An
overview of some of the recent events Tobias has been involved
with.
As
Shadow Minister for Culture Media and Sport many of the recent
meetings are linked to Tobias' direct responsibility for Tourism
Licensing and Gambling.
General debates and parliamentary business that takes place
in the House of Commons is not included. For information
on the Parliamentary calendar please click
here)
|
| Date |
Topic |
| July
2008 |
|
| Fri
25th - Aug 9th |
Social
Action Project to build a community centre for genocide survivors
in Rwanda |
| Fri
18th |
Presentation
of protest against over-development, SW Regional Assembly Exeter |
| |
Meeting with hoteliers in Torbay to discuss tourism issues |
| Thurs
17th |
Meeting
with Licensing Minister and Bournemouth councillors to discuss
Town Centre management |
| Weds
16th |
Meeting with the Head of the National Lottery Commission |
| Tues
15th |
Fri
Meeting for Bournemouth Airport's Forum for MPs |
| |
BECA Visit to the House of Commons |
| Mon
14th |
Tour
of House of Commons by Corpus Christi School |
| |
Meeting with British Horse Racing Association |
| |
Launch of 'Proud of British Pubs' in Westminster |
| Sat
12th |
BECA
Annual BBQ |
| Fri
11th |
BECA
Surgery |
| |
Visit
to Cherry Tree Nursery, Bournemouth |
| Thurs
10th |
Parliamentary
meeting to discuss the future of the TOTE |
| Weds
9th |
Fri
Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme Annual Reception, HMS President |
| Tues
8th |
Big
Lottery Fund for the SW lunch |
| |
Meeting
with BAA to discuss improvements to Heathrow |
| Sat
5th |
BECA
Coffee morning |
| |
Green
Jacket Cricket Day, Winchester |
| Fri
4th |
Dorset
Scout Council AGM, Puddletown, Dorset |
| |
Meeting
with Principal of ETC International College |
| Thurs
3rd |
Visit
Cardiff to speak at Tourism Conference |
| |
|
| June
2008 |
|
| Sun
29th -2nd |
Visit
to Sierra Lionne |
| Fri
28th |
'Footprints
of Africa' performance by Bournemouth schools in the Lighthouse |
| Thurs
27th -28th |
Conservative
Party Away Day |
| Weds
25th |
Speaking
engagement: National Security Commission |
| |
Annual
Lunch, Conservative Friends of Israel |
| Tues
24th |
Visit
by Stourfield School to Westminster |
| |
Meeting
with Big Lottery Fund |
| |
Meeting
with Alcohol Concern |
| Sun
21st |
Queen's Park Picnic in the Park |
| Sat
21st |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| |
Murry Foundation Charity Ball, Bournemouth |
| Fri
20th |
Visit to Queen's Park Infant School |
| Thurs
19th |
Sat
FCO roundtable discussion on Afghanistan |
| Weds
18th |
Briefing
at US Embassy |
| |
All
Party Beer Group annual Dinner |
|
Tues 17th |
Campaign
for the Protection for Rural England meeting |
| Mon
16th |
Meeting
with the Lap Dancing Association |
| Sat
15th |
BECA
coffee morning |
| Fri
14th |
Visit
to Bishop of Winchester School |
| |
BECA
Surgery |
| |
Bournemouth
Breakfast meeting with Police |
| Thurs
13th |
Debate:
Bournemouth Borough Council Bill |
| Weds
11th |
All
Party Group on Tourism meeting |
| Tues
10th |
Meeting with the Remote Gambling Association |
| Sat
7th |
Walk
in surgery, Moordown Community Centre |
| |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| Fri
6th |
Visit
to Ascott race course |
| Thurs
5th |
Throop
and Muscliff Residents' Forum |
| |
BECA
Executive |
| Weds
4th |
Meeting
with TUI Travel Plc |
| |
Meeting
with Gambling Commission |
| |
Meeting
with Head of Tourism for the South East |
| |
Westminster
reception with UK INBOUND |
| Tues
3rd |
Women
in Gambling Conference |
| Mon
2nd |
Meeting
with BALPA to discuss day light saving |
| |
Meeting
with head of Visit London |
| |
APPG
Writer's Group Westminster Reception |
| Sun
1st |
Bournemouth's
Annual Civic Service, St Peter's Church |
| |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| |
|
| May
2008 |
|
| Fri
30th |
Bournemouth
Borough Council AGM and Mayor making |
| |
Bournemouth
Borough Council Peddlers' Bill planning meeting |
| Weds
21st - 23rd |
Visit
to Scotland to meet key leaders in the tourism industry |
| Mon
19th |
Speaking
engagement at the Local Government Association |
| |
Meeting
with Charles Blundell to discuss commemoration for Charles Rolls
who died in Southbourne |
| |
Meeting
with Children of Peace charity |
| Sun
18th |
BECA
softball in Queen's Park |
| Sat
17th |
Walk
in surgery - Tuckton Library |
| Fri
16th |
BECA
surgery |
| |
Presentation
of Legal Aid Contract to Shelter Dorset |
| |
Speaker
at the New Forest Conservatives Diners Club |
| Weds
14th |
Meeting
to discuss wind farms in Dorset |
| |
British
Legion Westminster Reception |
| Mon
12th |
Meeting
with the National Outdoor Events Association |
| Sun
11th |
Memorial
Service at the National Arboretum |
| Fri
9th |
Meeting
with Head of Bournemouth and Poole PCT |
| |
Visit
to Cafe Riva, Boscombe to discuss planning issues |
| |
Visit to Bournemouth's Compass Group, Boscombe |
