To all the parents who have kindly supported us with signing the petition for the one way system in Woodstock Road.

I have been working closely with Councillor Mahmood Hussain who is fully supportive of this work going ahead. Due to the budget for 2012 – 2013 being spent already nothing will go ahead with the one way system in the near future. However, a business case will be put forward when discussing how to spend the 2013 – 2014 budget.

Some good news is that the barriers I have requested to prevent people parking on the junctions of the road have been agreed and they should be done in the next few months.

Once again many thanks for your support.

PCSO 30413 O’Dell

Lozells and East Handsworth Neighbourhood Policing Team

Handsworth Police Station

Our congratulations go to Sucbinder Johal who has been offered a place at St John’s College, Cambridge University to study for the BA degree in Chemical Engineering, starting in October 2013. It also offers the possibility of studying for a Master’s degree in Engineering. This is a great achievement – well done!

 Well done to the following students:

On Friday the 24th of September, all 150 boys in year 7, took part in a sponsored walk around Handworth Park. Outside it was raining, but this did not dampen the spirits of all the walkers. Each Form group was escorted by their Form tutor, as they set out on their course around the park. At the finish line, sweets were given out to all the boys as a reward. The boys raised almost £1200, which will be going towards the building of our new Sixth Form Centre.  An ex student, Ben Smolden, came in to talk to the year 7’s and award the following prizes to the highest fund raisers:

1st Kyron Chander Masaun (7N) who raised £77.70 received an ipod shuffle.

2nd Ranvir Kauldhar (7H) who raised £65, received £15 cinema vouchers.

3rd Navraj Nazran (7N) who raised £55, received £10 cinema vouchers.

Ben gave an inspirational talk to all of year 7’s about the role sport plays in our lives.  He spoke about his Rugby playing days, his subsequent injury and his role as an official Olympic torch bearer during the London 2012 Olympics.

We are delighted that Ben is now a Governor of Handsworth Grammar School.

Our thanks goes to all the support staff who acted as guides, and helped with all the administration, and to our local community officer Sam O’Dell, who helped guide the pupils through the streets in order to ensure their safety.

Mr McCarron (Head of year 7).