Stephen Twigg MPLocal News from Stephen

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Cardinal Hennan Sports awards I was invited along to present the awards at the annual Cardinal Hennan Sports awards dinner. It was great fun and a privilege to be able to recognise the great... Opening of new Housing 21 Services at Brookside House I was delighted and honoured to be asked to officially open the tremendous facilities that are now available through Housing 21 at the Brookside House Sheltered accommodation scheme in Knotty... Holly Lodge I met with the Head and Chair of Governors at Holly Lodge on Friday to discuss the impact of the terrible news of the cancellation of the Building schools for... Croxteth Park Residents Association I was delighted to attend the re-launched Croxteth Park residents association last Thursday evening. Residents raised a number of important issues with me including concerns regarding the Country Park’s Council... Question to Michael Gove re Building schools for the Future I have secured a promise from Education Secretary Michael Gove that he (or one of his ministers) will visit Liverpool in the near future to discuss last week’s BSF announcement... Debate on Building Schools for the Future in Liverpool I was pleased to have secured a debate in Parliament yesterday on the future of BSF programme in Liverpool. In our Constituency there are several schools possibly affected including De... Armed Forces day I was delighted and honoured to be invited by The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Hazel Williams to Armed Forced celebration day at the Anglican Cathedral. It is right that... Lowlands Summer fate I went along to the annual summer garden fete at Lowlands in West Derby on Saturday 26th June. I was joined by West Derby Labour Councillor Pam Thomas. It was... Meeting with the chief constable I was pleased to secure an early meeting with Jon Murphy the new chief constable of Merseyside police. We discussed some of the everyday issues that affect people in the... Visit to Monksdown School I enjoyed a fantastic visit to Monksdown School in Norris Green on Friday June 25th.The School was graded outstanding by OFSTAED at their last inspection, a tremendous achievement. I was... Ellergreen Fun Day On Saturday 20th June I opened the Ellergreen Fun Day organised by the wonderful Children's Centre and Nursery School at Ellergreen. The vision for Sure Start was to bring together... Walkabout in West Derby Village with Cllr Pam Thomas Pam Thomas is the first ever Labour councillor in West Derby ward. She and I are detemined to see improvements in West Derby Village working with local residents and businesses.... Visit to St Mary's Primary School, West Derby Village On Friday June 18th I spent a very enjoyable morning at St Mary's School where I visited the classes, met the School Council and discussed a range of education issues... St John Bosco Students visit Parliament On Monday June 14th I met up with students from Bosco who were visiting Parliament. They had a tour and then the opportunity to question me on a wide range... Maiden Speech I was delighted to make my Maiden Speech in Parliament yesterday during the important Health and Education debate. You can read the text of the speech in the official Hansard... MP Surgeries After my successful election I will be holding an MP's advice surgery every week around the constituency. The times and venues for the first month of surgeries are listed below:... Declaration of Interests Declaration of Interests One of the important recommendations of the Christopher Kelly Report (2009) was that Parliamentary Candidates should declare their intentions regarding other paid work. I welcome this recommendation... Campaign update - lots of posters up, winning the Bingo and a visit to the Walk-in Centre The past few days of campaigning have been very enjoyable and rewarding with lots of posters going up across West Derby. Last Friday I visited Mecca Bingo on East Prescot... 50th anniversary of St Luke's Church, West Derby On Sunday April 11th I joined Tony Concepcion, Barbara Murray and John Prince at a wonderful service to mark the 50th anniversary of St Luke's on Princess Drive. The church... Campaign Update Today was another excellent day on the campaign trail. I'm thrilled with the positive friendly response we are having all over the constituency. This morning I was out delivering with...