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Welcome to this my 82nd electronic news bulletin.
This week the Government announced a £60 million commitment to get more vulnerable young people into work. Boosting Apprenticeships and radical reforms to transform vocational education are part of a series of measures outlined by the Government to prioritise youth employment, and tackle some of the long term structural barriers that stop some young people from getting a job and starting their career.
I took the opportunity from this announcement to highlight in the House of Commons the excellent work being done at the De Vere Catering Academy in Wychwood Park near Crewe where dozens of our young and aspiring local people are benefiting from taking part in high quality employer led apprenticeships that equip them with the skills they need to succeed in the job market.
This comes as over 100 large companies and tens of thousands of small companies around the country have responded to the Government's call and pledged to offer work experience places. In total the Government will provide funding for up to 250,000 more Apprenticeships over the next four years, and funding for 100,000 work placements over the next two years than would have happened under the previous Government.
I welcome the package of measures and believe they will address the serious problems of youth unemployment here in Cheshire and across the country.
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Best wishes,
Edward Timpson
Member of Parliament for Crewe & Nantwich
I have recently ...
- Held a Constituency Surgery at my office in Crewe
- Met with the Strategic Director of Places at Cheshire East to discuss important issues and projects across Crewe
- Met with a local business to discuss how the personal injury claims culture is affecting small businesses
- Spoke in the House of Commons about work of the De Vere Catering Academy at Wychwood Park near Crewe and the vocational opportunities it is offering dozens of young and aspiring people in our local area
- Officially opened new offices of rapidly expanding local business, The Green Electrician, who specialise in solar PV installation
- Met with a constituent during the Royal National Institute for the Blind lobby of Parliament
- Attended a special briefing in support of Credit Unions, in Parliament. We have a fantastic and expanding Cheshire Neighbours Credit Union based in Crewe of which I am a member. For details on how to join or benefit from their financial assistance and literacy support please contact them on 01270 586 217.
Photos & Video ...
- Edward attends 100 Squadron (Nantwich) Air Training Corps' annual dinner
You can view all my photos and video at edwardtimpsonmp.com
Virgin London Marathon 2011
Raising money for Parkinson's UK in Crewe & Nantwich
In April I completed my 9th marathon, raising money for Parkinson's UK Crewe Branch. There's still time to sponsor me on my webpage and help support a great organisation!
Bright Future for solar panel firm
Crewe & Nantwich Chronicle
MP Edward Timpson will officially open the new offices for solar panel installers, the Green Electrician, on Friday.
The Green Electriciam has moved its offices to Wardle following significant expansion of the company over the last year.
Previously based in Little Budworth, the business has grown from four employees to more than 30 in just over 12 months.
"The expansion follows the introduction of the Government Feed-in Tariff for Solar PV Panels in April 2010," explained director Claire Davies. "The feed-in tariff pays a premium for every unit of electricity generated by solar panels, making it a very sound investment both financially and environmentally.
"Installations in Cheshire have boomed over the last year, there is a lot of good south-facing roof space in the towns, villages as well as countryside.
"We are installing as many solar panels on agricultural and commercial buildings as we are on private homes.
"The office and warehouse in Wardle is ideally located to serve customers in the North West. It has excellent access to routes in all directions."
© 2011 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Conservatives win in Cheshire East but Labour gain seats
Crewe & Nantwich Chronicle
THE Conservatives are still the biggest party in the Crewe and Nantwich area on Cheshire East Council, with 12 councillors after Thursday’s local elections.
But Labour gained ground on them, picking up three seats to take their total to eight.
The fate of the Liberal Democrats nationally was mirrored in the Crewe and Nantwich area and the Lib Dems now have no seats in Crewe and Nantwich.
Long-serving Lib Dem councillor David Cannon lost his seat.
It is not possible to make direct comparisons with the council line-up before the election because of the boundary changes. However, Labour have made the greatest inroad in the Crewe and Nantwich area of the borough.
There are now 12 Conservative councillors, eight Labour and three Independents.
The election in the Crewe South ward has yet to take place because of the death of Lib Dem Cllr Betty Howell. Those two seats will be contested on June 16.
Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson said: “After predictions of a tough day for English Conservatives, we’ve actually seen gains in the Crewe and Nantwich constituency and countrywide, and a hugely successful result in the voting system referendum.”
“In Cheshire East, 88,669 voted against AV with 33,241 in favour.
“In the referendum, the people chose to elect the most popular candidate as their MP and maintain a direct link between MP and voter.
“In the local elections, the Conservatives had an extra win in the rural areas, a great result in Leighton and Haslington and maintained their base in Nantwich.
“Labour benefited from generous boundary changes in their favour and the collapse of the Lib Dem vote, but still have no councillors outside of Crewe, and none in Nantwich. Congratulations to their successful candidates. I look forward to working with them.
“Congratulations also to the Nantwich Independents and I look forward to continuing my relationship with Cllr Arthur Moran.”
In the former Congleton borough area the biggest losers were again the Liberal Democrats.
They managed to hold on to their three Alsager seats but now have no representation in Sandbach or Middlewich.
