Citylife in Rugeley and Cannock Chase July 2020
As business starts to come back to life our sunshine-bright, summery July online edition is just the thing to read over the lazy, hazy days of summer! Fulll of local news, history features, ideas to beat those lockdown blues and a whole host of readers cutest pets pics! Enjoy!
As business starts to come back to life our sunshine-bright, summery July online edition is just the thing to read over the lazy, hazy days of summer! Fulll of local news, history features, ideas to beat those lockdown blues and a whole host of readers cutest pets pics! Enjoy!
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My Month <strong>in</strong><br />
Parliament<br />
By Am<strong>and</strong>a Mill<strong>in</strong>g MP<br />
After work<strong>in</strong>g for 10 weeks<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>Rugeley</strong> I’ve now returned<br />
to a near-normal Parliament<br />
with many MPs back <strong>in</strong> the<br />
House of Commons <strong>and</strong><br />
vot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> person.<br />
It’s great to be back where I<br />
can meet with Parliamentary<br />
<strong>and</strong> M<strong>in</strong>isterial colleagues.<br />
Of course, we are all hav<strong>in</strong>g to adhere to strict<br />
social distanc<strong>in</strong>g rules which does mean votes are<br />
tak<strong>in</strong>g a little longer than normal.<br />
Over the last few months I have spent most of my<br />
days <strong>and</strong> even<strong>in</strong>gs on video conferenc<strong>in</strong>g calls. Three<br />
months ago I’d never heard of Zoom, but now I’m an<br />
expert!<br />
Across the country <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Cannock</strong> <strong>Chase</strong> we are<br />
all adapt<strong>in</strong>g to a new way of life. While we must<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> social distanc<strong>in</strong>g, we can enjoy much more<br />
of the great outdoors. It has been great to see so<br />
many of you gett<strong>in</strong>g out <strong>and</strong> enjoy<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Cannock</strong><br />
<strong>Chase</strong>, but this has sadly seen a rise <strong>in</strong> litter.<br />
Areas like the Marquis Drive Visitor Centre have<br />
seen rubbish discarded <strong>in</strong> open spaces <strong>and</strong> on paths.<br />
Recently we marked World Environment Day which<br />
is a rem<strong>in</strong>der that we should enjoy the countryside,<br />
but we must look after it so please take your litter<br />
home with you.<br />
I have regular catch-ups with the local Police <strong>and</strong> I<br />
am aware there have been issues with anti-social<br />
behaviour which caused the police to deploy a<br />
dispersal order. I’d like to thank Staffordshire Police<br />
for all of their hard work because I know they were<br />
quick off the mark <strong>and</strong> took prompt action to<br />
address this issue.<br />
Although life is beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to get back to normal, we<br />
must still stay safe <strong>and</strong> look out for one another. I<br />
rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> close contact with our local councils,<br />
hospitals <strong>and</strong> police <strong>and</strong> I am work<strong>in</strong>g with them to<br />
make sure that everyone <strong>in</strong> <strong>Cannock</strong> <strong>Chase</strong> can stay<br />
safe as we cont<strong>in</strong>ue to gradually <strong>and</strong> slowly ease<br />
lockdown.<br />
One of the th<strong>in</strong>gs we have to look forward to <strong>in</strong><br />
2022 is the Commonwealth Games com<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
<strong>Cannock</strong> <strong>Chase</strong> <strong>and</strong> I was delighted that the<br />
Commonwealth Games Bill passed through recently.<br />
I look forward to cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g to work with all the<br />
relevant authorities to make this a huge success <strong>and</strong><br />
put <strong>Cannock</strong> <strong>Chase</strong> on the map.<br />
As always, if you need to contact me for help with<br />
any issues or concerns please do get <strong>in</strong> touch on<br />
am<strong>and</strong>a.mill<strong>in</strong>g.mp@parliament.uk or visit<br />
www.am<strong>and</strong>amill<strong>in</strong>g.com/contact.<br />
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