MPS LAUNCH NEW COMMUNITY WEBSITE

12.00.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Tue 14th Nov 2006

Lorely Burt MP and Caroline Spelman MP joined forces in Dickens Heath recently to promote the launch of a new community website set up by former Tae Kwon-Do Martial Arts World Champion, Steve Merricks and his wife, Gill.

The husband and wife team have set up the website called about my area/b90 to promote local clubs, organisations and businesses. The site will also contain local interest stories and reviews.

Gill Merricks said:

"We thought the idea of the site was a good way to try and bring the community closer together and Shirley at the moment has a lot of issues. We hope to give everyone in the area a voice."

Lorely Burt MP said:

The new website carries all the community information you need to know for Shirley and the surrounding area: school term times, MP's and councillor's surgeries, where to eat and where to shop if you are looking for something different. Steve and Gill are well known for their charity work and should be congratulated for putting even more back into their local community through this website."