| Thurs
8th |
Meeting
with the Casino Operators' Association |
| Weds
7th |
Presentation
on the future of NATO |
| Tues
6th |
Centre
for Policy Studies Forum lunch on Afghanistan |
| Sat
3rd |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| Thurs
1st |
UK
Local Elections including London Mayoral Elections |
| |
|
| April
2008 |
|
| Weds
30th |
Bingo
Association AGM |
| Mon
28th |
Conservative
'Greenchip' Dinner in Westminster |
| Sun
27th |
Bournemouth
Beach 10k run |
| Sat
26th |
Bournemouth
East Conservative Association AGM |
| Fri
25th |
Conservative
Business Breakfast in Bournemouth |
| |
Talk
to students from Bournemouth and Poole College |
| |
Bournemouth's Memorial Homes event in the presence of HRH Earl
of Wessex |
| Thurs
24th |
Speaking
engagement Society for Story telling |
| |
Royal
Green Jackets Dinner |
| |
Speaking
engagement to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions |
| Weds
23rd |
UK Defence Forum Dinner |
| Tues
22nd |
Meeting
with British Horse Racing Authority |
| |
Meeting
with Ebay to discuss ticket touting |
| Mon
21st |
Meeting
with Head of British Hospitality Association |
| Fri
18th |
Fri
Meeting with Boscombe residents to discuss developments on the
Chine |
| Thurs
17th |
Dinner
with Mayor of Bournemouth |
| |
Official
opening of new permission for Bournemouth Housing Association
for the elderly |
| Weds
16th |
Visit
to Shaftsbury and District Tourism Association AGM |
| |
Meeting
with Head of Bed and Breakfast Association to discuss spate
of closures of B&Bs |
|
Mon 14th |
Visit
to the 'Change Project' Commercial Road, Bournemouth |
| Fri
11th |
Meeting
community leaders in Townsend Estate |
| |
Visit
to the Footprints Project; helping volunteers to mentor ex-
offenders returning to Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset. |
| Thurs
10th |
Residents
meeting in Throop |
| Weds
9th |
Meeting
with members of 4th Battalion the Rifles on their return from
a tour in Iraq |
| Tues
1st |
Meeting
with Tescos Head Office to discuss tackling anti social behavior |
| |
|
| March
2008 |
|
| Mon
31st |
Meeting
with David Weston of the B&B Association |
| |
Meeting
with Noble Organisation and Talarious |
| Sat
29th |
BECA
Coffee Morning, Southbourne |
| Fri
28th |
Visit
to Palmerston Road Doctor's surgery |
| |
BECA
Lunch: Ocean View Hotel |
| Thur
27th |
Visit
to Party Gaming HQ |
| |
Meeting
with Chief Executive of Race Course Association |
| |
Guest
Speaker: Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce |
| Weds
26th |
Lunch
with the Mayor of Bournemouth and Sir John Butterfill MP |
| Sat
22nd |
Visit
to Boscombe Chine Gardens Open day |
| Fri
21st |
Visit
to Blackburn Muslim community with Radio 4 |
| Thur
20th |
Meeting
with Chief Executive of Visit Britain |
| Weds
19th |
Presentation
of 10 Minute Rule Bill in the light of the Lib Dems' signing
of the Casino contract. |
| Tues
18th |
NATO
Parliamentary Briefing |
| |
Meeting
with Defence Minister to discuss death of Capt Tom Philipson |
| |
Speakers'
Reception to meet US Congress Delegation |
| Fri
14th |
Visit
to North Eastern Region RDA: One North East |
| Thur
13th |
Meeting
with British Casino Association |
| |
Address
at Society for Storytelling |
| Tues
11th |
Question
Time on Tourism - Birmingham National Tourism Show |
| Mon
10th |
BALPPA
Parliamentary lunch |
| |
Launch
of British Tourism Week, Millbank Tower |
| Sun
9th |
Guest
on BBC Politic Show at the RNLI College, Poole |
| Sat
8th |
Walkin
Surgery Strouden Library |
| |
Visit
to Hope FM studios, YMCA, Bournemouth |
| Fri
7th |
Visit
to St Alban's Medical Centre, Charminster |
| Thur
6th |
Visit
to local residents' association Littledown to discuss planning
applications |
| |
Guest
speaker: St Paul's Evening Group, Throop |
| |
BECA
Executive Meeting |
| Weds
5th |
First
meeting of the Conservative Alcohol Advisory Group |
| |
Meeting
with David Marshall head of ABTA |
| Tues
4th |
Guest
speaker: ABBI lunch |
| Mon
3rd |
Meeting
with Head of Afghan Desk at the European Union |
| |
|
| February
2008 |
|
| Thur
28th |
Guest
speaker: National Outdoor Events Association, Oxford |
| Weds
27th |
Guest
speaker: Coningsby Club Dinner |
| |
Meeting
with Tim Lamb CCPR regarding integrity of sports betting |
| Mon
25th |
Town
Hall meeting with police to discuss anti social behavior |
| Sat
22nd |
Strouden
Surgery |
| Fri
21st |
Visit
to Queen's Park Infant School |
| |
Talk
to Bournemouth University Political students |
| Thur
20th |
Meeting
with Townsend Residents to discuss threat to Townsend School |
| Weds
19th |
All
Parliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming |
| Tues
19th |
Briefing
from the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| |
Meeting
with SW MPs and SWRDA |
| Mon
18th |
Meeting
with Jeremy Beadles, Chief Exec Wine and Sprit Association |
