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Subject: NewsBulletinfromConorBurnsMP#96
Date: Friday,20July201217:01:17UnitedKingdomTime
From: ConorBurnsMP
To: [email protected]
In this edition:
Conor Burns MPs DiaryWebsite of the Week:Active DorsetConor in
the media:BBC Sunday Politics SouthWhat next for the IMAX?Photo
news:Bourne Academy Time
CapsuleConor supports campaignfor every child to join theirlocal
library and do theSummer ReadingChallengePhoto news:Kinson Primary
SchoolBurns: Social carerevolution will help familiesin Bournemouth
and PoolePhoto news:
Winton Carnival 2012Conor welcomes radicalnew plans to speed up
theadoption systemDVLA Offices in Poole setto closeConor in the
papers:Bid to turn Poole's Remployfactory into business hubHow to
contactConor Burns MP
Issue 96 Friday 20th July 2012
Since the past edition, Conor has:
Appeared on the BBCs Sunday Politics South where he
discussed issues including House of Lords reform,
renewable energy and supporting high streets.
Been quoted in the Bournemouth Echo regarding the future
for the Alder Hills Remploy factory.
Questioned the Minister for Disabled People on the future
ofRemploy factory sites proposed for closure.
Met with the Principal of the Bishop of Winchester Academy
to discuss provisions for children with Special Educational
Needs.
Visited Redhill Park Homes with Redhill & Northbourne
Councillor David dOrton-Gibson to inspect flood damage
and meet affected residents.
Met with the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove
MP.
Presented certificates at the leavers assembly and attended
the summer fair at Heathlands School.
Website of the Week:
www.activedorset.org
If you wish to involve yourself in sporting activities in
theBournemouth area then Active Dorset can offer information onlots
of different activities in addition to details for variouscourses
and qualifications.
Active Dorset was set up to encourage people from all walks of
life to
take up more exercise and find a sport that suits their needs.
Thewebsite is also an excellent source for healthy eating advice
andcounsel on physical exercise.Signing up to the Dorset Active
Newsletter will enable you to keepconstantly aware of jobs
available in the Sports industry. These jobsinclude voluntary ones
which volunteers benefit immensely from thefriendly atmosphere
teaching young people sports.
Conor in the media:
BBC Sunday Politics South
Click on the image above to watch Conor on the BBCs
SundayPolitics South, where he discussed issues including House
ofLords reform, renewable energy and supporting high streets.
What next for the IMAX?The doomed IMAX cinema complex in
Bournemouth will be soondemolished to the delight of many
Bournemouth residents. The muchcriticised building has almost
unanimously been proclaimed as beingan eyesore. Residents cite the
fact that the building obstructs themuch loved Bournemouth sea
views. This has led to such strongfeeling that groups of residents
have been campaigning against thecomplex since it first opened in
2002.
After 10 years of the onetime Englands worst building winner,
the
council has agreed to demolish the site that closed in 2005. It
hasbeen announced that the site will cost around 2 million to
demolishand will be funded by money left over from the initial 8.5
millionbudget.However, its demolition raisesan altogether new
question:what next? Local MP ConorBurns has worked closely
withtripadvisor.co.uk inestablishing a poll to discoverwhat
Bournemouth residentswished to see the site beingused for. The
results are in thetable to the right.In the meantime, the IMAX
sitewill be temporarily used as ageneral area for sportingevents,
theatre performances,music and dance displays andeven possibly to
televise sporting or national events to a largeaudience. Leader of
the Council, Councillor John Beesley said that thechanges made
would be very exciting after admitting local people willbe glad to
see the back of the IMAX building. The new site is plannedto be
ready for summer 2013.
Photo news:
Bourne Academy Time Capsule
Conor burying a time capsule with students at the BourneAcademy
and representatives from Balfour Beatty.
Conor speaking with students at the Bourne Academyduring a
recent visit.
Conor supports campaign for every
child to join their local library and
do the Summer Reading Challenge
Conor with actor and author Charlie Higson and pupils fromSt
Lukes School promoting the Summer Reading Challenge.
Conor Burns MP is supporting a campaign run by The Reading
Agency to encourage all primary school children to join their
locallibrary and take part in this years Summer Reading Challenge -
theUKs biggest reading promotion for primary school children.
