Archive for category: Culture

Coleshill Town Council thanks those who have responded to the suggested Arts Project for Rose Road /Station Road.

The overwhelming majority of respondents were not supportive and so the Councillors on the Working Group have decided it will not go ahead, as planned.

The £5,000 sum being granted by the Warwickshire County Council Towns Network team was for some feature or group of items that would create a point of interest for tourists or a facility that would encourage visitors.  Clearly, that is not going to be possible at this location, with the consultation feedback against creating a focal point there.

Some people have suggested other uses of the £5,000 fund.  The Councillors on the Working Group have been passed those ideas but the fund that was offered was for the specific purposes described above, so these might not be possible.  Also, the Town Council has limited powers over matters that are the remit of the Borough or County Council (e.g. traffic control or road conditions) or on land not in the public ownership.

 

Coleshill Town Council has successfully applied for and has been granted Commonwealth War Grave signage for Coleshill Cemetery.  The Cemetery is home to five Commonwealth War Graves and each grave is maintained yearly by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The CWGC is a global organisation, caring for war graves at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories. They commemorate almost 1.7 million individuals, ensuring that all the Commonwealth men and women who died during both world wars are commemorated in a manner befitting their sacrifice.

For more information, please visit www.cwgc.org

Coleshill have been awarded a ‘Welcome Back Fund’, amounting to a few thousand pounds. It is being managed through North Warwickshire Borough Council, in collaboration with the Town Council and Love Coleshill (with its free download loyalty App) .  There are plans to put in three broad ideas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay-a-While Saturdays – the first one will be on the 14th  August and all will run from 10:30am to 3pm, centered around the Town Hall

Wander-Round-Wednesdays – the first one will be on the 18th August and will also run from 10:30am to 3pm (for consistency), centered on St Peter’s Walk

Beautification – this will involve cleaning, weeding, repainting, etc. as well as more planting, bunting and posters.

 

 

 

 

 

There will be marketing materials for local shops available soon and we are looking for any contacts /leads for the following:

• For the Stay-a-While Saturdays, we need any contacts for any specialist or different retailers who might be interested in a pitch, which will be in Town Hall from 14 August for 6 Saturdays up to March 2022.
• For Wander-Round-Wednesdays, we need any for any smaller traders or pop-up retailers who might be interested in a stall which will be on St Peter’s Walk from 18 August for 15 Wednesdays up to March 2022.  (A 16th event will be a Thursday on 25 November for the Late Night Shopping).
• To support the Wander-Round-Wednesdays, we need any contact details for entertainers of all sorts to perform on St Peter’s Walk within the 10:30am to 3pm slot.

Please contact the Town Council on  01675 463326 or colin@coleshilltowncouncil.gov.uk or speak to a member of the Love Coleshill committee.

The late night shop for Christmas 2019 Light Switch On will be on Thursday 28 November as organised by Love Coleshill. The Mayor, Cllr. Adam Richardson will be present to switch on the lights.

On Saturday 30 November, the Town Council will be organising the Christmas Fayre in the Town Hall from 1pm-4pm. If you wish to book a stall please contact Helen Whittaker on 01675 463326.