Anne Frank Memorial
John signed the Anne Frank Declaration – a copy of the decleration is below: I pledge my support to: Anne Frank is a symbol of the millions of innocent children who have been victims ofpersecution. Anne’s life shows us what can happen when prejudice and hatred go unchallenged.Because prejudice and hatred harm us all, I declare […]
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.
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.
Wood for Gold
John Whittingdale visited Brooks Bros Timber Yard in Danbury to support the “Wood for Gold” campaign. Ken Walsh, Managing Director of Danzer UK in Maldon, invited John to back the campaign, which is seeking to ensure that the Olympics and the legacy Olympic Park is environmentally sustainable and makes the best use of renewable building […]
Tesco Computers for Schools
John Whittingdale presented computer equipment to children from Maldon schools who had collected vouchers in Tesco’s annual Computers for Schools scheme. John Whittingdale is pictured with Steve Hinckton, Manager of Tesco Maldon, and children from Plume School, All Saints Primary School and Watership Down Nursery.