Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson

North Swindon

Justin Visits Haydonleigh School

Justin Visits Haydonleigh School

Justin with the the Clerk and the Queen Justin Tomlinson MP recently visited Haydonleigh Primary School in Haydon Wick to talk in the school assembly about the work of Parliament and the campaigns that he has been leading.The children then picked their favourite campaign to pass through their very own school Parliament.Justin spoke a little on the campaigns he has championed in Parliament - school libraries, school sport and financial education for young people, even dropping in a pretend campai...

North Swindon MP Takes SMASH Pair On Studio Visit

North Swindon MP Takes SMASH Pair On Studio Visit

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, arranged for local fifteen year old Ollie Webb and his volunteer mentor to go on an exclusive tour of a video games studio in Cirencester. Ollie has long dreamed of a career in the industry but has never had the chance to see a studio for real.  Justin arranged for him to visit Neon Play and get some top tips from CEO Oli Christie having met Ollie at a SMASH open evening. Along with providing mentoring to young people who have not had the best start in life, S...

Justin Welcomes £2.9 million Government Grant For Bruce Street Bridges

Justin Welcomes £2.9 million Government Grant For Bruce Street Bridges

Justin Tomlinson MP welcomed the announcement by the Department for Transport of a £2.9 million grant to improve Bruce Street Bridges. The money comes from the Government's Local Pinch Points Fund, designed to alleviate congestion at key pinch points in local areas. The money is to turn the four mini-roundabouts into a single part-time signalised roundabout.  There will also be a new signal controlled access to the Hawksworth Industrial Area which will redesign the road to make it more pedestria...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 31st May 2013

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 31st May 2013

I recently attended the opening of SMASH’s new home, a local charity who help local young people who have had a tough time growing up meaning that they have often missed out.  They match these young people with local mentors who can be that gap in their life and help them get back on track. Today I have organised to take one such young person and his mentor to Cirencester to visit Neon Play, a game and app development studio.  Problems at home meant that he missed out on work experience at schoo...

Local MP Welcomes Recognition Of Local Carers

Local MP Welcomes Recognition Of Local Carers

To celebrate the launch of Carers Week, 10-16 June 2013, local MP, Justin has joined forces with actress Lynda Bellingham, to recognise the contribution that carers in Swindon make on a daily basis. In a photocall in Westminster, Justin, pledged his support to carers across Swindon as part of the national awareness campaign, Carers Week. The week is an opportunity to celebrate the 6.5 million carers across the UK and raise awareness of the impact that caring has on people's lives. In 2013 Carers...

Justin Backs Calls For Better Awareness Of Sleep Apnoea

Justin Backs Calls For Better Awareness Of Sleep Apnoea

North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson is calling for better awareness of the respiratory condition obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), as well as better sleep services to help diagnose and treat those affected by the condition. The call follows Justin Tomlinson’s attendance of a special parliamentary briefing, in which he was given privileged advanced access to new analysis conducted by the British Lung Foundation showing that high predicted prevalence of OSA coincided with low access to services in man...

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 24th May 2013

Swindon Advertiser Weekly Article - 24th May 2013

I was truly shocked this week by the awful events in Woolwich.  To run down a British soldier on a London street and then kill him in such a violent way is a completely monstrous act. The perpetrators will cite religion and British foreign policy as their justification.  True they see British forces as occupiers rather than liberators and true they follow the Quran, but the truth is neither is any more than a cowardly attempt to justify such animalistic behaviour.  Indeed, the first man to lay f...

Justin Visits Swindon's Britannia Majorettes

Justin Visits Swindon's Britannia Majorettes

Justin Tomlinson MP visited Ferndale Primary School one evening to see the Britannia Majorettes, a junior military style brass instrumental marching majorette troupe, rehearse their routines. The group of girls, aged from 5-16, meet once a week to practice their marching and music, tying it all together into an engaging and impressive display. The Majorettes aim to build confidence in young girls who are particularly shy or come from challenging backgrounds.  One of the parents who help run the ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Business Minister To Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Business Minister To Swindon

Justin Tomlinson MP welcomed Business Minister Michael Fallon MP to Swindon.  The Minister came to see some of the Town’s success stories and to discuss how best to secure sustained regional and local growth.  He also came on invitation from Justin to visit the Head Office of Oak Furniture Land.  The company, who has seen record growth and are opening multiple new stores every month, chose Swindon as their base due to the Town’s skilled workforce and excellent transport links.  The Minister was ...

Justin Tomlinson MP Thanks Local Volunteers

Justin Tomlinson MP Thanks Local Volunteers

  Justin Tomlinson MP has today expressed support for the fellow local residents who dedicate some of their time to volunteer in Swindon. Now in its 29th year, volunteering week gives us an opportunity to recognise and celebrate volunteers and the incredible contribution they make to us in Swindon.  They are an essential part of any community, with many depending on their dedication, energy and hard work. Justin regularly meets with local charities and the armies of dedicated volunteers that kee...