ed at the Radisson Hotel with dozens of stalls mainly focused on different slices of Birmingham's heritage. Ladywood was well represented. Mac Joseph and his friends from Old Ladywood displayed their extensive wares including a 2010 calendar, but their stand was so busy that we didn't manage to take a good look at the pictures. We met members of the the Ladywood Reunion club. They have decided to sponsor the Kidney for Kids appeal this year and we picked up some leaflets for one of their upcoming events which is taking place at the Tower Ballroom. The Kidney for Kids campaign has been very successful so far this year and WM was unlucky not to win an award at the Birmingham Media Awards. At our last executive meeting, Ladywood Conservatives decided to support this charity this year.We had the pleasure of briefly meeting Norman Bartlam. Not only is he the author of several books on the history of the area - I picked up a copy of Ladywood Lives from his stall - but he has been expanding the horizons of Ladywood kids for years. His current project is TNT news which gives youngsters from local schools to present their own local news stories. On Monday, their video was played at the Ladywood Ward meeting at Ladywood Community Centre which seems to be a forum where the 3 Labour councillors moan about things that they should already be doing something about.
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