News Category - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Praises Local Police Officers As Crime Hits Record Low

Jul 22, 2013

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, has praised local police officers after crime fell for the second year running. Crime across Swindon and Wiltshire fell by more than 6% over the past twelve months thanks to the tireless work of the constabulary's officers, who have reduced the level of offences to a 30-year low. Nationally, crime is down by more than 10% under this government and at its lowest level since the crime survey began in 1981. The independent crime survey also shows that the public'...

Justin Tomlinson MP Hosts Nationwide Parliamentary Event

Jul 22, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP, joined by Minister for Civil Society, Nick Hurd MP welcomed Nationwide Chief Executive, Graham Beale and organisations from across Swindon and the UK to Westminster to celebrate the Nationwide Citizenship Strategy. Over 5 years Nationwide, whose Head Office is in Swindon, will deliver activities which will help develop people's capabilities in housing, money management skills and support those who live in the communities Nationwide operates in across the UK. Help 750,000 pe...

Justin Digs In To Protect The Bees

Jul 22, 2013

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson and his wife Jo visited B&Q Swindon earlier this week to learn how the UK's largest garden centre is helping to save the bee population. Launched earlier last week, Bee Café workshops at B&Q's Kids Can Do It centres will help teach children how to create a bee friendly habitat at home. The workshops for 7-11 year olds let children get hands on, by creating their very own Bee Café with pollen rich plants. Justin helped the kids get stuck in whilst learnin...

Local MP Supports Campaign To Get Children Reading This Summer

Jul 22, 2013

Local MP Justin Tomlinson is supporting a campaign run by charity The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to join their local library and take part in this year's Summer Reading Challenge - the UK's biggest reading promotion for primary school children. Research shows the Summer Reading Challenge increases children's reading range and their enjoyment of reading significantly. It builds confidence and independent reading, while combating the dip in children's literacy levels ...

Justin Welcomes Further Backing On Financial Education For Young People

Jul 22, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP has spoken of his commitment to financial education for young people in speeches at two events following the news that the subject is to be added to National Curriculum from September 2014. Speaking to groups comprising of teachers, social workers, individuals from the financial sector and government officials, Justin explained that research has shown that too many young people go into the world beyond education without a basic understanding essential financial matters incl...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 12th July 2013

Jul 17, 2013

In my lifetime, Swindon has changed. In fact, everyone who reads this will have memories of our Town that are just that, memories. I remember the shop on Manchester Road, a time warp and a hat tip to bygone days. When the husband died, his widow just locked the shop, never to enter it again. Whilst elsewhere the passage of time saw shops come and go, products change, this shop saw only its 1970s cereal boxes faded by sunlight. Sadly, it has gone. I feel like Swindon is a phoenix, constantly rein...

New Changing Rooms For Stratton Churchway Bowls

Jul 17, 2013

Alongside players and members, Justin Tomlinson MP officially opened the new changing rooms at Stratton Churchway Bowls Club. The new changing rooms were built with money that Justin helped secure from Sport England and have made a significant difference to the club. Committee Member Alan Gough said "Our £50,000 lottery grant has transformed our club, and the facilities that we offer to our members, with our local councillors & Justin's support from the start of the application process was k...

Justin Welcomes Schools Minister To Seven Fields Primary

Jul 17, 2013

Justin Tomlinson welcomed Schools Minister, David Laws MP, to Swindon to showcase one of the Town's most remarkable schools.Justin first visited Seven Fields Primary School in Penhill in 2011 and was so impressed that he immediately invited the Minister to come and see the incredible difference that the schools makes to the lives of its pupils.Seven Fields is special because the odds are so against it. 100% of its pupils are classified as living in poverty and children enter nursery typically 12...

Justin Visits Even Swindon School

Jul 17, 2013

Justin Tomlinson MP recently visited Even Swindon Primary School to give the school assembly the opportunity to pass its very own Parliamentary Bill. Justin spoke a little on the campaigns he has championed in Parliament - school libraries, school sport and financial education for young people, all of which the children thought were good campaigns. They then had to pick their favourite and whilst every campaign had its keen supporters, school sport won by an overwhelming majority. One side of th...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 5th July 2013

Jul 17, 2013

I am often asked by fellow local residents about what life as an MP is like. Yes there is the legislation and being on hand to help residents in need, both of which form a core part of what I was elected to do, bit to this I add a third important role, being a cheerleader for Swindon. Just yesterday we had the Schools Minister, David Laws, visit Sevenfields in Penhill at my invitation. I first visited back in 2011 and was so impressed I wanted the Minister to come and see, to see Swindon lea...