| Fri
15th |
Meeting
with Inspector Neil Monroe, Commander Winton Police Station |
| |
Meeting
with Denmark Road doctors to discuss new GP contracts |
| |
AZDA
charity raffle draw, Castle Point |
| |
Dinner
and Address: Swindon Conservatives |
| Thur
14th |
EU
Conference on Internet Gambling, Brussels |
| Weds
13th |
Day
visit to Thanet to review tourism |
| Tues
12th |
Meeting
with Boeing Aerospace company |
| Fri
8th - Mon 11th |
Parliamentary
visit to Saudi Arabia |
| Weds
6th |
Meeting
with Head of Scottish CBI |
| |
Meeting
with selected Adult Gaming Centres to discuss taxation on arcades |
| |
Meeting
with Thomas Cook to discuss British tourism |
Tues
5th
|
Address
to BACTA Lobby of Parliament |
| |
Briefing
from Camalot operators of the National Lottery |
| |
Meeting
with Shadow Tourism team to discuss rural tourism |
| Mon
4th |
Meeting
with Race course Bookmakers |
| |
Meeting
with the Pistol Shooting Association |
| |
Drinks
Reception for Defence Affairs |
| Sat
2nd |
Lunch
and match: AFC Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest |
| |
Bournemouth
East Conservatives Coffee Morning |
| Fri
1st |
Meeting
with Boscombe Area Businesses Against Crime |
| |
Meeting
with Bournemouth University's Tourism Department |
| |
Meeting
with Bob Bolton head of Bournemouth Police |
| |
|
| January
2008 |
|
| Thur
31st |
Meeting
with directors from Visit Britain |
| |
Visit
to Loughborough University |
| Weds
30th |
Meeting
with Head of the UK Beer and Pub Association |
| |
Bingo
Association Annual Dinner |
| Mon
28th |
Visit
to Hedley Court Rehabilitation Centre |
| Fri
25th |
66
Club Dinner, Highcliffe Hotel Bournemouth |
| |
Surgery
Boscombe |
| Thurs
24th |
Meeting
with British Casino Association |
| |
Lunch
with Adam Murry head of the Murry Foundation |
| |
Throop
and Muscliff Area Forum, Bournemouth School for Girls |
| Weds
23rd |
Nation
Flood Awareness Briefing |
| Tues
18th |
Lunch
with the Afghan Ambassador |
| |
Meeting
with Shadow Treasury team to discuss support for Bingo and arcade
industries |
| |
Meeting
with senior lecturers from Bournemouth University |
| Mon
21st |
Lunch
with Nick Howard Chairman British Horse Racing Authority |
| |
UK
Gaming Awards Ceremony, London |
| |
Briefing
by Former US Ambassador to Iraq |
| Sun
19th |
Conservative
Future drinks Ballards Cafe Bournemouth |
| |
Walkin
Surgery: Moordown |
| Fri
18th |
Residents
meeting in Queen's Park to discuss over development |
| |
Visit
to John Beals Amusements Boscombe |
| Thurs
17th |
Meeting
with US Senator Chuck Hagel |
| |
Meeting
with British Bingo Association |
| Weds
16th |
Dinner
with Gala Coral |
| |
Meeting
with the Casino Association |
| |
Reception
with 2012 Olympic Team |
| Tues
15th |
Dinner
with ABTA |
| |
Meeting
with Directors of Hilton Hotels to discuss UK tourism |
| Mon
14th |
Meeting
with James Bidwell of Visit London |
| |
Meeting
with Scottish leaders to discuss day light saving |
| Fri
11th |
Meeting
with Vice Chancellor Bournemouth University |
| |
Meeting
with Cllr Bob Lawton and officers to discuss wider use of Bournemouth
seafront |
| Weds
9th |
Gambling
Commission's New Year Reception |
| |
Meeting
with Gala Coral |
| |
Meeting
with Matt Waldman policy advisor for Oxfam |
| Tues
8th |
DCMS
Parliamentary Select Committee evidence session on UK Tourism |
| Mon
7th |
Westminster
Round table discussion on late licensing |
| Fri
4th |
Meeting
in Town Hall about Security of the Night Time Economy |
| Thur
3rd |
Meeting
with defence company Thales |
| |
|
| December
2007 |
|
| Mon
17th |
Meeting
with Head of SW Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery |
| |
Meeting
with Racecourse Association |
| Sun
16th |
Visit
to Stonehenge to assess cuts to the funding modernization of
tourist facilities |
| Sat
15th |
Walk
in surgery Charminster Library |
| Fri
14th |
BECA
Christmas Lunch with special guest Daniel Kawczynski MP |
| |
Meeting
with Chief Executive of Bournemouth Hospital |
| Thurs
13th |
Meeting
with members of the Adult Gaming industry |
| Weds
12th |
Charity
Naval Boxing match, Carrington House Hotel |
| Tues
11th |
Meeting
with Yorkshire RDA 'Yorkshire Forward' |
| Mon
10th |
Meetings
with members of the Levy board |
| |
Meeting
with visiting Afghan delegation to UK |
| Sun
9th |
BBC
Sports Personality of the Year awards |
| Fri
7th |
BECA
skittles evening, Moordown |
| |
Meeting
with Queen's Park residents |
| Thurs
6th |
Meeting
with Swedish MEPs to discuss EU gambling law |
| |
'Active
Dorset' Awards ceremony |
| Weds
5th |
Institute
of European Affairs debate with US Ambassador to the EU, Boyden
Grey |
| |
Presentation
'History vs Policy' at the Cabinet War Rooms |
| Tues
4th |
Meeting
with Racing UK to discuss the horseracing levy |
| |
Breakfast
presentation to the Tourism Alliance |
| Mon
3rd |
Meeting
with West Midlands RDA to discuss UK tourism |
