I wanted to update you with some great news. Our Headway Cambridgeshire patron John Hayes, a Shadow Minister, has won 
the prestigious parliamentary Charity Champion Award for disability.
John was stunned and thrilled with the award and I was there with our CEO Andrew Gardner. John beat two very worthy competitors, man-of-the-moment Damian Green, who supports a charity which helps children and adults with severe speech problems, and Lee Scott, a campaigner for autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.
The even was hosted by a recently de-bugged Esther Rantzen, who told
me that she is also a patron of Headway, and I am hoping we can invite her to our Cambridge centre.
The Christmas tree outside No 10 looked wonderful when my Robert Sturdy MEP and the Shadow Agriculture Minister James Paice presented a petition calling on the government to carry out a Europe-wide impact assessment on new pesticide legislation. They were joined by agricultural scientist Dr Ian Denholm, from Rothamsted Research, who presented a separate petition signed by 72 scientists from 11 countries.
It all seemed a world away when I went to my pilates class this morning, and then dashed into Iceland to buy Southern Fried Chicken to feed James and his friends this evening. The huge diversity is all part of the thrill…
Pic credit from Charity Champion Awards: Paul Heartfield.
Update: This is a link to the video I made of the pesticide petition presentation at No 10.
Congratulations to John Hayes.
You certainly do lead a diverse life!
Well done to John Thanks for the fine feature, Ellee.
Congratulations 🙂
Good news all round – looking good, Ellee.
Congratulations, Ellee.
After three attempts I finally managed to secure £3000 Lottery funding for the scout group which I chair.
Fabulous blouse Ellee – and what an occasion to wear it – well done.
You look lovely, Ellee. Absolutely lovely.
great news and a lovely tree – you look great too Ellee!
Congratulations to John. You do look elegant, Ellee.
Awesome Elle,
you look stunning as usual!
Well done to you and to John! I knew him at Uni 100 years ago. He had a beard then!
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