On Saturday 16th March, I was delighted to attend the Spring Concert of the Orpheus Singers at St Saviour’s Church, Westcliff.
The concert performed by the wonderful south-east Essex ladies choir, was in support of the Mayor’s Charities, the Music Man Project and Havens Hospices.
On Friday 15th March, I welcomed over 35 constituents to my fifth ‘Super Surgery’, in St Margaret’s Church Hall in Southend. During a normal Friday or Monday surgery, I would normally see up to seven constituents who had pre-booked an appointment with me in advance.
On Saturday 9th March, I was delighted to attend the launch of Chill Southend, a club which offers cold water swim therapy for improved health & well-being.
It's International Women's Day, a day on which women all over the world are recognised and celebrated. The official IWD website invites us to 'imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
For World Book Day I joined children at my local bookshop Read on Sea for a storytime session. The shop’s motto is ‘sit sip read’ and it’s my favourite kind of bookshop, full of fabulous books with delicious food and drink on the side.
On Thursday 7th March I attended an event to raise awareness of the wreck of the London, a 17th century warship, situated at the bottom of the Thames Estuary in Southend.
On Tuesday 5th March, I called on Dame Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister for Public Health, Start for Life and Primary Care, to meet with me, local pharmacist Mohamed Fayyaz Haji and the local Integrated Care Board (ICB), to deliver a new NHS dental practice in Belfairs.
On Tuesday 5th March, I hurried from the Chamber where I'd been speaking in the Health and Social Care session, and went straight to the on-site Education Centre. I was keen to join the 16 children from the school council at West Leigh Junior School who were on a day visit to Parliament.
