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Subject: NewsBulletinfromAidanBurleyMP#37
Date: Thursday,5April201215:32:48UnitedKingdomTime
From: AidanBurleyMP
To: [email protected]
In this edition:
Aidan Burley MPs DiaryWebsite of the Week:1871 Squadron
RugeleyAir CadetsEveryone welcome to seelocal rugby clubs take
onParliamentary team atTwickenhamSupporting the 1871Squadron
Rugeley AirCadetsAidan backs invaluablesupport service for
victimsof crimeAidan welcomes visitingEuropean teachers toGorsemoor
PrimaryStatement on StaffordAccident and EmergencyDepartmentTax cut
for families and
pensioners in CannockChaseEveryone should have thechance to own
their ownhomeHow to contactAidan Burley MP
Issue 37 Thursday 5th April 2012
Since the last edition, Aidan has:
Visited Gorsemoor Primary School in Heath Hayes to meet
visiting teachers from Poland, Italy, Greece and Belgium as
part of a European cultural exchange project the school is
participating in.
Spent time meeting and talking to volunteers from Victim
Support. They help support victims and witnesses of crime
through the court processes, which can often be daunting and
intimidating.
Joined the 1871 Squadron Rugeley Air Cadets for a training
session.
Met with representatives of Chase CVS to discuss their
upcoming events.
Welcomed news that Cannock Chase will receive a 100,000
grant from the Government's High Street Innovation Fund to
help being empty shops back to life.
Met with Helen Lillis, the Federation of Small Businesses
National Councillor for Staffordshire and the West Midlands,
to
discuss the Real Life Entrepreneur campaign, and how the
FSB can support the upcoming Cannock Chase Business
Awards and Aidans 2012 Jobs Fayres.
Chaired the second Chase Line Stakeholder Meeting, where
he continued lobbying strongly for the electrification of
the
Chase Line to be included as a named project in the High
Level Output statement released by the Department for
Transport this July.
Met with the local head of the GP Commissioning
Consortium, Dr Jonny McMahon, alongside Stafford MP
Jeremy Lefroy to discuss the way forward for GP services in
Cannock Chase and how they can support local GPs and
patients.
Questioned the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office on
the
issue of party funding, with particular respect to the
Labour
Partys use of taxpayer funded facilities for meetings with
trade
unions.
Held an MPs help and advice surgery for local residents in
Cannock.
Website of the Week:
www.1871squadron.co.uk
The website of the 1871 Squadron Rugeley Air Cadets,who Aidan
joined for a training session this week.
Everyone welcome to see
local rugby clubs take on
Parliamentary team at Twickenham
Cannock and Rugeley Rugby Clubswill have a rare opportunity to
play atTwickenham Stadium when they takeon the Commons and
LordsParliamentary rugby team in a fund-raiser for the RFU Injured
Players
Foundation on Tuesday 17th April2012.
The two rival clubs have been invitedto field a combined XV at
the home ofEnglish rugby by Aidan Burley MP,who played for Rugeley
last season.What's more - all local residents arewelcome to come
and watch for freeby just turning up at Twickenham intime for a
midday kick-off. There arealso a limited number of seats
(15-20)
still available on the players coach -and for a small
contribution you cantravel down to London with them. Ifyou are
interested in this pleasecontact Stuart Cheshire of CannockRugby
Club on 07970908637 or viaemail [email protected].
Commenting Aidan said, As Secretary of the Commons &
LordsRugby Club I had the privilege of being asked to organise the
annualcharity game at Twickenham this year, which will raise funds
for theRFU approved charity, the Injured Players Foundation.
