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• Another Award Winning Year​ for Ansley in Bloom. Ansley is celebrating a blooming brilliant achievement, receiving Gold at the 2026 Britain in Bloom awards for the third year running, alongside an Outstanding Award for Environment and a nomination for the national awards! These honours recognise the dedication, creativity and hard work of our wonderful village volunteers, whose efforts help make Ansley a beautiful, welcoming and environmentally friendly place to live. On behalf of Ansley Parish Council, a heartfelt thank you and congratulations to everyone involved - you have made Ansley village proud! ​Interested in getting involved in the 2027 campaign, please email Janet Down MBE janetdownmbe@gmail.com

• All future Parish Council meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7pm. The meetings alternate between Ansley Village Hall on Birmingham Road and St John's Church Hall, Ansley Common. View meeting dates and agendas.

• Join us on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2026, as the Ansley community comes together to remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. Residents are warmly invited to attend the service at St Laurence Church from 10.30am followed by the Act of Remembrance at 11.20am at the War Memorial, on the corner of Church End and the entrance to Birmingham Road junction, paying our respects, having a two minute silence and laying wreaths to honouring their courage, service and sacrifice. We will remember them.

• Leys Village Magazine - Autumn Edition is out now. A free copy will be heading through your door, in the meantime, why not read the Digital Autumn Magazine.​​​​​

• Road Closure Notice. Ansley Parish Council hereby give notice that Coleshill Road, Hartshill, will be temporarily closed overnight from 8pm on Thursday 19 November until 8am on Friday 20 November 2026 to allow road defect repairs to be carried out safely. A proposed diversion route is shown in the accompanying notice. Emergency services will be informed, and the contractor will notify residents and businesses directly affected by the closure.