Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Local MP Hails First In-Person Macmillan Coffee Morning Since Covid-19 Pandemic

North Swindon’s MP, Justin Tomlinson has welcomed a return to Macmillan’s popular Coffee Mornings, after attending the event for the first time in-person since the Covid-19 Pandemic – raising important donations for the cancer related charity.

Justin attended his first coffee morning since the beginning of the pandemic recently, on a joint visit to meet with the Friends of Stratton Library group, based at Beechcroft Library. Justin joined local Penhill and Upper Stratton Ward Councillors, Cllr Daniel Smith and Cllr David-Oladapo Ibitoye in meet with the Friends of Stratton Library group, who organised the coffee morning.

The local MP has been a long-standing supporter of Macmillan Cancer Support since being elected and has supported their Coffee Mornings every year as MP. One year even setting a record among MPs by attending 8 separate Coffee Mornings in a single morning.

Justin Tomlinson MP said:

"Macmillan Cancer Support do absolutely amazing work and it is always a pleasure to support their work – in this case alongside the excellent Friends of Stratton Libraries group at Beechcroft Library. Across the country people will be taking part in a wide variety fundraising activities on the 24th September to support Macmillan, but the most popular and successful of these are the coffee mornings – which are abundant all over Swindon.”

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