The combined strength of the Rugeley and Cannock rugby
clubsseemed a very strong local opposition to bring down to the
home ofEnglish Rugby, and I am delighted that both clubs in my
constituencywill get this fantastic opportunity to play a full 80
minutes on the pitch.Having played for both Rugeley and the
Parliament team, I think thiswill be a very close encounter.The
Commons and Lords team has played a charity match atTwickenham for
a number of years but it is the first time twograssroots rugby
clubs have been invited to take part.The RFU Injured Players
Foundation supports people who sustain acatastrophic injury (CI)
whilst playing rugby. The charity provides helpand support for both
players and their families in the early months ofthese injuries as
well as in the long term and incorporates the formerSPIRE Rugby
Trust charity.In addition to this support, the charity takes a more
active approach toconducting and supporting research and education
aimed atpreventing injuries; and identifying how injured players
can be helpedmore effectively.It is a dream for us to play a match
at the home of rugby. To behonest, many of our players thought such
an opportunity had passedthem by so we are delighted that Aidan has
been able to arrange thisfor us,said Stuart Cheshire, Cannocks club
captain.
The fact that we will also be raising money for a good cause
makes iteven more special.Martin de Ridder, Rugeleys director of
rugby, welcomed theopportunity to join forces with a traditional
rival.He said: I began my rugby playing career as a junior player
withCannock in the early 1990s so I perhaps will not find it as
unusual assome of my club colleagues.I think the once in a lifetime
opportunity to play on the Twickenham
pitch will mean any inter-club rivalries will be quickly
forgotten as we
try and beat the Parliamentary Team.We are extremely grateful
for Aidans continued support to our club.For us this is the icing
on the cake after Aidan spoke at our annualdinner at two hours
notice just days after he was elected and also
pulled on a Rugeley shirt for our match against
BirminghamBarbarians.The two clubs will also be joined by a school
team from each of thetowns in the form of the Year 7 teams Cannock
Academy and HagleyPark Academy who will play in a warm up fixture
on the pitch beforethe main event.
Supporting the 1871 Squadron
Rugeley Air Cadets
Aidan with 1871 Squadron Rugeley Air Cadets helpingthem prepare
for a Duke of Edinburgh expedition.
Aidan spent time with the 1871 Squadron Rugeley Air Cadets
thisweek, where he helped them with some of their projects and
tasks.During his time with the cadets, Aidan helped them to prepare
routesfor a Duke of Edinburgh expedition, before participating in
activitieswith the squadron including leading the way in an
initiative exerciseguiding blindfolded cadets through a "mine
field".
The cadets were all very impressed with the way Aidan got stuck
inwith all of the activities!
After the visit Aidan said, I thoroughly enjoyed my time helping
the AirCadets with their planning and exercises. I totally support
any young
person who gets involved in any of our cadet forces, as they
will not
only have a huge amount of fun, but also learn key skills
anddiscipline. Id also like to wish all the cadets taking part in
the Duke ofEdinburgh scheme the best of luck.
Aidan with 1871 Squadron Rugeley Air Cadets - leadingthe way in
an initiative exercise guiding blindfolded cadets
through a "mine field".
Aidan backs invaluable support
service for victims of crime
Aidan alongside staff and volunteers at Victim
SupportStaffordshire.
Aidan has paid tribute to the work of Victim Support during a
recent
visit to Victim Support Staffordshire.The visit comes just a few
weeks after the Government launched aconsultation on reform of
victim support services entitled 'Getting itright for victims and
witnesses'. This sets out the Government'sproposed approach to
ensuring that victims and witnesses get thesupport they need, both
to overcome the consequences of crime andto participate fully in
the criminal justice process. It also sets out thecommitment to
ensuring that offenders take greater responsibility forrepairing
the harm they have caused, through a combination offinancial
reparation and restorative justice.During his visit Aidan met with
Divisional Manager Melina Hancox
where he was told of the support provided by the charity. They
alsodiscussed the consultation document and what additional
supportGovernment should provide to both victims and witnesses of
crime.
Aidan was then introduced to an Anti-social behavior worker and
metmany of the volunteers who support victims and witnesses of
crimethrough the court process.Commenting after the visit Aidan
said: "I would like to pay tribute toMelina and the dedicated team
of volunteers at Victim Support who
provide such a valuable service to victims and witnesses of
crime."Without their support the experience of court would be far
moredaunting and intimidating for many witnesses and victims. They
dovaluable work in helping victims of crime, rather than the
offenderswho are supported by the system."I was particularly
pleased to discuss with Melina the governmentconsultation and more
importantly what more she thinks governmentshould be doing to
support charities such as Victim Support."
