It’s a huge honour for me to be Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Lewisham East, replacing Bridget Prentice who is standing down. It’s been a busy few months and there’s no doubt it’s going to be a close contest.
I know that many people are pretty fed up with politics at the moment, but I also know [...]
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Vote Today – Thursday 6th May
Heidi, April 29th 2010
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North Downham Festival
Along with Whitefoot council candidates, Janet Daby and Matt O’Mullane, I went along to the official opening of the North Downham Community Festival at Goldsmiths Community Centre yesterday.
It was good to catch up with local projects and learn a little bit more about what makes Goldsmiths such an important hub for the local community. I [...]
Heidi, March 21st 2010
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Apprenticeships: the way forward
Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time with a group of young apprentices in Downham. Tom, Bradley, Dominic, Michelle and Maria are all taking part in a painting and decorating scheme which is funded jointly by Lewisham Council and Phoenix Community Housing.
A few months ago, I was involved in securing funding for this scheme and [...]
Heidi, February 18th 2010