2022 June

I attended the Publishers Association Summer Reception on Monday 13 June 2022 to celebrate the importance of reading. This year’s theme was “A book that made me”.

A Planning Application is under consideration by Walsall Council for a “Battery Energy Storage System” next to the Duckery at Chapel Lane on Green Belt . If the Application is granted 28 battery units, each 2.3m tall, would be built on  land  that is agricultural land and has been used to grow Rape Seed. This is in addition to the threat of over 5000 houses being built on the Walsall Green Belt as part of the Draft Black Country Plan.

HM Opposition Day on Tuesday 7 June 2022 was used to debate Standards in Public Life. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards and conduct expected of Ministers, a combination of ethical principles and procedural guidance. If the code is broken, it is conventional that a Minister should resign.

At Palfrey Park there was a celebration of the Cultures of Walsall and a Carnival procession through the streets of Caldmore.

The Circus Raj from Rajesthan led the procession.  There were live bands and numerous stalls. Children had a chance to block print.