Priti meets up with ‘Keep it 100’ to discuss youth violence and how to prevent it
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham has today (5th February) met up with Luisa Di Marco and Shirley Hume of ‘Keep it 100’ to discuss the organisation’s anti-youth violence campaign. ‘Keep It 100’ is locally based and works to empower communities against exploitation of young people, and to highlight youth violence, …
Priti meets new Headteachers and gets quizzed by students at two Witham schools
Local MP, Priti Patel has spent a morning (3rd December 2021) visiting two schools in Witham. She began with a visit to Maltings Academy during which she met, for the first time, new Headteacher, Sherry Zand and Damian Lee, who is the Executive Headteacher at the Maltings and New Rickstones …
4 year-old Acorn Academy pupil claims top prize in MP’s Christmas card design competition
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has today (3rd December 2021) called in to Acorn Academy in Witham to present prizes to the winner and two runners up, in the MP’s own annual Christmas card competition for 2021. The MP received more than 70 entries for her competition, from seven …
Witham MP leads ceremonial march for the fallen
After attending the commemorations at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday (14th November), local MP Priti Patel, returned to Witham where, together with Col. Charles Thomas, Deputy Lieutenant of Essex & Chairman of Witham RBL and the Town’s Mayor, Cllr Angela Kilmartin, she led the ceremonial march to the War …
Witham MP celebrates launch of Poppy Appeal
The Member of Parliament for the Witham constituency, Priti Patel has joined Witham Town Mayor, Cllr Angela Kilmartin and the Witham Branch of the Royal British Legion to celebrate the launch of the Poppy Appeal 2021, at the annual Poppy Prom, organised by the Royal British Legion in Witham. The …
Witham MP joins forces with local councillors to oppose the Rivenhall incinerator
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, Witham Northern Division County Councillor Ross Playle and Coggeshall District Councillor Nick Unsworth have met to discuss their continued opposition to the latest planning application for the Rivenhall Incinerator by Indaver. They got together on Saturday (30th October) at the Witham Library meeting room. This …
Priti Patel salutes the Red Lion’s local hero landlady
On Friday (22nd October) the Witham MP, Priti Patel paid a flying visit to the Red Lion public house in Newland Street, Witham to meet landlady Dee Hayes. Priti was keen to meet her having heard about Dee’s efforts to support the local community during the pandemic. While she was …
Priti Visits Newly Renovated Witham Town Hall
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has been given a tour of the new refurbished Town Hall building and its grounds, on Newland Street, Witham (17th September) by the Mayor of Witham, Cllr Angela Kilmartin. During Priti’s tour, she was shown the new, renovated town council offices and council chamber as well …
Priti praises Powers Hall Academy students for holding National Democracy Day School Election
In celebration of National Democracy Day on Wednesday 15th September, Powers Hall Academy children participated in a vote for their school councillors, replicating polling stations as seen during a general election. Students nominated themselves, wrote and delivered manifestoes to their classmates, who submitted their votes to elect the winning candidates. …
Priti calls in to help the Finishing Touches Salon celebrate 17 years of hair and beauty in Witham
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has called in to the Finishing Touches Salon at 3b Newland Street, Witham to meet proprietors and sisters Zoe Chivers and Hayley Jackson. The MP visited on Friday (16th July) to help them celebrate 17 years in the hair and beauty business. Zoe Chivers opened …