West Midlands Police Passing Out Parade
I was delighted to join the Acting Chief Constable Scott Green at Tally Ho for the Passing Out Parade for the two most recent cohorts of Police Officers who have successfully completed their 22 week induction training programme. It was a splendid occasion, shared with family and friends, to celebrate their achievements before they start […]
Celebrating 15 years of Miss Macaroon
I was delighted to join Rosie Ginday MBE to celebrate 15 years of Miss Macaroon in the West Midlands. We had a fabulous evening, hosted by the wonderful Adil Ray, recognising and thanking the many people who have contributed to the success of Miss Macaroon over the last 15 years and celebrating the achievements of […]
Visit to The Stonehouse Gang in Selly Oak
I had a really enjoyable afternoon at the Stonehouse Gang, which has been working with young people in Selly Oak and surrounding areas since 1938. The Charity runs a range of group sessions across the whole week from their main site with a particular focus on those aged between 6 – 18, although there are […]
Freedom of the Borough of Sandwell to Lord John Spellar and Stewart Towe CBE DL
I was delighted to join the Lord-Lieutenant Mr Derrick Anderson CBE and the Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Steve Melia at a ceremony at Sandwell Council House to grant the Freedom of the Borough to The Rt Hon Lord John Spellar of Smethwick and Mr Stewart Towe CBE, DL. Its as a lovely occasion, shared with […]
The Magic Flute with The Transformation partnership and Oasis Community Learning
It was a real pleasure to attend a performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Birmingham Rep, which was the result of a collaboration between The Transformation Partnership and Oasis Community Learning. It was fabulous to see The Rep stage full of over 200 young people performing alongside professional singers and musicians and delivering a […]
Entertaining at The Rep and the Birmingham Hippodrome
One of the roles of the High Sheriff is to entertain the visiting and resident Judges and Magistrates and at the start of my shrieval year I decided I would take the opportunity to showcase a number of the cultural assets of the West Midlands. Therefore in March, I had the great pleasure of taking […]
Birmingham Citizenship Ceremony on Commonwealth Day
I attended a Citizenship Ceremony in Birmingham which was particularly noteworthy as it coincided with Commonwealth Day. Accordingly the Deputy Lieutenant Dr Nasir Awan MBE read out a message from His Majesty The King to mark the occasion and we were joined by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham Mr Ken Wood. I had an […]
High Sheriff Awards to long serving Magistrates
As High Sheriff it is a real pleasure to present awards to recognise outstanding contributions to those who work in the justice system or in the voluntary sector. Our Magistrates are both volunteers, sitting for a minimum of 13 days a year in court, as a well as being a critical part of the criminal […]
Introducing the High Sheriff in Nomination to key stakeholders
During the last few weeks of my Shrieval year, it has been my pleasure to introduce the High Sheriff in Nomination 2026-27, Carmen Watson DL, JP to a number of the key stakeholders for the person who is undertaking the role of High Sheriff of the West Midlands. This has included the Acting Chief Constable […]
Iftar in Walsall organised by The British Muslim Trust
I was delighted to join the Mayor of Walsall at a Community Iftar held at the County Hotel, organised by the British Muslim Trust. There were representatives from a range of different faith groups and we discussed a range of topics related to community cohesion in the Borough of Walsall and more widely, before breaking […]