Coffee mornings
I value holding regular coffee mornings. These are in different areas of the constituency to make sure I am accessible to everyone. It helps inform me on issues throughout our area. Recently, I have held coffee mornings in Spital, West Kirby and Thornton Hough. My next few are planned for areas in Irby and Brookhurst Bromborough. Please keep an eye out for the letter inviting you to your local coffee morning.
I also hold regular street stalls which enable me to be more mobile in picking up casework issues. Recently, I have taken my street stall to Pensby and West Kirby. If you see me out and about, please feel free to stop and chat.
WK Concourse update
A project I have been working on is getting a frosted privacy screen for the bottom windows at West Kirby Concourse swimming baths. This is to make sure everyone in our community feels safe and comfortable when using these facilities.
When I attended West Kirby Grammar School, the students highlighted the fact they did not want to use the pool as they felt exposed with people staring into the pool. After hearing this, I set out to work with the Concourse team to get resolve this.
I ran a petition which received support from a range of demographics and ages. In particular, the message has been clear: parents with young children, young girls using the pool, the elderly and people wanting to get back into exercising have all felt uncomfortable using the pool.
One testimonial read “we were flashed”.
I want to make sure everyone in our local community feels comfortable and included in all aspects of community life – especially young girls and families.
West Kirby Concourse has been engaging with me on this, and I hope to have an update soon.
Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign.
Heswall Dales
It was a pleasure to visit the beautiful Heswall Dales to learn more about the wonderful ecosystems in our area.
We are incredibly lucky to have such beauty on our doorstep. Thank you to Heswall Dales Friends and Ranger Chris.
Wirral West cross party councillor meeting
All representatives work positively together which is why I called a meeting with all councillors across Wirral West.
It was a really productive meeting, and I look forward to continuing to work closely with local councillors to deliver for our area.
My question on local energy projects
In the House of Commons, I asked the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero about government support for communities delivering local energy projects. The climate emergency is the challenge of our generation, and Merseyside has a huge role to play in meeting that challenge, with its pioneering carbon capture and hydrogen technology.
As the Energy Secretary set out, people in Wirral West will benefit from the region’s expertise with good jobs and a cleaner future, as well as funding from Great British Energy aimed at producing solar energy and cutting bills for good.
Thank you for taking the time to read this update.
Best wishes,
Matthew