| Sat
1st |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| November |
|
| Sun
25th - 29th |
Parliamentary
visit to Iraq |
| Fri
23rd |
Visit
to King's Park Primary School |
| |
BECA
Surgery |
| |
Update
meeting with Bournemouth and Poole Primary Care Trust |
| Thurs
22nd |
BECA
Executive Meeting, Southbourne |
| |
BACTA
Convention, Queen Elizabeth Centre |
| Weds
21st |
Meeting
with BACTA |
| Tues
20th |
British
in Sport and Leisure Conference |
| |
Meeting
with the British Horse Racing Authority |
| Mon
19th |
Visit
to Parliament by Avonbourne School |
| Sun
18th |
Tory
Tea in the Triangle, Bournemouth |
| Sat
17th |
Bournemouth's
Autumn Fayre |
| Thurs
16th |
Presentation
at the 'One World Summit' of students at the University of East
London |
| Weds
15th |
Regimental
Lunch with the Royal Green Jackets |
| |
Remote
Gambling Association AGM |
| Tues
13th |
Meeting
with various UK casino operators to discuss the 2005 Gambling
Act |
| Mon
12th |
Visit
to Parliament by Porchester School |
| |
Meeting
with NW RDA to discuss UK tourism |
| Sun
11th |
Bournemouth
Remembrance Day Service |
| Sat
10th |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| |
Poppy
Appeal, Bournemouth Town Centre |
| Fri
9th |
Presentation
of awards to school children at Littledown Tescos (Computers
for Schools) |
| |
Community
and Voluntary Services AGM held at AFC Bournemouth |
| Thurs
8th |
Meeting
with the Race Course Association |
| |
Casino
Association AGM |
| |
Dinner
with the Gambling Commission |
| |
Meeting
with All PartyParliamentary Group on Betting and Gaming |
| Weds
7th |
Meeting
with East England RDA |
| |
Epiphany
School visit to Parliament |
| Tues
6th |
Visit
to Catterick Training Garrison |
| Sun
4th |
Salvation
Army's Charity event: 'A Night to Remember' |
| |
10km
Charity Fun Fun with Bournemouth's Chiropractic College |
| Sat
3rd |
Walk
in surgery - Tuckton Library |
| Fri
2nd |
BECA
Lunch with guest Liam Fox |
| |
Visit
to Bournemouth Chiropractic Collage |
| |
BECA
skittles night - Moordown |
| Thurs
1st |
Breakfast
meeting with US State Department representatives to discuss
Anglo US relations |
| |
Meeting
with Remote Gambling Association to discuss the growth of Internet
gambling |
| October |
|
| Weds
31st |
Meeting
with deputy Head of 'Visit Britain' to discuss challenges facing
British tourism |
| |
Meeting
with representatives from British Airways to discuss issues
affecting Heathrow Airport |
| Tues
30th |
Conference
on Gambling and Prevalence Study on problem gambling |
| Mon
29th |
Dinner
with the United Kingdom Defence Forum |
| Weds
23rd |
Meeting
with Lobby from the National Pensioners' Convention |
| |
Meeting
with the British Horse Racing Authority |
| Tues
22nd |
Lancaster
House Lunch with President Karsai |
| |
Breakfast
meeting: British Museum |
| Mon
21st |
Meeting
with the Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers |
| |
Meeting
with Shadow Education Secretary and Head of the International
Baccalaureate (UK) |
| Sat
20th |
Walk-in
surgery, Strouden Library |
| Fri
19th |
Round
table on town centre policing in Bournemouth |
| |
BECA
Surgery, Boscombe |
| |
'Tickled
Pink' Charity raffle launch at Castle Point |
| Weds
17th |
Meeting
with representatives from SW and East Midlands Regional Assembly
to discuss tourism matters |
| Tues
16th |
Meeting
with Association of International Tour Operators to discuss
tourism matters |
| |
Guest
speaker, Bournemouth in Bloom prize ceremony, Pavilion |
|
Mon 15th
|
Meeting
with BACTA, House of Commons, followed by local visits |
| |
Reception
National Association of Visitor Attractions, Apsley House |
| Sun
14th |
St
Andrew's Parish Church 100th Year Memorial Service |
| Fri
12th |
Meeting
with Dorset Healthcare Trust, Parkstone Poole |
| Thurs
11th |
Guest
Speaker at National Association of Licensing Officers AGM, Cambridge |
| |
Meeting
with representatives of the London's Regional Development Agency
to discuss tourism |
| Weds
10th |
Dorset
Wildlife Trust Reception, House of Commons |
| Weds
3rd - 7th |
Visit
to Nangahar Province in Afghanistan |
| Tues
2nd |
Meeting
with Heritage Lottery fund to discuss Bournemouth bids |
| |
Meeting
with Blackpool Pleasure Team to discuss Casino bid and support
for seaside towns |
| |
Address
at Party Fringe meeting on terrorism |
| Mon
1st |
Meeting
with Alcohol Concern to discuss late licensing |
| |
Address
to ABTA fringe meeting on issues affecting tourism |
| |
Meeting
with Big Lottery fund to discuss Bournemouth bids |
| |
Meeting
with Alcohol Concern to discuss late licensing |
| September |
|
| Sat
29th- Weds 3rd Oct |
Conservative
Party Conference Blackpool |
| Fri
28th |
Guest
speaker at One Day Tourism Conference, Torbay |
| Thurs
27th |
Bournemouth
Churches Housing Association AGM |
| |
Strouden
Area Forum at Bournemouth School for Girls |
