Community contacts
The Lyng is a diverse, fast-growing community offering an unbeatable combination of leisure, sports and cultural facilities on its doorstep plus excellent transport links. It is close to schools, colleges, jobs, health services, shops, entertainment, sports facilities and parks. Residents are within walking distance of West Bromwich town centre, close to railway and Metro stations and a stone’s throw from the delightful green spaces of Dartmouth Park and Sandwell Valley. Local facilities cater for all tastes, from the historical interest of Oak House Museum to The Hawthorns, home of West Bromwich Albion FC.
Here`s a list of local contacts to keep handy:
COUNCIL:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Tel: 0845 358 2200
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, PO Box 2374, Oldbury, B69 3DE
LOCAL COUNCILLORS:
Councillor John Giles
Ward: Greets Green and Lyng
Party: Labour Party
Contact details
Tel: 07816 353 752
Councillor Pam Randhawa
Ward: Greets Green and Lyng
Party: Labour Party
Contact details
Tel: 07951 861 263
Councillor Jackie Taylor
Ward: Greets Green and Lyng
Party: Labour Party
Contact details
Tel: 07813 364 299
POLICE:
West Midlands Police
Neighbourhood officer
Tel: 0345 113 5000, ext 8811 3126 E-mail: greetsgreen@west-midlands.police.uk
COMMUNITY CENTRES:
West Bromwich Community Centre
Tel: 0121 588 2345
Gayton Road, West Bromwich, B71 1QS
Offers a wide variety of activities for local people
Lodge Road Youth/Community Centre
Tel: 0121 553 2013
Lodge Rd, West Bromwich, B70 8PJ
HEALTH:
The Lyng Centre for Health and Social Care
Tel: 0121 612 2000
Frank Fisher Way, West Bromwich, B70 7AW
Linkway Medical Practice
Tel: 0121 553 4000 Fax: 0121 553 4001
E-mail M88038@clinical.nhs.net
Frank Fisher Way, West Bromwich, B70 7AW
General Practitioners and teaching practice. New patients welcome. On-line appointment system and ordering of repeat prescriptions
The Lyng Centre Dental Clinic
Tel: 0121 612 2385
Frank Fisher Way, West Bromwich, B70 7AW
Lyng Pharmacy
Tel: 0121 500 5756
1 Lyng Lane, West Bromwich, B70 7RW
EDUCATION:
Lyng Primary School
Tel: 0121 553 1480 or e-mail admin@lyng.greetsgreen.org
Horton Street, Lyng, West Bromwich, B70 7SQ
This is a co-educational community school for pupils aged three to 11 years
Sandwell College
Tel: 0121 0566 6000 or e-mail enquiries@sandwell.ac.uk.org
Central Campus, Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW
The college concentrates on vocational courses, mainly for those aged 16-18
Sandwell University of the Third Age
Tel: Tony Fowler on 0121 358 1938
Meets the second Monday of each month, at 2pm, at Wesley Chapel, High Street, West Bromwich, B70 8ND
RELIGION:
Church of the Good Shepherd with St John
Tel: 0121 553 3070
Lyttleton Street, Lyng, West Bromwich, B70 7HP
Anglican services every Sunday at 10.30am and 6.30pm
Christian Youth and Community Services
Tel: 0121 525 4442
Hargate Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1PH
CAREERS & ADVICE:
nextstep West Midlands
Tel: Freephone 08000 217 244
155-157 High Street, Princess Parade, West Bromwich, B70 7QX
Free face-to-face careers advice service for adults
Sandwell (West Bromwich) Citizens Advice Bureau
Tel: 0121 500 2703
22 Lombard Street, West Bromwich, B70 8RT