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A difficult, personal decision
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On Friday night I informed a packed meeting of Labour Party members
of my decision to stand down at the next election.
I realise this might come as a shock...
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Baring Road Medical Centre Now Open
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 It was a real pleasure to open the Baring Road Medical Centre
today (28th November) with so many staff and local people in
attendance. Vera - one of the Centre's much-loved
and longstanding...
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 It was great to meet so many of you at the Lee Green
Coffee Morning on Saturday 15th November. Among the many issues
discussed were Controlled Parking Zones, road humps and the...
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Celebrating 125 Years of Baring School
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 I was very glad to recently be invited to Baring School's
125th anniversary celebrations. The parents, children, staff and
ex-pupils who attended really created a great atmosphere and Sir
Steve and I really...
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Making a splash at Downham Leisure Centre
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 Bridget met up with some of her friends and colleagues at
Downham Health & Leisure Centre recently to mark a great new
Government policy - free swimming for the over-60's. Culture...
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Helping you claim your entitlements
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 Bridget was recently at Lewisham Town Hall together with the
Warmfront team to highlight the many ways that each of us can keep
our houses warm - and save energy (and...
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Standing up for services at Lewisham Hospital
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 Saturday 29th March saw the launch of a community campaign to protect services at Lewisham Hospital. Arranged by the Lewisham Pensioners Forum and attended by a large contingent of...
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Junior Minister of the Year
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 I was absolutely honoured and delighted to recently win the Junior Minister of the Year award at a packed House of Commons reception. John Reid MP presented me with...
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 It was with great pleasure that I recently visited Sandhurst School to congratulate them on their committment to the Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge is a massive...
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Marking Holocaust Memorial Day
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 As part of my committment to Holocaust Memorial Day I recently signed a Book of Committment to honour those killed in the Holocaust and the individuals that risked their...
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 I was delighted to have recently been invited to Downing Street for a reception with the Prime Minister to celebrate the work of young people in Britain. I introduced...
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My Christmas Card Competition
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 Yet again, it's the time of year when I have the tremendously difficult task of judging the entries to my Christmas Card Competition. This year's winner was from St Matthew's...
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Lewisham Honours Returning Soldiers
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 It was an honour and a privilege to meet some of our brave servicemen and women recently returned from active service.
The reception, held at the Civic Suite in Catford...
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Slave Britain Exhibition.
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Until December 10th there is a powerful photographic exhibition at Lewisham Library to commemorate the bicentenary of Britain's abolition of the slave trade. Today thousands of men,...
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 I was very pleased to visit a constituent recently who has benefited from a new gas boiler and draughtproofing - work which was carried out under the government's Warm...
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 On 29th November 1998 I was very pleased to open the Heather Close Special Needs Centre - and this week I made a return visit to meet the staff and...
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Ladywell Early Childhood Centre
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 On Friday 19th October I joined Mayor Sir Steve Bullock at the official opening of the Ladywell Early Childhood Centre in Rushey Green. There are wonderful new facilities for...
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New Young Mayor For Lewisham
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 On 17th October I was very pleased to welcome 15 year old Justin Cole as Lewisham's Young Mayor.
At the results ceremony in the Council's Civic Suite Justin,...
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 Bridget Prentice introduced "Political Speed Dating" at a recent Youth Conference in Westminster, which marks the climax of a year-long programme of events to bring young people into the...
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Leading Fight Against Crime
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 Tony McNulty MP, the Minister for security, counter-terrorism and policing came to Lewisham recently, and I took him to Lewisham High Street to meet members of the Safer Lewisham...
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