Very excited to be off on part of the tour with peter next week - this is a tradition that has been going on in this constituency for over 50 years - every summer the MP literally goes round every highway, byway, hamlet and village and takes the time to talk to everyone - as well as conducting multiple surgeries on the move
For my part I am in Ponteland on Monday then off on the road with Peter for 3 days - there are another 2 separate tours from the one set out below, that take place at other times over the summer. The point is fairly made that the media say Mps do not work the summer "holiday" but this is exactly what they should be doing - spending time with the people who they look after and represent
Tuesday 11th August
10:00 am CORBRIDGE, outside the library
10:40 am NEWTON, Main Street
11:00 pm OVINGTON, village green
11:25 pm OVINGHAM, car park
11:45 pm WYLAM, outside village store
12:20 pm HEDDON, shopping centre
2:00 pm PRUDHOE, all afternoon
Wednesday 12th August
10:00 am Meeting at Hadrian’s Wall Heritage
11:45am SLALEY, outside village shop
12:20 pm BLANCHLAND, outside village shop
1:00 pm SNODS EDGE, outside the village hall
1:30 pm WHITTONSTALL, The Anchor car park
1:50 pm NEW RIDLEY, Dr Syntax car park
2:10 pm HEDLEY ON THE HILL, by The Feathers
2:30 pm MICKLEY SQUARE, outside ‘Jiggery Pokery’
2:50 pm STOCKSFIELD, station car park
3:20 pm RIDING MILL, outside village shop
Thursday 13th August
9:30am FOURSTONES @ the garage.
9:50am NEWBROUGH, town hall
10:20am HAYDON BRIDGE, outside CO OP
11:00am BARDON MILL, outside village shop
11:25 am HENSHAW, village green
11:45 am ONCE BREWED, Information Centre
12:30pm GREENHEAD, outside village hall
1:00pm GILSLAND, outside village shop
1:35 pm HALTWHISTLE, in the Market Place
Friday we are canvassing in Haltwhistle in the morning and then I am playing golf at Tyne Green golf club in the evening with Nick Holder, local councillor in Hexham
