Damian was honoured to join East Hampshire Citizens’ Advice today to celebrate the 80th birthday of Citizens Advice, and was pleased to have the opportunity to thank the volunteers, trustees and staff for the invaluable work done locally by them all.
As part of the 'Give a Day to Policing' initiative, Damian spent a shift with the East Hampshire Response & Patrol team this afternoon and evening. This was a great opportunity to see and hear about some of the huge variety of vital work that the police do locally.
Damian has welcomed new figures out today that show wages rising yet again – ahead of prices for 18 consecutive months - and at their fastest pace for more than 11 years.
Damian was invited to meet with members of the Petersfield WI tonight to discuss climate change and to talk about the action being taken by the government in this area. Other local groups such as Plastic Free Petersfield, together with some local schools were also represented.
Damian met with Andy Mellors, MD of SWR, and David Dickson, MD of Network Rail's Wessex region today to discuss constituents’ wider issues, get a performance update, and hear about future plans.
Damian returned to Bordon Junior School today, meeting with the Year 5s to talk about Parliament and his role as an MP, which also included a lively Q&A.
