Today I was delighted to attend the opening of a new home-from-home development in Southwick for people with learning and physical disabilities.
The Church View complex, in The King’s Road, features 12 apartments and 12 bungalows – allowing those with complex needs to live independently, but with support always available if necessary.
This impressive development combines a modern and safe environment with a real sense of community. Homes such as these are in short supply nationally, so I am delighted to see this complex open in Southwick.
** The Mayor of Sunderland, Councillor Doris MacKnight, officially opened Church View on Friday. The development cost £4.3million and was designed by Inclusion Housing CIC and Lifeways Community Care, in partnership with the city council’s commissioning team, and was developed by specialist supported housing developer HB Villages and contractor McGoff & Bryne.
June 23, 2017
Today I was delighted to attend the opening of a new home-from-home development in Southwick for people with learning and physical disabilities. The Church View complex, in The King’s Road,...
It was a huge honour to be re-elected as Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central.
I will continue, as I have for the past seven years, to be an active campaigning MP. I promise to always give our city a strong voice in Westminster, ensuring your voice is heard.
Sadly, the outcome of the General Election was not what any of us wanted; with another hung parliament and a minority Government led by the Conservatives.
This week we entered negotiations to start exiting the European Union – and already the weakness of this Government has been shown, by the priorities being set by EU needs and not UK needs.
This week, as well, we heard the Queens Speech, delayed from Monday to Wednesday – as Theresa May could not get agreement from the DUP in time.
Sadly, it was a missed opportunity, containing very little detail of what shape the Brexit negotiations will take.
Rest assured I will continue to ensure the Government understands what the priorities are for Sunderland; securing jobs reliant on the EU, whilst exploiting new trade opportunities.
We also need to ensure that strong transitional arrangements are in place for trade if no agreement is reached at the end of two years negotiations – sadly no mention of this at all in Wednesday’s speech.
The crisis we face in our public services, schools and NHS barely got a mention either.
The recent terrorist attacks have left our country facing a serious security situation. Our police do an amazing job, but are under constant pressure and need more resources to continue keeping us safe.
Schools, as well as our wonderful NHS, also need investment – rather than funding cuts. We need to give young people the best start in life, as well as to make sure the NHS is there to look after us all.
Please rest assured – I will fight our corner at every opportunity both now, and in the future.
June 23, 2017
It was a huge honour to be re-elected as Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central. I will continue, as I have for the past seven years, to be an...
Thank you for all of your support during this election - I will not let you down.
It's an honour to have been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Sunderland Central.
I promise to continue giving our city, and the people who live here, a strong voice in Westminster.
I will continue to fight our corner at every opportunity.
Thank you for your support - I will not let you down.
June 15, 2017
Thank you for all of your support during this election - I will not let you down. It's an honour to have been re-elected as the Member of Parliament for...
