Stephen Twigg MP

Stephen meets with East Liverpool Royal British Legion

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:44:36 +0000

Last Thursday Stephen met with members of East Liverpool Royal British Legion in Tuebrook.

The Legion has an active branch and serves many in the Liverpool area. As well as a well attended club and function room the Legion has an active Women’s Section. The branch is mainly involved with the welfare work of the Royal British Legion, over the past five years members have raised in excess of £120,000 towards the Poppy Appeal.

The main aim of East Liverpool Royal British Legion is to give support to ex-servicemen and women and their dependants. The branch is also actively involved in community work.

Stephen said “It was fantastic to meet with members of Tuebrook RBL and hear about the fantastic work they are doing to support ex servicemen and women as well as their families.”

Stephen visits North Liverpool Academy

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:55:52 +0000

On Friday Stephen visited North Liverpool Academy. The Academy boasts a wide range of subjects including vocational courses such as; Sports Studies, Hairdressing and Motor Vehicle Technology.

The Academy has state of the art facilities which Stephen was able to see during a tour. Students have access to Music, radio, television and recording studios, a motorcycle engineering centre and fully equipped centres for Hairdressing, Beauty and Child Care.

Upon arrival Stephen was able to hear the fantastic North Liverpool Academy choir and meet with students of the School Council. Stephen had already met with NLA students when he presented them with an award to progress to the next stages of the Great Enterprise Schools Challenge in Liverpool. The students’ Farmers Market idea impressed judges and means they are now in the final ten. On the day Stephen also met a student named Luke who is currently one of Liverpool’s Young Lord Mayors. Luke will represent North Liverpool Academy when attending local council meetings and Liverpool’s School Parliament.

Many thanks Principal Kay Askew and students for welcoming Stephen to NLA.

Stephen signs Holocaust Memorial Day Book of Commitment

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:44:06 +0000

This week Stephen signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to show his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honour those who died during the Holocaust.

Friday January 27th will mark the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass murder in history – and in the weeks running up to the day, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, giving MPs the chance to honour those who were persecuted and killed during their Holocaust and encouraging constituents to actively speak out against prejudice and bigotry today.

In the weeks around Holocaust Memorial Day, thousands of commemorative events will be arranged by schools, faith groups and community organisations across the country, remembering all the victims of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides. This year, people will also be encouraged to take a stand against racism and prejudice today – and to speak out against hatred wherever they encounter it.

Stephen said “Holocaust Memorial Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – and is an important opportunity to both remember the victims of genocide. I encourage all constituents to mark the day and commit to to ‘speaking up and speaking out’ against prejudice today.”

Stephen visits Monksdown Primary School

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:07:24 +0000

On Friday Stephen visited Monksdown Primary School in Norris Green, Liverpool. Monksdown is an Outstanding Community Primary School catering for girls and boys aged 3-11.

Located in the heart of the Norris Green community Monksdown has a great reputation throughout the city. The school has a wonderful Head teacher in Stephanie Gough who is committed to providing a safe, happy and secure environment for students. Forging meaningful relationships with parents is also a key priority for all staff.

During the visit Stephen was able to see Year 6 students take part in a fencing lesson as part of their Physical Education class. Stephen said “Monksdown is a truly wonderful school with fantastic staff and students. Stephanie Gough is a Head teacher committed to providing an outstanding learning environment for pupils.”

Stephen visits Local Solutions

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:46:17 +0000

On Friday Stephen visited Local Solutions in Liverpool. Local solutions is a fantastic social enterprise dedicated to improving the quality of lifde for disadvantaged people in the North West region.

Local solutions offers a diverse range of support services including; early years care, a welfare rights service, sports programmes, support for young homeless people and many more.

At the beginning of the tour Stephen met the team at Liverpool Carers Centre and was able to speak with staff about the support for unpaid carers including support groups, health and fitness sessions and counselling. The tour then moved to Local Solutions Scotland Road site to learn more about the work the organisation does to support victims of domestic violence, bullying and young homeless people. Stephen met with staff from Worst Kept Secret - provision of a confidential telephone helpline, advice and support to victims of domestic abuse. Stephen also met with staff leading on a project called ‘Addressing Barriers for Change (ABC) - an outreach service for victims of domestic violence who also have additional barriers such as disability, culture, language and drug/alcohol dependency.

Stephen’s visit concluded with a tour of Liverpool Watersports Centre at Queens Dock which provides activities in canoeing, windsurfing and sailing.

Stephen said ”Local solutions is doing fantastic work, providing services and solutions for people across the whole of the North West. Services which really make a difference to people’s lives. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with staff and service users, many thanks to Chief Executive of Local Solutions, Steve Hawkins, for being so accomodating on the day.”

