Councillor Mike Flower

Cllr Keith Sears has long lobbied for an additional bus stop on the Lichfield Road, Sandhills in the direction of Lichfield after being contacted by local residents. As you can see in this photo he was successful which is great news for people in the area who want to get public transport to Lichfield.

It’s all go in the ward at the moment! A pretty busy, and quick learning curve since the election just 8 weeks ago.

You may remember at the end of December I opened a consultation on the bus shelter by Castlefort School after the police asked me to look into having it removed due to anti-social behaviour issues.

The response from the public wasn’t overwhelming but it is clear that some people would appreciate a bus shelter remaining because they have to wait in the wind, rain and other elements. This argument is of course valid and therefore I shall be talking to Centro and the police about another approach to the issues here. Watch this space.

I arranged to have the bus stop repaired, and have opened a public consultation on its future.

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I forgot to post yesterday that I visited Walsall Wood JMI in the morning and Castlefort JMI in the afternoon. Both are really good schools with positive attitudes and really focused on both the educational and ex-curricular needs of the children who go there.

The photo is of a bus stop just outside Castlefort School. This area is suffering from anti-social behaviour at the moment as you can see in this photo. Another part is burnt and melted. I hope to bring this to the attention to the police sergeant for the area when I visit him tomorrow. The trouble the police face is that they can’t be everywhere all the time. It’s a shame as this bus stop is regularly used by elderly people. Perhaps I can fight for a new or repaired one - but what will stop that being vandalised
as well.

Any ideas?

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