Armed Forces Week in Wolverhampton

I was delighted to join the Mayor of Wolverhampton, Councillor Craig Collingwood, the mayoress, his daughter Abby and Martin Levermore MBE DL in West Park Wolverhampton to recognise and thank representatives from our Armed Forces. I was accompanied by Finley, my WM Police Cadet for the borough of Wolverhampton and we very much enjoyed engaging […]

New Mayor of Walsall

I met up with the recently elected Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Louise Harrison at the Mayor’s Parlour in the Council House. We had a great conversation about areas of mutual interest, including discussing a number of organisations in the borough from the voluntary sector who are doing really important work in assisting with crime reduction, […]

Support through Court at BCFJC

I returned to the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre to attend the swearing in of 5 new magistrates who will be joining the Birmingham & Solihull bench in the coming year. I also had a super meeting with Support through Court, a national charity that works at 9 Civil and Family Courts across the […]

West Midlands Police Driver Training School

I spent a very informative morning with the Driver Training School for West Midlands Police to learn more about the work that they undertake. This included observing training for officers in rapid response to incidents and then the more specialised training for those involved in pursuits. I was particularly struck by the huge focus on […]

New School of Business & Law at Birmingham Newman University

I was honoured and delighted to be invited to open the new School of Business and Law at Birmingham Newman University. This is a University which is clearly committed to serving the communities of the West Midlands, with a high proportion of the rapidly increasing number of students coming from, and remaining in, the County. […]

School Concert with St John Cadet

Amanda and I were delighted to be invited by my St John Ambulance Cadet Charlotte, to attend her schools Summer Music Concert at The Earls in Halesowen. Not only were we impressed by the quality of the many varied types of music, it was great to listen to so many of the students talk so […]

Flag Raising at start of Armed Forces Week

At the start of Armed Forces Week, I was honoured to join the Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Zafar Iqbal, Lesley Wilde TD DL, representatives of our armed forces and political leaders from Birmingham, in Victoria Square to witness and pay respects through the formal raising of the Armed Forces Flag

80th Anniversary of The Children’s Family Trust

It was a real pleasure to visit The Children’s Family Trust to help them celebrate their 80th Anniversary of providing support and care for foster families, thus improving the welfare of vulnerable children and young people. It was an afternoon of real celebration and joy for the families and I was delighted to present some […]

Smethwick Places of Worship Heritage Trail

I enjoyed a really interesting day walking the Smethwick Places of Worship Heritage Trail, which is organised by Canon Dr Andrew Smith, the Director of Interfaith Relations for the Bishop of Birmingham. I was delighted to be joined by my Sandwell WM Police Cadet Sophia and my two WM Fire Cadets Isabelle and Tyler. The […]

Side by Side Theatre Company

It was a real pleasure to attend a production by the Side by Side Theatre Company at Stourbridge Town Hall. Side by Side was established in1997 and for 28 years, it has been providing adults with learning difficulties and special educational needs with opportunities to develop their life skills through the performing arts. This is […]