It is always fascinating to go out on patrol with the local police and last week was no exception when I toured Shoreham on foot with PCSO Laura, who certainly knows her area well.
Chesham House was absolutely heaving last Saturday for their fundraising open day, and it was good to see such support from the local community just over a year on from when we persuaded Royal Voluntary Service to keep the centre open.
After long delays and having to step in to get National Highways speaking properly to UKPN (UK Power Networks) National Highways have confirmed that UKPN will be starting their works on the 18th September and Costain will complete their works early October and then mid-October Telent will then co
Over the autumn I have been out and about locally distributing our new community newspaper, which covers various things that I and your local councillors have been up to in Southwick, Shoreham, Lacing, Sompting and East Worthing.
The newspaper covers recent hot topics, including:
The events of last weekend underlined the huge range of issues an MP is expected to deal with. On Saturday my usual brisk street surgery at Shoreham Farmer’s Market brought a multitude of local issues from potholes to Royal Mail deliveries.
On Tuesday I hosted a Westminster Hall debate on flying schools, after the shock news that after 17 years Shoreham based FTA would be closing its doors for good. This has been terrible news for students and their families, as it has left them deeply out of pocket.
I recently attended the Canadian Memorial on Worthing seafront for a moving service to commemorate the 1000 Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the Dieppe Raid in 1942, and to celebrate the strong Canadian connections we have in Worthing and Shoreham.
My constituent Dinkie Flowers, now 103 and a quarter, was in typically irrepressible form when she turned up at the Fishersgate Gateway Hub to present a cheque to organiser Jill Lennon following her successful sponsored dance classes in the run up to her 103rd birthday in May.
