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Valerie joined the debate on health issues at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester.
The party conference season at the end of September saw the Labour Party meeting in Manchester. An exciting week began with the declaration of the Labour Leadership election result.
The vegetables and flowers on show at Darlaston Town Hall were an impressive sight when Valerie visited the exhibition put on by the local allotment associations.
Valerie visited Chamberlin and Hill's local foundry in Chuckery on the 11th September during their annual open day. Dave Morgan and Gordon Stanley showed her round the foundry, explaining the production process and introducing her to members of staff as they worked. In fact, Gordon had only recently retired after a lifetime's service in the company,
Valerie joined the children and staff of Chuckery Primary School to celebrate the opening of their new school buildings. Also attending the opening ceremony was Dave Morgan of local Chuckery manufacturing firm, Chamberlin and Hill. Valerie commented 'It's great to see that the Labour Government lived up to its commitment to improve the educational opportunities for our
Valerie met the Walsall National Union of Teachers' delegation to discuss the Government's decision to cancel the Building Schools for the Future projects in Walsall. During Prime Minister's Questions Valerie quizzed David Cameron about his decision to cancel the rebuilding of Joseph Leckie School and others, and invited the Secretary of State for Education, Michael