Councillor Michael Wilkes, Lord Mayor of Birmingham

I am delighted that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association has chosen Birmingham as the venue for the 2010 Annual Charity Walk on Sunday 13 June. The Walk will provide an excellent opportunity for people from all of our communities to join together in support of the various charities that will benefit from the event. Birmingham is a multi-cultural, multi-faith city and this event reflects the cohesive ethos of our citizens in the 21st century. So many worthy charities will benefit from the walk and I am particularly pleased that two of them, The Birmingham Fund for Pancreatic Cancer Research and St Basil's, have been chosen as they are two of the charitable causes that I have adopted during my term as Lord Mayor. The Walk will start and finish at the Bordesley Mosque in Garrison Lane and its ten mile route will take the walker across the city centre and past many points of interest. Details of the programme are set out in this leaflet. May I take this opportunity to wish every success to the organisers and those taking part in the walk and thank you again for choosing to come to Birmingham.

Help !

The organisers would welcome any kind of assistance that readers may be able to offer. This can include actually participating in the walk, raising money, sponsorship, and/or assisting in the organisation of the event. If you believe you can be of help on any way, please contact the organisers on the contact details in the attached brochure below.

Councillor Geoff Lewis, Mayor of Sandwell 2009/10

During my Mayoral year I am looking to raise funds to benefit Sandwell and West Birmingham (Dudley Road) NHS Hospitals Coronary Care Unit. At the end of my year I would like to donate any monies I have raised giving to the British Heart Foundation, purely to benefit patients from Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust areas and to the coronary Care Units to help maintain or provide equipment. The British Heart Foundation is dedicated to saving and improving lives every day through pioneering heart research, caring for patients and families, campaigning for change and providing vital information to help people care for their own heart health. In Sandwell and West Birmingham, the BHF fund or adopt five heart failure nurses and three Arrhythmia Specialist Nurses who each provide vital local care and reassurance to heart patients and families in their own homes.