Category Archives: residents’ meetings

Street Surgery – Stechford Road

I recently held a street surgery in Stechford Road, here’s a copy of the feedback I sent to residents.

Dear friend

I was in your street recently, conducting one of my weekly street surgeries. Sorry if I missed you. I thought you might be interested in what residents told me about the big picture nationally and locally:

 Of the changes the Government is making,

  • 55% are most worried about the government plans to raise VAT and petrol prices
  • 40% say there is the right amount of police but 60% say there is not enough

The top priorities people wanted sorted out in the street and the local area were:

  • Travellers getting onto land – make the site more secure.
  • Parking on the pavements
  • Keeping residents up-to-date with planning processes and applications.

We will now contact the relevant city council officers and make sure local concerns are tabled at the next Ward Committee.  I’ll use the feedback on national issues to guide my work in Parliament.  You can follow this at www.liambyrne.co.uk.

 

‘Commons on your Corner’ – Resident Meeting, Thurs 4th Feb

I’m holding my monthly residents meeting at Cameronian Hall, Bromford Drive on Thurs 4th February at 7.00pm. Are you free to come and have a cup of coffee and a chat about what’s going on, on the Bromford?

My residents meetings have always given residents a chance to let me know what needs sorting where you live – and a chance to air some views about business at Westminster.

By popular request, I’m inviting officers from West Mids Police to listen to policing concerns.

Hope to see you there!

 

Haywood Road Street Surgery

I did a street surgery in Haywood Road, here’s my feedback to residents

Dear Resident

 Haywood Road

I was down your road the other day on one of my regular street surgeries, chatting to residents about local issues. Sorry if I missed you.  I thought you might like to know the key issues raised with me and which I have now raised with the Council for action.

  • Quad bikes are racing at night along the pathway on the way to the park and that the park needs a good cleaning up. 
  • There were also issues raised with drug dealing by the shops.

If there are any other problems you want me to tackle, please let me know by contacting  me on 0121 789 7287 or email byrnel@parliament.uk .

 

Monk Road Street Surgery

Here’s the feedback to residents on Monk Road where I held one of my street surgeries recently – let me know if I missed anything!

Dear Resident

Monk Road/Bamville Road and Woodwells Road

I was down your road the other day on one of my regular street surgeries, chatting to residents about local issues. Sorry if I missed you.  I thought you might like to know the key issues raised with me and which I have now raised with the Council for action.

Drugs – they are being sold from houses and cars

Speeding – the ramps seem to make no difference

Rubbish – residents

If there are any other problems you want me to tackle, please let me know by contacting me on 0121 789 7287 or email byrnel@parliament.uk .

 

Shard End speaks!

Liam speaks to the media about our campaign against police cuts - Shard End's no 1 priority

Liam speaks to the media about our campaign against police cuts - Shard End's no 1 priority

Cllrs Ian Ward, Marje Bridle and John Cotton, and I recently conducted one of our regular surveys across the ward, asking people to list their top three priorities for action.

Here’s the results; percentages refer to the number of respondees citing the priority.

1. Tackling anti-social behaviour – 23.3%

2. Cutting crime -21.2%

3. Improving roads and pavements – 20.5%

4. Dealing with litter – 18.6%

5. Better youth facilities – 11.42%

6. Reducing graffiti – 4.89%

Others issues mentioned include tackling drugs, cutting trees back, more bins, more police on streets, better street lights, and keeping cars off grass verges.

We have now tabled these priorities at the local ward committee, and have written to the Council and police asking for them to set out plans on our priorities. Thanks to everyone who took part in the survey - we will keep you up to date on our campaigns over the months to come.

 

Eastesbrook Road street surgery

Here’s the feedback to residents on Eastesbrook Road where I held one of my street surgeries recently – let me know if I missed anything!

Dear Resident

Eastesbrook Road

I completed a street surgery on your road recently. I am sorry if I missed you.

Here are the issues that people prioritised.

  • Improving the road and pavements – pot holes being the main problem
  • Tackling crime and drugs around the Lea Village area – this is particularly bad in the summer months

 Please let me know if there is anything else you want me to raise with the city council and Police. If you have another issue that you would like my help with please do not hesitate to contact me on 0121 789 7287 or email me at byrnel@parliament.uk

 

Gowan Road/Tarry Road and Mendip Avenue street surgery

Here’s my feedback to residents of Gowan Road/Tarry Road and Mendip Avenue, where I held one of my street surgeries recently…let me know if I missed anything!

Dear Resident

 Gowan Road/Tarry Road and Mendip Avenue

I completed a street surgery in the above roads recently.  Here are the issues that people prioritised.

  • Speeding cars – can humps be put in to prevent this?
  • Street cleaning – rubbish is left in the road after the refuse collection has been.
  • Drug dealing on street corners

 Please let me know if there is anything else you want me to raise with the city council and the Police.

 If you have another issue that you would like my help with please do not hesitate to contact me on 0121 789 7287 or email me at byrnel@parliament.uk

 

Heather Road street surgery

Here’s my feedback to residents of Heather Road, where I held one of my street surgeries recently…let me know if I missed anything!

Dear Resident

 Heather Road

I completed a street surgery on your road recently.  Here are the issues that people prioritised. 

  • Rubbish outside the school entrance
  • Not enough parking spaces – particularly at school times
  • Rubbish in the road – after the refuse crew have been round

 Please let me know if there is anything else you want me to raise with the city council.

 If you have another issue that you would like my help with please do not hesitate to contact me on 0121 789 7287 or email me at byrnel@parliament.uk

 

Alderson Road street surgery

Here’s my letter back to residents of Alderson Road…let me know if I missed anything!

Dear Resident

 Alderson Road

I completed a street survey in your road recently.  Here are the issues that people prioritised.  Apologies if I missed you when I came round.

  • Rubbish in the road
  • New School needed on the Smith and Nephew Site
  • Pavements need improving
  • Potholes in the road

 Please let me know if there is anything else you want me to raise with the city council.

 If you need my help with any other issues please do not hesitate to contact me on 0121 789 7287 or alternatively email me at byrnel@parliament.uk

 

Imperial Road street surgery

For the record, here’s the letter to residents of Imperial road, where I did my street surgeries in June.

To residents of Imperial Road, 18 June 2010

I completed a street surgery on your road recently.  Here are the issues that people prioritised.

  • Cleaner Streets
  • Action to tackle drug dealing
  • More car parking spaces
  • More activities for young people

 Please let me know if there is anything else you want me to raise with the appropriate departments. If you have another issue that you would like my help with please do not hesitate to contact me on 0121 789 7287 or email me at byrnel@parliament.uk