Tettenhall Pages March 2015

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MARCH 2015

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Word from your MP...........

Support for the Elderly...........

We partner with a range of great local businesses. Our Whitegates Estate Agency are offering a free appraisal directory will help you find what you need, when you of the market value of your home whether you want need it.......... p2 to sell or let ................ p10

Do you need advice on making a will? Planning for Your local police supervisor introduces himself gives Mental Incapacity, Care Homes or Asset Protection? you local contact details and other information in the Talks can be given to local groups.......... p3 first of his monthly articles .......... p15

Find out what Paul Uppal has to say this month about Information & advice, support at home, day his visits and support for local schools and life as an opportunities and much more from Age Concern – MP .......... p4 supporting the elderly in the local area .......... p16

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A Word From Your MP.........................

We are lucky in Wolverhampton to have so many

excellent schools, with staff committed to high standards of education that prepare our young people for the world of work. I know that I would not be a Member of Parliament today had it not been for the exceptional teachers who inspired me to reach my potential.

I always have and always will continue to champion education in Wolverhampton, Exceptional education enables us to create the next generation of doctors, business people, lawyers, artists, and whatever else young people aspire to achieve.

One of the highlights of my recent work in Wolverhampton was attending the opening of some new classrooms at Nishkam Primary School, where I was joined by Rt. Hon William Hague MP. As a free school, Nishkam Primary has the power to govern its own curriculum and uses this to focus on not only traditional academia, but also vital teaching on values and how to be good citizens.

William Hague commented on the quality of the speeches given by students, saying they were better than some he has heard in the House of Commons!

I also welcomed the Minister for Schools and Equality, Nick Gibb MP to Highfields School in Penn. In particular I was very impressed with their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teaching. It was a pleasure to meet with members of the STEM club for a discussion about their plans for the future, the use of technology in the classrooms and a lively political discussion.

Both these schools are perfect examples of the exceptional education being provided to our young people in Wolverhampton and there are many more fantastic schools in the city. I am pleased that since 2010 there are 250,000 fewer children in failing schools, however I remain determined to ensure there are no children in failing schools. The government will continue to expect high standards of education and intervene where schools are judged to require improvement.

I am encouraged by the schools I visit in Wolverhampton and I look forward to visiting many more. Please do not hesitate to contact me regarding your child’s education, or indeed any other issues you wish to raise.

To contact me call 01902 712 134 or email at paul.uppal.mp@parliament.uk

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Your Local Police:

I am Police Sergeant Gavin Plumridge and I am the supervisor

for Tettenhall Regis, Tettenhall Wightwick and Oxley. We are delighted to have a slot in Tettenhall Pages and will be providing lots of information regarding crime in your area.

We will start with the basics of how you can get in touch with your Policing Team. You can contact us in various ways:

Email us: tettenhallwightwick@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk or oxley@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk Telephone: 101 ext. 871 6050, Follow us on Twitter: @OxleyTettenhall, Follow us on Facebook : Wolverhampton Police Facebook

You can also come along to your PACT meetings. PACT meetings are Police and Communities Together meetings and they enable our communities to directly influence their policing priorities. The neighbourhood sergeant is responsible for identifying the different groups within their area, and then getting representatives for these groups to attend the meeting. This will include elected members, designated community representatives such as, tenant and residents groups, neighbourhood watch co-ordinators and faith group leaders. All issues identified from engagement activity, or by persons present at the meeting, will be discussed. Usually a maximum of three crime and safety priorities will be identified, and the actions in relation to them will be agreed at the meeting. The meeting is a public meet and everyone is welcome. The meetings really do influence the policing in the local area. To find out when your next PACT meetings are please visit: www.west-midlands.police.uk Have you thought of joining forces with officers and starting a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme? Neighbourhood Watch is a voluntary network of schemes where neighbours come together, along with the police, the council and other partner agencies, to build safe and friendly communities.

Across the city of Wolverhampton there are currently 299 active schemes helping us drive out crime! If you would like to be our 300 th scheme or for information on how neighbourhood watch could transform your neighbourhood contact one of the team via the means mentioned above.

And finally! As we approach the spring months, it is an opportune time to consider tidying up the garden for the warm weather. It is also the time when leaflets are posted and occasionally individuals start knocking on the door offering their unqualified gardening services. Please make sure that you use reputable companies. Unfortunately there are some unscrupulous individuals that offer a service, take the money and never return to do the work or take the opportunity to enter the home in order to take items that dot belong to them. These individuals often target the old and vulnerable and never have any intention of completing the work. Please look out for vulnerable neighbours and report and suspicious activity.

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Useful Numbers Tettenhall Wood Health Centre: 01902 444560 Tettenhall Medical Practice: 01902 444550 Tettenhall Library: 01902 556308 St Michaels Church: 01902 751622 Christ Church Tettenhall Wood: 01902 751116 Christ the King, Aldersley: 01902 562469 St Thomas of Canterbury RC Church: 01902 751025 Tettenhall Wood United Reformed Church: 01902 564235 Neighbourhood Police: 101 ext 7601 6154 Wolverhampton Police: 0845 113 5000 MP: Paul Uppal: 01902 712134 Wolverhampton City Council: 01902 551155 If there are any other telephone numbers you think would be useful to the people of Tettenhall then please contact us 16