Visiting Local Places of Education and Looking Forward to Christmas

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Report back from Andy Slaughter, MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick

Andy Slaugher during his visit to West London College

October 21, 2024

This week in Parliament, select committee members were elected. I am looking forward to beginning my work as Chair with the newly elected members of the Justice Select Committee from all parties.

On a local note, I recently visited West London College where it was great to meet both students and teachers. I was fascinated to see one of their new immersive classrooms which allows all three of their colleges to connect with each other. I was also shown the newly launched TASTE restaurant at the college and had the opportunity to meet students from the Hospitality and Catering course, ESOL Level 1 and from Preparation for Life and Work Inclusive Learning.

At the newly launched TASTE restaurant

Meeting students at West London College

I also joined Hammersmith Community Gardens last week for their 40th anniversary celebration, we had lovely weather and it was great to chat to those involved.

Fulham Cross Academy and Fulham Cross Girls School are sending a group of 20 students and teachers to a rural area of Malawi next July to help build a community centre for disabled children. The students need to raise £2,300 each to pay for their travel and accommodation and the schools aim to raise a further £20,000 to build the community centre. Many of the students going on the trip come from Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith and they would appreciate any support that can be offered through donations or publicising of their fundraiser. If you are interested in finding out more or donating, there is more information on their JustGiving page.

It may seem early to start talking about Christmas, but we are approaching that time of year and Age UK will be hosting their annual Carol Concert on Wednesday 11th of December in support of older people in Hammersmith and Fulham. The concert starts at 7pm at Holy Trinity Church (W6 7BL) and will feature a string quartet, a wonderful choir and beautiful Christmas carols. You can find out more information and purchase tickets here .

Andy

andy@andyslaughter.com

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