It was the last week of parliamentary recesses and I had agreed to join a small delegation of MPs on a learning mission to Israel and Palestine. I have never visited before and have always felt I should try to understand this part of the world better.
It was absolutely lovely to join members of the Hindu community from Chelmsford and all across Essex for the Durja Puja celebrations last night - this 9 day festival celebrates womanhood.
Thank you Sankalpo Chelmsford for inviting me to join you and making me so welcome.
Good luck to Chelmsford student Kavya Agilan who has just had her second book published on Amazon. It’s a detective story set in Delhi in the 1900. You can find out more here!
Parliament is in recess for the party conference season and every MP uses this time in different ways. As well as attending my own conference and being around Chelmsford, I am taking the chance to also do some overseas visits. This can be an opportunity to learn from other countries and see how
I spent a very moving few hours at the Farleigh Hospice today, talking with some of people they are caring for, families, staff, volunteers and fundraisers.
At the beginning of this year, I met with a group of sixth form students from one of Chelmsford’s schools. Before answering the questions they had prepared for me, I asked them for their advice. Taking over the classroom white board, I wrote a list of issues that I had been asked to help resolv
