The parish council hold their meetings at 7.30pm in the village hall on the third Monday of each month. All meetings are open to the public and during the meeting, there is an opportunity for questions to be asked to the councillors relating to items on the agenda. Members of the public, however, cannot take part in the actual council meeting.

Dates for future meetings are:

16th February 2010
16th March 2010
20th April 2010
18th May 2010
15th June 2010
20th July 2010

(There is no meeting in August)


The annual parish assembly is held on Monday 27th Paril 2010 when teh parishoners are invited to hear what the parish council has been doing during the past year, what is planned for the future and to ask any question they like.

o A4 format, spiral bound, wall mouted
o One month to each page
o 12 superb picture postcard views of the Lickeys including Rednal, Barnt Green, Cofton Hackett, Lickey & Rubery
o Calendar grid to write in, bank holidays listed.
o Price only £5.95

Available from Rouges Barbers, Lickey Road Cofton Hackett and the Post Office, Parsonage Drive Cofton Hackett and Cofton Collections, 1103, Bristol Road South Northfield.

I received an email from the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage Trust ( http://www.earthheritagetrust.org/ ) asking if they could put some information up on this website, details below..


The Earth Heritage Trust is a voluntary organisation who works to record, protect and promote geology and landscape in the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The project in question is named 'The Community Earth Heritage Champions project': in a nutshell the project aims to involve local communities and organisations in the understanding, conservation and utilisation of key geological sites across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Among the 20 chosen sites are two disused quarries in the Lickey Hills Country Park.
Members of the local community (both from Cofton Hackett and Lickey and Blackwell parishes) will be invited to get involved in the project which will focus on conserving the site; understanding the geology of the site; exploring the history and wildlife of the site; and utilising the site for recreation among other potential uses. The project is being run in close conjunction with Lickey Hills Country Park.
To get the ball rolling we will be holding a project public meeting at Lickey Hills Country Park Visitors Centre on the 26th September.


There is also a PDF download available with further information: http://cofton-hackett.org.uk/docs/news/Lickey_Hills_Champions-Public_Meeting.pdf

I found this article particularly amusing so I thought I'd post it here...

"
A man died and went to heaven.
As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.
He asked. What are all those clocks?
St. Peter answered. Those are lie-clocks. Everyone on Earth has a lie-clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock move.
Oh! Said the man, whose clock is that?
That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she has never told a lie.
Incredible, said the man. And whose clock is that one?
St. Peter responded, that's Abraham Lincoln's. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his lifetime.
Where's Gordon Brown's clock? Asked the man. Brown's clock is in God's office. He's using it as a fan.
"