Michael visited Chadsmead Primary School in Lichfield yesterday (Friday 26th November) and was so impressed he ended up phoning Nick Gibb, the Schools Minister, immediately afterwards. "I’ve not done that before" says Michael. "Although it was a Friday evening and Nick was driving up to London back from his constituency for weekends meetings, I just […]
Commenting on Staffordshire County Council’s decision to oppose HS2 (High Speed Rail) in principle (see their News Release reproduced below), Michael Fabricant says: "I note the County’s stand on this and I believe it is also shared by the Conservative Group on Lichfield District Council. "My focus remains on the route the HS2 lines may […]
Michael Fabricant has welcomed reports that school funding may be allocated direct from Whitehall in future on a more simple per pupil age formula and says it will benefit schools in the midlands. Michael says: "Staffordshire school funding has always been one of the lowest in the country and it is simply not fair that […]
Michael Fabricant visited the Tesco Extra in Lichfield today (Friday 12th November) – not for his weekly shop, but to give Tesco awards to four local primary schools: St Chad’s, St Michael’s, Charnwood, and Christ Church. The gifts included computer and sports equipment. Michael Fabricant says: "This was a great event and I am pleased […]
Michael Fabricant will be the narrator of an unconventional version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore to be performed in Lichfield Cathedral at 7.30pm on the evening of Saturday 5th March 2011. "This version of HMS Pinafore will feature the regular songs, but the narration is likely to go wildly off piste as it did […]
When 10 year old Jack and David Taylor hit the national headlines by becoming Britain’s first twins to win all 33 scouting badges, Michael Fabricant and Number 10 Downing Street took notice. And now the 7th Lichfield Group will be receiving an invitation to tour Number 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament. Michael […]
A Lichfield company which has expanded with the creation of new jobs invited a special guest along to the official ribbon cutting ceremony of its new premises. Lichfield MP, Michael Fabricant, officially opened Dyne Technology Limited’s new premises at Newton House in Parkside Court on Friday (October 22). The firm – which provides special surface […]
Michael Fabricant, Patron of the Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust and Inland Waterways Parliamentarian of the Year, says: "The restructuring of British Waterways as a charity secures the continued maintenance of our canal system throughout Birmingham, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands. "There had been concern that the Government plans to eliminate costly Government Quangos […]
Michael Fabricant awarded his cup for Landscaping Painting at the Lichfield Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition to Judith Truman for her painting ‘We knew it would rain’ on Saturday 2nd October. Michael, who is Patron of the Society but not a judge, said "This painting of Crummock Water in the Lake District is highly evocative […]
Prior to the Meeting in Lichfield at Boley Park Community Centre at 8pm on Friday 1st October, Michael Fabricant is urging local action groups and campaigners to agree to find an alternative route for the proposed High Speed 2 railway line that will mitigate the environmental impact on local residents. He says that locals should […]