I had an amazing time on Friday visiting Holmfield Day Care Centre’s Reminiscence Village. The village is mocked up as a 1940s/50s high street and offers people living with dementia a passage back through time. There are over 2,500 people living with Dementia in Leicester, projects like this can make […]
Today I visited Money Matters in Leicester to find out more about how they are supporting people living in Leicester West who are facing hardship after moving onto Universal Credit. They told me about clients who find it difficult to complete the forms, delays in people receiving their first payments […]
Thanks to matron Vicky Osborne and Deputy Head of Nursing Julie Lankester for showing me around Ward 17 at Glenfield Hopsital on Friday. I also really enjoyed chatting to some of the patients of this high dependency care unit for people with breathing problems. They all told me of the […]
On Friday I spent a lovely afternoon at award winning Allexton Nursery. It was wonderful to join the children for their Christmas Party day and I’d like to wish a very happy Christmas to all the children, parents and especially the staff who work so hard to give children the […]
Today I visited Glenfield Hospital to deliver my gift for an older person staying in hospital this Christmas. Christmas can be a very lonely and difficult time for many older people, let’s help make Christmas special for them! Please donate a gift, today is the deadline so if you can, […]
Hundreds of school children from across Leicester West took part in a competition to design Liz Kendall’s official Christmas card for 2018 and last Friday, Liz visited Glebelands Primary School to announce the winner of the competition. Jagoda Mikolajczak aged 8 from Glebelands Primary School created the winning design of […]
An opportunity has arisen to join my busy team as a constituency caseworker. Based in the constituency office of Leicester West, this important role will assist in providing an excellent service to Liz’s constituents and the ideal candidate will have substantial experience within casework, advocacy or advice and guidance role, […]
I am really proud to back Clockwise, my local credit union. Many families find this time of the year incredibly tough, especially with Christmas just around the corner. It’s really important that if you find yourself in difficulty, that you don’t turn to payday lenders. Credit Union’s are different. Clockwise […]
I was delighted to join year 10/11 citizenship students from Babington Academy on Friday to hear their views on Social Media. The students told me all about how they use social media and also what worries them about social media. It was a fantastic discussion and all of the students […]
Thank you to Brendan Daly for organising a discussion today on veterans mental health. This is a huge issue, and although there has been some progress, much more needs to be done to support those who’ve given so much for our country. If you’re a veteran and you need someone […]
I am thrilled to congratulate Leicester College on being recognised as a Centre of Excellence for maths! The college is the only Centre of Excellence in maths in the whole of Leicestershire and only the second one in the whole of the East Midlands! This is fantastic news and a […]
