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From Wendy Morton MP
Celebrating the Opening of the Rushall Hub
It was a pleasure to be invited to the official opening last weekend of the new Rushall Hub in the former library building Following the closure of the library, the Rushall Development Group...
Dementia Awareness Week 20-26 May 2019
I am pleased to be supporting this year’s Dementia Action Week. Two-thirds of people with dementia live in the community but less than half say that they feel part of their community. People with...
A Great Weekend at the BCNS Brownhills Canal Festival
For those of us who love canal boats and waterways last weekend was a great time to be in Brownhills. The 2019 Brownhills Canal Festival was organised by the Birmingham Canal Navigations...
Stronger Protections for Animals
As a backbench MP in 2016 I was pleased to support a Private Members Bill calling for a ban on wild animals performing in circuses. I was very pleased therefore to see this return as Government...
Cooper and Jordan School Success!
Congratulations to all of the Year 3 pupils at Cooper And Jordan School who have chronicled their video games and literacy project into a new book to raise funds for charity. Their book ‘Using Video...
Mental Health Awareness Week 13th-19th May 2019
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Mental health problems can affect anyone and Mental Health Awareness Week it is a good time to have a chat with a friend, family member or colleague and...
A Great Visit to Streetly Library!
It was a pleasure to be able to call in at the Friends of Streetly Library Annual General Meeting. The Friends are a great group of enthusiastic and committed volunteers who do terrific work to...
View from the House – It is our responsibility to look after our environment
The environment belongs to us all, whether that is locally, or whether we look past the boundaries of Streetly and the West Midlands, and to the UK and beyond. It is also our responsibility to look...
Pelsall Carnival 2019
I was delighted to have been invited by the Pelsall Carnival Committee to once again be part of the selection panel for the Carnival Queen and Royalty ahead of this year’s Carnival. With its Parade,...
On the Buses! – A Visit to Aldridge Transport Museum with West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street
It was good to make a return visit to the Aldridge Transport Museum, along with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street. The museum is a valuable community asset which for the last 40-years has allowed us...