Edward has joined staff, students, and a team from Google, at Cedars Academy in Birstall, awarded a ‘Good’ rating by Ofsted in its recent inspection, for the ‘Be Internet Citizens’ workshops the company is hosting for students, in partnership with the Academy.

Edward has joined local Councillor James Poland, Thrussington’s Parish Council Chairman, Tom Prior, and a host of local residents to take part in the village’s annual litterpick.

Edward has joined the members of the Birstall Branch of the WI for their centenary celebrations in the village.

Edward has joined local Councillor Daniel Grimley, local residents, and visitors to enjoy Queniborough's hugely popular annual beer festival.

Edward has met with members of the Alpine House Surgery Patient Participation Group (PPG) doctors, and surgery staff in Mountsorrel to discuss the work of the practice, and the challenges and opportunities it sees in the future.

Following campaigning by Edward and a range of people across the Midlands to get direct flights from our region to Amritsar in India reinstated, the Indian High Commissioner in London has written to Edward to confirm the flights will recommence from late February.

Edward has served on the Bill Committee considering the ‘Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill’ which was introduced by fellow Conservative MP, Kevin Hollinrake, as a Private Member’s Bill last year.

Edward has joined older people's charity Independent Age for an event in Parliament focussed on the future of social care, ahead of the social care Green Paper due this summer.

Edward has met with the team from The Oliver King Foundation in Westminster to show his continued support for their work, and to highlight their current campaign for every school to have a defibrillator by 2020.

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy’s annual national clean up, the ‘Great British Spring Clean’ is back this year, and Edward joined the team from Keep Britain Tidy in Parliament to help launch the spring clean and show his support for all of us doing our bit to reduce the litter blighting o