It was great to see Erith Town FC play against Croydon Athletic recently and witness their huge win.
It was a real honour to become a patron of the club and present player of the match. Grassroots football is deeply important to me, and to have such a special club run by great people in my constituency makes me very proud.
Their community work and youth engagement play a vital role in our constituency, provides a valuable sporting outlet, and develops life-skills and local projects that enrich the lives and improve the wellbeing of so many residents.
Grassroots football is so important for local communities. Go and support your local team.
Great to see @ErithTown play against Croydon Athletic yesterday and witness their huge win. I was honoured to become a patron of my local club and present player of the match!
Grassroots football is so important for local communities. Go and support your local team ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/O2MZoEj2fG
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Whilst visiting Plumstead Open Studios, I got the chance to see how many talented people we have in our constituency. It was brilliant to view a wide range of locally-produced artwork and creative designs, including painting, photography, ceramics, textiles, jewellery, prints, and sculpture.
We have a lot of talented people in the constituency. I went to visit some of the brilliant exhibitions at Plumstead Open Studios yesterday 🎨
I had a fantastic time recently at the ‘Ballad of Thamesmead’ performance. This was part of the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival, and presented By Dante or Die Theatre
Live folk songs by Abbey Wood singer Marie Bashiru were great, and the Thamesmead Community Choir impressed with a soaring sound design that included local peoples’ voices, culminating in the clocktower illuminated like never before.
It’s great to see such a broad array of talented artists, musicians, designers and creators on show in our constituency.
Had a fantastic time last night at the 'A Ballad of Thamesmead' performance. This is part of @GDIFestival Presented By Dante or Die Theatre
It’s on again tonight (7 Sept) at 8:30pm 🏫 Thamesmead Clocktower, 15 Joyce Dawson Way, London, SE28 8RA
It was inspiring to visit Emmaus Greenwich in my constituency, the work that they do makes a real difference to people trying to overcome homelessness, giving them support, skills and the confidence to build a better life for themselves. This type of community work is so important, and I thank them and their companions for taking the time to speak to me about their experiences.
This government is committed to seriously tackling homelessness across the UK, with the new cross government – Homelessness Taskforce which will develop a long-term strategy to combat this issue. Working alongside organisations like Emmaus, we have a real chance to improve the lives of so many suffering unnecessarily, building dynamic local communities with empowered citizens in the process
Thank you to MP Abena Oppong-Asare for visiting our Emmaus homelessness charity.
The MP met people supported by Emmaus: Luli and Joanne, and (pictured) staff Simon, Mischaley and Sofia.
Thank you for recognising our concerns about the struggles people are facing in the city💚 pic.twitter.com/X7aExSj1pY
Following my appointment as Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, I was pleased to answer questions at the first Cabinet Office Questions under the new Government.
I responded to important questions under my new brief, including strengthening our national resilience, learning the lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing ourselves for tragedies like the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire.
Additionally, I confirmed that the Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, will chair a Cabinet committee on resilience to review our preparedness against the range of risks the UK faces. You can find out more about this work here.
If you want to watch these Cabinet Office Questions then follow the link here, or if you would prefer to read the transcript, then follow the link here.
Social Media Post on 26th July 2024:
At Cabinet Office Questions, I outlined this Government's commitment to strengthening our national resilience, and how lessons will be learned from COVID-19 and tragedies such as Grenfell.
Last month, I was delighted to join Cllr Jit Ranabhat, the Mayor of Greenwich, in a visit to two local temples – Pashupatinath Temple and Greenwich Hindu Mandir.
It was great to meet so many local activists and members of the Greenwich Nepalese community as we visited these two important places of faith in our community.
As I said at the time, I was incredibly grateful for the warm welcome and the blessings given to me during my visit.
Thank you to the management committees at the Temples for hosting me and to the Royal Borough of Greenwich Nepalese Society and the Greenwich Mummies Forum for their hospitality.
Social Media Post on 28 July 2024:
It was great to meet with community activists yesterday with @JitRanabhat. I am so grateful for your welcome and blessings.
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I had a wonderful time at the Summer Festival at Shrewsbury House on August 2nd. It was such a great lineup of live music, with some brilliant local beers from Bexley Brewery, and tasty food from the Garden Cafe!
It’s great to have so many creative people and organisations in our constituency!
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I am honoured to be a patron of the Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice. So I was delighted that the Hospice was one of my first visits since my re-election. This year marks the Hospice’s 30th anniversary and they have been recognising everyone who has helped them get to this point.
Following the visit, I have also been excited to see the new branding for the Community Hospice, who do so much for residents in our constituency and across Greenwich and Bexley. You can see their new brand on their website here: https://communityhospice.org.uk/.
On social media, I was pleased to congratulate the Hospice team and their CEO Kate Heaps, who’ve been working so hard to make sure the great work at the hospice continues.
Social Media Post on 1st August 2024:
Exciting to see the new brand for @comm_hospice, who do so much for residents in our constituency and across #Greenwich and #Bexley.
Congratulations to the hospice's CEO @heapy25 and all her team, who've been working so hard to make sure the great work at the hospice continues. https://t.co/t8XzfWUvsi
It’s important to support local hardworking businesses, especially when they produce such amazing dishes!
I recently enjoyed a wonderful meal at the Dosa & Sambal Express in Plumstead in Greenwich. Chicken Masala Dosa, Chilli Paneer, Egg and Fish Roll and the Mango Lassi was brilliant.
I would highly recommend people in and around Erith and Thamesmead visiting them, the staff were friendly and the food was of a high standard.
It was lovely to be at Parkfest at Bostall Gardens last Sunday with the Mayor of Greenwich, Cllr Jit Ranabhat, and Cllr Ann-Marie Cousins.
Great to meet so many families and local businesses there and I want to thank Bostall Gardens Friends Group for organising such a great community event.
