Kidderminster’s Lawrence Group today held the official launch of the Forge Recycling plant in the Stourport Road. The launch is the culmination of several years’ work by Lawrence Group, who’s distinctive red skips are a familiar sight around the region.
The Rt Hon Ken Clarke QC MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, today visited Stourport-on-Severn to meet with local businesses and to talk about Conservative proposals for business under an incoming Conservative Government.
Yesterday saw the announcement of September’s jobless figures, highlighting a slowdown in the growth rate of unemployment. However, while this trend is cautiously welcome, the figures reveal continuing problems in Wyre Forest. Wyre Forest now has 2,580 claimants, up 104% since September 2008.
The Campaign for Learning launched its 2009 festival in Bewdley Museum. Mark joined many local school kids and civic dignitaries to celebrate the launch of this important initiative, promoted by the Bewdley Festival.
On Sunday Mark and his family joined Parish Council Chairman Douglas Godwin and many other Rock residents to tidy up the district. Starting at Rock village hall, the local ‘Big Tidy Up’ concentrated on the rural lanes around the village where litter is thrown from car windows.
Mark Garnier, Wyre Forest’s Conservative Parliamentary Spokesman, has pledged to “do his bit” for the British Armed Forces family. Mark met with representatives from The Royal British Legion at the recent Conservative party conference in Manchester where he was presented with a copy of the Legion’s manifesto for the next general election.
Mark Garnier was again on the stage for David Cameron's big conference speech, joining other candidates and members of the Shadow Cabinet. Cameron's speech marked the finale of an upbeat, but serious conference - the last one before a General Election.
The big event this week is the Conservative Conference in Manchester. This afternoon, Mark Garnier contributed to an important fringe debate about the importance of prevention being better than cure. Despite having a background in medicine limited to just being a patient, Mark was able to use his economics and business background to talk through the important issues that investment now in preventative medicine will produce savings in both treatment and social costs later.
The Stourport Workmens' Club recently hosted a meeting of local independent financial advisors (IFAs), whose livelihoods are threatened by proposed FSA measures. The meeting was called so that Mark Garnier and fellow Worcestershire based Conservative Parliamentary Candidates were given an opportunity to meet with, and listen to, the concerns of regional IFAs.