| Weds
26th |
Address
to the Young Chamber Schools at Fitness First |
| Tues
25th |
Meeting
with 'Gamcare' |
| |
Demonstration
with pensioners outside BIC during Labour Party Conf |
| Mon
24th |
Visit
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service |
| Sun
23rd |
Bournemouth
and Christchurch Alzheimer's' Branch charity walk |
| |
Annual
Bournemouth East vs West Softball match |
| Sat
22nd |
Meeting,
East Dorset Tory Working Group |
| Fri
21st |
Meeting
with David Shepherd from Shaftsbury tourism |
| |
Bournemouth
School Speech Day |
| Thurs
20th |
Meeting
with Boscombe Residents' St Johns Church |
| Tues
18th |
Meeting
with Gambling Association on Prevalence Study of Gambling |
| Mon
17th |
Meeting
with British Casino Association |
| |
Meeting
with (US) Ambassador Schweiz to discuss Afghan poppy crops |
| Fri
14th |
BECA
surgery, Boscombe |
| |
Visit
to St Mary's church |
| Thurs
13th |
Meeting
with Adam Murrey of the Murrey Foundation |
| |
Cheque
presentation to Life Education Bus at Queen's Park School following
charity expedition to Arctic Circle |
| |
Visit
to Bournemouth Society for the Visually Impaired |
| |
Meeting
with team from Operation Globe to discuss a levy for pubs and
clubs in the town centre to pay for policing |
| Weds
12th |
Moderator
for Dorset Conservative Future debate in the Town Hall |
| Tues
11th |
Meeting
with Oxfam |
| |
Meeting
with representatives from the Jockey Club |
| Mon
10th |
Meeting
with James Bidwell of VISIT LONDON |
| |
Meeting
with British Advertising Association |
| |
Meeting
with CEO of Gambling Commission |
| Fri
7th |
Meeting:
Dave Wells, Property Developer |
| |
Evening
with Bournemouth Police on night patrol in town centre |
| Weds
5th |
Bournemouth
Chamber planning meeting, Mirimar Hotel |
| Sat
1st |
BECA
Coffee Morning |
| |
|
| August |
|
| Fri
31st |
Opening
of Providence Doctors Surgery, Boscombe |
| |
Remembrance
Service at Body Positive |
| Weds
29th |
Meeting
with UK Inbound to discuss British tourism |
| Tues
28th |
Meeting
with BALPPA to discuss British tourism |
| Tues
21st |
Morning
and lunch visit to Help the Aged |
| Mon
20th |
Meeting
with Residents' Group for Cafe Riva |
| Sat
18th |
Visit
to Throop Allotments Open Day |
| Weds
15th |
Meeting,
Springbourne Area Forum, St Mary's Church |
| Mon
13th |
Meeting,
Boscombe Area Forum, St John's Church |
| Sun
12th |
BECA
Annual Bowls on the Beach |
| Fri
10th |
Town
Hall round table meeting to discuss future of Point House Cafe |
| |
Madam
Mayor of Bournemouth's charity cricket match |
| Sun
5th |
Hospital
Radio Bedside Fete, Bournemouth |
| Sat
4th |
BECA
Coffee Morning, Southbourne |
| Thurs
2nd |
Meeting
with Miles King, Natural England to discuss Hengistbury Head |
| |
Meeting
with Peter Atkins, East Dorset Mental Health Forum |
| Weds
1st |
Meeting
with Cllr John Beezley to discuss over-development |
| |
Meeting
with Mark Smith, Head of Bournemouth Tourism |
| July |
|
| Mon
30th |
Meeting
with BaE Systems to discuss Army procurement |
| |
Lunch
with John Lewis Head of Tory Tourism Task Force Group |
| Sunday
15th - 29th |
Visit
to Rwanda for two weeks to rebuild an orphanage and preschool |
| Sat
14th |
Visit
to Cherry Tree Nursery Open Day |
| |
Holdenhurst
village fete |
| Fri
13th |
Lunch,
Bournemouth Business Leaders' Forum, Montague Hotel |
| |
Meeting
with Head Teacher, Queen's Park Infant School. |
| Weds
11th |
Reception,
Kurdistan Regional Government |
| Mon
9th |
Meeting
with Middle East Parliamentary Council |
| |
Meeting
Opposition Leader, Pakistan |
| Sat
7th |
BECA
coffee morning |
| Fri
6th |
Meeting
with Cafe Riva, Boscombe |
| |
Meeting
with MD of Bournemouth Airport to discuss expansion |
| |
Meeting
with Lloyds TSB, Bournemouth |
| Thurs
5th |
Meeting
with sculpture Chris Butler to discuss Frankenstein statue |
| Weds
4th |
Meeting
with Thales Group to discuss Army procurement |
| Tues
3rd |
Meeting
with Big Lottery fund to discuss bids for Bournemouth |
| |
Meeting
with Jim Knight MP to discuss Townsend School |
| Mon
2nd |
Meeting with Kate jopling and Help the Aged |
| Sun
1st |
Memorial
Homes Fete, Castle Lane |
| |
|
| June
|
|
| Fri
29th |
Meeting
with Trans Dev (Yellow Buses), Town Hall |
| |
Meeting
with Head of LEA to discuss Townsend School |
| |
Records
of Achievement Afternoon, Bournemouth School for Boys |
| |
Visit
to Seafront Oceanarium to sign Marine petition |
| Thurs
28th |
Legal
Aid Awards Ceremony, Smithfields |
| Mon
25th |
Training
day for Rwanda Orphanage Project |
| Sat
23rd |
Bourne
Spring Open Day, St Mary's Church, Springbourne |
| |
Queen's
Park BBQ, Wimbourne Rd |
| Fri
22nd |
Meeting
with Head Teacher Bournemouth School for Girls |
| |
Meeting with Chief Executive AFC Bournemouth |
| |
Visit
to Hope FM Studio, Westover Rd |
| Thurs
21st |
Summer
drinks at US embassy |
| Mon
18th |
Dinner:
