News - Justin Tomlinson

Justin Tomlinson MP Visits PGL Activity Centre In Liddington

Jul 29, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Centre Manager Glyn LloydJustin Tomlinson MP this week visited PGL Liddington, an outdoor residential activity centre just south of the M4.PGL was established in 1957 and provides activity courses and holidays for schools and young people. Whilst predominantly the activities PGL provide are about fun, they are also about challenge, teamwork, and outdoor education. PGL has been at Liddington for 3 years and the centre is rapidly growing to be one of the largest in the c...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Launch Of Penhill Food Bank

Jul 27, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP today joined Swindon Mayor Mick Bray and Lead Member for Housing Cllr Russell Holland at the opening of the Penhill point of the Swindon Foodbank.The Swindon Foodbank was started in 2005 as a volunteer organisation offering practical support to those in Swindon facing sudden crisis. This could be anything from sudden illness to redundancy which can leave people struggling financially.The Foodbank relies on the generous donations of local shoppers in Swindon to provide emerge...

Justin Tomlinson MP Joins Wemyss Lodge In 25 Year Celebrations

Jul 26, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP joined, staff, residents, families and local residents to celebrate the 25th Birthday of Wemyss Lodge, a residential home in Stratton.The celebration was marked with an open day where the Lodge invited the local community to come a visit the home and its residents. Justin was joined by Stratton Councillor, Russell Holland and Swindon Mayor, Mick Bray.Justin joined the residents in fun activities, including a music making session and then a music based quiz before having a to...

Justin Tomlinson Welcomes Film Donation To Swindon Charity

Jul 24, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with the Swindon 105.5, Mr Wiggles and Swindon NSPCC teamsJustin Tomlinson MP today joined the Swindon NSPCC at local radio station Swindon 105.5 to see the presentation of a cheque for £1492.The money was raised by local film, Mr Wiggles, a short film that follows the story of a young girl, Amber, who during troubling times escapes with her teddy bear Mr Wiggles, who was given to her by her older brother Nathan. Amber has a vivid imagination that takes her to places of fanta...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Supermarine Sports Grant

Jul 19, 2012

A CLUBHOUSE set in several dozen acres of well-tended grounds became the focal point for a new chapter in the history of Swindon Supermarine Sports and Social Club yesterday.Representatives of different disciplines united to welcome news that Sport England has awarded £50,000 to carry out upgrades which will allow thousands more people to join their sides.The money will be used to install and improve floodlighting, allowing the numerous teams using the venue to practice for longer on dark winter...

Justin Tomlinson MP Opens Swindon School Games

Jul 19, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Nova's Olympic Ambassador and their winning torchJustin Tomlinson MP today joined teams of budding sports stars from schools all over Swindon at the opening of the Swindon School Games.The Games saw teams from over 60 Swindon primary, secondary and special schools gather at the link centre for a day of competitive and taster sport. Whilst the teams competed in sports like swimming, athletics and tennis, the day also gave everyone the opportunity to try out new sports...

Justin Tomlinson MP Raises Future Of Library E-Book Lending In Parliamentary Debate

Jul 19, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP,Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group On Libraries, today spoke in the Chamber on the future of e-book provision in public libraries. Speech below:As the Minister with responsibility for culture, communications and creative industries, my hon. Friend Mr Vaizey is set to review the future provision of e-books in libraries, now is a very apt time to highlight the options, challenges and opportunities of e-book lending for libraries, and by default for the publishers and t...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes Investment Boost For Swindon MINI Plant

Jul 16, 2012

Justin Tomlinson this week welcomed the news of a further £250m investment by the BMW Group in its UK manufacturing operations. The money will be channelled into its plants in Swindon, Oxford and Hams Hall in order to support the company’s international growth strategy for the MINI brand.The new MINI has proved an international success, such that current manufacturing capacity cannot keep up with demand. Increasing volumes and up to 10 different models in the new line-up means that this addition...

Justin Tomlinson MP Supports Summer Reading Challenge

Jul 11, 2012

Justin Tomlinson MP with Schools Minister Nick Gibb and author Malorie BlackmanLocal MP Justin Tomlinson is supporting a campaign run by 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.The Challenge which begins on 14 July is for every child aged 4-11 years to read six books of their choice from their local library during the summer holida...

Justin Tomlinson MP Welcomes News Of Petition Reaching Downing Street

Jul 10, 2012

North Swindon MP, Justin Tomlinson, who backed the Meningitis Trust’s petition to get child victims of meningitis better support at school, today celebrated its going to Downing Street after it beats the target of 10,000 signatures.The petition, which is part of the charity’s Meningitis Changes Futures campaign, is fighting to get automatic assessments at school for children who have had meningitis – enabling after-effects from the disease to be flagged up early and the right support put in plac...