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 […]
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 […]