City Council - December, 2018

WATCH Cllr Morrall Supports Veterans with Heartfelt Speech.

In December I seconded a motion at Full Council on the first ever UK-wide strategy to the delivery of support for veterans. The strategy identifies six key areas where support is most needed over the next ten years: community and relationships, employment and skills, health and wellbeing, finance and debt, housing, and contact with the […]

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Making A Difference - November, 2018

WATCH Cllr Morrall’s Passionate Speech on Male Suicide.

 Cllr Simon Morrall united Birmingham City Council chamber unanimously with a passionate speech on male suicide and mental health. In the UK, the single biggest killer of men under 45 is suicide, and Cllr Morrall spoke of losing his friend to suicide in 2016:  “Since being elected I have donated a sum of my allowance […]

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Making A Difference - October, 2018

Cllr Simon Morrall Completes Half Marathon for CALM.

HALF MARATHON Run (13.1 miles) COMPLETE Thanks to your support, I completed the Birmingham half marathon in a time of 2:12:36 which exceeded all expectations! All funds raised compliment the donations I make from my allowance, and with the government’s announcement of a Suicide Prevention Minister in the same month, it has made everything worthwhile!

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Making A Difference - October, 2018

Cllr Morrall Hosts Suicide Prevention Event at City Council

SUICIDE PREVENTION EVENT WITH CHARITIES Before my big speech in the council chamber, I prepared a two hour presentation on suicide prevention at the Council House in Birmingham. The event was co-hosted alongside Samaritans, Papyrus and CALM to a room full of senior Birmingham City Council officials and staff. 

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Making A Difference - June, 2018

Cllr Simon Morrall Donates A Sum Of His Allowance To Charity

During my election campaign, I said that politicians should put their money where their mouth is, they should be passionate about something, and most importantly, have purpose. That’s why, I have donated a sum of my counciller allowance to the chairty CALM – the only chairty in the UK dedicated to preventing male suicide, which […]

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