News - Justin Tomlinson

Local MP Meets UKActive To Discuss Work To Promote A Healthy & Active Nation

Sep 07, 2017

Local MP and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sport, Justin Tomlinson, has met with UKActive to discuss their work to promote a healthy, active nation, and to talk about the APPG's plans for the year ahead.UKActive are a not-for-profit body comprised of members and partners from across the UK active lifestyle sector. It provides services and facilitates partnerships for a broad range of organisations, all of which support the vision of more people, more active, more often to imp...

VIDEO: Justin Tomlinson Calls For Greater Protection For Victims Giving Evidence

Sep 05, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has asked Ministers to extend protections for victims who have to give evidence in court.Recent research from Victim Support found that more than half of victims have unwanted contact with the defendant at court. This could have an adverse effect on a case; with victims feeling unsafe or intimidated, and could result in an individual refusing to give evidence which could have been used to secure a prosecution. Text of Justin's question, and the Minister's reply...

Justin Hosts Fundraising Coffee Morning For The Jessie May Trust

Sep 04, 2017

It was another successful coffee morning at Justin Tomlinson MP's community office on Saturday, as the team from the Jessie May Trust were on hand to speak to local residents about the work that the charity does and how it hopes to expand into Swindon. Jessie May is a charity that provides hospice at home care for terminally ill children. The charity was set up by the parents of Jessica May Purrington, a little girl who died at home aged four months surrounded by her family and her nurses. They ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Expansion Of First City Nursing Services Into New Home In North Swindon

Sep 04, 2017

Justin Tomlinson MP has joined the staff & management of First City Nursing Services as they officially marked their move with a fun day at their new home on Cheney Manor Industrial Estate.First City Nursing Services, which has been operating across Swindon, Wiltshire & Gloucestershire areas for over twenty years, specialises in providing homecare & nursing support staff to individuals with a vast array of different needs. In recent years they have expanded their operation to include...

North Swindon MP Visits Generation Gains Project

Sep 04, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has visited the Haydon Centre to learn more the Generation Gains project.Generation Gains is a community engagement project which is funded by the Zurich Community Trust and run by GLL. Their aim is to support and engage with socially isolated older people within the Swindon community using their chain of leisure centres, sheltered housing locations, care homes and community centres as an engagement point so that they can help to improve the health and well-bein...

Justin Supports Ability Counts Football Tournament For Disabled People

Sep 02, 2017

North Swindon MP & former Minister for Disabled People, Justin Tomlinson, has joined more than 50 young people a for a football tournament for disabled people. Highworth Town Juniors FC’s 'Ability Counts' tournament saw young players with disabilities participate in the competition, with the winners being handed prizes at the end.The tournament was played in a league format, with the team which finishes at the top declared the winners. The teams were split into two groups; under 16s and over...

An Update From Justin On Thamesdown Drive

Sep 01, 2017

As promised, here is the update following my meeting with Jason Humm, Head of Highways at Swindon Borough Council.Understandably many residents are frustrated by how long this seems to be taking to sort, myself included! I hosted the public meeting last year (thank you for everyone’s support at that meeting) where it had taken a lot of effort to get the Police Commissioner to sit down with Swindon Borough Council and local residents. Since then I have been pushing for updates from both sides inc...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 1st September

Sep 01, 2017

One of my favourite visits each summer is to meet young people from the Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group who have been participating in the Salamander Project.In its ninth year, the Salamander Project is a five-day long course for people with Down’s Syndrome in which the participants work with the local emergency services to develop their self-esteem, build skills and have fun.The group works as a team to learn firefighting skills, such as abseiling, ladder climbing, search and rescue, first aid, r...

North Swindon MP Drops In To Open Door Centre Coffee Morning

Sep 01, 2017

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has dropped in to the weekly coffee morning held by Gorse Hill’s Open Door Centre.The Open Door Centre exists to make a positive difference in the lives of adults with learning disabilities, enabling members to achieve their highest potential. They do this by providing a range of activities within a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment, and members are involved in every level of decision-making about the running of the Centre. Members are encouraged ...

Local MP Enjoys Visit To Salamander Project

Aug 29, 2017

Justin Tomlinson MP has visited the showcase of the Swindon Down’s Syndrome group finishing their week long Salamander Project. The Salamander Project is a five day long course in which the participants work with local firefighters, police officers and paramedics to develop their self-esteem, build skills and have fun. They work as a team and learn firefighting skills such as abseiling, ladder climbing, search &rescue, first aid, road traffic collision rescue skills, water rescue, and how to...