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Edward Timpson
Member of Parliament for Crewe & Nantwich
I have recently...
- Addressed & presented GCSE Awards to Sir William Stanier School in Crewe
- Presented St. Thomas More High School, Crewe, with OS Maps provided by Natural England
- Attended & spoke at St. Luke's Hospice's 'Light Up A Life' Remembrance Service in Crewe
- Attended a Christmas fund-raising open day at Nantwich Health Centre
- Attended a Homelessness Forum hosted by St. Vincent de Paul Society in Coppenhall
- Met with the Director of Railway Children regarding missing & runaway children
- Attended the All Party Group for Missing & Runaway Children
- Attended the Conservative Muslim Forum annual reception in London
- Attended a Royal British Legion Parliamentary reception
- Attended the launch of the Make Education Count Westminster Network in Parliament
- Hosted a Parliamentary dinner on Bingo with fellow MP's and representatives from the Rank Group Ltd.
- Sat on the Joint Commission for Human Rights in Parliament
- Sat on the Children, School & Families Select Committee in Parliament
- Questioned the Minister of State for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office over child rights strategy
- Met the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Advent Reception in Parliament
...This weekend I will be visiting the Nantwich Winter Wonderland with my wife Julia and children, where I will be opening the new Ice Rink at Residence Bar and judging the Best Dressed Christmas Stall Competition. I will also be attending the Musical Mayhem Cabaret in Crewe and the Wybunbury Conservatives' Christmas fund-raiser reception in Nantwich.
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Nantwich MP Timpson faces "no issues" in expenses inquiry
Nantwichnews
Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has received the all clear from the team heading the inquiry into the MPs’ expenses scandal.
Mr Timpson received a letter this week from the head of the inquiry, the former senior civil servant Sir Thomas Legg.
And in it, Sir Thomas states that “Mr Timpson has no issues.”
This concludes the provisional findings that the inquiry had made back in October.
Sir Thomas’s final report is expected to be submitted to the Members’ Estimate Committee (MEC) in mid-December.
© Nantwichnews Blog
Crewe worker Kelly Harrison wins carer of the year award
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle
A SUPPORT worker who looks after elderly people as well as caring for a disabled brother at home has won the Crewe and Nantwich Carer of the Year Award.
Kelly Harrison, senior support worker at Station House care home, won the trophy at the awards organised by Robert Smith and Son Funeral Services. A number of nominations were received and assessed by a panel of four independent judges.
The award was presented by MP Edward Timpson at a ceremony at Crewe Hall.
The judges commented: “This lady clearly has gone the extra mile, not only in her work caring beyond her job description, but also at home helping care for her brother who has a disability. She has shown a degree of empathy, which although evident in other nominees was particularly present with Kelly. She is a worthy winner.”
Mr Timpson said: “We are faced with an ageing population and the issue of care for the elderly is one which must be addressed. Carers are our unsung heroes and I am really impressed by the dedication and commitment they give so willingly.”
Mr Smith said: “I’m delighted to sponsor this award and I know the judges had an extremely difficult task in selecting a winner. All the carers in our community deserve recognition for the devotion they give to what can be a quite demanding role.”
Kelly won a glass trophy, bouquet of flowers and afternoon tea for two at Crewe Hall.
Most highly commended was Jean Dyde, a carer at Richmond Village in Nantwich.
Highly commended were Gill Corns, chef at Cypress Court care home Crewe and Karen Potts and Gemma Mitchell carers at Cypress Court, and Maggie Ramshaw, a carer at Brookfield House nursing home Nantwich.
© 2009 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Pantomime cast gets behind charity Santa Fun Run in Crewe
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle
PANTO stars are urging Crewe residents to back this year’s Santa Fun Run to raise funds for terminally ill children.
The cast took time out from rehearsals at the Lyceum to join Hope House Hospice worker Alison Marsh to promote the event, which takes place on Sunday, December 13.
David Lonsdale, who plays King Bumble in this year’s panto, Sleeping Beauty, said: “Over the last few years I’ve visited a number of hospices and am always struck by what lovely, cheerful places they are.
“It’s well known how tight funding is for the hospice movement, so I would urge everyone to join in and contact the hospice to arrange sponsorship.”
The star of ITV’s Heartbeat has also said he will do his best to be at the event to see off the runners.
“I’ve got a matinee performance that day,” he said. “But if I can be there I will be. I will do my very best.”
Former Rainbow star Jane Tucker, who plays the good fairy Azuriel, said: “Anything to help with this sort of charity is good because it is so special.
“The work the hospices do is so special and this event should be supported.”
