Bracknell Forest has secured £4K from the Government to help mark Armed Forces Day in the borough - a great opportunity for serving personnel, their families, veterans and local residents to come together and show our support for those on the frontline of securing our country
Great to pop into Owlsmoor Primary School this week for a chat with Mr Cope and students – a special thanks to Year 6 for all their questions!
Thank you to the local residents who joined me on a litter pick around Birch Hill this week
I’ll be doing more over the summer months so keep your eyes peeled for more announcements across my socials
📆 Weekly Update 11-17 April 📆
School visits, a local litter pick and speaking up about our defence readiness in parliament
Remember you can raise local concerns with me at peter.swallow.mp@parliament.uk
How can I help? On everything from housing to health, I want to hear from you
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The new GP contract is clear - GPs must take bookings online, by phone or in person
All part of our mission to fix the front door of the NHS
And that's alongside over £2.5m in funding this year for more SEND places, as well as funding for a new autism school at Buckler's Park
Find out more here: educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/scho...
Bracknell SEND families will get access to more expert support in school thanks to this near-£1m investment in local services
Experts at Hand is a new service that will get more professionals like speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists into mainstream schools
Join me for a Spring Clean litter pick this Thursday outside Birch Hill shops
Litter picking is a great way to support our local environment (even if people shouldn't be littering in the first place!)
Litter pickers provided, but please bring your own if you have one
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is putting pressure on the cost of living, and residents are feeling it at the pump
That's made worse when petrol stations are charging between 2p and 10p more per litre in Bracknell than in neighbouring towns
I raised this obvious unfairness with the PM today
Lovely to drop into Dax Deli this week, newly opened down Duke's Ride in Crowthorne
Can strongly recommend the pastries! #ShopLocal
Great to visit KCP Network this week, a fantastic Bracknell business designing innovative tech solutions to deliver better sustainability and energy management 💡
🐣 Weekly update 4-10 April 🐣
With the Sun shining and Parliament on recess for Easter, I've been out and about in Bracknell Forest this week speaking with constituents, meeting local businesses and community groups, and speaking up on your priorities
Trains through Crowthorne and Sandhurst stations are not reliable enough
This afternoon, I met with GWR at Crowthorne Station to discuss the issues residents face when using the North Downs line
Bracknell Forest's Youth Employment Hub is open!
Check out my monthly column to read about how the government is stepping in to support our local young people into work👇
www.bracknellnews.co.uk/sport/259833...
Pop down to Sainsbury's, Bagshot Road between 2pm and 4pm to have a chat
Great to chat with the Culture Secretary about arts and culture across Bracknell Forest, and what more we can do to support and protect our cultural assets
Happy Easter!
Thank you to all the parent carers who came to my public consultation on upcoming SEND reforms
I will be delivering your feedback in a letter to the SEND Minister
Implementing the recommendations of the Rycroft report means clamping down on foreign actors seeking to undermine faith in our politics
Check out the report here: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Pleased to bring constituents to meet with Minister Torsten Bell and discuss the impact of pre-97 pension indexation
We must do more to ensure a fair deal for pensioners
Read more about it here: www.bracknellnews.co.uk/sport/254699...
Family hubs, scrapping the two child cap, and B&B restrictions are all big steps toward eradicating child poverty - with more still to do
Watch my full question to the UK Children's Commissioner here: youtu.be/Yn_8fY-Bzzw
Great meeting with Defence Minister Luke Pollard to discuss Armed Forces accommodation and what more we can do to support Forces Families in Bracknell Forest
Disinformation undermines trust in our society and threatens our values. To safeguard democracy, we need a whole-of-society approach.
Services on the North Downs line are unreliable and overcrowded
Glad to have a chance to raise this with the Rail Minister on behalf of constituents in Sandhurst and Crowthorne
Thank you to all the Easthampstead and Wildridings residents who came to my latest coffee morning last weekend - with almost 100 residents stopping by for a cuppa and a chat
📆 Weekly update 21 - 27 March 📆
Capping vet prescriptions, clamping down on foreign money in UK politics, and lots of local meetings
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Over £7m to fix local roads this year - that's the difference Labour makes for Bracknell
With energy prices rising because of the Iran War, the Chancellor has pledged support for those who need it the most
We also need to take the long-term decisions for energy security - because as conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East have shown us, energy security is national security
If you're going to build homes in Bracknell, and sell them using some of the fantastic places that make Bracknell Forest so great... don't pretend they're in Wokingham
