David Amess

  David Amess MP met with leading organisations at the launch of a campaign aimed at tackling the issue of irresponsible dog ownership. With representatives from Battersea Dogs Home, the Dogs Trust and the RSPCA, to name but a few, the campaign seeks to unite organisations in order to provide multi agency solutions to the issue in question.

David Amess MP has joined the new Libraries Group in the Houses of Parliament, demonstrating his support for libraries throughout the Southend West constituency.

As the area with the highest proportion of centenarians in the country, it is not surprising that David Amess MP had the pleasure of attending two 100th Birthday parties this weekend. Celebrating their landmark birthdays were Kathleen Turner, a resident at St Edith’s Court and Hilda Hainsworth (pictured left), a resident at Crowstone House. They both celebrated with their wonderful families and friends and looked much younger than their years.

David Amess MP had much pleasure in awarding, alongside the Mayor of Southend and local councillors, Fay Evans and Lesley Salter, the prize for the Christmas Best Dressed Shop Competition 2011. The winners in what was a hotly contested competition was J G Bentley & Associates Opticians. Second place went to Belfairs Pharmacy and third to Belfairs Newsagents.

David Amess MP saw just how much damage counterfeit goods and pirated material are doing in Southend by meeting representatives of the Real Deal campaign in the House of Commons last week.

 The past year has been very difficult for many families in Southend West trying to cope with the consequences of the economic crisis. It’s certainly the worst that most people have known in their lifetimes. The government has had to make many decisions which have not pleased everyone. In so doing, they have tried to be fair but again not everyone would agree. The positive achievements in the past year have been:

David Amess, MP for Southend West, joined Nancy Dell’Olio in Parliament to support HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s (THT’s) Stand Up, Stand Out campaign for World AIDS Day (December 1st). The campaign has been set up to raise public awareness of the UK’s growing HIV epidemic.

David Amess MP last night attended the launch of the Woodland Trust’s ‘Jubilee Woods’ project. The campaign, designed to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Diamond Jubilee, will see the Woodlands Trust ask people across the country to come together in order to plant six million new trees. With HRH Princess Royal as Patron, the project is set to create hundreds of new woods, transforming the landscape in a generation and making a real difference for many years to come.

With decorations adorning the rooms, the Christmas trees lit up in all their splendour, and the smell of mulled wine in the air, it can only be the start of the festive season at Westminster. December is a very busy time in the House of Commons, but despite this, Mr Amess is still keen to instil the Christmas spirit among his constituents, friends and followers.

With Christmas fast approaching David Amess MP has begun the festive season with a busy schedule. At the weekend Mr Amess visited St Clement’s Church and St Aidan’s in Leigh, as well as St Peter’s in Westcliff.