Meet Your MP Martin Horwood This June

Martin Horwood is the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cheltenham. If you need to discuss any matters with your local MP, you can arrange an appointment at his advice surgeries on Friday lunchtimes or evenings. Appointments can be booked by phoning the office on 01242 224889 or e-mailing martin@martinhorwood.net.

You can also meet Martin at various events taking place in and around Cheltenham.

Friday, 12 June 2009
9:45am
Martin will be attending a ‘Mock Trial’ competition for local primary schools, which is being held at Cheltenham Courthouse.

Sunday, 14 June 2009
2:00pm
Martin is officially opening GlosREC’s Mela at Leisure@Cheltenham in Tommy Taylor’s Lane. Please see http://www.glosrec.org.uk/ for more information about the Mela.

Monday, 15 June 2009
1:30pm
Martin is officially opening ‘Shakes2Go’, a brand new milkshake shop in Grosvenor Street, Cheltenham.
6:30pm
Martin will be meeting bell-ringers at St Marks Church to discuss proposed noise bills and also possibly having a go himself!

Friday, 26 June 2009
8:30pm
Martin will be presenting trophies at the Cheltenham Skittles League Presentation Dance, which is being held at Cheltenham Town Hall. For more details about this event please contact the Secretary, Charmian Sheppard, on 511971.

Saturday, 27 June 2009
11:45am
A ceremony of the Presentation of the Freedom of the County to The Rifles is being held. This is taking place at Gloucester Docks and then goes on to Shire Hall in Gloucester.
2:15pm
Martin will be saying a few words at the launch of ‘Cheltenham Connect’, a new initiative to strengthen the community of couth Cheltenham. The launch is being held at The Exmouth, Bath Road, Cheltenham. For more details please see Cheltenham Connect’s website: http://www.cheltenhamconnect.co.uk/. The launch starts at 10:00am, with Martin and the mayor speaking at around 2:15pm.

Sunday, 28 June 2009
10:00am
Martin is going to take part in a sponsored dog walk and family fun day ‘Bark in Pittville Park’, in aid of GCAB (Gloucestershire County Association for the Blind). For more details about this event contact Lucy Gooding on 01242 221170 or lucy.gooding@glos-blind.co.uk.

Thursday, 2 July 2009
2:45pm
Staff and students from the National Star College will be handing a petition to Martin in support of Mencap’s ‘Changing Places’ campaign. This calls for Changing Places toilets (with hoist, changing bench and lots of space) to be installed in all big public places.
For more information about the campaign and the presentation of the petition please contact Lucy Poulton, Communications and PR Officer at the National Star College on 01242 524478 or lpoulton@natstar.ac.uk.

Friday, 3 July 2009
11:00am
Martin is officially opening the new ‘Space Business Centre’, an industrial development on Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham (behind ‘The Range’). For more details please see http://www.spacebc.com/Location-22-Cheltenham.aspx or contact Alex Gale on 01932 445 068.


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