It has been another busy week both in Chelmsford and Westminster.
Train users will be pleased to know that huge progress is being made on Beaulieu Park Station. I attended a stakeholders event for a full briefing. It is Network Rails biggest project in the East of England.
As part of #UKSaferInternetDay I hosted a meeting in the House of Commons for children, students and many expert groups to look at what changes need to be made in order to make the online world safer for children.
I spoke to the heads of Barnes Farms Juniors and Springfield Primary today and popped into visit the head and deputy head of Beehive Lane primary. Yesterday, I was told that all 3 schools have been added to the School Rebuilding Program to deliver entirely new schools on these sites.
It is excellent news that three Chelmsford Schools have been added to the School Rebuilding Program for entirely new school buildings to be constructed. I spoke to the heads of Barnes Farms Juniors and Springfield Primary and popped in to visit the head and deputy head of Beehive Lane Primary.
The planning applications for the new Army and Navy Junction and related transport measures have now been submitted. The project took a huge step forward when we secured £68.75 million in funding from the Government in November.