It was a pleasure to visit the Grounded Café in my constituency. It’s supported by Living Well, a mental health consortium, and works to relieve pressure on the NHS and help those needing support. The café offers wellbeing sessions, therapeutic craft activities and mindfulness groups among other activities. Located in Bournbrook Road, it’s well usedContinue reading Grounds for hope in difficult times at community café
For many years now, I’ve written to local children as they complete their last days at junior school. Around 1,400 children in Selly Oak constituency experience the change of transferring to the ‘big school’ each year. Where I grew up, we had two secondary schools: one for children of the Roman Catholic faith and anotherContinue reading Daunting step to ‘big school’
I have received a huge volume of emails from students living in my constituency who are understandably concerned and disappointed at the Government’s response to the financial and academic difficulties which continue to impact students during this pandemic. I know that university students have been under immense pressure during lockdown. The mental health charity, Mind, reportsContinue reading University Students Facing Hardship During Lockdown
