On Saturday, 1st December I visited The Silhouette Youth Theatre at their performance hub at the Weston Favell Shopping Centre in Northampton.

As the Government’s Arts Minister I work tirelessly to ensure that our national interest is maintained when it comes to art and heritage in this country.

On Friday, 30th November I visited the NN Contemporary Art Gallery on Guildhall Road, Northampton. As the name suggests, the Gallery displays a wide variety of contemporary art ranging from award-winning art pieces to artworks created by recent graduates.

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On Friday, 16th November I met the new Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police, Nick Adderley, to discuss a number of important issues affecting residents of Northamptonshire and to look at ways we can move forward and deal with these.

I recently visited Headlands Primary School in my Northampton North constituency to speak not only to the pupils but also to the CEO of the Northampton Primary Academy Trust (NPAT) about the future of education in Northamptonshire.

In the last fortnight I spent a very full day visiting Downton Abbey, Hogwarts, the Roman Baths and even channelled my inner James Bond for a short drive in a vintage Aston Martin!

Sunday 11th November 2018 marked 100 years to the day of the Armistice which ended World War I. The Armistice, signed between the Allied Powers and Germany came into force at 11.00am on 11th November 1918.

Many readers will know that I have been in contact with the Chief Executive of NCP about parking penalty tickets that have been issued to a number of residents using the Car Park at St. Peter’s Way.

Earlier in the year many of my constituents contacted me about the swimming pool at Barry Road Primary School because they were concerned that the pool would close down.