Richard Burden MP | Working Hard for You

Environment Secretary visits Frankley (5 October 2009)
Environment Secretary visits Frankley - Today I was pleased to welcome the Environment Secretary Hilary Benn to the Northfield constituency.... | more...
Northfield ICE Youth Gym (28 April 2009)
Yesterday I attended the official opening of Northfield’s new ICE Youth Gym. The ICE Gym - based at the Northfield... | more...
Collingwood Day Centre (15 May 2009)
Good news – today I received confirmation from the Council’s Oversight and Scrutiny Committee that they will be calling-in the... | more...
Money Matters Advice Event (15 April 2009)
MONEY MATTERS A drop-in advice event for local residents • on Wednesday 15th April, 11AM – 1PM • at Northfield... | more...
NTCP Shop (13 March 2009)
The Northfield Town Centre Partnership (NTCP) shop provides practical help and advice to local people. Its mission is to be... | more...
Regeneration of Longbridge (24 October 2008)
The redevelopment of the former MG Rover site at Longbridge offers real potential for people across the North Bromsgrove /... | more...
Access to public transport (29 August 2008)
Richard campaigns for better disbaled access to public transport‘Everyone must have access to public transport – not just in theory, but in practice’, Richard Burden has said today. Richard is campaigning with local residents to ensure that everyone in Northfield has proper access to publ... | more...
Post Office announcement (27 August 2008)
Post Office Ltd annouces that Kings Norton Green Post Office will remain open Richard has today welcomed the decision by Post Office Ltd not to close the post office on The Green in Kings Norton. On 24 June Post Office Ltd published a review of the number of post offices in Birmingham, as part of a ... | more...
Post Office update (30 July 2008)
On 24 June Post Office Ltd published a review of the number of post offices in Birmingham, as part of a national programme called Network Change. This review has proposed a number of post offices for closure – including Middlemore Road in Northfield and The Green in Kings Norton. UPDATE - 30 July ... | more...
Northfield Energy Efficiency Partnership (27 June 2008)
Richard visits Northfield residents to see the positive work of the local energy efficiency partnershipOn 27th June Richard paid a visit to residents of Forrell Grove in Northfield to see the work of the Northfield Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP). NEEP was launched in January 2008 to bring ene... | more...
National Childminding Week (27 June 2008)
Richard marks National Childminding Week with local childminders As part of this year's National Childminding Week Richard met with local childminders at Northfield Library. This year the week focussed on the National Year of Reading and so Richard joined the youngsters for a reading session. Earli... | more...
Multi Use Games Area (4 July 2008)
Richard opens a new multi use games area for young people in Shenley On 4th July Richard helped to officially open the new Shenley Green Multi Use Games Area. The floodlit games area, on Green Meadow Road, has been developed by Bournville Village Trust (BVT) to provide an outdoor sport facil... | more...
Voluntary and community groups event (11 July 2008)
On 11 July Richard hosted a Big Lottery Lunch for local community and voluntary groupsRichard is pressing for a vibrant and sustainable voluntary and community sector here in Northfield. On 11 July he hosted a lunch and networking event for local volunteers and community groups at the Elim Pentecos... | more...
Kings Norton New Deal for Communities (1 July 2008)
Richard welcomes the announcement of £21.6 million of investment in Kings NortonRichard Burden has today welcomed confirmation of £21.6 million of Government investment for community projects and to improve housing in the Kings Norton New Deal for Communities area. Communities Minister, Baroness A... | more...
Richard visits ECG screening event
At the beginning of March Richard visited an ECG screening event held at Longbridge Methodist Church. The event was held in memory of Alison Linforth, who died on her first day at Cadbury Sixth Form College in September 2003 aged just 16. It is thought her death was caused by a heart conditio... | more...
Tree planting in Balaam's Wood
Richard joined local residents in Frankley at the end of February to help plant 15 new oak trees along Ormond Road. These trees will mark a new boundary for the Balaam's Wood Local Nature Reserve. The tree planting was organised by the Friends of Balaam’s Wood, after they succes... | more...
Christmas lights - December 2007
A couple of weeks ago, Northfield Town Centre Partnership hosted the annual switch-on of the Christmas Lights in Northfield High Street. This year, the event was bigger and better than ever. Activities taking place throughout the day included a “Find the Reindeer” competition, with Ru... | more...
Christmas Card Competition Prize Giving at Holy Hill Infant Scho
Holy Hill Methodist/C of E Infant & Nursery School in Frankley had three children who were runners up in this year's Christmas Card Competition. Schools from across the constituency entered the competition and there is an exhibition of the winning designs at Northfield library. Eac... | more...
Northfield MP welcomes news of hospital go-ahead: April 2006
Commenting today on the announcement that the project to create a new ‘super’ hospital facility on the site of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston has been given the go-ahead, Mr Burden, Labour MP for Birmingham Northfield said: &n... | more...
Richard working together with Selly Oak MP Lynne Jones
From the next General Election, constituency boundaries for MPs will mirror the new boundaries which have been established for Council Districts. Kings Norton ward will be joining Northfield constituency from Selly Oak. As such, Richard has been working with the Selly Oak Labour MP, Lynn... | more...

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