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From Wendy Morton MPSupport for Local Community Groups!
I am encouraging local community groups across Aldridge-Brownhills to apply for funding from the latest round of the £150 million Community Ownership Fund. The Government has announced that even...
2023 Summer Reading Challenge
It is great to once again be supporting the annual Summer Reading Challenge. This summer, children aged 4-11 can visit their local library to get involved with the Summer Reading Challenge, this...
Oakenhayes Garden Open Day Pelsall
A wonderful afternoon, in a stunning garden, meeting with friends, new and old! It was a real joy to spend last Saturday at Oakenhayes Garden Open Day. The garden has undergone a complete...
A Major Step Forward for Aldridge Station
I am absolutely delighted that the Department for Transport has given the conditional approval to start the work on an outline business case to build and open a train station in Aldridge. Since...
Supporting Acorns in Westminster Hall
I was pleased to participate in a Westminster Hall debate yesterday on Hospice care. It gave the opportunity to speak about one of our local hospices, Acorns, and highlight their fantastic work....
New crackdown on vapes targeting our children
I am pleased that the Government have announced a clampdown on the sales of vapes to children. For too long rogue businesses have shamefully been promoting the use of colourful and flavoured vapes...
Loneliness Awareness Week
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week. Following research by Age UK there are almost 1 million older people across the United Kingdom who often feel lonely. There are many factors which contribute...
Volunteers Week 2023
Week in and week out right across my Aldridge-Brownhills constituency large numbers of my constituents give their time freely to volunteer to make this by far the best constituency in the country....
Visiting Phoenix Tooling & Development in Aldridge
It was good to visit Phoenix Tooling & Development in Aldridge again and to see at first hand the investment they continue to make on site in equipment, training and skills. As a specialist in...
Great to meet the team at Barrows & Forrester Estate Agents
Barrows & Forrester Estate Agents have recently opened a new branch in Aldridge, and so it was great to be invited along to meet the team at their new office, and learn more about this new local...