Priti meets Farleigh Hospice’s new CEO
Witham MP Priti Patel, was delighted to meet Sarah Green, the new CEO of Farleigh Hospice. Sarah has been in post for just under a year, having joined in June 2023 from the Katie Piper Foundation, where she had been CEO from October 2018. As a longstanding supporter of Farleigh …
Domestic abuse charity meet MP in Parliament
Local MP for Witham Priti Patel was pleased to meet the SafeLives team and other domestic abuse organisations in Parliament recently. SafeLives is a charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. Priti has worked with SaveLives and other supporting charities as Home Secretary to tackle this appalling issue and give these …
Priti supports Great Ormond Street fundraising at new development visit
Witham MP Priti Patel is supporting David Wilson Homes’ fundraising for their charity of the year, Great Ormond Street Hospital, while visiting their new development site Mortimer Place in Hatfield Peverel. Priti presented an award to Louise Hewitt and Sarah Tew for their fundraising efforts while also wearing a pedometer …
Priti meets with local mental health and wellbeing charity
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has recently met with Liz Rotherham, the Chief Executive of local mental health charity Heads2Minds, to discuss the work they do to support people with mental health challenges. The charity, which has its headquarters in Braintree, was founded by Ms Rotherham and …
Priti visits Witham Hangout Youth Group
The Member of Parliament for Witham, Priti Patel, has paid a visit to the Witham Youth Hang Out Group (WYHOG) at its latest meet on Wednesday 9th August at the Witham Rugby Club in Spa Road. The youth club, which was formed by volunteers in 2018, is dedicated to providing …
Witham MP welcomes Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to Witham
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, welcomed the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, to the constituency on Thursday 18th May for visits to local organisations that support education and employment opportunities for special needs children and young people. Priti and Minister …
Priti visits local charity facing an annual increase of £30k in electricity bills
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has visited Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust (FACT) in Tollesbury, following an SOS she received from them regarding the massive increase they are facing in electricity costs when their existing deal ends in April. Current quotes put the increase at £30,000. FACT’s residential centre is …
Priti supports the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity with £250 donation
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has given further support to the work of the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity with a £250 donation. During her visit to their Mid Essex Cancer Support Centre in Hatfield Peverel on Friday 10th March, 2023, Priti presented the cheque to the Charity’s CEO, Kate Alden. …
Priti presents AKA Restaurant & Lounge fundraising cheque to the Witham Hub
Witham’s Member of Parliament, Priti Patel, joined a special ceremony held at the AKA Restaurant & Lounge in Newland Street on Friday (11th November), to present a large cheque from AKA to the Witham Hub, represented by the Chair of the Hub’s board of trustees Tina Townsend. AKA held a …
Priti Patel gives her support to the Royal British Legion’s annual Witham Poppy Appeal
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has given her support to the Royal British Legion’s 2022 Poppy Appeal in Witham. Priti visited volunteers from the Legion at the Memorial Hall in Newland Street on Friday 4th November, to give the annual Poppy Appeal a boost with her own donation. She gave …