with Bournemouth's AECC Chiropractic College |
| Sun
17th |
Visit
to Jane Austen's House and the Watercress Line |
| Fri
15th |
Far
Eastern Conference on Counter Narcotics |
| Thurs
14th |
Parliamentarians
Meeting on rail issues in South West |
| |
Briefing
from Lockhead Martin |
| |
Meeting
at No 10 to discuss proposal for Afghanistan |
| Wed
13th |
Dinner
with Kuwaiti ambassador |
| |
Sat
31st House of Commons vs Lords Tug of War |
| Fri
8th |
Tory
Dorset Group Meeting |
| |
Meeting
with head teacher at Bournemouth School |
| |
Littledown
Quiz Night - Southbourne Conservative Club |
| Fri
7th |
Strouden,
Throop and Muscliff Area Forum |
| Mon
4th |
Launch
of William Hague's book on Wilberforce |
| Sat
2nd |
Coffee
Morning Boscombe East - Hotel Bristowe |
| Fri
1st |
Visit
to Hengistbury Head Centre |
| May
|
|
| Tues
29th |
Meeting
at Queen's Park Infant School |
| Mon
21st-26th |
Visit
to Washington DC (meeting ambassador and senators) |
| Fri
24th |
BECA
AGM St Katherine's Church. Southbourne - 2.30 PM |
| Tues
15th |
Meeting
with head of Oxfam policy in Afghanistan |
| Fri
11th |
Bristowe
Evening - 7.30 PM |
| Thurs
11th |
Breakfast
Briefing: The Royal United Services Institute |
| Wed
9th |
Launch
of Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain |
| Tues
8th |
Reception
with BaE Systems |
| Wed
4th |
Meeting
President of Bournemouth University Students' Union |
| Tue
3rd |
Bournemouth
Local Elections |
| |
|
| April |
|
| Mon
30th |
Breaking
the Chains Exhibition |
| |
Meeting
with the Director of the International Baccalaureate and David
Willets |
| Fri
27th |
Visit
to Talbot Heath School |
| Thurs
26th |
FCO
round table on Foreign Affairs |
| Sat
21st |
Tuckton
walk-in surgery |
| Fri
20th |
Visit
to Queen's Park Infant School |
| |
Meeting
with major developers in Bournemouth |
| |
Public
meeting at the David Lloyd Sports Centre to discuss closure |
| Weds
18th |
Meeting
with UK Mobile phone operators |
| Mon
16th |
Meeting
with FCO representatives for work in Afghanistan |
| |
Dinner
with Thales Defence Group |
| Sat
7th |
Boscombe
Chine Gardens - Easter Fun Day |
| Weds
4th |
Meeting
with staff at Job Centre Plus - Poole |
| March
|
|
| Sat
31st |
Mayor's
Ball |
| |
BECA
AGM |
| Thurs
29th |
Southbourne
Area Forum |
| Wed
28th |
David
Cameron book launch |
| |
Meeting
with Prime Minister |
| Tues
27th |
Tory
Front Bench Dinner |
| Sat
24th |
Tuckton
walk-in surgery |
| Fri
23rd |
Meeting
with Geoff Walker, Bournemouth Housing Solutions manager, Town
Hall |
| |
BECA
Surgery |
| |
Visit
to Avonbourne School |
| Sat
17th |
Boscombe
Area Forum |
| |
Eastcliff
Residents Association |
| Fri
16th |
Meeting
with junior doctors at Bournemouth Hospital |
| Thurs
15th |
Irish
Embassy National Day Reception |
| Wed
14th |
Conservatives
and Republicans Abroad |
| Tues
13th |
Meeting
with members of Iraqi Parliament |
| Mon
12th |
Dinner
with Frank Gardner BBC Middle East corespondent |
| Tues
6th |
Dinner
with airline pilots to discuss air safety |
| Mon
5th |
Dinner
with David Cameron |
| Sat
3rd |
Coffee
Morning - Boscombe East |
| Fri
2nd |
Skittles
Moordown Conservative Club |
| |
Residents'
meeting in Walpole Road |
| |
Visit
to Dorchester Prison |
| February |
|
| Tues
28th |
Meeting
with the charity group 'Children of Peace' |
| Weds
21st |
Meeting
with Brigadier Ed Butler, Commander UK Forces in Afghanistan |
| Sat
17th |
Coffee
morning - Moordown |
| Fri
9th-16th |
Westminster
Challenge: expedition to the Arctic circle |
| Tues
6th |
Charity
reception for the Westminster Challenge with Matthew Parris |
| Sat
3rd |
Association
Lunch |
| Thurs
1st |
Strouden
Park Area Forum |
| |
|
| January
|
|
| Weds
31st |
Presentation
by the SW Regional Development Agency |
| Tues
30th |
Visit
to Cancer Research charity laboratories |
| Sat
27th |
Devon
and Dorset Regimental Ceremony |
| Fri
26th |
BECA
surgery |
| Wed
24th |
Visit
to Faslain: Trident Nuclear Submarine Base |
| Sat
20th |
Meeting
with Bournemouth Conservative Councillors |
| Fri
19th |
Moordown
Conservatives Social Evening |
| Tues
16th |
43
Wessex Brigade Reception: Bath Hotel |
| Mon
15th |
Porchester
School visit to Houses of Parliament |
| Sat
13th |
Coffee
Morning - Moordown |
| |
Walk
in surgery - Moordown |
| Fri
12th |
BECA
surgery |
| |
Meeting
with Peter Scott - Bournemouth Business Forum |
| |
Meeting
with Bournemouth Essential Drug and Alcohol Services |
| Thurs
11th |
Meeting
with 'Yellow Pages' to discuss rogue builders |
| Tues
9th |
Meeting
with David Willets to discuss the International Baccalaureate |
| |
|
|
December
|
2006
|
| Sun
3rd |
Salvation Army: Carols for the People - Pavilion |
| Sat
2nd |
Visit
to Bournemouth Support Centre for AIDS |
| |
Association Coffee Morning |
| |
Walk-in
Surgery - Charminster Library |
| Fri
1st |
Meeting
with Nev Pope to discuss compulsory insurance for overseas travel |
