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Today is Armed Forces Day and an opportunity to show our support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to service families, veterans and cadets....

It was a pleasure to call in to the recent coffee morning at Pelsall Methodist Church.   As always it was good to have a mug of coffee and a toasted tea cake and have a catch up with Rev'd Liz and...

The recent Carers Week 2022 was the annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities...

Coming to Village near you – Aldridge Station is on track! Since 2015 I have been campaigning continuously to reopen Aldridge Station that was closed during the Beeching Cuts of the 1960’s.  It's a...

Recently I visited the Refugee and Migrant Centre in Walsall. It was good to meet the team in Walsall and to learn about the wide range of work they do to support Refugees and Migrants across the...

I was honoured to be invited to Rushall Primary school last week to attend their special Jubilee Celebration Assembly. Alongside Deputy Lieutenant Simon Topman it was wonderful to see the fabulous...

It was lovely to call into Castlefort JMI School on Friday, to meet with Head Teacher Jo Wilson and take part in the special Celebration Assembly. It was also a wonderful opportunity to present...

What a fantastic day at the Streetly Summer Festival & Classic Car Show - and we were lucky with the weather too! Great to see so many people at the event, and lots of side stalls and...

It was great to visit Rebecca and her team at Nova Training in Brownhills recently. I really enjoyed meeting with some of their learners and hearing about the training and study programmes on offer...

Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the liberation of the Falklands Islands. In 1982, members of the British Forces deployed to the South Atlantic and fought to recover the Falkland Islands,...