Elsie Alcock, who lost her seat to Labour’s Sam Corcoran in the Sandbach Heath and East ward, said: “I’m afraid people may not have gone for those who have local people’s interests at their heart.
“A lot of people have gone with the country and not with the local community.”
In the former Congleton borough area, the Conservatives now have 14 seats, Labour has one, the Lib Dems three and there are three Independents.
Overall the whole of the Cheshire East Council – which also includes the former Macclesfield borough – is still very much Conservative dominated.
The make-up of new council is: 52 Tories, 14 Labour, four Lib Dems, 10 others and two vacant seats.
There are now 82 seats on the council – prior to Thursday there were 81.
Before the election there had been 58 Conservative councillors, six Labour, 12 Lib Dems and four others.
© 2011 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Full Election Results for Crewe & Nantwich
Crewe & Nantwich Guardian
DESPITE Labour victories in Crewe, Conservatives remain the biggest party in Crewe and Nantwich following the Cheshire East Council elections on Thursday.
The Tories now have 12 councillors, with Labour increasing their total to eight.
The Liberal Democrats suffered the most and now have no seats in Crewe and Nantwich. There are three Independent councillors.
For the full results please click our 'election results' link on this website.
Conservative campaigners claimed that Labour's victories were partly down to ward boundary changes.
The election in the Crewe South ward was postponed because of the death of Clr Betty Howell.
Those two seats will be contested on June 16.
Voters across Cheshire East rejected the Alternative Vote system by almost three-to-one.
In the local referendum, 88,669 said ‘no’ to AV - with 33,241 voting in favour.
Following the local election count, local MP Edward Timpson said: "After predictions of a tough day for English Conservatives, we have actually seen gains in the Crewe and Nantwich constituency and countrywide, and a hugely successful result in the voting system referendum.
"In that referendum, we chose still to elect the most popular candidate as Member of Parliament, and maintain a direct link between MP and voter.
"In Crewe and Nantwich people voted by a factor of almost three to one for the current system - a greater proportion than the national average.
"In the local elections, the Conservatives had an extra win in the rural areas, a great result in Leighton and Haslington, and maintained their base in Nantwich.
"Labour benefited from generous boundary changes in their favour, and the collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote, but still have no councillors outside of Crewe, and none in Nantwich.
"Congratulations to their successful candidates, and I look forward to working with them.
"Congratulations also to the Nantwich Independents, and I also look forward to continuing my relationship with Councillor Arthur Moran."
© 2011 Newsquest Media Group
Words from Westminster
Edward Timpson, Crewe & Nantwich Chronicle
ON Sunday I ran the London Marathon for the Crewe branch of Parkinson's UK.
My first marathon was in 1998 when I finished in just under four hours. The next year I set my personal best of three hours 47 minutes.
I now have nine marathons under my belt! I was lucky to have a training session for this year's marathon with Lee Riley, a local Crewe man and ex-Rpyal Marine. I must congratulate Lee who went on to beat the world record for the fastest time for a marathon while carrying a 60lb pack (in just four hours).
Having tried running with his pack myself, I can only admire this exceptional achievement.
This year I ran with my 68-year-old dad, who last ran the London Marathon in 1983. He told me this was definately his last so, having watched him run his first when I was aged eight, nostalgia and fate dictated we should run together.
We both crossed the finish line tosimultaneously in a stately six hours 28 min and 47 secs.
I ran for Parkinson's UK as, like many people, I've had a close relative who has suffered from the disease and have got to know through my job the great work the local Crewe branch does in raising money (£40,000 last year alone) and awareness of Parkinson's.
I wanted to help them bulid on their excellent efforst and achieve their aim of a full time Parkinson's nurse fro the area.
Sadly my wife and children had to watch me from home but, like last year, I had to get back up to Cheshire and to work the next day.
So if you see me walking a little gingerly around the constituency over the next week, you'll know why!
You can still sponsor me online at edwardtimpsonmp.com/marathon or by contacting my Crewe office at 30 Victoria Street on 01270 501725, or by contacting Crewe Parkinson's.
Thank you for any support you can give.
© 2011 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Transport Minister Philip Hammond comes to Crewe to visit Pete Waterman apprenticeship scheme
Crewe & Nantwich Chronicle
TRANSPORT Secretary Philip Hammond visited Crewe last week to find out more about an apprenticeship scheme set up by pop mogul Pete Waterman.
The revolutionary scheme at the Crewe-based Railway Heritage Company is training young apprentices to be the future of the rail industry.
Pete Waterman has joined forces with the Prince’s Trust, South Cheshire College and the JobCentre Plus to continue producing a skilled workforce and to boost Crewe’s economy.
Mr Hammond said: “I really wanted to find out more about what’s been going on here and see if we can create a real academy. It’s very important to bring the skills back into the industry – we want to capture the skills to rebuild new locomotives. They would have been lost otherwise.”
He spoke of how the scheme has benefited young people and got them ready for ‘high value work’.
He added: “As we seek to rebuild the economy, schemes like this are becoming crucial.”
Pete Waterman was on hand to explain how the scheme had already been a huge success and was hoping to expand to become a fully-fledged National Railway Skills Academy.
