130 days ago, when I became the Chairman of the Lichfield District Board, I knew lots about what being a Leader of the District Council would be like, but little about what being a Chairman on a Local Strategic Partnership would entail. Since then, I’ve been overwhelmed by the huge range of projects taking place across [...]
Archive for September, 2010
September 15 2010
Seeing the district through a footballer’s eyes
I’ve always loved a good game of football, and I recently joined a local league – playing alongside colleagues at the Council. I’m proud to have been man of the match a few times recently, and love the fact that playing in a local league gets me out and about to parts of the district [...]
September 14 2010
New Local Enterprise Partnership proposal finalised
Regional business and political leaders joined forces on Friday 3 September to sign up to an exciting new Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) that will cover Birmingham, Solihull, Lichfield, Tamworth and East Staffordshire. The move came ahead of the Government’s deadline of 6 September for local authorities and businesses to submit joint proposals on the formation [...]
September 6 2010
Lichfield Proms
There was certainly only one venue to be at on Saturday night, and for those fortunate enough to be in Beacon Park what a fantastic time we had. I must pay tribute to all the artists who gave their time for no fee as well as all the people involved either in the build up [...]
September 2 2010
Meeting the Media
I enjoyed a very open and frank meeting today with Andy Kerr and Alex Keller of the Mercury. It gave me the opportunity to introduce myself as the new Leader and to begin a process of dialogue that informs everyone within the District as to progress on issues/projects, and I see us together with the [...]