Sutton Coldfield Trinity News

09/01/2026

East View road near Bishop Walsh School end Tree down blocking the road which has been reported.

One of many trees down today which I have reported

08/01/2026

Police Pop up surgery in 1Coffee today

We had a good session addressing resident concerns today, so another surgery has been planned for this Saturday at Costa Coffee from 11am to 12 weather permitting. Residents will be able to raise concerns with me or the Police so come along.

07/01/2026

Sutton Park Petition Update

Today I received a response to the petition which residents may be interested to read.

" Thank you for your petition regarding objections to the introduction of car parking charges at Sutton Park.

We acknowledge that there is local concern about these charges. However, following the recent Cabinet decision approved by the Council, the proposal included the following amendments in response to feedback received during the informal consultation. These amendments include:
· A 30-minute free parking period
· Concessions for volunteers
· An annual permit option
· Reduced daily parking fees
These changes aim to balance public concerns with the financial needs of maintaining the park. Given the significant cost of its upkeep, the introduction of parking charges is considered a necessary step to help sustain Sutton Park for future generations. The income generated will substantially reduce the Council’s subsidy, and any surplus income will be ringfenced for reinvestment in park-related projects.
As you may be aware, the Parks Service has conducted extensive benchmarking with other local authorities and National Nature Reserves. This has shown that parking charges are both common and widely regarded as best practice for funding the maintenance of valued public spaces.

Following the completion of the formal consultation on the proposed parking scheme, a report has been submitted to the Cabinet Member which details the results of the consultation and seeks a final decision on the matter. The decision is expected shortly.
Thank you again for your engagement on this matter."

I would add there is no subsidy for the park as its a council owned asset which Birmingham council has statutory duty to maintain. You cannot subsidise yourself only external bodies.

As for any 'surplus' its pretty clear that whilst any money raised after repayment of borrowing may be nominally ring fenced ,this will be used to partially offset general rate reductions. otherwise it would not be a budget saving. So there will not be a net gain to Sutton Park until there is an administration in charge that values it .We as Local Conservatives in our previous budget proposals have shown it can be done without charging, and the whole idea if win control may will mean the plans will be scrapped !

05/01/2026

Location of Grit Bins in Trinity Ward

Black spots indicate location of bins to help residents from Birmingham Council website

04/01/2026

Local Conservatives 6 point plan includes weekly bin collections that we need and a service that collects recycling and green waste!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year to all readers

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to all readers!

25/12/2025

Riland Avenue

Mop up waste crew bring Christmas cheer to residents after collection missed earlier in the week following my intervention yesterday after resident contacted me.

Before After

24/12/2025

Its great so many residents care about our green belt

On Friday, an emergency petition signed by nearly 3000 Suttonians was delivered to Birmingham City Council with one simple message – leave our green belt alone!

This followed shocking revelations that Labour Birmingham is offering up 17 local sites to be potentially developed, made possible by plans from the Labour Government to reclassify green belt land as ‘grey belt’.

It’s an unprecedented threat to our local green belt. To put it into perspective, if you add the threatened sites together it represents a land grab almost half the size of Sutton Park – or 718 football pitches.

Just two weeks ago local Conservatives successfully lobbied for a two-week extension to the consultation deadline, concerned that Labour were rushing their consultation, preventing residents from taking part.

We launched the emergency petition… and thousands of Sutton residents mobilised to have their say.

Birmingham council heard loud and clear from Suttonians that our cherished green belt is not for sale.

Sutton Coldfield’s green spaces are a key part of the Royal Town’s unique character, making it such a special place in which to live and work. Local Conservatives will continue to campaign with residents to save the 17 green belt sites identified in the Local Plan at risk of development in our area.

I want to thank everyone who helped organise and share the petition and every single person who put their name to it.

22/12/2025

Rectory Road will be open tomorrow 23rd December at Coleshill Street end after being closed causing days of disruption.
Email received from officer after had been raising resident concerns over a series of days. A further email has been received advising whilst work complete signs will not be removed until Tuesday!

"Firstly, apologies for the late response.
The works on rectory road were for Cadent Cas and they were for an emergency gas leak.
There were no advance warning signs placed out due to it being an emergency call and crews are dispatched immediately.
A Birmingham City Council Highways Inspector was also immediately sent out and a slight alteration to the traffic management was made.
The works have now been completed today, Monday 22/12/2025 at 09.49."
For future reference all works on the highway can be looked at on the website one. Causeway which has all the details for works within the City.

22/12/2025

Good news we need the traffic to be flowing to help support our Town centre and reduce air pollution

22/12/2025

Its good to support local shops if we can!

🎄 Just 3 days to go until Christmas! Make them count by shopping locally in Sutton Coldfield town centre ✨

🛍️ Shops include:
House of Fraser
Waterstones
TG Jones (WH Smith)
Smart Ideas
Magical Story
The Entertainer
Toys 4 You
Rock & Roll Collectibles
Claire’s Accessories
H Samuel
Swarovski
Pandora
Bert & Gerts
River Island
Fat Face
New Look
H&M
Military Chef chocolate shop
Clark’s Shoes
Roman
Sports Direct
JD Sports
Boots
Superdrug
House of Tweed
Trespass
TK Maxx
The Fragrance Shop
B&M
Grapetree
Holland & Barrett
Clinton’s
Card Factory
Cloak Vintage
Jonah James Clothing
EE
Vodafone
Ryman
The Works
Crested Schoolwear
D&H
Timpson
I Crack Phone Shop
Mobile Tech
CEX
Elie & Bahar
Niche Fashion
Comfort Beds
Oxfam
British Heart Foundation
The Birmingham Settlement Shop
Cancer Research Shop
Specsavers
Vision Express
Johnson’s Dry Cleaners & Alterations,
Aldi
Tesco
Iceland
Varam Foods
Hays Travel
Co-op Travel
Toni & Guy
Ahead Barbers

☕ Coffee shops include:
Costa
Caffè Nero
Coffee #1
Under Pressure
Jubilee Garden
The Cake Solution
Silver Tree Bakery
Cafe Botanico (in House of Fraser)
Greggs
Appetites Cafe (indoor market)
TeaSan
Teddy Bear Bubble Tea
I Am Icarus
The Victorian Tea Room

🍴 Eateries include:
Nando’s
Ted’s Hot Potatoes
Quinto Lounge
Heavenly Desserts
Slug & Lettuce
Bottle of Sack (Wetherspoons)
Pizza Express
Ash Restaurant
Pizza by Goli
Appetites Cafe
Chelo
Tikka Nation
Lee Garden
Fine Catch
KFC
McDonald’s
Burger & Sauce
Taco Bell
Pollers
King’s Arms
Treatz
The Station
The Royal
GDK
Sher Indian Bar & Grill
Himalayan Grill
Peking Garden
B My Chip
Dixy Chicken
Roma Cafe
Ka Pow Wok & Grill

🍿 Entertainment includes:
Royal Cinema
Town Hall
Sutton Arts Theatre

🍺 Pubs include:
The Rhodehouse
Duke Inn
The Gate
Three Tuns
The Royal
Ash Restaurant
Bottle of Sack (Wetherspoon)
Slug & Lettuce
The Station
Bar 28
Mr Cue’s
King’s Arms Pub & Indian Grill

🧸Indoor Play:
Mini Me Children’s Role Play

💴 Banks include:
Lloyds
Santander
Barclays
NatWest
HSBC
West Bromwich Building Society
Halifax
Skipton Building Society
Nationwide

🛍️ Indoor Market – on South Parade with a mix of independent businesses