Stephen kickstarts project to revamp Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:58:45 +0000

On Friday Stephen hosted a lunch at the Liverpool Royal Court Theatre. The lunch marked the start of a lottery funded project to modernise the Theatre.

The multimillion pound project aims to give the Theatre space a revamp as well as allowing greater engagement with local communities and residents. The lunch was the first of two planned to mark the beginning of the exciting project. Twelve guests sat on the famous Royal Court stage. Sitting on the set of The Royal Court’s current popular show ‘Little Scouse on the Prairie’ guests enjoyed a three course meal whilst chatting about the theatre and its exciting education programmes.

A successful bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund means the The Royal Court Liverpool Trust can begin improvement works on the Grade II listed art deco theatre. Stephen said “The Royal Court Theatre provides a fantastic resource to schools and young people. As a producing theatre, it has much to offer young people from the chance to perform on stage to helping them learn more about the theatre industry through work experience placements and apprenticeships.”

“I’m delighted to be here to learn more about the plans for the renovation of the theatre and how the Trust will encourage young people to get involved in this important regeneration project for the City.”

Stephen visits Anfield & Dovecot DISCs

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:02:21 +0000

On Friday Stephen visited two of Liverpool Community College’s Drop in Study Centres. Anfield and Dovecot Drop in Study Centres (DISCs) are two of the four Centres located in Stephen’s constituency. Stephen was delighted to tour the facilities with the Principal of Liverpool Community College, Elaine Bowker, meeting staff and students.

DISCs are part of the wider Liverpool Community College. DISCs are local facilities which are located around the city in community hubs. The aim of the DISC service is to encourage learning and allow students to gain more confidence in their skills. DISCs provide access to computers and the internet, a book-lending service as well as connections to the central college network and campus.

There is a vast choice of classes available for students to choose from including basic skills, Maths and English, Beginner Language courses and cookery to name but a few.

Stephen said “Drop in Study Centres like the ones in Anfield & Dovecot are providing an invaluable service for students who want to improve their abilities. Touring the centres allowed me to see the fantastic work being done in our local communities.”

Stephen Twigg attends Broughton Hall Awards Evening

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:31:31 +0000

On Tuesday 13th December Stephen Twigg presented awards and certificates to students at Broughton Hall High School in West Derby. The evening celebrated the fantastic achievements of GCSE and A-Level students.

Broughton Hall students continue to maintain their fantastic results year on year. Stephen said “Broughton Hall is a fantastic school with an inspirational headteacher in Ged Murphy. It is always wonderful to visit Broughton Hall and celebrate the remarkable achievements of students.”

During the evening guests watched a video showing the transformation undertaken by the school in the past year. Broughton Hall has been part of the BSF programme and opened its state of the art new building in September. Performing Arts students provided the entertainment and guests enjoyed a fantastic buffet in the school’s new dining area after all of the awards had been presented.

Congratulations to all students and staff on a highly successful 2011.

Stephen meets with Merseyside Motor Neurone Disease Association

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:20:25 +0000

Last Thursday Stephen attended the branch meeting of Merseyside Motor Neurone Disease Association. Stephen is patron of Merseyside MND Association and was able to speak to branch members, trustees and friends and family members on the night.

Merseyside Motor Neurone Disease Association campaigns for greater awareness about MND, holds varied fundraising events and has a strong social aspect to all that they do. The branch seeks to provide support and raise money to help those affected by MND.

The branch also seeks to influence policy and decision-makers within Merseyside as well as liasing with health and social care professionals. Stephen is delighted to be a patron of Merseyside MND association, He said “The association is run completely by volunteers and provides an invaluable support network for those suffering with MND as well as their friends and family. The work being done by the branch is so important as it provides an opportunity to meet with other people living with the disease. It also has an extremely important function in campaigning for greater awareness of MND in the Merseyside area.”

For more information about the work of the Association visit the National website www.mndassociation.org.

Stephen visits De La Salle Academy

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:36:45 +0000

Last Friday Stephen visited The De La Salle Academy in Croxteth, Liverpool. Stephen said it was great to meet Patrick Ferguson again, a fantastic head teacher along with remarkable students and teaching staff.

Stephen was incredibly impressed by a scheme introduced by the school whereby all Year 7 students are given a lift to school on a bus chaperoned by a member of staff. All students have access to this regardless of how far away from the school they live.

Patrick Ferguson said De La Salle’s conversion to an Academy had gone smoothly and had assisted their focus on media and film studies.

Thank you to staff and students for being so accommodating on the day.