Can Karen
Speaking out
Help You?
for you in
Parliament
SECURING NHS
COMMITMENTS
Karen has fought long and hard
alongside local residents to keep
services at the Alex.
When the Care Bill was brought
before Parliament she listened to
the concerns of her constituents,
met with Health Ministers and
secured a commitment in the
House of Commons that the Alex
would not be under threat from
hospital administrators.
Karen figh ts for imp rove ments
to transport in the area and
Welcoming constitu ents to
acro ss Britain in her role on the Parlia ment to see the place for
themse lves and question Karen about
Tran sport Select Com mittee
Write to Karen:
Karen Lumley MP
House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA
Annual Report 2014/15
Tours of Parliament
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/tell_karen
Karen gives regular tours of Parliament for
local residents, providing coaches from the
constituency to London. Please get in touch
with Karen’s Westminster Office on 020 7219
5705 if you would like to come along.
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/
karen4redditchcounty
Advice Surgeries
Call Karen:
01527 591334
Meeting with Ministers and officials at
the Depa rtment for Education to get
the best for youn g people in Redd itch
Karen’s e-newsletter
If you would like to receive Karen’s weekly
e-mail updates, please send an email to Karen
with ‘Newsletter’ in the subject line, or visit her
website.
Email Karen:
karen.lumley.mp
@parliament.uk
the work she does there for them
Karen Lumley MP
Karen holds frequent advice surgeries in
different parts of her constituency. If you would
like to see Karen at a surgery, please contact
her by email, letter or telephone.
Website:
www.tellkaren.com
For more information on Karen’s surgeries,
please visit her website.
Speakin g up for Red ditch
Cou nty in Parlia ment
YOUTH
UNEMPLOYMENT
REDDITCH
DOWN BY OVER
UNDER KAREN…
MORE THAN
q
70%
£8.5 MILLION
OF EXTRA FUNDING
PLOUGHED INTO
REDDITCH SCHOOLS
RAISING
AWARENESS
OF DEMENTIA
CRIME
DOWN 17%
BY
above Karen joined
local residents and
campaigners on a
Community Walk at
Arrow Valley Lake to raise
awareness of dementia.
Redditch County
Constituency
n
Karen is the first Member
of Parliament for the new
constituency of Redditch
County, which now takes in
the neighbouring villages.
n
The new constituency has a
population of around 90,000
and includes the picturesque
villages of Hanbury, Cookhill,
Feckenham, Stock Green,
Bradley Green, Abbots Morton,
Inkberrow and the Lenches.
NO PUBLIC MONEY WAS USED TO FUND THIS REPORT
Become a Dementia Friend
Karen has signed up to be a
Dementia Friend and wants as
many local people as possible
to do the same. If you would
like to learn more about how
to become a Dementia Friend
and take part in the training,
please visit dementiafriends.org.uk or contact the
Alzheimer’s Society Care Line on 0845 306 0898
or [email protected].
Promoted by Jane Potter on behalf of Karen Lumley both of 4 Acre Lane Redditch B97 5WN and printed by St Ives plc., One Tudor Street, London EC4Y 0AH
www.tellkaren.com
Local
Businesses
LISTENING
TO LOCAL
BUSINESSES
The success of businesses is key to the
economic recovery.
Building on Redditch’s fantastic
foundations Karen set up her Business
Leaders group in 2011. The Business
Leaders hold quarterly meetings with
guest speakers as well as an annual
lunch at the House of Commons.
Hel ping with the lunchtim e rush at
The Gold en Carp in Matchborou gh
for Brit ish Food Fort night
2
HELD
MAJOR
JOBS
FAIRS
ALONG WITH 2 FUNDING FAIRS
VOTED IN OVER
75%
OF ALL VOTES
ABOVE AVERAGE
AMONGST MPs
HELPED OVER
8,000
CONSTITUENTS
Len din g a ha nd at the Sta ble s
Fa rm Sho p in Ast wood Ba nk
HELD OVER
180
ADVICE SURGERIES
^
SPOKEN IN
PARLIAMENT
OVER 400
TIMES
ABOVE AVERAGE
AMONGST MPs
Helping
Karen sees it as a key part of her
job to help local people secure
employment as well as help
businesses and organisations get
the staff they need.
