Heather is delighted to share the announcement that Asda has extended its partnership with the Blue Light Card for a third year and that the 10% discount for emergency service personnel will now remain in place until the end of March 2023.
Heather Wheeler MP visited the Willington Wetlands Nature Reserve in South Derbyshire. There she met Ben Carter, Director of Development at the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, who discussed with her how Willington fits into the wider landscape and how it is helping the local community.
Heather visited Cadley Park on the edge of Swadlincote, where she planted a tree as part of the Free Tree Scheme, a tree-planting campaign to celebrate the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Heather visited Coton-in-the-Elms CE (VC) Primary School in Swadlincote. Coton-in-the-Elms has run a hugely successful annual School Parliament for several years, in which the 142 pupils aged 5-11 elect their own Prime Minister.
In August this year the leaders of Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, and Nottinghamshire County Council signed up to work on a £1.14 billion devolution deal with the Government.
On Friday, 11th November 2022, Heather Wheeler MP visited Belmont Primary school in Swadlincote to meet with the Headteacher, Mrs Fern, and be questioned by members of Belmont School Council as part of Parliament Week.
Heather joined the staff at Truma Limited for their Charity Donation Day. Truma organised this event to give the money raised by the firm and their staff to three charities the NSPCC, Rainbows and Me & Dee. The cheques were accepted by Tracey Davenport and Barbara Elsey at NSPCC, Kirsty Cox
Heather addressed students at the University of Nottingham. Mrs Wheeler MP was invited as part of the University of Nottingham’s School of Politics series of talks by politicians over lunchtimes on Fridays.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has announced today that Derbyshire County is within the region that will benefit from the Create Growth Programme (CGP). The CGP will provide business support, investor networking activities and the opportunity to apply for loans, grants an