The run starts at 11am and is about one mile long.
Hope House is in Oswestry but caters for many families in the Crewe and Nantwich area who have children with life-limiting conditions. Staff want as many people as possible to take part.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson was one of the first to sign up.
“I’m very much looking forward to the event,” he said.
“Hope House and the children they care for are such a good cause and the Santa theme will make it a little different from my last charity run.”
It costs £12.50 to register for the run but children are free and each adult can take along up to three children.
Each participant will receive a pack including their Father Christmas suit.
Every entrant is asked to raise £20 in sponsorship.
Anyone wishing to enter the race should call into the Hope House Shop in Market Street, Crewe, or phone 01691 671671.
Information is also available at www.santarun.org.uk.
© 2009 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd
Lady Verdin Trust dishes out the honours at Nantwich Civic Hall
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle
STAFF at an adult education trust have been honoured for their hard work.
The Lady Verdin Trust, which provides support and care for adults with learning disabilities in Crewe and Nantwich, held a dinner and dance at Nantwich Civic Hall.
The evening included a presentation which recognised the hard work of many of the trust’s staff.
Edward Timpson MP presented 18 NVQ awards, while South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce chief executive John Dunning presented in-house training awards to 27 members of staff.
For the first time this year, two STAR Colleague Awards were presented by Cllr Roland Domleo.
Francis Cookson was named Team Member of the Year while Julie Thomas was crowned New Starter of the Year.
Pat Mellor, Phil Sinclair and Jean Noakes achieved 10-year service awards – and Susan Cole, who has worked with the trust since it started, achieved 25 years’ service.
The final award was presented to Susan Lady Barlow, who after 27 years’ service was retiring as a trustee.
The trust’s chief executive, Chris Chennell, said: “It was a wonderful evening.”
© 2009 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Might there be some fight left in the class war after all?
The Spectator
The Tories are in mild shock following PMQs, they never expected Cameron to get clunked like that. Brown is clearly going to try and use Tory inheritance tax policy to ram home the message that a Cameron government will be a government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.
But the Tories are taking comfort from their belief that Brown’s ugly class war politics won’t work, pointing to how they failed in Crewe and Nantwich. But the attacks on Edward Timpson backfired, at least in part, because Timpson was a bad target. It is hard to portray someone as an out of touch, uncaring toff when their family have fostered 80 odd children and have a long history of local philanthropy. Considering this I think it would be premature to delcare class war totally ineffective because it failed against this particular candidate.
© 2009 The Spectator
MP opens academy
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle
Local employer Gist, a supply chain specialist, has launched a specialist HR and training business, Gist People Services, to provide vocational training to its employees, suppliers, customers and competitors.
Edward Timpson, MP for Crewe and Nantwich, opened Gist People Services training academy in Crewe on Friday.
The academy provides Skills For Life adult education in literacy and numeracy – with the opportunity to gain a certificate equivalent to GCSE A grade.
NVQs, Skills For Life and CPCs are all offered including NVQs in Driving Goods Vehicles, Warehousing and Storage, Business Administration, Customer Service, IT, Management, and Team Leading.
Many of the assessors are Gist employees working as drivers and warehouse operatives, meaning that they can truly relate to the working environment and practices of those who are undertaking their NVQ or Skills For Life training (Numeracy and Literacy), an unrivalled standard of service.
Gist’s general manager Richard Watson said: “We’re fully committed to training and firmly believe that it is our people that make us a successful business.”
© 2009 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Unfair media advantage
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson this week expressed concern over clear evidence that independent local newspapers are struggling to compete with town hall publications and council newsletters.
He said that he was worried that local newspapers do not have the same level of resources at their disposal as taxpayer-funded council newsletters.
To tackle this problem his party have pledged for tougher rules on town hall publicity spending, and the liberalisation of local government data for commercial and voluntary use, as well as closely scrutinising council publications to make sure they don't exceed their remit.
Commenting Mr Timpson said: "Local papers, such as the Chronicle, bring communities together and are vital resources - they need to be able to compete on equal terms.
"Detailed and informative council papers are useful, but they shouldn't encroach on independent media, and drive them off the shelves. With these new rules, there will be room for both.”
© 2009 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Labour 'failing pupils'
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson is “disappointed” by the new Ofsted report which shows that millions of children in the UK are still being let down by the quality of their education.
“The report found that almost a third of schools, educating 2.3million children, are 'mediocre or worse', while almost half of Labour's ‘flagship’ academies are failing,” said Mr Timpson
The report goes on to detail a string of complaints from employers that many young people are leaving school without having mastered reading writing and arithmetic, the so-called 'three Rs'.
