Monthly Archives: March 2009

Today I was the first speaker at the launch of the Birmingham LINk, which took place at Aston Villa Football Club and was attended by over 200 people. LINks (Local Involvement Networks) have taken over from PPI Forums (which in … Continue reading →

At last week’s Municipal Bank Review meeting (which is held in public), a representative from the West Bromwich Building Society gave us an update on the housing market. Lenders are always keen to know in which direction house prices are … Continue reading →

April’s edition of Total Politics magazine has an article about my collection of political postcards. The card illustrated here is one which was mentioned in the Total Politics article.

Last Tuesday I was a guest at Birmingham University’s Guild of Students “Guild Awards” night. The event was held in the Great Hall and was an evening to celebrate the many fantastic achievments of individual students, student societies and student … Continue reading →

Yesterday, representatives from the Birmingham Trees For Life project came to the constituency for the second time in a month. The occasion this time was the planting of some trees in Queen’s Park, Harborne, which the project (which is a … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was invited to an event held by UHB NHS Foundation Trust in Edgbaston where the name of Edgbaston’s new hospital (currently under construction) was revealed. The new hospital which dominates Edgbaston’s skyline, and which will replace the current … Continue reading →

Today is Tolkien Reading Day. The author lived in Edgbaston (in Stirling Road) for part of his life, and attended two schools in the area. It is also argued that the two towers were based on the Waterworks Tower and … Continue reading →

This morning I attended George Dixon International School in Harborne with BXL Education Business Partnership, for an Enterprise Event with Year 10 pupils. The event was aimed at encouraging key skills to help the young people prepare for the world … Continue reading →

This evening I attended a second Police Tasking Meeting at the Tally Ho police centre in Edgbaston. A number of residents were in attendance. The Police Sergeant, Cllr James Hutchings and I dealt with police, Council and planning matters, but … Continue reading →

Mother’s Day seems a suitable day to post about an event which I was invited to last weekend. It was a service of celebration at Birmingham Cathedral, to commemorate the work of the neonatal unit at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. The … Continue reading →