Priti Patel salutes the Red Lion’s local hero landlady
On Friday (22nd October) the Witham MP, Priti Patel paid a flying visit to the Red Lion public house in Newland Street, Witham to meet landlady Dee Hayes. Priti was keen to meet her having heard about Dee’s efforts to support the local community during the pandemic. While she was …
Priti Patel calls in for a tour of the new Eastlight Community Homes Hub
On Friday (22nd October) the Witham MP, Priti Patel, took a break from Westminster for a tour of the newly refurbished Eastlight Community Homes Hub which is close to Braintree Village. The housing association owns some 3,700 homes in Witham and plays a major role in working to bring local …
Priti Visits Newly Renovated Witham Town Hall
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has been given a tour of the new refurbished Town Hall building and its grounds, on Newland Street, Witham (17th September) by the Mayor of Witham, Cllr Angela Kilmartin. During Priti’s tour, she was shown the new, renovated town council offices and council chamber as well …
Priti praises Powers Hall Academy students for holding National Democracy Day School Election
In celebration of National Democracy Day on Wednesday 15th September, Powers Hall Academy children participated in a vote for their school councillors, replicating polling stations as seen during a general election. Students nominated themselves, wrote and delivered manifestoes to their classmates, who submitted their votes to elect the winning candidates. …
Priti Patel MP tours new Provide medical facility
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has been given a tour of the Crouch Vale Medical Centre in South Woodham Ferrers. She called in on Friday (16th July) to see the Centre, which opened in December 2019, and brings together Provide and three local GPs and includes Specialist ENT & Audiology …
Priti calls in to help the Finishing Touches Salon celebrate 17 years of hair and beauty in Witham
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has called in to the Finishing Touches Salon at 3b Newland Street, Witham to meet proprietors and sisters Zoe Chivers and Hayley Jackson. The MP visited on Friday (16th July) to help them celebrate 17 years in the hair and beauty business. Zoe Chivers opened …
Priti opens Coggeshall’s first and only Tattoo Shop
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has formally opened Artisan Ink on Bridge Street, Coggeshall. It is Coggeshall’s first and only tattoo shop. The MP visited the new establishment on Friday (16th July), to meet proprietors Megan Potter and Michael Hayward and to officiate at a special ribbon cutting opening ceremony. …
Priti opens Café Bijou Coffee Shop in Coggeshall
The Café Bijou coffee shop in Market End, Coggeshall was formally declared open on Friday (9th July) at a special ribbon cutting ceremony carried out by local MP Priti Patel. The Café, which offers hot and iced coffees, smoothies, bacon sandwiches, hot and cold lunches as well as a selection of …
Priti welcomes funding for pioneering new nature project at Old Hall Marshes, Tolleshunt D’Arcy
Local MP, Priti Patel has welcomed the news that Old Hall Marshes in Tolleshunt D’Arcy will be part of a pioneering new nature project aimed at developing a saltmarsh code to support habitat restoration activities. The successful application made, by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, involves four sites …
Priti Patel visits ten local schools on Get Witham Reading Day 2021
On Friday 9th July, ten schools in Witham participating in Get Witham Reading 2021, received a personal visit from Witham MP, Priti Patel. This is the MP’s tenth annual school literacy campaign aimed at improving standards of literacy across the Witham constituency. During her visits, Priti heard all about the …