Talking tots
John Whittingdale joined the mothers and children at Talking Tots at West Maldon Community Centre. A national initiative, Talking Tots is run in Essex by Amanda Smith and helps children to communicate with confidence. It also supports the Government’s Every Child a Talker initiative, which aims to improve language and communication skills in under 5s. […]
Barclays Southminster
John Whittingdale joined local residents and Councillors for a meeting with representatives of Barclays bank to urge them to reconsider the decision to close the Barclays Branch in Southminster. Attending the meeting from Barclays were Jon Clowes, Barclays Regional Network Area Manager, and Irene East, Corporate Affairs Manager, as well as the Branch Manager, Jo […]
Military Vehicle Rally
John Whittingdale attended the Historic Military Vehicles Rally at the Millbeach, Heybridge. This was the 6th Annual Winter Rally and was attended by about 2000 people with 46 vehicles on display. The Rally raised money for the Help for Heroes fund. John is pictured with the organiser of the Rally, Shaun Morgan who lives in […]
No ID – no sale.
John Whittingdale applauds Maldon shops’ adoption of ‘No ID, No Sale’ policy to stop children buying alcohol and tobacco John Whittingdale today (Friday 12 November 2010) called on local retailers to support the ‘No ID, No Sale!’ campaign which seeks to ensure that only adults can buy alcohol, tobacco and other age-restricted goods. John was […]
Maldon County Primary School
John Whittingdale attended assembly at Maldon County Primary School and talked to the children about his work as a MP. He then presented certificates to all the members of the School Council with whom he is pictured.
Visit to Bradwell Power Station
John Whittingdale visited the site of Bradwell Power Station to see progress being made in decommissioning the station. John received a briefing from Mark Morant, President of Energy Solutions International Group, and Dick Sexton, Site Manager. Bradwell Power Station ceased generating in 2002 and its decommissioning is being managed by Energy Solutions. The site is […]
Visit to Calorex Heat Pumps
John Whittingdale visited Calorex Heat Pumps in The Causeway Industrial Estate, Maldon where he as given a briefing on the company by Tony Mullins, Chairman, and Richard Carrington, Managing Director (pictured). John also discussed the concerns of the Heat Pump Association with President, Tony Bowen, who is also a non-executive director of the company. He […]
Woodham Radars FC
John Whittingdale presented a cheque for £5,000 from the Football Foundation to Woodham Radars FC. Funded by the Premier League, the FA and the Government via Sport England, the Football Foundation is the nation’s largest sports charity. Since its launch in July 2000, it has so far supported around 8,000 community sports projects worth £920 […]
On his bike….
The CPA UK’s 3rd International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change “Global to Local: Climate ChangePost-Copenhagen” aims to support parliamentarians to influence the formulation and implementation of climate change policy at local, national and international levels. International parliamentarians attended an exciting series of plenary and parallel discussions led by parliamentarians and policy experts from around the […]
Royal Anglian Breifing
John Whittingdale attended a briefing by members of the Royal Anglian Regiment on recent operations including the First Battalion’s tour of Afghanistan. The “Vikings” were there for 6 months in 2009/10 and while much real progress was achieved, they lost 5 soldiers with many more injured. C Company of 1 Royal Anglian recruits from Essex […]