Monthly Archives: November 2008

Edgbaston Constituency has arranged for a Health Bus to be in the constituency on several days in the run up to Christmas. The first visit was in Harborne this Friday, to coincide with the Christmas lights switch on. Experts on … Continue reading →

This evening, in my role as Chairman of Birmingham Council’s Edgbaston Constituency Committee, I joined Harborne’s Carnival Queen Natalie Macpherson, Council Leader Mike Whitby and Smooth Radio’s breakfast show presenter Nick Piercey on stage for the Harborne High Street Christmas … Continue reading →

Apologies for lack of posts over the previous couple of weeks, but I have been away on holiday. However I am now home and straight back to work in the constituency! I was glad that a debate on the Chancellor’s … Continue reading →

Like many people I listened to the Chancellor’s announcement yesterday and the Shadow Chancellor’s response. It is quite surprising I think that that Government has not allowed a full debate on such an important subject. There is no doubt that … Continue reading →

I was very pleased and relieved to hear that the contract to run the Post Office Card Account will be awarded to Post Office Ltd. There has been much speculation that the contract would be awarded to another company, threatening … Continue reading →

On Thursday’s post I mentioned an excellent film made by school children at Chad Vale Primary School in Edgbaston, which was shown at the Council’s Edgbaston Constituency Committee last Tuesday evening. The school has now sent me the link to … Continue reading →

Last night I went to the official opening of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market – reputedly the best German Christmas market outside Germany, and put on annually by our twin city. The market is situated in Victoria Square (outside the Council … Continue reading →

Nov 10th – 16th is National Road Safety Week, so it was topical that at the Council’s Edgbaston Constituency meeting on Tuesday evening, we were shown a film made by the children of Chad Vale School (CVTV) thanking local Councillors … Continue reading →

Yesterday saw the launch, in Harborne High Street, of a new website for Harborne. Called http://www.harbornevillage.co.uk the site has been set up by the Harborne Village Centre Partnership supported by Birmingham City Council. The site has information about the history … Continue reading →

Today Simon Jay (from The Haven on Welsh House Farm) and I went down to The Houses of Parliament for meetings regarding the We Love Welsh House Farm Social Action project which took place in Quinton this summer and during … Continue reading →