| |
Meeting
with Andy Green, Industrial Building Solutions, Bournemouth |
| |
|
| November |
|
| Wed
28th |
Conservative
Defence Committee |
| Mon
26th |
Reception
with Syrian Ambassador |
| Sat
25th |
Queens'
Park Coffee Morning |
| Fri
24th |
Guest Speaker at Dorset West Conservative Association Dinner
with Oliver Letwin |
| |
Meeting
with Portman Building Society, Bournemouth to discuss consequences
to employees due to forthcoming merger with Nationwide |
| Thur
23rd |
Meeting
with the charity group Children of Peace |
| Tues
21st |
Lunch
with the US Ambassador at Embassy |
| Mon
20th |
Rally
to support Bob Walter and his Petition against the closure of
Blandford Camp |
| Sat
17th |
Guest
Speaker at Patrons Dinner - Wells |
| |
Meeting
with Dorset Chief Constable, Martin Baker - Winfrith |
| |
Meeting
with Boscombe residents to discuss over development |
| Thur
16th |
Lunch
- First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Band KCB |
| Sun
12th |
Remembrance Day Service - Town Hall |
| Sat
11th |
Poppy
Appeal - Town Centre |
| |
War
Memorial Homes Remembrance Service - Holdenhurst Village |
| |
Walk-in
Surgery: Tuckton |
| Fri
10th |
Guest
Speaker at Association Dinner -Tiverton |
| |
Opening
of new wing for STREETWISE in Poole |
| |
Meeting
with Queen's Park residents to discuss over-development |
| Thur
9th |
Houses
of Parliament Prorogued |
| Weds
8th |
Meeting
Sir Jones Perry, former British Ambassador to UN |
| Mon
6th |
Meeting
with Oxfam |
| Sun
5th |
Festival
of Remembrance, Bournemouth Pavilion |
| Sat
4th |
Bournemouth
East Coffee Morning |
| Fri
3rd |
Visit
to Park School, Queen's Park |
| |
Anniversary
Drinks at St Swithun's Rd Chiropractic Centre |
| Thur
2nd |
Meeting
with Afghanistan's Attorney General, Prof Sabit |
| |
Tour
of BBC Bush House |
| |
|
|
October
|
|
| Mon
30th |
Launch
of Caring Canines at the Langtry Hotel |
| Tues
24th |
Trip
to Afghanistan |
| Fri
20th |
Bournemouth
Chamber of Trade and Commerce event |
| |
Meeting
with Bournemouth Youth Services |
| |
Meeting
with residents to discuss planning problems |
| |
Wessex
MPs lunch and Business forum |
| Wed
18th |
Meeting
with Sub-postmasters at the Westminster rally |
| Thurs
12th |
Memorial
for UK victims of Bali Bombing and unveiling of commemorative
statue |
| Sat
7th |
Walk
in surgery at Strouden Library |
| |
Coffee
morning Hotel Bristowe |
| |
Bournemouth
Uni Fresher's Bazaar |
| Fri
6th |
Dinner
with the Mayor |
| |
Surgery
at Bournemouth East Conservative Association
|
| |
Lunch
Club with Bob Walters MP |
| Wed
4th |
Handed
St Mary's community centre back to the Bourne Spring Trust with
David Cameron |
|
Tues 3rd
|
Volunteers
continue to arrive at St Mary's where work is nearing completion
|
| Mon
2nd |
MPs,
delegates and members of the shadow cabinet visit St Mary's
to help with the renovation project |
| Sun
1st |
Working
to convert St Mary's Church from a disused church into a community
centre. David Cameron visits to launch the project.
|
|
September
|
|
| Sat
30th |
Work
begins on St Mary's Church, Springbourne as part of the Conservative
Party Conference |
| Sun
17th |
Boules
on the Beach with Bournemouth East Conservatives |
| Thurs
7th |
Canvassing
for Over Development Petition |
| |
Visit
to Life Hill View Primary, Ensbury park to see the Life Education
Bus
|
| Tues
5th |
Meeting
with Inspector Mark Kelly at Boscombe East Station |
| |
Meeting
with Friends of Shelley Manor to talk about progress |
|
|
Visit
to Cecil Road to talk to residents about overdevelopment |
| |
Visited
residents to discuss ongoing parking problems |
| |
Introduction
to Caring Canines, a Bournemouth Charity
|
|
August
Sun 20th-
26th
|
Parliamentary
visit to the Falkland Islands
|
| Tues
15th |
Canvassing
for Over Development Petition with Cllr Nick King |
| Wed
9th |
Meeting
with CEO of Royal Bournemouth Hospital with Sir John Butterfill,
MP for Bournemouth West
|
| Sat
5th |
Production
of "Mary Shelley goes to Hollywood" at St Peter's
School |
| Fri
4th |
Moordown
Walk-in Surgery |
|
Thurs
3rd
|
Visit
to Cherry Tree Nursery |
| |
Meeting
at Bournemouth Churches Housing Association |
| Wed
2nd |
Launch
of Anti Bed-Tax Campaign in Bournemouth
|
|
July
Mon 31st
|
Meeting
regarding plans for the IMAX
|
| |
Visit
to MLS International College |
| Tues
25th |
Meeting
with the Secretary of State for International Development
|
| Mon
24th |
Launch
of Westminster Arctic Challenge |
| Fri
21st |
80
MLS International Students visit House of Commons |
| Fri
14th |
Surgery
at Bournemouth Conservative Association |
| |
Surgery
in Tuckton |
|
|
Police
meeting at Bournemouth Town Hall |
| Wed
12th |
Meeting
with CEO and Dept CEO of Countryside Alliance |
| Mon
3rd |
Meeting
with students taking part in The Global Student Forum
|
|
June
|
|
| Tues
27th |
Meeting