The Challenge which began on 14 July is for every child aged
4-11years to read six books of their choice from their local
library duringthe summer holidays. Children earn stickers along the
way and will begiven a certificate or Olympic style medal when they
complete the
Challenge. This is the 14th year of the Challenge and this year
thetheme is Story Lab which is set in a city hosting the Olympic
Gameswww.story-lab.org.uk.Over 20 popular childrens authors are
supporting the campaignincluding childrens laureate Julia Donaldson
and fellow award-winning writers Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson,
Anthony Horowitz,Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and Jacqueline
Wilson.
Conor Burns said; I hope parents and carers in Bournemouth
Westwill take their children to their local library this summer and
if theyarent already members sign up and do the Summer
ReadingChallenge. Its free and makes reading fun, a vital
ingredient inbuilding literacy. Last year 3,725 children in
Bournemouth took part inthe Challenge. I hope we will beat that
figure this year and show locallibraries how much we value
them.This year libraries will be linking the Challenge to the
London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games, as it is an official
project in theLondon 2012 Festival - the finale of the Cultural
Olympiadwww.london2012.com/festival. Details of local events are
availablefrom local libraries.
Miranda McKearney, Chief Executive of The Reading Agency
said,With so much pressure on libraries, this year of all years is
the time tosupport the work libraries do to inspire children to
enjoy reading.Research shows that children who use libraries are
twice as likely tobe above average readers and that children who
take part in theChallenge go back to school with improved reading
skills and a boostto their confidence.Justin Tomlinson MP, Chair of
the All-Party Parliamentary Group onLibraries said; An
international reading and literacy study found thatonly 40% of
English children were keen readers as opposed to 64% ofItalians.
Its really important that we tackle this as reading for
pleasure
is a more important determinant of childrens educational
successthan their familys socio-economic status Tony Durcan of the
Society of Chief Librarians said; The SummerReading Challenge
showcases how libraries are modernising the waythey support
childrens reading. It combines a fun, incentivisedchallenge with
book talking support from library staff and teenagevolunteers, lots
of live events, and a fantastic website: www.story-lab.org.uk.
Annie Mauger, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of
Library &Information Professionals said: The Summer Reading
Challenge isan incredible initiative and great way of encouraging
children andyoung people to keep reading and using their library
over the summer.Knowledgeable, passionate and skilled library staff
in schools and
public libraries are so important to engage children with
exciting booksand brilliant writing.This year the Challenge is also
a Childrens University validatedlearning activity. Children
enrolled in a Childrens University can gettheir passports stamped
at their local library and earn up to ten hoursof Childrens
University learning if they complete the Challenge.They will be
able to earn a further four hours if they completeadditional
activities organised by local libraries. The hours will
counttowards Childrens University certificates.
Photo news:
Kinson Primary School
Conor talking with pupils from Kinson Primary School about
theirrecent visit to the Houses of Parliament.
Burns: Social care revolution will help
families in Bournemouth and PooleConor Burns MP has welcomed the
Governments proposals totransform social care, which were published
last week. The currentsystem is variable, with different services
and standards in differentparts of the country, and it can place
huge financial obligations uponfamilies.When the new measures are
introduced:
Nobody will have to sell their home in their lifetime to pay
for
social care.
200 million will be invested to create specialised housing
for
the elderly.
Patients will be given access to personal health budgets to
improve choice and entitlements to care.
More care workers will be trained to ensure all elderly
people
are treated with the care and dignity they deserve.
Although deferred payments for social care are available in
someparts of the country, recent figures show that this only
applies to 14.7per cent of those paying for social care in
Bournemouth and 8.8% inPoole. From 2015, everybody will be able
defer the costs of theirresidential care.Commenting, Conor Burns MP
said: Almost every family is aware ofthe costs of care in old age.
Once these changes are implemented,we will no longer see local
people being forced to sell their homes to
pay for residential care.Its the biggest overhaul of the social
care system in more than 60years and it will make a huge difference
to vulnerable patients here inBournemouth and Poole.
Photo news:Winton Carnival 2012
Conor with students from Bournemouth Universityat the Winton
Carnival.
