Well resourced and used libraries are so important for our children’s learning and creativity which is why I am delighted that Colchester Library has benefitted from the government’s Arts Council Library Improvement Fund.
Great to meet Minister Basnet this week to discuss UK and Nepal recruitment and tackling global health threats.
The first pilot launched today involves the managed, ethical recruitment of up to 100 Nepali nurses, benefiting staff with training and development opportunities.
Last week, I attended The Food and Drink Federation’s Annual Summer Reception, and met a range of companies and stakeholders from across the food and drink industry including Colchester.
It was a pleasure to visit Chestnut House Kindergarten in Colchester to speak with the team and have a tour. It was brilliant to see the children having a great time getting involved with a variety of different learning activities.
Colchester’s Townhouse, in the Dutch Quarter, is a fantastic resource for young people, which is why I was so pleased the government’s Town Deal Fund awarded a significant grant to help enhance the facilities and offer.
A pleasure to start and run the Cancer Research UK #raceforlife at Colchester's Castle Park. Thank you and congratulations to all those racing for life across the raising funds for this fantastic charity.
Some really exciting regeneration projects are happening right now in Queen Street, Colchester. I'm proud to have helped secure government Town Deal grant funding worth millions of pounds, to help these regeneration projects.
Last night I spoke at a launch event marking the signing of a major agreement with BioNTech SE - which developed the Covid vaccine with Pfizer - to deliver new cancer vaccine trials.
By working together with BioNTech on these treatments we can make progress & save lives.
