Exhibition today on Turkey which we should work with on the EU and Middle East.

You can read the article by John Healey MP at Labour List.

A new home for Manchester’s Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Temple which I visited on Friday.

On Friday I also attended the celebratory ‘Oscars Evening’. The event showcased a intergenerational animation / filming project called ‘Animating Lives’ developed with young people living at the Manchester Foyer and older customers living at Dunston Court a Sheltered Scheme in Moston. Some great animation, Wallace and Gromit should worry.

Saturday: Viridor’s waste plant in Moston – a source of noise and unpleasant smell for locals.

Nephra Community Group’s Christmas Fayre New Moston – must be the first Xmas event anywhere but a lovely community.

Remembrance Sunday, Clayton.

Family Action and the St George’s Youth and Community Association celebrated the opening of the revamped St George’s Community Centre on 28th October. The centre has been refurbished and extended through a mix of Department for Education money through Partnership for Schools and Family Action funding from the Norma Leigh Trust.

The opening was a fantastic day with over a hundred local families and children taking part in a number of activities to re-launch the centre including face painting, arts and crafts, sports, pom-pom making and food and refreshments. Tony Lloyd MP, Sir Richard Leese, the Leader of Manchester City Council, as well as local ward councillors and other community organisations attended the event.

Mark Wheeler our Interim Director of Operations attended the St George’s opening. He said: “It was great to see St Georges so packed with local families and organisations. It is a fantastic centre and testament to the great work of Alison and Mel and our Manchester service. I’m sure the Centre will go from strength to strength.”

Young volunteers celebrated in style on Friday 21st October during the Greater Manchester Youth Network NCS celebration event. This event held at the Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester, celebrated voluntary activities carried out by local young people from Manchester, Bury and Oldham over the summer as part of the National Citizen Service project.

The young people ranging in ages from 15 to 17 had spent their summer taking part in team building residentials and volunteering activities such as the Manchester clean up after the riots, running their own multicultural event, raising funds for charities and conservation volunteering. Each young person received their NCS certificate on the night to award them for all their hard work.

Tony Lloyd MP for Manchester Central was present at the event and gave a speech thanking all the young people for all their hard work and praising them for helping to promote the positive image of young people.

Managing Director, Alex Fairweather said “It was marvellous to see all the volunteers enjoying themselves and celebrating all their hard work. They have made a huge difference to their community and should be very proud of their achievements.”

Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN), established in 2007, is a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on empowering young people by supporting them to get involved in volunteering with a wide range of organisations. GMYN received funding from UK charity, v, as part of the “Summer of a Lifetime” national citizen services pilot projects.

Further details on Greater Manchester Youth Network, their projects, office location and general information can be found on GMYN’s website www.gmyn.co.uk

Tony Lloyd joined Labour colleagues, including Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Women and Equalities Minister to mark White Ribbon Day and show support for the White Ribbon Campaign’s work to reduce violence against women.

The White Ribbon Campaign is the largest global effort of men working to end violence against women. White Ribbon Day falls each year on 25th November, the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women.

Child Care Costs | Oral Answers to Questions – Work and Pensions | Commons debates

What estimate he has made of the potential effect on the number of women leaving work of his planned reduction in refundable child care costs.

I am not sure that the Secretary of State’s message has been conveyed to the public. Many working families are very concerned both about the high price of child care and about the fact that it is rising, and believe that they will be worse off as a consequence of the changes that are being made. How does the Secretary of State propose to ensure that his message gets across, to Labour Members as well as those on the Government Benches?
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