Priti presents AKA Restaurant & Lounge fundraising cheque to the Witham Hub
Witham’s Member of Parliament, Priti Patel, joined a special ceremony held at the AKA Restaurant & Lounge in Newland Street on Friday (11th November), to present a large cheque from AKA to the Witham Hub, represented by the Chair of the Hub’s board of trustees Tina Townsend. AKA held a …
Remembrance Day Parade for the fallen is led by Witham MP
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, was one of the leading marchers in the Remembrance Day Parade in the Town on Sunday (13th November 2022). Alongside Simon Brice, the Deputy Lieutenant of Essex, the Town’s Mayor, Cllr Jack Bayford, and the Chairman of the Witham Branch of the Royal British Legion, …
Priti joins students at Maltings Academy to support their plans for community engagement
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel joined students at Maltings Academy in Witham to support and encourage the development of their community engagement projects across Witham town. During her visit, Priti met with Head of School Sherry Zand and pupils from a range of year groups to discuss how they …
Priti meets Eastlight Community Homes CEO for catch-up session
Witham’s MP, Priti Patel has called in to Eastlight Community Homes’ HQ near Braintree Village for a catch-up meeting with the community housing association’s CEO, Emma Palmer. Eastlight, which owns some 3,700 homes in the Witham constituency and more than 12,500 in the East of England, plays a major role …
Priti Patel gives her support to the Royal British Legion’s annual Witham Poppy Appeal
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has given her support to the Royal British Legion’s 2022 Poppy Appeal in Witham. Priti visited volunteers from the Legion at the Memorial Hall in Newland Street on Friday 4th November, to give the annual Poppy Appeal a boost with her own donation. She gave …
Priti meets the Eastlight community entrepreneurs tackling social isolation
Priti Patel, the MP for the Witham Constituency has called in to see the Witham team working as part of Eastlight Community Homes’ All-In community programme. The Witham Team, which consists of five members, are tackling social isolation affecting residents in Witham. They sat down with the MP at their …
Fledgling new business opened by local MP, Priti Patel
Local MP, Priti Patel, has called in to GKs Graphics at Perry Way, Witham to meet proprietor Clare Scammell and to formally declare the business open. GKs Graphics is an offshoot of parent company GK Motor Factors and now has its own premises, which Priti visited on Friday 7th October …
Priti pushes Government for timetable on Witham station upgrades
The Member of Parliament for Witham, Priti Patel, has written to both the Department for Transport and Greater Anglia pushing for a firm commitment to the Witham Station upgrade plans, calling for a clear timetable for the funding decisions to be made, so that building work can commence without further …
Priti Patel MP supports Acorn Academy’s governor recruitment drive
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has called upon people in local business groups and skilled professionals to apply for non-elective governor roles with the Acorn Academy local governing committee. The roles, which are voluntary and unremunerated are an important part of governance of the overall school structure, with the …
Priti opens new Witham MOT facility for HGVs
On Friday (12th August), the MP for Witham, Priti Patel, visited Motus Truck & Van at Gershwin Park, Witham to perform a ribbon cutting opening ceremony for the company’s new Authorised Testing Facility for carrying out MOTs on Heavy Goods Vehicles. Motus Truck and Van is a trading division of …