Priti opens memorial to murdered Coggeshall swans
A memorial seat for a family of four swans brutally killed in January this year, has been unveiled in Coggeshall by the MP for the Witham Constituency, Priti Patel. Youths with catapults are believed to have been the culprits. The memorial bench can be found on the river in Coggeshall, …
Priti visits the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust Airbase at Earls Colne to pay tribute to Witham constituent Dennis Miller
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has visited the Essex & Herts Ambulance Trust (EHAAT) airbase at Earls Colne, to thank the staff and volunteers for their work and to give her personal support to their efforts in remembrance of her constituent, Mr Dennis Miller, who was tragically killed following …
Priti gives her continued support to Domestic Abuse victims and visits women’s refuge in Colchester
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, visited a women’s refuge run by Next Chapter in Colchester recently to hear about the experiences of women who have fled domestic violence or abuse in the local area. Next Chapter (formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women’s Refuge) is a domestic abuse charity …
Priti visits the Museum of Power to discuss the ‘Powering Forward Project’
Witham’s Member of Parliament, Priti Patel visited the Museum of Power at Langford on Friday 24th March for a briefing on the ‘Powering Forward Project’. She was joined by Chairman of the Board of Museum Trustees, Roger Griffin, Honorary President, John Lowe and the Museum’s management team, Debbie Thomas and James …
Priti objects to asylum housing plans for Braintree District
During a debate in the House of Commons (29th March 2023), the Witham MP Priti Patel has raised objections to plans for asylum seekers to be housed at the former air force base at Wethersfield. The rural site, located in the neighbouring Braintree constituency, could be used to accommodate hundreds of …
Priti opens new classroom at Woodham Walter Primary School
On 23rd March, at a special ribbon cutting ceremony, the Rt Hon Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, opened a much-needed new classroom at Woodham Walter Primary School, alongside the Chair of the School Council, 11 year old Mia Scholey. The new £100,000 modular classroom was delivered to the School …
Priti on patrol with police in Witham
Witham MP Priti Patel has been out on the beat with local police in Witham town. She joined Special Sergeant Simon Jesse as he patrolled two miles of local streets. With additional resources for policing, Witham has its own dedicated town policing team, including specials, also backed by the Town …
Priti wants to Get Witham Growing!
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has made a series of visits to local schools in her constituency for a new school’s initiative entitled ‘Get Witham Growing’. On Thursday 23rd March, she presented six schools with a ‘growing basket’ containing different types of seeds, some tools and other items to …
Priti Patel brings major employers and local students together at her annual Careers Fair
Following the success of her re-established Career’s Fair, which took place in July 2022, the Witham MP, Priti Patel, has held a larger event with more international and local employers in attendance at Maltings Academy on Friday 24th March 2023. The Fair was sponsored by Stansted Airport, working in conjunction …
Priti Patel visits Provide HQ
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, visited Provide at their headquarters in the Colchester Business Park on Friday 10th March 2023 to meet with their chief executive, Mark Heasman, for an update on their work in the Witham constituency. They are a social enterprise company that provides health …