Supporting our Rural Communities and Services

Northumbria Police

A key priority for me is supporting the rural communities and services in my constituency. From rural policing, local schools and small businesses, to rural broadband, post offices and banks, this page is a collation of my work towards that.

Campaigns

Chathill Station

As a resident of rural North Northumberland and your Member of Parliament, I have had countless local people in the Chathill area ask me to help improve the rural train service in our constituency. Supporting our rural communities and services is one of my top priorities, especially pressing for mu

News

Anne-Marie visits Rothbury House housing for RAF veterans

During Armed Forces Week, I dropped by for a tour of the lovely Rothbury House (pictured), which provides wonderful sheltered housing and independent living for Royal Air Force RAF Association veterans and their spouses. You can read more HERE. This week is also 'Rural Housing Week', to highlight

Anne-Marie welcomes construction beginning on new full fibre broadband network

Construction is now underway of a new full fibre broadband network here in rural North Northumberland! 3,750 hard-to-reach homes and businesses to be connected £7.3 million contract awarded to GoFibre Berwick-upon-Tweed, Seahouses, Wooler, Belford and neighbouring communities able to access gig

Anne-Marie's Unleashing Rural Opportunity Update

Last month, £724,851 was awarded to farmers and foresters in our constituency through the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund. This will boost farm productivity, reduce waste and cut costs, as part of the Government’s commitment to invest £2.4 billion per year in England’s farming. That’s just o

Anne-Marie visits Busy Bees Nursery in Seahouses

It was lovely to visit Busy Bees Nursery in Seahouses a few weeks ago, graded Outstanding – and enthusiastic – by Ofsted. Given its excellence, it’s unsurprisingly at full capacity, so I’ll be talking to Northumberland County Council about space and expansion, both there and across the rest of our

Anne-Marie promotes children's Summer Reading Challenge

The Summer Reading Challenge launches on Saturday 8th July – and The Reading Agency recently came to Parliament to promote it to MPs. 91% of public libraries are taking part Children set their reading goal, then read to collect special stickers, certificate and medal rewards. This year’s Summe

Anne-Marie welcomes power funding for Craster Memorial Hall

Craster Memorial Hall is a wonderful community hub providing warmth, food and drink, social interaction, and internet access, particularly for the vulnerable and those in need, as well as hosting the Parish Council, the Community Trust, the Women’s Institute and the Local History Group. It was fant

Anne-Marie's Tenant Farming Update

Farmers here in North Northumberland are at the heart of our rural economy, including tenant farmers, which this Government fully supports, not least given the essential role they play as a route into farming. Their voices must be heard, which is why, following the comprehensive review of tenanted

Anne-Marie visits Embleton Vincent Edwards C of E Primary School

It was a delight to visit Embleton Vincent Edwards C of E Primary School last week, including an insightful Q&A with the wonderful pupils from years 5 and 6. Earlier in the year, the school featured in the BBC Countryfile Magazine for their innovative ‘beach school’ where, once a week, pupils s

Anne-Marie's Primary Healthcare Update

26,000 additional primary care professionals have been recruited a year earlier than the March 2024 target – including 4,515 here in the North East and Yorkshire.