Michael Hosts Parliamentary Debate on Northampton Music Education Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 Regular readers of my updates may remember that I recently met Peter Smalley, the CEO of the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) to discuss how changes to funding grants for the Teacher’s Pension Scheme will affect NMPAT and music hubs up and down the country. Following on from this meeting, I was able to secure around 45 minutes of debate time in the chamber of the House of... Westminster News
Michael Intervenes in Hospital Volunteer Parking Dispute 7th August 2017 The ‘Friends of Northampton General Hospital’ is a charity which has provided volunteers and equipment to Northampton General Hospital for nearly thirty years... Local News
Michael Celebrates 25 Years of Age UK Northamptonshire! 7th August 2017 I was pleased to be invited to re-launch the branch of the Age UK shop in St Giles’s Street, Northampton. This branch first opened 25 years ago as Age Concern... Local News
Michael Kickstarts Post-Election Canvassing 7th August 2017 Some people say that politicians are only interested in hearing views of residents when elections are pending! That has never been the case with me, and I go... Local News
Michael’s Constituency Casework 7th August 2017 As the representative of all residents of Northampton North I regularly intervene to try to help my constituents. I receive hundreds of emails a week, from many... Local News
Michael Visits New University Campus 24th July 2017 The Vice Chancellor of the University of Northampton, Professor Nick Petford, kindly invited me to have a look around the building site of their new Waterside... Local News
Local Schools in Supermarket “Big Sell” Event 24th July 2017 I was pleased to be invited again to support the Waitrose in Kingsthorpe “Big Sell” event as part of Waitrose’s grow and sell scheme. The grow and sell scheme... Local News
Michael Meets with Wellbeing Team at Northampton Academy 24th July 2017 I was invited to visit the Wellbeing team at Northampton Academy: at this large secondary school there are a group of adults who work to safeguard children in... Local News
Michael Inspects the New £10 Note! 24th July 2017 The day after it was officially unveiled, the new £10 note was brought to Parliament by the Bank of England so that Parliamentarians, charities and other... Westminster News
Michael Presents Dragon Boat Race Awards 24th July 2017 On Sunday, 16th July the Rotary Club Dragon Boat Race took place at Billing Aquadrome. Around 40 teams participated in this year’s event, comprising of people... Local News