Great British Spring Clean
John Whittingdale has pledged his support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy. The campaign, which runs from March 20th to April 13th, will see up to 600,000 people taking action to clean up streets, parks and beaches across the country. The Great British Spring Clean, run by […]
John Whittingdale signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment
This week John Whittingdale signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging [his/her] commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. This year we are marking 75 years […]
West Hanningfield Village Hall
John Whittingdale visited the Memory Lane event at West Hanningfield Village Hall as part of Village Halls Week. John met Derek Paxman and other Trustees of the Hall as well as Cllr Sue Dobson and Sue Gibson of Rural Council for Communities in Essex. John looked at the exhibition on the history of the Hall […]
John Whittingdale pledges support for local pubs in Maldon
John Whittingdale MP has today pledged their support for the Long Live the Local Campaign to help pubs in Maldon keep their doors open. John Whittingdale joins the more than 240,000 people who have signed the petition so far, including 379 in Maldon alone. John Whittingdale MP is calling on the Government to cut beer […]
Article for the Telegraph on the future of the BBC
In the election post-mortems, the BBC and Channel Four are again under heavy fire from all the parties. Many at the Corporation will argue that the fact that no side is happy is evidence that they largely succeeded in maintaining the balance. I have never believed that the BBC is biased in favour of a […]
North Fambridge Sea Scouts
John Whittingdale was delighted to welcome the 1st North Fambridge Sea Scouts Group on a visit to Westminster on a momentous day in Parliament. The Scouts were able to tour the Houses of Parliament and then visit Downing Street where they were able to see inside the famous black door. John is pictured with Adrian […]
NFU stand
John Whittingdale visited the NFU stand at the Conservative Party Conference and met NFU Deputy President and Essex Farmer, Guy Smith. John said: “Agriculture is still a major contributor to our local economy and I have regular meetings with the Maldon and Dengie NFU. I was therefore delighted to see Guy at the Conference. We […]
Wear it Pink for Breast Cancer
John Whittingdale supported the Wear It Pink campaign organised by Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now charities in Parliament. Wear It Pink Day is Friday, 18th September. John said: “I have been contacted by a number of constituents asking me to support this excellent campaign. Sadly, in our area, an average of 346 women […]
Dengie Pumping Station
John Whittingdale visited the Dengie Pumping Stations with the Environment Agency. The three Pumping Stations remove surface water through a network of man-made channels which is then discharged through 6 gravity out falls into the sea. This protects an area of around 55 square kilometres which is mainly high grade arable land with 46 residential […]
Exceptional Service Awards
John Whittingdale presented Exceptional Service Awards on behalf of The Berkeley Leisure Group to Raymond and Gloria Bradford, the management team of Temple Grove Park in West Hanningfield. Raymond and Gloria have worked for the company for many years and have done a huge amount to improve the environment and facilities of Temple Grove Park: […]