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Our Open Day on Saturday 24th October was a great success in spite of the weather. Thirteen of our regular hirers put on displays and demonstrations. The Mayor of Solihull, Cllr Glenis Slater (2nd from right) and Caroline Spelman MP (2nd from left) came along and both were very impressed with the refurbishment, the work

You will have seen in the local papers that Veolia, the Waste Management Company, has granted Bentley Heath Community Centre almost £25,000 to refurbish the kitchen, toilets and windows.  BHCA has to contribute 20% of the total cost of the works – about £6.2k. This is a huge boost for the centre and thanks go

Gardening Clubs’ Fundraising Quiz – 21st February 2015 Three of the Gardening Clubs that meet at the hall held a Quiz Night with Fish and Chip Supper and raised an amazing £714 for further improvements at the centre.  Alan Lang was Quizmaster and 90 people came along and enjoyed themselves. Fifteen prizes were donated to

The U3A held a very successful Quiz Night and Fish & Chip Supper in October. Here is a photograph of Graham Jones and Richard Bryant presenting a fantastic cheque for £600 to the BHCA Treasurer. It was agreed that these funds would be used to renew the carpet in the entrance hall and the side

The Bentley Heath Country Market held a coffee morning and sale to raise funds for the improvement of the facilities at the Community Centre.  Clifford Grauers (left) presents the Treasurer, Jim Crook, with a donation of over £300 and following a subsequent fundraising event the overall total is nearly £500.  Thank you Country Market!

As part of the fundraising efforts by regular hirers of the hall, the Packwood and Bentley Heath WI kindly presented us with a Combi-Microwave oven.  This is available in the kitchen for all hirers. This was presented by Hazel Luscombe, Chairman of this WI, to John Rigby, Facilities Manager, representing the Management Committee of the