The main issue discussed at this evening’s meeting of the Acocks Green Ward Committee was the proposed gating of the passageway from Langworth Avenue to the Stockfield Estate. The residents in Langworth Avenue are keen for the passageway to be gated during night time to help prevent ongoing anti-social behaviour there.

Funds were made available to do this from the Acocks Green Ward Community Chest over a year ago. The difficulty has been finding a way to have the gates regularly locked in the evening and unlocked in the morning. This is important as the passageway is also a useful daytime short-cut for residents on the Stockfield Estate who want to go to the Yardley Road.

Initially it was hoped the School could do this, but their caretaker doesnt live on site so this is not possible without significant extra expense. Following a discussion at the last local police tasking meeting, the police agreed to see if they could look after the locking and unlocking.

We agreed to wait for their response, and make some further checks on the status of the passageway, and discuss the issue again at the next meeting of the Ward Committee – which will be on Wednesday 6th January 2010 at The Scout Hut to the rear of Scanlons, 264 Spring Road, B11 3DW. Hopefully we can come to a conclusion on the gating issue then.