stanley Park, RedditchParking at Green Lane, B97 5PJ- Follow event signsFor official updates please see:

www.redditchbc.gov.uk/eventsAnnouncements subject to change.

18th & 19th AugustSat 12-10pm & Sun 12-7pm

Acoustic & DJ tents | Street foodLicensed bar | Festival stalls | Funfair

Children’s activities | Fireworks

Have fun by comingdressed as a pirate!

Prizes to be won!

Hazel O’Connormatrix club matrix

Plus hours of fantastic music from supportingbands - see Facebook for full lineup

FREE entry

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SATURDAY

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hollie vee &the hubkaps

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Community exercise sessions

For more information on any of these programmes please visitwww.redditchbc.gov.uk/things-to-do/in-the-community/community-exercise-sessionsor contact Hayley Gwilliam on 01527 881404email hayley.gwilliam@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Do you want to improve yourbalance and co-ordination?Do you want to increase yourstrength, mobility and flexibility?Do you want to improve yourposture and stamina?

This scheme is specifically designed tohelp people who have problems withstrength and balance and who considerthemselves to be at risk of falling.

Do you have kneeor hip pain?

Join our ESCAPE-pain class, meet other people living with arthritis and learn:• Information and simple ways to better manage knee and/or hip pain• A gentle, individualised exercise programme that matches your needs and pace

Next course due to start in September 2018

Live Well, Be WellAt the Abbey Stadium, RedditchAn individually tailored programme ofphysical activity for people who feelthey need a bit of support.

A qualified exercise professional will:• Write a tailored activity programme for 6 weeks• Offer lifestyle advice• Be on hand for a 1-2-1 consultation

For only £17.00 you will receive full leisurecentre membership and access to all of ourcommunity sessions.

Cancer RehabRBC have recently qualified two of their exercise specialistsin Cancer Rehab. We are accepting people living withcancer into our Live Well, Be Well programme and areworking towards a ‘Community Exercise Session’ aimed atspecifically supporting people who want to get more activeand meet others who live with similar challenges.

Please get in touch using the details on the next page if youare interested.

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Don’t be a bonfire-starterBe cool not cruel to pets this Summer

Worcestershire Regulatory Services delivers services including Environmental Health and Licensing services throughout the county, hosted by Bromsgrove District Council.

Worcestershire’s Dog warden is insisting that dog-owners are ‘coolnot cruel’ to their pets during the hot weather.Pip Singleton, who works for Worcestershire Regulatory Services,fears that like every year, people will still leave their dogs in carswhich can lead to a horrific and painful death.She said: “It’s like putting your dog in an oven and turning thetemperature up – the suffering is horrendous for them yet despite allthe messages being put out social media, we are still getting callsabout it!.”Other top tips for animal care in the hot weather includes:• Make sure there is shade for your pets if you leave them outside• Keep topping up their water and make sure it is easily accessible• Don’t over-fuss and pet them as they are may be too hot to handle• Encourage dogs to walk on the grass, not hot tarmac. Their paws

aren’t heatproof!Pip added: “Pets have no voice so owners need to be responsible.If you are hot – then odds on they are too. And you wouldn’t sit ina car in these temperatures, even with the windows open, for morethan ten minutes – so why should they? Be cool not cruel and have ahappy dog – not a hot dog.”

As the summer holidays continue residents are being urged to stay safewhen it comes to making a sizzle on the barbecue.Worcestershire Regulatory Services Food Safety experts have some toptips for budding chefs to ensure a Summer Sizzle doesn’t turn into aturbulent tum!Cases of food poisoning almost double during the summer, and researchshows that the undercooking of raw meat and the contamination ofbacteria onto the food we eat are among the main reasons.So here’s how you can confidently tuck into bangers and burgers:-

Top tips from the Food Standards Agency [FSA] include:• Pre-cook the meat or poultry in the oven first and then finish it off on the barbecue for flavour.• Charred doesn’t mean cooked make sure that burgers, sausages, chicken and all meats are

properly cooked by cutting into the meat and checking that it is steaming hot all the way through, thatnone of it is pink and that any juices run clear.

• Disposable barbecues take longer always check that your meat is cooked right through.• Avoid cross-contamination by storing raw meat separately before cooking, use different utensils,

plates and chopping boards for raw and cooked food.• Don’t wash raw chicken or other meat, it just splashes germs.

Find out more about the FSA’s top tips at: food.gov.uk/lovebbq

Have a safe summer sizzle

Green fingered residents are being urged not to be a nuisance when getting rid of their garden waste.With the nicer weather it is sometimes tempting to have a bonfire to get rid of garden waste or rubbishbut residents should always keep their neighbours in mind so as not to cause a nuisance.Smoke, smell and ash can travel a considerable distance and it is not always immediate neighbourswho are affected. Smoke can prevent people from opening windows, enjoying their gardens, hangingout washing and can have damaging health effects, especially on those with existing health problemssuch as asthma or bronchitis.Here are some top tips to bear in mind if you choose to burn your rubbish:• Inform your neighbours before you light a bonfire• Try not to burn at weekends or bank holidays• Only burn waste that comes from your garden• Burn dry material only• Do not use flammable liquids to start a bonfire• Check weather conditions, damp still days can cause smoke to stay in the area. If it is too windy,

smoke will blow into surrounding gardens and houses and across roads and can cause a hazardfor drivers.

• Do not burn household rubbish and items containing plastic, foam, paint, rubber, or bottles andcans as they may explode when burnt and the fumes can be noxious.

• Never leave a bonfire smouldering or unattended. Fire can spread to fences or buildings andscorch trees and plants

• Always check for hibernating wildlife and sleeping pets, as piles of garden waste are often usedas a refuge by animals

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