Topping Out Ceremony at Broomfield Hospital
John Whittingdale attended the Topping Out ceremony for the new £148 million wing at Broomfield Hospital. The new hospital will be complete by Summer 2010 with the first patients due to be treated there in autumn 2010. It will have more than 300 bed, seven new operating theatres, new A & E and out patients […]
New town sign in Burnham on Crouch
John Whittingdale attended the formal unveiling of the new Town Sign in Burnham on Crouch. The sign was made by former Town Mayor, Tony Martin. Pictured with John are Rev Tony Jones, Cllr Sheila Young (Chairman of Maldon District Council), Rev Hugh Beavan, Cllr Carole Noble (Mayor of Burnham) and Tony Martin.
Curves of Maldon Ladies Fitness Club
John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon and East Chelmsford, visited Curves of Maldon, a ladies fitness club based at the Riverside Industrial estate at Mill Lane, Maldon. Curves is part of the world’s largest fitness franchise with nearly 10,000 locations worldwide. Franchise holders, Wendy Baker and Sarah Neal, now own three local clubs in Wickford, Maldon […]
Visit to Southminster Primary School
John Whittingdale visited Southminster Primary School at the invitation of Chairman of Governors, Phil Brewster, and Headteacher, Karen Harden. Formed in September 2007 through the merger of the original infant and junior schools, Southminster Primary is a Church of England Voluntary Controlled school with around 200 pupils. John was given a tour of the school […]
Royal Anglian Regiment visit
John attends a briefing for Members of Parliament from the Eastern Area by the Commanding Officer and soldiers from the Royal Anglian Regiment.The Regiment has a long and distinguished history and is comprised of the former county Regiments from across East Anglia. However, its strong links with individual counties remain and C Company of the […]
NFU
John Whittingdale visited Wilkin & Sons for a meeting with members of the Essex NFU involved in Horticulture to discuss current issues affecting the industry. John was given a tour of Bounds Farm, Goldhanger, where strawberries are grown for, among other products, the company’s famous Little Scarlet jam. John is seen here with Bernard Jenkin, […]
100th Anniversary of Burnham Carnival
John Whittingdale attended the 100th anniversary Burnham Carnival on 27th September. The first torchlight carnival took place in Burnham in 1909 and it is now one of the most successful carnivals in the country. This year’s carnival had over 70 entries and had the longest procession in its history. John is pictured here with the […]
Burnham Civic Service
John Whittingdale attended the annual Burnham on Crouch Civic Service which was held this year at All Saints Church, Creeksea.Among those pictured are Cllr Brian Mead (Chairman of Maldon District Council), Rev Tony Jones, Rev Vera Wadsworth, Rev Hugh Beavan, Carole Noble (Mayor of Burnham), Cllr Ron Pratt (Deputy Mayor), John Whittingdale and Cllr Penny […]
Opening of ‘One Place’
John Whittingdale opened the new “One Place”, a multi-agency information, advice and support centre in the High Street Burnham-on-Crouch. In order to avoid the problem of individuals being passed from agency to agency, One Place offers a single centre bringing together the voluntary, statutory and private sectors to provide a diverse range of services under […]
The Wrong Trousers
Each year thousands of people across the UK take part in Wallace & Gromit’s Wrong Trousers Day. This is a national fundraising event to support children in hospitals and hospices all over the uk. For one day a year everyone at work, school or nursery swaps their normal below-the-waist attire for wierd, wonderful and wrong […]