National Refill Day 2019

National Refill Day 2019

Last Wednesday I was pleased to show my support for National Refill Day when the nation was asked “Have you #GotTheBottle” to prevent plastic pollution. The campaign is part of the award-winning Refill Campaign. National Refill Day is an awareness campaign to get the...
Learning Disabilities Week 2019

Learning Disabilities Week 2019

This week is Learning Disabilities Week and Mencap and other organisations will be joining forces to help share the stories of people with learning disabilities being active, connected and included citizens. This year’s theme for Learning Disability Week is sport and...
Tug of War 2019 Success (Again)!

Tug of War 2019 Success (Again)!

It was a pleasure last week to take part in the Macmillan Cancer Support’s annual House of Commons vs House of Lords Parliamentary Tug of War event. The annual event saw political heavyweights go head to head to raise vital funds for people living with cancer...
Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D Day

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D Day

Today marks the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, largest military operation in history. D-Day marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Western Europe and drew upon on the knowledge of meteorologists, scientists, inventors and the military personnel of thirteen...