Harlow Community Update

Last week I visited a number of Harlow Community groups and local businesses, as I often do. Here's a brief update:

MP Advice Surgery
On Friday 27th January I held one of my regular MP advice surgeries, helping Harlow residents with problems and worries that that they have. Please call my constituency office if you would like to book an appointment for the next available place on 01279 311 451.

Opening Open Road

First off in the morning, I had the pleasure of opening the new Open Road Centre for Drug and Alcohol Addiction. Open Road is one of our most important community health charities. It helps people to rebuild their lives, if they have suffered from Drug and Alcohol addiction. I was honoured to support it.

Broxbourne Sailing Club

Next stop, a hidden treasure just outside of Harlow. The Broxbourne Sailing Club (not actually in Broxbourne) is just a 15 minute drive from Harlow town centre through Nazeing. It offers sailing experiences for any one from the age of 6. It also has fantastic facilities including live music, home made food and an onsite bar. It is a true gem. I was lucky enough to visit so I could hand over a cheque worth £50,000 from Sports England to the Club to repair the damage on the embankment due to erosion. This is part of the London 2012 legacy program - proving that the Olympics will be good for Harlow and the villages long-term, not just for this summer.

New Holocaust Memorial Plaque
Last December there was an outrageous theft - the Bronze Memorial Plaque was stolen from the Harlow Holocaust Memorial Garden. Last week on Holocaust remembrance day I was relieved to unveil the granite replacement. It was deeply moving to see so many people from so many backgrounds come and pay their respects for those who lost their lives not only in the Holocaust, but everyone who has lost their lives to evil regimes and dictators across the world. 

You can read my post about Holocaust memorial Day here.

If you are interested in reading my earlier posts, you can read my previous Community update here.

by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com