Monthly Archives: April 2009

Last Friday an evening to celebrate community spirit and the work of volunteers from across the four wards of Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne and Quinton, was held at Harborne Baptist Church. The evening started with a film showing us a … Continue reading →

Last night I was invited to address the launch of the West Midlands branch of the Bangladesh Caterers Associaion, held at the BIA Lounge. (When people talk about Indian restaurants, they are almost invariably actually Bangladeshi.) The Bangladesh Caterers Association … Continue reading →

Getting to school should be much easier for Woodhouse Primary School pupils after a new crossing was opened on Ridgacre Road last week, just in time for the new summer term. The work had taken much longer than expected – … Continue reading →

On Friday I was invited to speak at the launch of a new Macmillan Benefits Service which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston. Well known charity MacMillan Cancer Support and Birmingham Citizens Advice Bureau have teamed up … Continue reading →

Today I was an invited guest at Birmingham’s Vaisakhi open air celebrations. Two processions, one starting from the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Sandwell, and the other from the Ramgarhia Sikh Temple Gurdwara in the Jewellery Quarter, took place – meeting … Continue reading →

I’ve had a busy Saturday today. As President of the National MRSA Support Group, my first duty was to attend the group’s AGM and chair the meeting during the time when the new officers were elected. This was the 6th … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, I visited the UHB’s Learning Hub on Metchley Lane and was shown around the facility and introduced to some of the current users. The Hub has been set up beside UHB’s new hospital, on Metchley Lane, to … Continue reading →

The bunting was out on the Moorpool Estate today (pictured) – I guess in honour of St George’s Day. But there was another reason for Moorpool residents to feel pleased too. The planning applications to build on pockets of land … Continue reading →

The budget delivered by Labour today was a dishonest budget. From tonight, Britain’s families are facing higher taxes to pay for Labour’s Debt Crisis. After a decade of economic mistakes (while Gordon Brown was Chancellor), now as PM, Brown is … Continue reading →

I am delighted to report that the campaign to save the No 10 bus route has been successful! Having sent off the extra pages of names in support of the bus service, to Centro yesterday afternoon, late in the day … Continue reading →