What's On
Sunday 6th September 10am - 1pm
Moor Pool Clean-Up Day:
Help tidy the pond area, meet members of the working group and contribute to the care of this much-loved local feature. Even an hour of help would make a real difference, and everyone is very welcome to come along and lend a hand.
Sunday 6 September 7.15pm
Circle Cinema - The Penguin Lessons:
Moor Pool’s resident film club. Tickets on the door are £6 for non-members or £1 for members.
Sunday 13 September 10am-3pm
Harborne Handmade Autumn Market:
25 of the best local makers selling their unique and handmade products, as well as cake and hot drinks.
Sunday 20th September 11am-3pm
Moor Pool Heritage Festival:
Join us for this annual celebration of the unique heritage and vibrant community spirit of the Moor Pool Estate! Taking place in the heart of one of Birmingham’s ‘best kept architectural secrets’ (according to English Heritage), the festival offers a fun-filled day for all ages. Explore the charming architecture, lush green spaces and heritage buildings that make Moor Pool so special.
Saturday 26th September 10.30am-12pm
Macmillan Coffee Morning:
Join the Moor Pool Residents Association for their annual Macmillan Coffee Morning, with all proceeds going to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Saturday 26th September 7.15pm
Fish & Chip Quiz Supper:
Gather the gang and get competitive for our ever-popular fish and chip quiz supper! Tickets are £15 per person (incl. your choice of fish or halloumi and chips), must be booked in advance at
www.moorpoolhall.org.uk/shop.
Bring your own drinks.
Tuesday 29th September 7-8pm
Heritage Talk - Birmingham’s Dad’s Army:
With Paul Jaques and Dave Vaux from the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Tickets £3 on the door. Refreshments from 6.30pm.
Saturday 3rd October 7.15-10pm
Silent Disco:
Dance like no one is watching, sing like no one is listening! We will have three different music channels to choose from so there will be something for everyone to groove to! Tickets are £10 per person. Tickets must be pre-booked and will be available to book online soon.
Sunday 18th October 7.15pm
Circle Cinema - Film TBC:
Moor Pool’s resident film club. Tickets on the door are £6 for non-members or £1 for members.
Sunday 25th October 10.30-11.45am
Pitstop Playtime:
With a wide range of exciting car-themed equipment to fuel endless fun! Book tickets at
https://pitstopplaytime.co.uk.
Thursday 29th October 10am-12pm
Let’s Do Lego!:
No need to book, just turn up! We have lots of different bricks so there’s something for everyone to play with, from toddlers to teens.
Friday 30th October 10am-2pm
Halloween Craft Party:
Join us for spooky-themed crafts and ghoulish games this Halloween! £5 per child (Under 2’s go free). No need to book, just come along.
Friday 30th October 5-6pm
Nettlefold Spooktacular:
Nettlefold Garden are holding their fifth annual Spooktacular, with refreshments and a children’s pumpkin competition. Prizes for everyone who comes in fancy dress!
Saturday 14th November 7.15pm
Fish & Chip Quiz Supper:
Gather the gang and get competitive for our ever-popular fish and chip quiz supper! Tickets are £15 per person (incl. your choice of fish or halloumi and chips), must be booked in advance at
www.moorpoolhall.org.uk/shop.
Bring your own drinks.
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November 10am-4pm
Harborne Christmas Craft Market:
Featuring 40+ sellers of artisan craft, original art, gifts and cards, and raising funds for Gumboots Foundation.
Sunday 29th November 10am-3pm
Harborne Handmade Winter Market:
25 of the best local makers selling their unique and handmade products for Christmas, as well as cake and hot drinks.
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December
Santa Comes to Moor Pool!:
Save the date for our annual festive weekend! Follow Santa’s sleigh tour of the Estate on Saturday evening and then visit his Grotto on Sunday. Grotto tickets will be available to book online in November, priority access for Friends of Moor Pool (
https://www.moorpoolhall.org.uk/get involved/friends-of-moor-pool)
Sunday 6th December 7.15pm
Circle Cinema - Film TBC:
Moor Pool’s resident film club. Tickets on the door are £6 for non-members or £1 for members.
Sunday 13th December 2-4pm
Carols in the Hall:
Join the Moor Pool Residents Association for sing-along carols and festive tunes with mince pies and mulled wine. Child friendly.
From The MRA Chair
As I write we are in the ‘dog’ days at the end of August
when thoughts turn to the new term starting soon for school
children and students and we think about returning to our
clubs and society activities after the Summer break. Our
gardens of course are ‘crispy’ after the drought and it looks
as though Autumn will be early as trees have already started
to shed their leaves. What better way to start the Autumn
than by attending the Macmillan Coffee Morning on
Saturday 26th September in the main hall. There will be
cake!
‘Hedge’ Letters
Everyone on the Estate received a letter from Grainger plc
who are the legal holders of the Estate Covenants to which
we are all subject. Very overgrow hedges have been affecting
the allotments and pathways and the letter was to remind
householders that hedges need to be trimmed on both sides.
If you regularly cut your hedges or your hedges do not back
onto an allotment or pathway you can disregard the letter.
The letters were delivered on behalf of Grainger by a local
resident who had raised the issue with Grainger.
Thank you for looking after the hedges which are an
important and recognised feature of the Estate’s character.
Traffic Calming Proposal for Ravenhurst Rd
In the Spring of this year there was a consultation carried
out by Birmingham City Council as to how a traffic calming
scheme in Ravenhurst Rd, should be implemented. The
money, which has been earmarked and ring fenced for the
scheme comes from a fund built up from fees and fines
levied in the Clean Air Zone. Councillors were invited to
bid for some of this money on behalf of their wards and the
Ravenhurst Rd scheme in the Harborne Ward was destined
to be put in place. However, there was a last-minute petition
against it and then the Council Elections fundamentally
changed the political composition of the Council. The
scheme in the form it had existed was postponed until after a
new consultation.
In advance of that new consultation some new proposals
were circulated to affected residents to get their comments.
The MRA is grateful to Cllr Carmody who shared the
proposal drawings with the MRA. Previously the Area
Engineer had promised after I had made the case, that we
would be included in any consultations, but this did not
happen.
Cllr Carmody held an informal meeting beside the Moor
Pool on August 5th to sound out residents’ views.
There are differing ideas about what should be done to slow
the traffic, and these were put forward robustly. There is an
invitation to respond to the preliminary proposal and the
MRA will do so reiterating our position which is that we
support the aim of slowing traffic by the installation of raised
crossing points and/or road narrowing beside the pool but
have reservations about the effect on the amenity of parking
and the upkeep of new green spaces which would be created.
The closing date for responses to the questionnaire sent
out to seek residents’ views was August 28th after which it
appears there will be a formal consultation on a revised plan.
It is to be hoped that there will be good notice of this so that
we can keep everyone informed via The Duck and Social
Media and our website.
Banking Hub
This is now open on the High Street. 93A High Street
(between the Post Office and Timpsons) 9.00am-5.00 pm
Monday to Friday. You can pay bills, check your balance,
pay in cheques and cash. On your bank’s day you can see a
representative from the Bank.
Margaret Harrold
chair@moorpool.org.uk
AUTUMN FAIR
