Yesterday as Mayor and Mayoress of the City of Wolverhampton we visited the Soldiers Sailors and Airforce Association as they raised funds for the organisation that is dedicated to the welfare of former forces personnel who had served in Her Majesties Armed Forces. More...
Festival of RemembranceThere will be a Festival of Remembrance on Sunday 6th November at 3.00pm to be held in the Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton. Councillor Phil Bateman Mayor of Wolverhampton made an impassioned plea to the City today.He said " I really would ask people to support this event. It has not been the success it should have been in past years. But the Festival of Rememberance is about remembering the past but also about being confident for the future." More...
The warning on climate change has been with us for years but not enough people are taking notice. Now with temperatures on the rise both at land and at sea, and with some animal species facing up to extinction, there is a concern starting to spread amongst ordinary citizens. More...
Last Night we attended a glittering Charity Evening with Divine Onkar in Birmingham. More...
There is a huge movement that wants to see the United Nations survive and prosper as a body for peace and reconciliation. I am pleased to have added my name to that list of supporters. More...
On Friday the 30th September we were engaged in a number of events but the start of the construction project that will see a new £12m Leisure Pool operating and opened in December 2006 was perhaps the most exciting of the events. More...
Last night September 30th I had the benefit of being able to thank the Wolverhampton City Councils outdoor event team and the leading 'make things happen' people who had gathered at the Civic Hall for a dinner. More...
Yesterday The Mayor and Mayoress had a visit from young children from Moathouse school who brought with them a dossier of letters that they had written to the Mayor all pleading for the school to be saved from the threat of closure. More...
This week has been a very hectic week of civic engagements. More...
On Friday 17th Septemeber we had a very pleasant duty in welcoming Japanese visitors into the City.They had arrived to look at the City and learn how local government is organised here in Wolverhampton.How our Voluntary Sector and the City Council work together. More...