After introducing the Prime Minister to some of the key players of the Eden Valley’s Big Society vanguard on his visit to Cumbria, Rory then spent the afternoon helping David Cameron to build a raft on the shores of Ullswater alongside a group of Warwickshire teenagers taking part in the government’s pilot National Citizen Service […]
Rory has nominated the East Cumbria Community Broadband Forum for the national TalkTalk Digital Heroes awards of 2011. The annual awards are run by TalkTalk in association with Citizens Online and with the support of Martha Lane Fox’s Race Online 2012, will be given to twelve winners voted for by the public, who are “outstanding individuals using the […]
Rory has welcomed tough action announced by the Government to save more than £1.5 billion from the Private Finance Initiative. Importantly all of the money saved will go to PFI schemes, including the Penrith and Patterdale fire stations in the constituency. In a written Ministerial Statement delivered to Parliament, Treasury Minister Lord Sassoon laid out Government […]
Rory’s short story, the Wrestler, has been published in a comilation travel book called Oxtravels. Rory signed copies at the Penrith Oxfam Store. Watch a video of the day here or read the blog here. You can also read some local media coverage here.
Oxfam is celebrating its third annual Bookfest with a book-signing by Rory, at Penrith’s Oxfam shop at 23 Devonshire Street, Penrith this Saturday 16th July. Bookfest takes place from 2nd to 17th July in hundreds of Oxfam shops and venues across the UK. The festival celebrates the central role books play in people’s lives, and […]
Rory was delighted to attend the opening day of the Learning Fields outdoor education centre at Nag’s Head Farm at Hoff, where he met with directors of the community interest company, chatted with participants and was taken on a tour of the centre’s new residential facilities and outdoor areas. Formed in 2007 as a social […]
Rory visited the Appleby Heritage Centre on Friday 1st July, where he met with staff and students at Eden’s sole provider of vocational education. Rory was impressed by the dedication of the staff and the centre’s various facilities, and chatted with students from local Appleby and Kirkby Stephen Grammar Schools who spoke of their satisfaction […]
In the latest of a series of events involving Eden schools’ students, Rory joined twenty students from schools across the constituency at the Eden Student Conference last Friday at the North Lakes Hotel. Rory chatted with students from Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Appleby Grammar School, Samuel Kings School, Ullswater Community College and Queen Elizabeth Grammar […]
Rory last week hosted a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Democracy – of which he is the Chairman – on “How town and parish councils are delivering innovation”. He was joined by two Cumbrian representatives of the Eden Big Society vanguard, Libby Bateman of the Upper Eden Community and Barry Thompson of […]
Rory was guest of honour at Cumbria CVS’ “Recognising and Celebrating Volunteers in Eden” event at St Andrew’s Parish Centre in Penrith on Friday 18th June. The celebration, sponsored by Eden District Council, marked Volunteers’ Week, part of a national campaign to raise the profile of the millions of volunteers who regularly contribute to society, […]