David Amess

David Amess MP helped The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) to celebrate its third Healthcare Champions Awards ceremony yesterday at a special reception held at the State Rooms at the Speaker’s House, House of Commons. The awards were presented by the Home Secretary and NRAS Patron, Rt Hon Theresa May MP. 

The Seventh Annual Centenarians Tea Party went off without a hitch on Friday 9th September 2011 with a total fourteen centenarians attending the event with their relatives and careers. The centenarians were joined by David Amess MP, who organised the occasion, and the Deputy Leader of Leigh Town Council Carole Mulroney.

David Amess MP attended an event at the Grosvenor Hotel in Westcliff-on-Sea to celebrate the achievements of the world renowned Dorton House School, a specialist school for Blind Children, and to protest against its proposed closure due to budget cuts. While the school is not in the constituency, it serves a large catchment area and pupils include local children.

Gareth Gates met with Members of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster on Wednesday 7th September to talk about the devastating effect that a communication difficulty has on the individual, their lives and the wider society.

The singer and West End star shared his personal experiences of living with a stammer as part of a wider event on communication disability hosted by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Centre for Social Justice.

David Amess MP today addressed conference delegates in London to discuss the “View from Westminster” of stress and stress management. The conference, organised by the International Stress Management Association, was held at St Ermin’s Hotel and included speakers from academic and occupational stress management backgrounds.

This year’s event, organised by John and Linda Wilson, was held for the third time on the 12th and 13th of August with 479 visitors welcomed including exhibitors and children. Rev’d Diane Smith, who hosted the event, offered a prayer with exhibitors and helpers prior to the official opening by local MP David Amess. Invaluable support was given by members of the South East Essex Railway Society and Shoebury, Basildon, Chelmsford and Erith Model Railway Clubs.

David Amess MP and his three year old rescue pug, Lilly, took part last week in the celebrated Westminster Dog of the Year Competition. With the competition now in it's 19th year the honour of being 'top dog' in Westminster is a prestigious accolade.

David Amess MP joined renowned musicians Paul Jones and Digby Fairweather at Southend's first international jazz festival, ‘Jazz at the Palace’. The event was hosted at the Park Inn Palace Hotel and featured many well known names such as Digby Fairweather who performed with his famous ‘Half Dozen’ and Paul Jones, the lead singer of the popular 60s band Manfred Mann.

David Amess MP yesterday met representatives from the world of sport and recreation to find out more about the challenges facing community clubs in his constituency.

Attending an event held by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the umbrella organisation for the governing bodies of sport, Mr Amess spoke with England cricketers Mike Gatting and Angus Fraser, as well as club representatives, about how grassroots clubs are faring in the current economic climate.