Aidan welcomes visiting European
teachers to Gorsemoor Primary
Aidan Burley MP at Gorsemoor Primary School with visitingItalian
teacher Marilene Barone, pupils Matteo Degasberis,
Chiara Alonzoi, Ashleigh Pearson and Alfie Lee, plus
Gorsemoorheadteacher Paul Bennett and teacher Val Lomas.
Aidan Burley MP has welcomed a delegation of teachers from
Italy,Belgium, Poland and Greece to Cannock Chase during their
visit toGorsemoor Primary School in Heath Hayes.The visit is part
of the Comenius programme, which is run by theBritish Council,
encourages European countries to share educationalexperiences.
After the visit, Aidan said, "They came over for four days to
see whateducation at schools in the UK is all about, with the
reciprocalarrangement in place for teachers from Gorsemoor."I went
down to show my support for the Comenius programme andchat to the
visitors. They were asking me about what it's like to be anMP, and
about Cannock Chase."
Statement on Stafford
Accident and Emergency DepartmentAidan Burley MP has released
the following statement inresponse to the Mid Staffs Trust Board
meeting of 29 March2012:"I welcome the announcement today by
MidStaffs NHS Trust which recommends a re-
opening date of 11th June for Stafford
Accident and Emergency Department. It isnow vital the Trust do
everything they can to ensure that this deadlineis kept to. My
constituents in Cannock Chase have already gone fortoo long without
a proper, local 24-hour emergency healthcareservice, and I am glad
that a resolution is within reach."Going forward, I will be pushing
hard to see the plans they have formonitoring performance post
opening, in order to ensure that theHospital does not simply revert
back to its old ways. It is also vital thatMid Staffs Trust set out
clearly what steps are being taken to ensurethe correct standards
are maintained and what procedures they havein place to provide an
early warning of potential difficulties in thefuture.
"We all know that the previous crisis was caused because people
whoknew of the problems were too scared to speak out under the
oldmanagement regime. It is therefore vital to find out what
systems thecurrent management team are introducing to ensure that
in the futurestaff can raise their concerns without fear of
retribution."
Tax cut for families and pensioners
in Cannock Chase
Aidan has welcomed figures this week which reveal that residents
inCannock Chase will see a real terms cut in their council tax
bills.
After council tax spiralled out of control under Labour,
Conservativesin Government repeated their council tax freeze
initiative for a secondyear running.Commentating, Aidan said:
"Under Labour, Council Tax in CannockChase rose by 122% hitting
local people and these bills would havekept rising if they had
clung onto power."In contrast over the last two years with
Conservatives in Governmentcouncil tax has been frozen providing
welcome relief to localresidents."I am sure that local people in
Cannock Chase are thankful that thecouncil tax freeze offered by
Conservatives in Government has hadthe effect of cutting their
bills in real terms. This will be a welcomesaving for hardworking
families and pensioners across the district."
Everyone should have the chance
to own their own homePeople across Cannock Chase are now a step
closer to owning their
own home thanks to new Government measures.This week the
Government launched their reinvigorated Right to Buyscheme, which
means that tenants could benefit from a discount of upto 75,000 on
their council house.The Government is also helping first-time
buyers get their foot on thehousing ladder by launching an
additional scheme, which guaranteesmortgages of up to 95 per cent
for new build houses in England. TheNewBuy Guarantee means that
instead of a typical buyer requiring a40,000 deposit for 200,000
property, they will now only need10,000.
Commenting, Aidan, said: "I think that everyone in Cannock
Chaseshould have the chance to own their own home, whether it is
their firstor the home they have shared for years.
"Unlike Labour, this Government is committed to supporting
thosewho aspire to own their own homes."In Cannock Chase the
current discount for social tenants is 26,000.This action by the
Government will raise this to up to 75,000,empowering social
tenants to make their council house their home."
5 ways to contact Aidan Burley MP:By Phone: 01543 502 447
By email: [email protected]
By post: Aidan Burley MP6 High Green Court,Newhall
StreetCannock, WS11 1GR
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