Walsall Transition and Leaving Care Service Christmas Party

I had a really enjoyable afternoon at the Walsall TLC Centre alongside the Mayor of Walsall at the annual Christmas Party. This annual event brings together young people leaving the care of Walsall Council, to celebrate their achievements, remind them of the support that remains available to them and spread a little festive cheer. Over […]

Christmas Lunch at the Walsall Community Association

I was delighted to join volunteers from the Walsall Community Association who put on a wonderful Christmas Lunch for local residents from across the community in Walsall. We were treated to a wonderful nativity play before lunch from local schoolchildren and then enjoyed a wonderful Lunch cooked by the team for many residents who might […]

Vist to Probation Service in Coventry

I had an enjoyable and highly informative visit to the offices of the Probation Service based in Coventry. It was somewhat amusing to note that the Probation service is based in Sheriff’s Court and when a member of the public asked if I was here to meet the Sheriff, I noted that I was actually […]

Launch of The Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub

I was delighted to attend the official launch of the Sir Peter Rigby Coronation Food Hub based out of Erdington in Birmingham. In collaboration with FareShare Midlands, the Hub aims to distribute 7 million meals a year to feed over 30,000 people in the West Midlands as well as support 500 people a year in […]

Mayor of Walsall Christmas Carol Service

I was delighted to attend the Mayor of Walsall’s Christmas Carol Service which took place at St Matthew’s Church in Walsall. It was a lovely service which was attended by a number of the Lord Mayors and Mayors from across the County of the West Midlands, as well a number of Deputy Lieutenants. After the […]

St John Ambulance Carol Service

I was really pleased to join the Lord Lieutenant and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham in attending the annual carol Service for St John Ambulance in the West Midlands, which was held at St Paul’s Church in the Jewellery Quarter. It was also an opportunity to present awards a number of volunteers in recognition of […]

Strictly Christmas in support of Zoe’s Hospice

I had the great pleasure of attending the “Strictly Christmas” fundraising event on behalf of Zoe’s Baby Place Hospice in Coventry, alongside the Lord Mayor and Sandra Godley OBE, president of the Chamber of Commerce. It was s superb event, kindly supported by a number of the former Strictly professionals and after 8 years, the […]

Visit as guest of the High Sheriff of Leicestershire

Whilst I have lived in the County of West Midlands for the last 50 years, I was actually born in Leicester and the High Sheriff of Leicestershire very kindly arranged a special visit for me to the city. We started with a visit to the home of Leicester Tigers and were shown around by Sam […]

Visit to the Albany theatre in Coventry

I had a most enjoyable visit to the Albany Theatre in Coventry to attend a performance of Beauty & the Beast as a guest of the Chair, David Meredith, who also happens to be a Magistrate on the Coventry and Warwickshire Bench. It was really encouraging to see how the Theatre buildings have been renovated […]

Midlands Air Ambulance Annual Volunteers Day

I had a really enjoyable morning at the home of the Midland Air Ambulance Charity on the occasion of their annual volunteers Christmas meeting. MAAC operates 3 Air Ambulances across 6 Counties of the west midlands region and has responded to over 80,000 missions since it was formed in 1991. It also runs a fleet […]