Fifty years ago today Martin Luther King was assassinated whilst in Memphis to support striking refuse workers. A great life was lost but his dream did not die. #MLK50 #FromtheMountainTop
Mo Mowlam
Twenty years on from the #GoodFridayAgreement a time to remember the contribution made by Mo Mowlam. Mo lived at No.1 Summerhill Terrace where you can see the commemorative plaque. An outstanding Secretary of State. (Pic: Nat’l Portrait Gallery)
Passports and De La Rue Workers
Supporting #DeLaRue workers to keep passport making in the UK http://unitelive.org/mps-de-la-rue-passports-uk/
Girl Guides and Brownies
Great to join @Girlguiding #Brownies at Kenton Church of the Ascension (where I was a Brownie many years ago!) to discuss 100 years of women’s suffrage & what it’s like to be an MP
Individual Issues raised by constituents January 2018
Policy Issues raised by constituents in December 2017
Individual Issues raised by constituents in December 2017
Local businesses & organisations on how cycling improves the city & wellbeing
Great to get hear from local biz & others how cycling can improve the city & wellbeing – & meet some of the #bikelife2017 case studies
Frederick Douglass: the ex-slave and transatlantic celebrity who found freedom in Newcastle
Great article by Professor Brian Ward of Northumbria University http://theconversation.com/frederick-douglass-the-ex-slave-and-transatlantic-celebrity-who-found-freedom-in-newcastle-90886
Newcastle named as one of the UK’s top cities for inward investment
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/newcastle-named-one-uks-top-14313325