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Community Speed Watch

The next Community Speedwatch training session will be on Saturday 15 May 2010at Hampton in Arden Church Hall, High Street, Hampton in Arden.

This is an initiative whereby volunteer residents have training from West Midlands Police to operate a speed device which will highlight speeding hotspots and persistent speeders in select areas throughout the parish. Although evidence recorded by the volunteers cannot be used to prosecute offenders, warning letters will be sent to the vehicle owners. The police will attend at other times with their speed gun to obtain evidence to prosecute persistent speeders. To read more about the initiative click here.

Football Academy Update

Justyn Price, Fusion Project Manager and Coach Paul Jayes started football training at the current playing fields from 21 April 2010. Justyn conducts free Wednesday football sessions from 5.30 to 6.30pm for 8-11 year olds and 6.30 to 7.30pm for 12-15 year olds. Venue: Maxstoke Lane.

Justyn has planned a Summer Football Camp from 10:00-15:00 from Monday 23 August to Friday 27 August for 8-15 year olds. This camp will be charged at £60 per player for the week.

Paul conducts the Saturday morning Football Academy for 5-7 year olds at 9am, 8-11 year olds at 10.15am and 12-14 year olds at 11.30am at £2.50 per child. Venue: Maxstoke Lane. This session has been well attended each week since 24 April. Both Wednesday and Saturday sessions have had over a dozen young people attend each week. Parents are enjoying it too and have been spotted kicking the spare football around between them, getting to know each other, while their children practice. This could see the return of Meriden Rovers!

If you're interested in the Wednesday session or Summer Football Camp, you can contact Justyn on 0121 704 8274 or email him at justynprice@solihull.gov.uk. For Saturday morning's Football Academy contact Paul on 07962 375038 or email him at pauljayes@yahoo.co.uk.