St Peter’s High School 50th Anniversary
John Whittingdale recently attended the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of St Peter’s High School. John is pictured here with Carole Noble, Mayor of Burnham and David Stevenson, Headteacher of St Peter’s.
Select Committee visit to California
During the Select Committee’s visit to California in May, members were taken on a tour of Fox Studios in Los Angeles where, among many other productions, the Simpsons is made. Pictured are John Whittingdale MP, Chairman of the Committee, Adrian Sanders MP, Janet Anderson MP, Bart Simpson (topiary version!) Philip Davies MP, Adam Price MP, […]
London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Reception
John Whittingdale attended a reception organised by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games to be briefed on preparations and on the potential benefits for Essex from London hosting the Games. John is pictured with Olympic Gold Triple Jumper, Jonathan Edwards and Olympic Silver diver, Leon Taylor with his medal from the Athens Games […]
Launch of Eco-friendly bag design competition
John Whittingdale helped launch the competition to design the new Eco-friendly reusable bag for Maldon. Already some 5,000 jute and cotton bags featuring the first design have been distributed and they are on sale in over 30 retailers in Maldon High Street. A competition has now been launched to design a new smaller bag also […]
Visit to St Peter’s High School
John Whittingdale is a regular visitor to local schools and recently went to St Peter’s High School, Burnham on Crouch to be interviewed by pupils for the School report project being run with BBC Essex. John is pictured here with Chairman of Governors, Cllr Peter Elliott, Deputy Mayor of |Burnham, Mrs Helen Elliott, Headteacher David […]
Maldon Post Office
John Whittingdale supported a demonstration by local residents outside Budgens in Maldon High Street campaigning to save Maldon’s Post Office, Budgens is due to close at the end of March and with it, the Post Office. John Whittingdale is shown with County Councillor Brian Mead, Cllr Steven Savage and protest organiser, Kirsty O’Callaghan, together with […]
Anglian Water
John Whittingdale went to look at the results of the trial of new methods to remove Fats, Oils and Grease from the drains and sewers in Baddow Road, Chelmsford. Anglian Water has been working with the Water Research Council, Chelmsford Borough Council and Environmental Biotech on the national trial to help reverse the tide of […]
Visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau
John Whittingdale, together with Simon Burns MP, accompanied pupils from schools in Mid Essex on a day visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration and Extermination Camp in Poland. Last Wednesday (21st March) Maldon and East Chelmsford MP, John Whittingdale, together with Simon Burns MP, accompanied pupils from schools in Mid Essex on a day visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau […]
Meeting with local health providers
John Whittingdale holds regular meetings with local health providers to discuss the performance of the NHS as well as individual constituency concerns. John is pictured here with Chairman of the Mid Essex Primary Care Trust, David Barron and Chief Executive, Sheila Bremner, together with fellow Essex MPs, Simon Burns and Sir Alan Haselhurst.
No Turning Back Dinner
John used to work with Margaret Thatcher when she was Prime Minister and remmains a close friend. Pictured together at the No Turning Back Group Christmas dinner in December