Rory has been pressing for support for Carers in Westminster and Cumbria, and more investment in care technology to mark National Carers’ week. Last week he visited local care organisation Eden Country Care at Great Asby during the UK’s National Carers’ Week, to highlight the importance of carers. The local MP was joined by Miles Mandelson […]
Rory attended Wigton’s Carnival on Saturday, joining local Mayor Cllr Paul Radcliffe (who is also the Chair of the Carnival Committee), local councillor Joe Cowell and other members of the Committee for a colourful procession through the town ahead of the Penrith Brass Band, ending at the town’s show ground. The procession – which included […]
Rory met with local Appleby Grammar School student Daniel Hullock and volunteer Lynne Hullock at Newton Rigg on Friday to discuss the forthcoming National Citizens Service scheme in which they will be participating, and which will be piloted in Cumbria this summer. He spent some time chatting with Daniel and Lynne – who also happen […]
Rory has teamed up with TV presenter Angela Rippon to support this year’s Carers Week (13-19 June) and recognise the contribution made by those people in Penrith and the Border and throughout the UK who provide unpaid care for those who are ill, frail or disabled. The theme for Carers Week 2011 is ‘The True Face of Carers’. It calls […]
Rory spent Saturday at Nenthead’s annual May Gala, which took place on the field outside Nenthead School and attracted visitors from as far as Newcastle. Rory opened the gala and crowned the May Queen, Erin Swindle-Lee, and made a speech of congratulation. He then met and chatted with visitors and talked to stallholders before judging the fancy dress […]
Rory was taken on a tour of Nenthead’s Methodist Chapel on Saturday, guided by Nenthead Methodist Chapel Steering Group member Sally Orrell. It is the aim of the Steering Group to launch a formal community bid to buy the derelict chapel as a community asset, with plans to convert the space into a cafe. The chapel, which boasts many […]
Rory was “delighted and honoured” to plant a commemorative oak tree at the launch of the Glenmore Trust’s community gardens initiative at their Heathlands Farm project outside Carlisle. Guided by project manager Bill Parkin, Rory met with staff and members of the project in a tour of the farm, which included a presentation on the […]
Rory visited Eden Valley Hospice’s Durdar Road, Carlisle base on Friday, where he met with staff and Board members of the renowned Cumbrian hospice charity, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Guided by Chair Carol Ferguson and Head of Nursing Services Gillian Ward, the local MP visited the day hospice, adult in-patients’ ward, out-patients’ […]
Rory enjoyed a visit to Bolton Village Hall on Thursday, where he met and chatted with the village hall committee and saw the hall’s newly-installed photovoltaic cells. The hall’s move to renewable energy by fitting solar panels – from local Appleby firm Love Solar – was made possible by the village’s inclusion in the government’s […]
Rory spent the morning of April 12th at Hopes Auction Mart in Wigton talking to farmers and staff assembled for the mart’s popular Spring Sale of cattle and sheep. In a show of solidarity with the region’s farming industry Rory chatted with farmers about a variety of issues, from delayed single farm payments to volatile market prices and the establishment of […]