Conor welcomes radical new plans tospeed up the adoption
systemConor Burns MP has welcomed bold new Government plans to
speedup the adoption system with a foster-first policy for couples
who areapproved to adopt but who can still face long waits for
paperwork tobe completed.The announcement, which comes as the
latest official figures showthat there were 200 children in
Bournemouth and 135 children inPoole who were in the care system
last year, is designed to reduceradically the times it takes for a
baby to move in with their permanentfamily. Local authorities will
be obliged to consider placing childrenwith carers who have the
potential to become their adoptive parents,rather than in temporary
homes, meaning more babies will be movedinto permanent homes more
quickly.Building on a range of measures already introduced to
improve theadoption system, it will form a key element of the
Governments visionto ensure that more babies and children can
benefit from a stable andloving family environment.Commenting,
Conor said: Most of us probably sometimes take it forgranted that
we are surrounded by a loving family to support usthrough the good
times and the bad. It is absolutely vital to do all wecan to help
the hundreds of children in Bournemouth and Poole who
dont so that they can find one as soon as possible."David
Cameron's announcement last year that we would radicallyalter the
adoption system was universally welcomed, and I'm delightedwith the
progress that has been made by the Government already.This
announcement will further speed up the process of creatingloving
and supportive families in Bournemouth, Poole and all overBritain,
which is fantastic for them and great news for society as
awhole."
DVLA Offices in Poole set to closeThe offices of the DVLA in
Poole are to close between the autumns ofthis year and the next to
the disdain of staff and customers alike. Asmany as 64 staff could
potentially be made redundant when theseclosures are enforced. This
office is just one of 39 that are destined tobe close in a
governmental attempt to save 28 million a year.This particular
branch has been popular with people not only in theBournemouth
area, but even with people living as distantly as Yeovil.From its
opening in 2004, the branchs success has been largely dueto its
ever present popularity with the elderly; many of whom prefer
totalk to a DVLA employee in person rather than via a phone.
The news of its imminent closure has been met with
disappointmentfrom Conor Burns MP who claimed that there was a
compelling casefor the office to remain open given its popularity
and, perhaps moresignificantly, its importance to the local
community.
Conor in the papers:
Bid to turn Poole's Remploy
factory into business hubDarren Slade, Bournemouth Echo
Wednesday 18th July 2012Supporters of Pooles threatenedRemploy
factory hope to save it asa centre where small businessescan
thrive.The Alder Hills site, which currently has 16 staff with
disabilities, wasamong 36 which the government put at risk of
closure.But it emerged last week that Alder Hills was one of nine
sites whichhad attracted bids from potential buyers.Giles Verdon,
the Poole factorys social enterprises manager, isleading the bid
for the site.We hope to make it a social enterprise incubator hub,
he said.The site would help businesses get started and offer them a
range ofexpert advice.We want to make the site a centre of
excellence for support services,like solicitors and accountants,
who can talk to future customers andfuture clients so they can
benefit from good advice in a mutual way,said Mr Verdon.
The government aims to complete negotiations with potential
biddersby the end of September and has offered a package of
incentives tosupport eligible bids.Mr Verdon said: There are
several options on the table and werenegotiating as to which ones
work best for everyone. Weve got 16members of staff who are
vulnerable.The existing employees already have a niche business
selling theirsewing services and Mr Verdon hopes his bid will win
them moreorders for their factory.
The thing we need more than anything else is for local
businesses toconsider us first before going anywhere else. Were
capable of makingthings and doing things, he added.Weve had some
fantastic support from people like Lush .He hopes the proposed hub
will appeal to people looking to turn theirpassions into businesses
but wary of the overheads and bureaucracy.Bournemouth West MP Conor
Burns, whose constituency includes thefactory, has sought
indications from the government that theSeptember deadline might be
flexible if bids need more time.
Government minister Maria Miller said the Department for Work
andPensions would take the time that is needed to make sure
thatbidders get the information that they need and access to the
supportthat is there for them.Mr Burns said: Were still going, were
still in business and were notautomatically shutting.
Three ways to contact Conor Burns MP:
By Phone: 020 7219 7021
By email: [email protected] post: Conor Burns
MP
House of CommonsLondon SW1A 0AA
www.conorburns.com
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