Supporting Our Children

On Saturday, I held a street surgery in Botley and also spent the morning talking to local people in Hedge End.

This afternoon I met the residents at Folland Court in Hamble for a cup of tea and a chat about some of the local issues that were of concern to them.

I met with Cllr Steve Broomfield last week following the disappointing decision of Liberal Democrat Councillors to build 2,500 houses as part of the One Horton Heath project.

One of the great benefits of getting back to normal is that important community events can now go ahead. It was a pleasure to attend Eastleigh PRIDE with Eastleigh Conservatives and an array of brilliant charities, food vendors and businesses. 

Throughout the Summer, I held a number of 'pop up surgeries' in locations across the patch to give constituents a chance to speak with me. 

There are some stunning parts of the Eastleigh constituency and I enjoyed my 'walk n' talk' with the Environment Agency on River Itchen. 

We talked about a number of important local concerns including environmental protection, water quality and flooding.

Like many of you, I was shocked by the devastation that the floods caused across Fair Oak, Allington Lane, Botley and parts of Hedge End on Monday evening.

Last week I highlighted the amazing work of the Hamble Lifeboat to the Prime Minister and also took the opportunity to highlight the increased cost pressures being put on independent lifeboat stations at the moment.

In May I attended the unveiling of a mosaic to commemorate the sailing of the Mayflower to the New World in 1620.

On Wednesday I drew attention to the amazing work of the Hamble Lifeboat and asked the Prime Minister what more can be done to support independent lifeboat stations.