Ofsted says that a 'stubborn core of poor teaching’ was evident in thousands of schools, perpetuating the gap between pupils from wealthy and deprived backgrounds.
Commenting on the report Mr Timpson said: "Luckily here in Crewe and Nantwich we have some fantastic schools - Brine Leas was recently ranked 27th best secondary without a sixth form in the country.
"But this report shows that some schools, particularly in poorer areas, are failing our children badly.”
© 2009 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Nantwich homes could get energy work under Tory plans
Nantwichnews
Every homeowner in Nantwich could have the right to home energy efficiency work worth £6,500 under a Tory government.
That was the claim made by the party which plans to help households protect the environment and save money.
The idea, backed by Nantwich MP Edward Timpson, suggests there would be no upfront cost as the work will be paid for by savings on energy bills from improved insulation.
It will save families money and make Crewe and Nantwich’s homes warmer in winter, Mr Timpson said.
And he claimed that a typical home could see £30 a month knocked off its final bill.
The plan also includes working with councils like Cheshire East to promote a ‘points for recycling’ scheme.
Points are converted into vouchers for shops including Marks & Spencer and Costcutter, or into donations to charities. Households could earn up to £175 a year in vouchers.
Mr Timpson said: “The new plans to insulate people’s homes for no upfront cost and rewarding people for recycling will not only protect the environment, but also help families and pensioners in Crewe and Nantwich who are struggling to make ends meet.”
© Nantwichnews Blog
Trust Celebrates Staff Achievements
Crewe and Nantwich Guardian
THE Lady Verdin Trust celebrated its annual dinner and dance at Nantwich Civic Hall on Thursday.
The group is an independent provider of support and care for adults with learning disabilities in Crewe and Nantwich.
Chief executive Chris Chennell, who hosted the event, said: “It was a wonderful evening and a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the Trust and its staff over the past 12 months.”
The event was attended by more than 300 people who work or are associated with the Trust and included an awards presentation.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson supported the event by presenting NVQ awards to 18 members of staff.
Chief Executive of South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce John Dunning presented the Support Assistant General Awards, the Trust’s two-year in-house training programme, to 27 members of staff.
And, for the first time this year, two Star Colleague Awards were presented by Councillor Roland Domleo. Francis Cookson was named Star Colleague Team Member of the Year and Julie Thomas won the award for New Starter of the Year.
Other awards were presented in recognition of long service – Pat Mellor, Phil Sinclair and Jean Noakes achieved ten years service and Susan Cole, who has worked with the Trust since it started, achieved 25 years service.
The final award was presented to Susan Lady Barlow, who after 27 years service was retiring as a trustee.
© 2001-2009 Newsquest Media Group
Nantwich MP hits out over Ofsted education claims
Nantwichnews
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has hit out after a new Ofsted report shows millions of children are still being let down by the quality of their education.
It found almost a third of schools are ‘mediocre or worse’, while almost half of Labour’s flagship academies are failing.
It details a string of complaints from employers that many young people are leaving school without mastering reading, writing and arithmetic.
Ofsted blames a “stubborn core” of poor teaching in thousands of schools.
Mr Timpson said: “Luckily here in Crewe and Nantwich we have some fantastic schools.
“Brine Leas in Nantwich was recently ranked 27th best secondary without a sixth form in the country.
“But this report shows that some schools, particularly in poorer areas, are failing our children badly.
“When Tony Blair said ‘Education, Education, Education’ were his three priorities I doubt this is what he envisioned.”
© Nantwichnews Blog
MP Supports Local Newspapers
Crewe and Nantwich Guardian
CREWE and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson have pledged his support to local newspapers.
He has expressed concern over evidence that independent local newspapers are struggling to compete with town hall publications and council newsletters.
He said he was worried that local newspapers didn't have the same level of resources at their disposal as taxpayer-funded council newsletters.
To tackle this problem his party have pledged for tougher rules on town hall publicity spending, and the liberalisation of local government data for commercial and voluntary use, as well as closely scrutinising council publications to make sure they don't exceed their remit.
Mr Timpson said: "Local papers bring communities together and are vital resources - they need to be able to compete on equal terms.
"Detailed and informative council papers are useful, but they shouldn't encroach on independent media, and drive them off the shelves.
"With these new rules there will be room for both."
© 2001-2009 Newsquest Media Group
5 ways to contact Edward Timpson
- By email: timpsone@parliament.uk
- On the web: edwardtimpsonmp.com
- By phone: 01270 501 725
- By post: 30 Victoria Street, Crewe CW1 2JE
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