"This will be the year Britain sees the world and the world sees Britain. It must be the year we go for it – the year the coalition government I lead does everything it takes to get our country up to strength.
Solihull Conservatives Maggie Throup and Karen Grinsell took their unwanted T-shirts to the Conservative Party Conference last week and donated them to Oxfam as part of the Conference Social Action project.
The young Conservatives of Solihull were out in force this Bank Holiday Weekend. In response to requests from local residents, the youngsters, along with Maggie Throup, Cllr Mark Parker and local campaigner Karen Grinsell all worked together on this rainy Saturday to clean up overgrown vegetation and litter in Shirley.
Maggie Throup is continuing her long-standing campaign against inappropriate garden grabbing and has opposed a new application for houses and apartments to replace 503 and 505 Streetsbrook Road.
Friends gathered together for a ‘Blooming Great Tea Party’ to raise money for Marie Curie’s Big Build Appeal. Hosted by Solihull resident Maggie Throup, there were scones and cakes galore to suit every palate.
Maggie Throup has been appointed the West Midlands Regional Leader for Women2Win, a group set up five years ago to support women who wish to enter politics or take up a public appointment.
Voluntary group, Solihull Job Club have partnered with Solihull College to help job seekers back into work.
Maggie Throup has welcomed the investment into the West Midlands recently announced by both Jaguar Land Rover and BMW. This comes at the same time as the Prime Minister held talks with some of Europe's biggest car manufacturers to discuss the advanced manufacturing industry and the Government's commitment to its success.
Maggie Throup will be speaking about the successes of Solihull Job Club at the launch of the National Work Clubs Network on Friday [10th June] at the Royal Society of Arts in London.
Solihull Job Club has now been running for over two years, helping job seekers with their CVs, interview practice, job search skills and self-esteem.
