ANDREW MITCHELL MP A strong voice for andrew-mitchell-mp.co.uk LET ME KNOW YOUR VIEWS Andrew Mitchell MP ! I am very keen to hear your views on issues affecting Sutton Coldfield and the UK. Please take just a few minutes of your time to tell me what matters to you and return to SCCA, 36 High Street, Royal Sutton Coldfield, B72 1UP GET IN TOUCH ANDREW Do you support the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner’s plans to with Reporting Back close Sutton Coldfield Police Station? 1 36 High Street, Royal Sutton Coldfield, < strongly disagree strongly agree > B72 1UP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 t: 0121 354 2229 Member of Parliament for e: [email protected] Do you agree that Sutton Park should be run by the Town Council w: andrew-mitchell-mp.co.uk and not by City Council? 2 w: suttoncoldfieldconservatives.com Sutton Coldfield YES NO On a scale of 0–10, should the Town Hall be saved for community use? 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The Conservative team out in New Oscott Andrew brings Minister for Education, Nick Andrew joins Councillors Maureen Cornish Andrew takes some time out to tell Andrew opening the Communitea Café The Annual service of remembrance talking to local residents about key issues. Gibb MP to meet Sutton head teachers to and Jane Mosson at Harvest Fields Father Christmas exactly what he in Boldmere with Cllr Janet Cairns and held at Holy Trinity Church. discuss funding and other education issues. community centre to discuss local services. wants for the Royal Town. local volunteers.

Andrew Mitchell MP House of Commons SW1A 0AA that the Town Council have voted to go ahead with the 2018 Concerts in the Park, March 2018 bringing thousands of residents into Sutton Park for a weekend of world class entertainment. Our councillors, both at Town and City level, are working hard to bring real My Annual Report comes to you at the end of yet another extraordinary year, both improvements to our community. As they grow in experience, so they grow in nationally and in the Royal Town. In June we were all surprised when a General ambition which will greatly benefit our Town as more local services are delivered Election was called. I want to thank all of my constituents for re-electing me for more locally. the fifth time running and for increasing my vote and the overall percentage of the Edwina Currie is a guest at the highly Council Elections Andrew and Councillor Ewan Mackey discussing popular Sutton Coldfield Westminster vote. I will continue to serve Sutton Coldfield and all of its residents to the best of with funding experts the future development of Supper Club. my ability. Sutton Coldfield always comes first for me and, as I have shown, I will At the end of last year no one could have failed to notice the rubbish piling up on the Town Hall under its new trust. take on anyone, including my own Party, when I feel the interests of our Royal our streets caused by the mismanagement of Birmingham’s Labour Council and Town are at stake. crippling strike action by their unions. At a cost of over £6 million, the chaos has drained much needed funding from the City Council who have repeatedly failed Over the last year I have been active with our local schools, uniform services, Sutton Coldfield, using it as a cash cow for the rest of Birmingham. It’s no surprise faith groups, organisations and community groups, as well as the many other local that the bailiffs turned up at Birmingham Council’s door and seized goods recently. bodies which contribute so much to our local life. How embarrassing. Representing our Royal Town is both a responsibility and a joy and so is dealing May the 3rd will see local elections which could change the face of Birmingham with the 500 letters and emails I receive every week and to which I respond and Sutton Coldfield. It is a choice between 4 more years of this failing Labour personally. Council, or a new Conservative led council that will bring change and fresh thinking for the benefit of us all in Sutton Coldfield. In each of my Annual Reports I seek to focus on a few local issues which I expect to be important and which most affect us throughout the Town. Our Town Hall A new small business opened in Andrew supporting charitable Suttonians Mere Green by our MP. Royal Sutton Coldfield Cottage Hospital I am delighted that progress is being made to redevelop our Town Hall with very raising money for great causes. exciting plans in the pipeline. The Town Hall has huge potential and is a jewel in the I have been working closely with the NHS, local residents and some wonderful Royal Town’s crown. Thanks to local support throughout Sutton Coldfield, a new trust former cottage hospital nurses and clinicians to press for new services to be will guide this remarkable local facility into the next stage of its development. Under introduced on this ancient site. I want to see the Royal Sutton Coldfield cottage past Birmingham City Council Management, the Town Hall has fallen into disrepair hospital brought back into significant use. I want it to become a place to which and decay with both a lack of ambition and endeavour. The future which beckons older people throughout the Royal Town can look as the provider of ongoing care under Sutton Management will involve the raising of significant funding from a and support for ailments and complaints, which while debilitating, do not require variety of resources and we are all intent on achieving this. hospitalisation. In other words: care closer to home – which is what I know my constituents want to see. I hope that you will find my Annual Report of interest. Please do not hesitate to contact me if ever I can help or if you want to give me

On behalf of the French Government, Andrew According to those who run the wider NHS, this is very much in keeping with your views on any local, national or international issue. awards the prestigious légion d’honneur to their thinking and helps enable us all as we get older to stay in our own homes James Kelly. Town Council Andrew officiating at the charity match between the House of Lords and Commons Our Town Council has been working hard over the last few months and has V the Old Veseyans Rugby Team. been getting noticeable results. We have seen improvements to playgrounds, new lighting and floral displays, grants for local good causes and I am delighted P.S. This publication is funded by local Conservatives and not the taxpayer. Take a look at Andrew’s website andrew-mitchell-mp.co.uk The website gives useful information about what Andrew is doing to represent you.

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