Page 17 - Phonebox Magazine October 2012

Out and About with Mark Lancaster Our local MP
Mark Lancaster TD MP
Suite 102, Milton Keynes Business Centre, Foxhunter Drive,
Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK14 6GD Tel: 01908 686830
September has been a month of change, with the Olympic and Paralympic Games coming to a momentous end after a successful summer of sporting activity and the celebration of Andy Murrayʼs first ever grand slam . With it all over, I am now wondering what Iʼm going to watch on TV that will satisfy my need for a sporting fix. September also marks the end of my summer mobile surgeries. I always enjoy my surgeries as itʼs a great chance to meet people and travel around the constituency. It always helps when the weather is good too, which luckily it was. Donʼt forget that I still hold my regular surgeries and if you require an appointment please contact my office.
Mark at one of the muster pubs
day and everybody got in the spirit of the muster. It was also great to hear all of the history of the pubs in Newport Pagnell, so it wasnʼt just a boozy afternoon. The
The awards giving didnʼt just end with the Olympics, as in Newport Pagnell they were flowing this month. I had the opportunity to visit the 3rd and 4th Newport Pagnell Brownies and was given the honour of awarding the brownies with their medals, which had followed an action packed day of Olympic themed activities. It was great to see all of the girls and their enthusiasm for sporting activities.
expenditure, I
principally act as a
Government
business manager
with secondary
duties at the Ministry
of Defence which
has always been a
passion of mine.
Whilst it is an
enormous honour to
have been given this
opportunity and it is
one I shall certainly
relish. My feet
remain firmly planted
in Olney and
representing my constituents in Parliament has been and always will be my priority.
muster was also an opportunity for me to see the Hidden History exhibition which details the history of Newport during the Civil War which was absolutely fascinating.
Hanslope have been celebrating 110 years of villagerʼs weddings this month with a floral celebration. St Jamesʼ Church in Hanslope had been decorated with bouquets of flowers and a variety of dresses which spanned the decades and in some cases, the century! It featured weddings from World War I, the 60s and more recently a Korean wedding. It was a fantastic event and a lot of hard work had gone into making it a massive success.
Finally, it has been all change in the land of Westminster. We have seen over the past few weeks the results of the Prime Ministerʼs first re-shuffle since the General Election in May 2010. We have seen some of the big beasts of Westminster moved and replaced with new, fresh faces. I have been fortunate enough to be amongst those to be given a new position in the Government. Having previously served as the Private Parliamentary Secretary to Andrew Mitchell in the Department for International
Mark with the 3rd and 4th Newport Pagnell Brownies
Development, I have now made the move to the whips office with a title that dates back to Tudor times, Lord Commissioner of Her Majestyʼs Treasury, it sounds rather grander than it is! Whilst I do have a role in monitoring Government
I took part in my own, ahem, sporting activity this month when I took place in the Newport Pagnell Muster. I took place in the very popular Beer Walk which is a 6 mile walk which passes the sites of old and current pubs, breweries and maltings. It was a great
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Mark at Hanslopeʼs floral celebration
Markʼs surgery car
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