Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

Member of Parliament for Maldon

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 […]

The Lodge Care Home

  On Friday, 26th March, John Whittingdale visited The Lodge Care Home in Maldon to open the new extension. The Lodge now has 24 beds and principally caters for clients suffering from dementia. During his visit, john was taken on a tour of the home and met staff and residents, before joining them to listen […]

Let’s Grow competition

On Friday, 26th March, John Whittingdale visited Wentworth School, Maldon to make the presentation to the School Gardening Club of gardening equipment which they had won as a part of the “Let’s Grow” scheme run by Morrisons. Wentworth is just one of more than 22,000 primary and secondary schools that have participated over the last […]

Petition for Home Schooling

John Whittingdale presented a peitition to the house of Commons on behalf of Ms Katie Hiskett and 26 other residents of my constituency. Ms Hiskett had contaced John as she was extremely concerned about the recommendations of the Badman report and the impact that it will have on them and on others who wish to educate their children at home. Following is […]

Visit to Maldon Rugby Club

John Whittingdale visited Maldon Rugby Club at Drapers Farm in Heybridge to meet children, players and coaches in training. On Sunday 27 September, John Whittingdale visited Maldon Rugby Club at Drapers Farm in Heybridge to meet children, players and coaches in training. The Club has teams for each year group starting with the under 5s […]