He said: “We’ve come a long way already.
“Over the next five years we hope to train up at least 50 youngsters to form our workforce.
“We’ve been blessed to have so many ministers coming here to see what we’re doing and we’re honoured that Philip Hammond could come up.”
He spoke fondly about Crewe, saying: “I’m very proud of Crewe – it’s an important place for us.
“I’m not going to let it die, and schemes like this are important for the locality in creating local jobs for local people – especially young people looking for work.
Stan Cowell from South Cheshire College said: “When employers see something like this happen it’s positive news and makes them think ‘We should be doing something too’.”
Peter Lister from the Prince’s Trust agreed, saying: “We need employers to take that risk and give young people a chance.
“Pete is definitely setting a real precedent for other employers.
“It’s going to make a big impact in Crewe.”
Mr Hammond said he was ‘extremely impressed’ by the scheme.
© 2011 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Crewe and Nantwich Rambling Club to take in some Welsh air on Easter Sunday
Crewe and Nantwich Chronicles
CREWE and Nantwich Rambling Club will be walking in the Welsh countryside around Denbigh on Easter Sunday.
There will be three walks to choose from of 12, nine and six miles to cater for varying levels of fitness and ability.
Travel will be by coach starting at Crewe Library with pick-ups at the Earl of Crewe pub, Wells Green and Nantwich bus station.
Rambles are held fortnightly on Sundays throughout the year and also on Thursday evenings in the summer months. New members are always welcome.
For more details, call membership secretary Marie Leeke on 01270 842661 or see the website: creweandnantwich ramblingclub.co.uk.
Fun on the village green
HASLINGTON'S annual Village Fun Day is on its village green on May 21, with a brass band concert and dog show set to complement 30 stalls aiming to raise vital funding for local charities and causes. The event will be opened by MP Edward Timpson at 11am
Refreshments will be available on the green. For further details, call Alan Cartwright on 01270 585721.
© 2011 Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales Ltd.
Village Festival Returns Next Month
Crewe and Nantwich Guradian
HASLINGTON’S annual Village Fun Day will take place on the village green on May 21 with a brass band concert and dog show set to complement 30 stalls to raise vital funding for local charities and causes.
The event will be formally opened by Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson at 11am.
Refreshments will be available on the green. For more details call 01270 585721.
© 2011 Newsquest Media Group
Fan in the running to make cup match; Potter hot foots it to Wembley after London Marathon
The Sentinel
DISTANCE runner Nathan Walton took on a second race against the clock after completing the London Marathon - so he could watch his beloved Stoke City reach the FA Cup final.
The businessman from Beech, near Trentham, needed a decent time over the 26 miles, so he could hot-foot it across London to make it for the 4pm Wembley kick-off yesterday.
And he did it with half-an-hour to spare for the Potters' demolition of Bolton Wanderers.
Nathan, aged 43, said: "It had to be the most surreal day of my life. There I was clutching my marathon medal and a Stoke scarf round my neck as we went three goals up in the wink of an eye. It was like a dream sequence.
"My big worry was that with so many runners taking part in the marathon, it would take ages getting through the start but the event was so well organised it only took a few minutes.
"And my time of three hours 52 minutes gave me plenty of chance to make it."
After crossing the finishing line, father-of-three Nathan performed a quick change at the road side, threw on some deodorant and dashed by taxi from The Mall to Green Park tube station.
"The worst part was having to hobble down so many steps at the station and then up a long flight at Wembley Park," added Nathan, who raised £4,500 for the Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust.
"My next marathon will be Edinburgh but thankfully it doesn't clash with the cup final so I can get to the game in a more dignified way."
Also in the competition was Blythe Bridge student Charlotte Priddey, aged 20, who marched round the course playing an alto saxophone.
She is one of 20 musicians making up the Huddersfield University Marathon Band who completed the famous race while playing continuously on instruments - and raised £50,000 for national deaf/blind charity Sense.
Second year music student Charlotte said: "It was really tough on the lungs as well as our legs but we couldn't ask for a bigger stage or audience anywhere in the world."
The band members trained for the marathon by having regular eight-hour rehearsals and marching drill practice.
She added: "We had lots of motivational tunes to spur us on but we had to recycle a few of them as we went round."
MP crosses the line with his dad MP Edward Timpson kept it in the family when he took on the London Marathon. He crossed the finishing line with his 68-year-old father, John, in just under six-and-ahalf hours.
Raising money for the Crewe branch of Parkinson's UK, he described his ninth marathon as his most memorable. The Tory Crewe and Nantwich MP, pictured below, said: "To run it with my dad was very special - and the support from the Parkinson's UK teams along route was a real motivator." Dad John added: "It was great to run with Edward. "After a 28-year gap since my last marathon, he carried me through and made sure all my hard training didn't go to waste."
Blinded PC David Rathband, from Stafford, who was a victim of Raoul Moat's shootings, completed the race in six hours, 49 minutes.
Other runners included Chris Yearsley from Baddeley Green who ran in memory of 15-month-old daughter Jasmine who died of cancer.
© 2011 The Sentinel
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