Best small shop
John Whittingdale visited Bradwell Community Shop to present them with a certificate marking their success in reaching the finals of the Parliamentary Best Small Shop Competition. The shop was started in December 2009 as a Community Convenience store for the Village of Bradwell-on-Sea, the previous shop having closed in 2006. The Shop is owned […]
One Place
John Whittingdale officially relaunched One Place in Southminster in a new building in the car park adjacent to the surgery off the High Street. Southminster One Place has relocated to the building which was purchased by Southminster Parish Council and it now combines a charity shop with a centre where local residents can obtain information […]
Tickled Pink for Breast Cancer
John Whittingdale popped into Asda in South Woodham Ferrers to support the store’s efforts to raise money for the “Tickled Pink” campaign in aid of Breats Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign. Now in its 15th year, the campaign has raised over £25 million. Last year, the South Woodham Ferrers store came […]
The Limes
John Whittingdale opened the newly refurbished “The Limes” guest house on Market Hill, Maldon. The Limes is a Grade II listed building in the conservation area dating back to the 17th century which has been refurbished to a high quality by owner, James Mann. It is a four star Guest House has 14 bedrooms and […]
Business Support service for Maldon
MALDON BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCH BACKED BY ESSEX FSB Essex FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has welcomed the launch of a new business support service which will give free advice and guidance to businesses across the Maldon District. Chairwoman of Mid and North West Essex FSB, Glenys Chatterley, said: “The Maldon Business Support Service was […]
Maldon Carnival
John Whittingdale crowned this year’s Maldon Carnival Queen and Princesses at a ceremony in the Promenade Park at the start of Carnival week. John had earlier been a member of the panel which chose the Queen and Princesses at the West Maldon Community Centre in May. John is pictured with Queen Sarah, Princess Jayne(right) and […]
Purleigh Primary School
John Whittingdale opened the brand new Pre-School building at Purleigh Primary School. Until now, Half-Pint Pre-School have rented a demountable building from the school which has been on site since the early 1950s and has been moved three times. The condition of the demountable had deteriorated severely and, while the Pre-School staff did an amazing […]
Innovation in Essex
Supporting innovation in Essex, on Friday 15th July 2011, John Whittingdale, Member of Parliament for Maldon and Chairman of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, opened the launch of Global TCT’s new High Definition 3D model service. This unique on-site bureau facility, based […]
Motorcycle Show
John Whittingdale attended the Bikes and Barges Motorcycle Show on Hythe Quay Maldon which was held to raise money for local charity, SWANS. John was asked to choose the Best Bike in the Show and awarded the trophy to a home-engineered custom chopper built by Adrian Belcher. The event raised £1,500 for SWANS. The show […]
Think Local!
John Whittingdale helped launch the Maldon Think Local Campaign to promote the use of stores in Maldon. Local shops and services supporting the campaign will be displaying the Think Local logo and have undertaken to give something back to the local community by offering incentives to shoppers as a reward for customer loyalty. The launch […]