Margot James visited Cradley Church of England Primary School with school governor Cllr. Jennie Dunn and was very impressed by the ethos of the school.

Age UK (formerly Age Concern and Help the Aged, who have now merged to form one voice for older people) briefed Margot James on some of the main issues that will form the Age UK manifesto to be published ahead of the General Election.

Margot James visited Arbil Ltd in Lye and met Operations and Finance Director, Simon Hart and Chairman Tim Bills.

Margot James has worked on a voluntary basis for charities that help older people. When she was a local councillor she was the 'Older People's Champion' for her Borough, and has continued campaigning for older people since becoming Conservative Party Candidate for Stourbridge three years ago.

The tragic deaths of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter Francceca in Leicestershire at the end of last year prompted Margot James to ask the question could such a thing happen in Stourbridge?

I was back on the campaign trail in the snow during the first week of the new year. But only one meeting out of five was unaffected by the snow.