Amanda Saunders, Author at Liz Kendall

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Liz visits Guru Nanak Community Centre

21/05/2018

On Friday I was delighted to visit Guru Nanak Community Centre. They invited me along as part of their Vaisakhi celebrations and I really enjoyed hearing about all the work they are doing to support older people and their carers in Leicester.

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Liz opens new office for Anicca Digital

21/05/2018

I was honoured to officially open Anicca Digital’s beautiful new building on Frog Island here in Leicester. Anicca Digital is a fantastic, expanding company that works with local universities to help young people get high quality jobs. Huge future for #DigitalMarketing here in #Leicester!

Education, Homepage, Jobs, skills and training, Young people

Meeting Leicester’s Newly Elected Youth Council

11/05/2018

I was absolutely delighted to meet with Leicester’s newly elected young people’s council yesterday. They are such an inspirational group of young people and I was pleased to see so many young women standing for election and representing Leicester! I loved seeing everyone’s enthusiasm and hearing their stories […]

Homepage, leicester, Safer, greener communities

Standing up to hate

16/04/2018

I was appalled and disgusted to hear that letters inciting hate crime and calling for a so-called “Punish a Muslim” day have been circulated in Leicester and Leicestershire – as reported in the Mercury. I have been in regular contact with the police to ensure everything possible is being done […]

Education, Homepage, Young people

Supporting Teach Leicester

16/04/2018

On Friday I was delighted to meet with Carly who is working with the Leicester Education Strategic Partnership. Carly is working on a fantastic project to bring the best teachers to Leicester. She’s also working on how we keep the best teachers here too! Education is the key to a […]

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Seeking residents’ views on new Evesham Road Link

22/03/2018

Several local residents have contacted me recently regarding potential plans to link Evesham Road and Saffron Lane. I have already written to the Mayor seeking clarification on this issue. In order to ensure that the views of local residents are heard loud and clear, I’ve been asking local residents for […]

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Liz visits scheme to improve children’s dental health

20/03/2018

On Friday I met with staff at Winchester Avenue dental practice who are working to improve children’s oral health. The surgery has signed up to the Starting Well campaign, which has an important focus on prevention & making sure children have their first dental check by the time they reach […]

Homepage, leicester, Liz in the news, liz kendall, Social Care

My latest Leicester Mercury Column

13/02/2018

In my latest Leicester Mercury column I write about how the winter crisis has shown our NHS and social care services desperately need an immediate injection of cash, and a long-term plan for the future. But Innovative work done by the Braunstone Blues shows what can be done to keep people safe […]

Homepage, leicester, Women's rights

Unveiling the Alice Hawkins Statue

05/02/2018

On Sunday I was delighted to take part in the unveiling of the Alice Hawkins statue in Leicester. Alice lived most of her life here in Leicester where she worked as a shoe machinist and fought for equal rights for women. As part of the suffragette movement she was […]

Homepage, Supporting families, Universal Credit

Can you help our foodbanks?

05/02/2018

On Friday I visited the Food Stop Foodbank run by Action Homeless and met the amazing staff and volunteers that work there. We all hope that we’ll never need to visit a foodbank, but sometimes people can find themselves in a desperate situation. I am thankful to all the […]

Caring for older people, Homepage, Social Care, Supporting families

Joining local debate on Social Care

05/02/2018

On Friday I joined local carers at Age UK’s Listening Event in Leicester. This event is one of a series they are running across the country to listen to the experiences of older people and their carers. All the experiences and feedback from the carers will be brought together and […]

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Universal Credit – Supporting local people

29/01/2018

On Friday I brought together organisations from across Leicester to discuss how we are preparing for the introduction of Universal Credit. With over 17,000 local people, possibly more, affected when Universal Credit is rolled out here in June, it is important we are doing all we can to support them. […]

Author: Amanda Saunders