Opening the new premises of Farcroft

Opening the new premises of Farcroft

I had such a wonderful time visiting Farcroft Restoration Group in Aldridge and officially opening their new premises.  This family-owned business specialises in restoration and conservation, covering a wide range of services from stonemasonry to fine art, woodwork...

Aspire4U

I recently met up with Kit and Hugh from Aspire4U, together with H from H&Jodies Nisa Local convenience store in Shelfield for a podcast.  Our discussion focussed very much on community issues and the importance of working together.  I will be looking out the...
Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning

Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning

Many of you locally have been busy organising coffee mornings as part of the Macmillan Cancer Support Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning, raising vital funds for this fantastic charity to support the 3million people in the UK living with cancer. On Saturday I dropped by...
Celebrating 180 years at St Michael and All Angels

Celebrating 180 years at St Michael and All Angels

Delighted and honoured to join Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands Kevin Davis DL, Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Anthony Harris, and Pelsall Councillor’s Garry Perry and Ed Lee at St Michael & All Angels Church last Sunday as the church and the...
The Gardening Club at Brownhills Community Centre

The Gardening Club at Brownhills Community Centre

The Gardening Club at Brownhills Community Centre is a hidden gem – as I discovered on a recent visit. Created to encourage both adults and children to come along and join, plants are grown from seeds in the greenhouse, potted, and then planted out in...
Party Conference

Party Conference

Earlier in the week I was able to attend Party Conference in Birmingham. It was a good opportunity to have meetings, raise awareness of local issues and of course meet a large cross section of representatives from organisations and charities. As a Dementia friend I...