with President and Executive Director of Families Council
|
| Sun
25th |
Attended
Queens Park Improvement Society event |
| Fri
23rd |
Meeting
with Director of Mental Health & Social Care |
| Sat
17th |
Walk
in surgery at Charminster Library |
|
Fri 9th
|
Lunch
meeting with Charted Institute of Housing in SW Region |
| Thurs
8th |
Meeting
with Mobile Phone Operators Association |
| Wed
7th |
Meeting
of Conservative South West MPs
|
|
Sun 4th
|
Attended
and spoke with traders at "Go Green in Boscombe" Farmers
Market |
| Tues
2nd |
Surgery
at Bournemouth East Conservative Association
|
|
May
Tues 23rd
|
Lord Lieutenant
for Bristol and Wessex Reserve Forces briefing to MPs of the
South West
|
| Mon
22nd |
Moordown
St John's Primary School visit to House of Commons |
| Thurs
18th |
Take part
in Parliamentary visit to United Arab Emirates
|
| Tues
16th |
Meeting
regarding phone masts at Park Hill School |
| |
Launch
of British Heart Foundation Swim, Bournemouth Pier to Weymouth
Bay |
| Fri
12th |
Meeting
with John Jones, Assistant Chief Police Officer Bournemouth
Div HQ |
| |
Meeting
with Professor Paul Curran of Bournemouth University |
|
Fri 5th
|
Surgery
at Bournemouth East Conservative Association |
| |
Gave
speech to Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce |
| Tues
2nd |
Attended
visit by HRH Princess Royal to Royal Bournemouth Hospital
|
| April |
|
| Fri
28th |
Meeting
at Bournemouth Arts Institute |
| |
Bournemouth
Partnership Forum |
| Fri
21st |
Surgery
at Bournemouth East Conservative Association |
| |
Visited
Bournemouth school to speak to politics students |
| Tues
18th |
Attended
a full Bournemouth Council meeting to give a deputation on mobile
phone mast policy |
| Mon
11th |
Meetings
with Orange and Vodafone on mobile phone masts |
|
Mon 3rd
|
Attachment
to Royal Marines |
| Sun
2nd |
10k
fun run-Bournemouth |
| Sat
1st |
St George's
Boscombe Prayer Breakfast
|
| March |
|
| Fri
31st |
Meeting
with Ian Dobbs of Stagecoach to discuss monorail for Bournemouth |
| Wed
29th |
Lunch
with the Mayor of Bournemouth, Ted Taylor and Sir John Butterfill,
MP for Bournemouth West |
| Fri
17th |
Meeting
at Hengistbury Head |
|
Tues 14th
|
Bournemouth
School visit to Parliament and House of Lords |
| Fri
10th |
Meeting
with Mark Cotton, Head of South West Region, Big Lottery Fund |
|
Meeting
at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital
|
| Mon
6th |
Visit
to St James C of E School, Pokesdown Hill, Bournemouth |
| Sat
4th |
Attended
the Fisherman's Walk phone mast demonstration |
| Friday
3rd |
Attended
Councillor Training at Bournemouth County Council |
| Thurs
2nd |
Meeting
with Bryony Houlden for Regional Spatial Strategy Briefing |
| Wed
1st |
Meridan
Television interview on mobile phone masts |
| February |
|
| Mon
30th |
Meeting
with 3G Hutchison about the mobile communications mast recently
put upon Wimbourne Road |
| Tues
28th |
Meeting
with Emma Wilson and Clive Snelling from Vodafone to discuss
the role out of 3G technology in Bournemouth |
| |
Meeting
with Richard Crew Read and Frances Brace from Green King to
discuss the Moordown mobile phone mast |
| Sat
11th |
Meetings
with residents in Moordown and at Fisherman's Walk to discuss
mobile phone masts |
| |
Surgery:
East Bournemouth Conservative Association |
| Fri
10th |
Meeting
at Bournemouth Airport to discuss future development plans |
| |
Meeting
at Crumbs Cafe in Bournemouth |
| |
Surgery:
East Bournemouth Conservative Association |
| January |
|
| Mon
30th |
Meeting
with 3G Hutchison about the mobile communications mast recently
put upon Wimbourne Road |
| |
House
of Commons: Race and Religious Hatred Bill Debate |
| Fri
27th |
Bournemouth
Business Breakfast at the BIC |
| |
Attended
a special SWRA meeting in Exeter to speak against the building
of around 20,000 new homes in Bournemouth |
| |
Surgery:
East Bournemouth Conservative Association |
| |
Dinner
with the Mayor of Bournemouth |
| Thurs
26th |
House
of Commons: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer a question
on the post-Gleneagles G8 agenda |
| Fri
20th |
House
of Commons: International Development Bill Debate |
| Thurs
19th |
House
of Commons: Spoke out against the Government allowing convicted
sex offenders being to work in Bournemouth schools |
| Tues
17th |
House
of Commons: Civil Nuclear Power Debate |
| Fri
13th |
Meeting
with the Chairman of Bournemouth PCT to discuss plans for Shelley
Manor |
| |
Surgery:
Bournemouth East Conservative Association |
| |
Spoke
at a Public Meeting at the Trinity Reform Church to residents
concerned about a newly erected mobile phone mast in Moordown |
| Wed
11th |
House
of Commons: asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
a question on Terrorists on-the-run |
| Tues
10th |
Meeting
with Minister for Schools, Jacqui Smith MP, to discuss levels
of funding for Bournemouth Schools |