She regularly meets with jobseekers
as well as hosting events such as her
Apprenticeships & Skills Fair in July.
You and
your Family
Since 2010 Karen has been working hard to
ensure better transport links for the area.
She meets with Network Rail, London Midland
and Diamond Buses regularly. As of December,
an additional train per hour will hopefully bring
an improved service for Redditch’s residents,
visitors and commuters.
Me etin g the volu ntee rs at Ha nbu ry Hall Gar
den s
ed als at th e
Ha ndin g out th e m im min g Gal a
Specia l Oly m pics Sw
170,000
EMAILS
AT KAREN.LUMLEY.MP
@PARLIAMENT.UK
BEEN INVOLVED
IN OVER
Karen’s 200ft bun gee jump in
INDIVIDUAL CASES
“Working with Karen gave me a
valuable insight into the role and
responsibilities of an MP. She gave
me the opportunity to get involved
in many different aspects of her job
and she has inspired my interest in
politics as a career path.”
Emily Gainsford, Inkberrow Resident
REDDITCH
UNDER
KAREN…
RECEIVED OVER
15,000
Chattin g with Tud or Gra nge
Aca dem y stud ents at one of Karen’s
regu lar ‘Sna ck and Chat’ events
“Karen and her team are wonderfully
committed to her constituents. To
be treated with such dignity and
respect, knowing how I suffer such
serious mental health issues, only
demonstrates that Karen has a hands
on understanding of mental health and
what an excellent MP she is.”
Paul Checkley, Headless Cross resident
SECURING BETTER
TRANSPORT LINKS
Presentin g a cheque to Redd itch Parachute
Regiment who raised over £17,000 for a trip
to Arn hem following Karen’s Fund ing Fair
“As our patron since 2011 Karen has
always supported our group and has
been a regular attendee at our sporting
events to which she brings real
enthusiasm. Last year she attended
one of our training sessions, helping to
provide support to our members.”
Ron Daykin, Redditch Special Olympics
ad ers m eetin g
At a re ce nt Busin ess Le Affy Qa de er,
with local bu sin essm an ditch Boroug h
Kevi n Dick s, CEO of R edke r A ndy St re et,
Coun cil an d Gue st SpeaJohn Le wis
M an agin g Dire ctor of
SUPPORTING
JOBS AND
GROWTH
May helped raise over £3,500
for The Lucie Southa ll Leukaemia
Fund and Ron ald McDon ald House
Pulling the pints at one of her
regula r ‘Pop in for a Pint’ events at
the Rose and Crown in Fecken ha m
at e, E m ily
L ocal po lit ics grad u K a re n’ s m a ny
Gai ns fo rd was on e of ents th is ye a r
w or k ex pe rie nc e st ud
UNEMPLOYMENT
q
OVER
1,100
NEW BUSINESSES
DOWN BY OVER
STARTED
60%
Ope nin g the new library and
liste nin g to the chil dre n’s stories
at Cra bb s Cro ss Acade my
Con grat ulat ing stud ents a nd
tea che rs at RSA Aca de my
Arrow Vale – Red ditch’s first ever
‘Out sta ndi ng Hig h Sch ool’
`
SINCE 2010
KAREN
HAS…
in the
Community
Over the summer, Karen
embarked on a Business
Week touring local firms
and asking them to give
her one example of how
the Government could
help them, before feeding this back
to Ministers in Westminster.
A STRONG LOCAL
ECONOMY FOR REDDITCH
Active
q
Supporting
APPRENTICESHIPS
UP BY 55%
MORE
OF OUR SCHOOLS
ARE
OR
‘GOOD’
‘OUTSTANDING’
THAN EVER BEFORE