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What I’m doing to represent Aldershot, Blackwater, Farnborough, Hawley and Yateley East.
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A new partnership for jobs, pride and prosperity
I was proud to launch the Aldershot and Farnborough Growth Partnership last week, bringing together leading local businesses, education providers and the council with a shared mission: to drive jobs, growth and opportunity for our community.
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Making SEND work better for families in Aldershot and Farnborough
Education should be about helping every child to thrive. But too many parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities tell me that they find themselves locked in a constant battle just to be heard.
02/02/2026Read More -
Why defence still matters to Aldershot and Farnborough
Defence is not distant or theoretical. It is about jobs, pride and prosperity in our towns.
15/01/2026Read More
My News & Mail column is out today on the issue I hear about more than almost anything else: potholes.
Residents have raised this with me time and again, so I got straight to work. Together with local councillors, I’ve compiled a database of all our reported potholes and taken it directly to the Conservative Hampshire County Council, demanding action and clear timelines for proper repairs.
Thanks to additional funding from this Government, Hampshire’s highway maintenance funding was increased to £52.9 million for 2025/2026. Our community deserves to see real improvements, not the delays we’ve faced under this Tory-led council.
Please keep reporting potholes to HCC and let me know too. I’ll keep holding them to account until we see the smoother and safer roads!
link to report a pothole: www.hants.gov.uk/transport/highways/report-a-problem/potholes
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A real privilege to visit Farnborough & District Samaritans last week 💚
For more than 40 years they’ve been here for our community, and today over 120 volunteers support people across Aldershot and Farnborough.
From their early days in North Camp to now, their commitment to being there for anyone who needs to talk has never wavered. Thank you to every single volunteer for the vital work you do.
📞If you need support you can phone them at: 116 123
If you would like to get involved and volunteer find out more info here👇
www.samaritans.org/branches/farnborough/volunteering-farnborough-samaritans/
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This week, the Government published its SEND White Paper - a crucial moment for children and families who rely on a system that hasn’t been working as it should.
Over the past 18 months, I’ve met with parents, schools, charities and professionals across our constituency to hear their experiences. The message is clear: families need a SEND system that is timely, properly resourced, less adversarial, and truly centred on children’s needs. We must fix this broken system.
There is now a 12-week consultation on the proposals, you can share your views on the link below, and I’m also keen to continue hearing from constituents via [email protected].
➡️ Key information sheets: www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-send-reforms-sheets
➡️ Schools White Paper in full: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6996ee6a047739fe61889e05/Every_child_achieving_and_thrivin...
➡️ Consultation: consult.education.gov.uk/send-strategy-division/send-reform-putting-children-and-young-people-fir...
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Today we remember the seven innocent victims of the Officers’ Mess bombing, 54 years on.
We remember Father Gerald Weston MBE, Thelma Bosley, Margaret Grant, Joan Lunn, Jill Mansfield, Sheri Munton, John Hasler who lost their lives on 22 February 1972 at the 16th Parachute Brigade Officers’ Mess.
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Thank you to all the residents who have attended my community meetings in Rowhill, Wellington and Cherrywood over the past few weeks.
These sessions are about hearing your concerns and focusing on what matters most to you. Your voice shapes the work I do.
Over the coming months I’ll be holding meetings in every ward across the constituency so I can continue meeting as many residents as possible.
Keep an eye out for when I’m coming to your ward, I’d love to see you there. If you’d like to attend a future meeting, get in touch: [email protected]
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Spoke to BBC Surrey this morning about the sinkhole on the Victoria Road.
This is route is vital for drivers, shoppers and local businesses. It’s not good enough that residents have been left waiting while agencies argued over who was responsible.
I have been pushing Hampshire County Council, Thames Water and South East Water for answers. In the last 24 hours, Thames Water has taken responsibility and we are finally seeing some movement.
I will keep the pressure on until the work is done and Victoria Road is fully reopened.
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We were out door-knocking over the weekend and bumped into two of our brilliant Rushmoor Binfluencers, Edmund and Karen ♻️🌳
Led by Cllr Lisa, this fantastic group runs regular litter picks across Rushmoor. Our council works hard to keep streets clean, but with the sheer amount of litter, it's inspiring to see residents helping keep our community clean.
Make sure you check out The Rushmoor Binfluencers if you’d like to get involved! 💚
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Great to see my colleague Peter Swallow, MP for Bracknell pushing for the new Frimley Park Hospital! 👏 🏥
We've already secured the funding. Now it’s time to press on with a preferred site and improving access in the surrounding area.
Residents across our community and beyond urgently need a new hospital, and we’re working closely together to get those spades in the ground!
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Our local police do an incredible job, but recruitment challenges are leaving them understaffed and overstretched.
So I asked what the Government are doing to tackle this problem and ensure communities like ours have bobbies on the beat👇
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