Andrew Percy MP
Member of Parliament for Brigg & Goole and the Isle of Axholme
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Jul 19, 2010
Axholme South Ward Serving Owston Ferry, Haxey, Westwoodside, Low Burnham, Graizelound, East Lound, Gunthorpe, West Butterwick, Kelfield and Wroot Councillor Judy Kennedy Email T:01427 753235 Councillor David Rose Email T:07762056445
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Axholme North Ward Serving Crowle, Eastoft, Ealand, Althorpe, Keadby, Fockerby, Garthorpe, Luddington, Derrythorpe and Amcotts Councillor John Briggs Councillor Julie Reed Email T: 01724 711670 Email T: 01724 712490
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Axholme Central Ward Serving Epworth, Belton, Beltoft and Sandtoft Councillor Tim Mitchell Councillor David Robinson Email M: 07799477386 Email T: 01427 874050 M: 07557 566205
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Local MP Andrew Percy has written to the Secretary of State for Health to make him aware of local concerns regarding the loss of beds at Goole Hospital. Although the decision to reduce bed numbers is made by the local Hospital Trust and not Government Ministers, the coalition Government has recently announced one of the biggest restructurings of the NHS, aimed at involving local people more in the running of the NHS. Andrew has also secured a meeting with the new Chief Executive of the...
Read MoreJul 12, 2010
Local MP Andrew Percy held a meeting on Potts Lane car park last Friday with residents and the Police to discuss on-going anti-social behaviour in Crowle. Andrew and Ward Councillor, John Briggs, were handed a petition signed by local residents calling for tougher action on anti-social behaviour and speeding in the Town. Andrew has also given his backing to a dispersal order in Crowle and has written to both the Police and the Council to support the proposal which could come in to force a...
Read MoreJul 12, 2010
I had forgotten to blog about my recent visit to Goole High School to meet with pupils who had received a Diana, Princess of Wales award for their pioneering anti-bullying mentor scheme. The scheme sees older students buddying up with new and younger students as part of a mentoring scheme. The scheme has been incredibly successful and the young people I spoke to about the scheme really were fantastic. Scooping such an important award is a credit to them and to Goole High School which seem...
Read MoreJul 10, 2010
The glorious sunshine is making this year's summer fairs and galas an absolute joy to attend. There is nothing like a cream tea in the sunshine surrounded by fantastic local residents. I've been asked to open quite a few of these this year including the Whitgift Chirch fete where I am pictured with the show Queen and her attendants. Whitgift is a beautiful church which is famed for its 13 o' clock that was apparently used as a navigational tool by the Germans in World War 2. It is well wo...
Read MoreJul 09, 2010
Local MP Andrew Percy has become one of Beating Bowel Cancer's Parliamentary Voices following a meeting with its Chief Executive Hilary Whittaker last Tuesday. Beating Bowel Cancer is a leading charity working to raise awareness of symptoms, promote early diagnosis and encourage open access to treatment choice for those affected by bowel cancer. Local MP Andrew Percy says, "Becoming a Parliamentary Voice will allow me to keep bowel cancer issues high on the political agenda. Together th...
Read MoreJul 08, 2010
I had a great time at the Winterton Show last Sunday with the weather helping to bring out what looked like record numbers of visitors. I had never seen the show car park so busy! We had our usual stand at the show and I seemed to spend my whole day shaking hands with people who wanted to say well done and congratulations etc. I was surprised how many people had come from other parts of the constituency and I also managed to pick up a lot more casework too. The photo shows me at the Fe...
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I managed to fulfil one of my ambitions this week by getting to meet a real life astronaut. The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis visited the House of Commons after completing a tour of UK schools where they have been speaking to try to encourage kids to take an interest in maths and science. The presence of a space shuttle crew on the terrace caused quite a stir, especially as they were in their blue NASA suits. I spent some time chatting with astronaut Garrett Reisman who when questio...
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