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Royal Sutton’s MP has joined the Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands, Paul Sabapathy CBE, in urging his constituents to nominate deserving individuals, voluntary groups and third-sector organisations for the Queen’s Awards for Voluntary Service.  read more »

At the end of next month the Birmingham Development Plan will reach its Examination Stage with a series of public Hearing Sessions at Aston University.  read more »

Business started early on Friday with 25 local Sutton Coldfield and West Midlands businesses attending a breakfast at the Town Hall. The event was put on by Andrew Mitchell MP to help local companies find out more about how they can expand or start exporting operations.  read more »

A group of pupils from St Nicholas Catholic Primary School were welcomed to the Houses of Parliament by Andrew Mitchell in a recent visit to Westminster Palace to gain a deeper understanding of the role of Parliament.  read more »

This year I once again had the pleasure of joining the Sutton Coldfield’s Beekeepers at their annual summer barbecue in Royal Sutton Park. It was a well-attended and most enjoyable occasion attended by skilled beekeepers and friends from across Royal Sutton Coldfield.  read more »

Sutton’s MP will be hosting an event for local businesses who are thinking of exporting or are looking to expand their export operations abroad.  read more »

I returned at the weekend from my annual week in Rwanda working on the Conservative International Development Social Action Project, Project Umibano, to hear the positive news about the protest walk being organised by campaign group Project Fields, supported by local Conservative Councillors and concerned residents in Royal Sutton Coldfield, on the issue of protecting our Green Belt following the successful walk we undertook in January.  read more »

Sutton’s MP welcomed participants in this year’s Debating Competition to the Houses of Parliament on one of the last days of the Parliamentary session for a tour and a chance to see what their MP does to represent the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield in Westminster.  read more »

Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall played host to over 700 job seekers on Friday as local MP Andrew Mitchell’s Jobs Fair brought in the crowds making the most of the 54 business exhibitors and careers workshops on offer.  read more »

One of the most enduring phrases from the First World War, the Centenary of which we celebrate this year, was spoken by the then Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, in August 1914 on the eve of Britain’s official entry into the War.  read more »

Thousands of Suttonians were joined by their local MP and Councillors last weekend at the second annual Sutton Coldfield Community Games.  read more »

The Royal Town’s local MP opened Good Hope Hospital’s annual Summer Fete last Sunday.  read more »

The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP delivered the sixth bi-annual lecture of the Durham Global Security Institute (DGSi) on Thursday 26th June. The event was co-hosted by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). The title of the lecture was: Whose Security? How International Development Affects Stability at Home & Abroad.

Link: Click here to listen, Durham University

Andrew Mitchell commented: “Once again the revived and reinvigorated Royal Sutton Carnival has been a great success with huge community support in Royal Sutton’s beautiful park.”  read more »

Royal Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell opened this year’s John Willmott School Summer Fayre on Saturday.  read more »

Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell visited Severn Trent Trust Fund (STTF), a Midlands based charity that helps people out of poverty and debt, to hear about STTF’s plans for the future and the #smallchange summer campaign.  read more »

Andrew Mitchell MP has one again joined local dignitaries and residents at Sutton Coldfield’s Annual Civic Service to celebrate the life of Sutton Coldfield, with the service led by Reverend John Routh at Holy Trinity Parish Church.  read more »

Sutton Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell MP is to open this year’s John Willmott School Summer Fayre at 13:00 this Saturday 28 June 2014.  read more »

On Saturday Sutton’s MP opened the Cancer Support Centre Summer Fayre, held at the Centre on Lindridge Road. Despite the frequent downpours, spirits were not quelled and everyone had a fantastic time while raising money for an extremely worthy cause.  read more »

Sutton’s MP Andrew Mitchell welcomed the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, to Sutton Coldfield on Friday where he spoke at a lecture for the University of the Third Age (U3A) at Sutton Coldfield’s historic Town Hall.  read more »