Welcome to our new committee members

Thursday 19th May 2011 will see the first meeting of the new committee of the Erewash Conservative Future Branch. Chairman, Richard Harris, would like to welcome his new able deputy Chairmen, Kate Hales, Deputy Chairman (Finance) and Tom Pearson, Deputy Chairman (Political & Campaigning).

Official opening of the MP's office

On Friday 25th February 2011, Richard Harris, Branch Chairman will attend the Official opening of the new community office of Jessica Lee MP, Member of Parliament for Erewash.

Jessica has relocated from the Conservative Association office in the Four Brothers Building, Westgate, Long Eaton to her new office at 73 Derby Road, Long Eaton.

The new office is more accessible to the public as it is on the main road.

The office will be opened by Rt. Hon. Patrick McLaughlin MP, Member of Parliament for Derbyshire Dales, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip. 

Branching out?

On Tuesday 18th January, Branch Chairman Richard Harris will attend the Erewash Conservative Association Management meeting, to formally propose the adoption of the CF branch to make Conservative Future an official Association Branch.

Keep your eyes peeled for more news here.

Chapel set for re-opening

The Chairman of Erewash Conservative Future, Richard Harris, today welcomes the re-opening of the chapel at West Park Cemetery in Long Eaton. The chapel was built in 1989 but has fallen into a state of disrepair in recent years. 

The chapel is to be re-opened officially today after Erewash Borough Council have repaired the stone work and replaced some of the lead around the building.

Richard Harris said: "Although this does not directly effect Conservative Future members, it is good to see all of the excellent work that Erewash Borough Council is doing in the community."   

Erewash Conservative Future has welcomed the positive outcome of last night's vote on the coalition Government's reforms for higher education funding.

The proposals set out a new system for funding the education of future generations of students in Great Britain.

Under the new proposals:

·         No one will pay anything up front, parents don't pay and students don't start paying back until after they graduate.

·         No one will pay a penny back until they are earning at least £21,000.

·         Everyone will pay back less per month.

·         The bottom 20 per cent of earners will pay back less in total.

·         The threshold for repayments will be raised from £15,000 to £21,000

 

Richard Harris, Chairman, Erewash Conservative Future, said:

"There has been a large amount of misrepresentation and myth surrounding the coalition proposals. These reforms will create a higher education system which is sustainable and competitive and because the rich will pay more and the poor will pay less, they will put fairness back at the heart of our university system."

National CF Chairman

Congratulations to Cllr Ben Howlett on being elected as our new National Conservative Future Chairman.

Jessica Speaks out about rail networks in Erewash

Yesterday, 16/9/10, Jessica Lee MP spoke in the commons during the Business of the House about the campaign that she has shown staunch support for in Erewash. The campaign in question is to bring a train station to Ilkeston. Jessica asked the leader of the commons to consider allocating time for a debate on the train network and provision of train stations.

Jessica Lee: In my constituency, we are campaigning for the reopening of the train station at Ilkeston. I note in the Chancellor's Budget speech in June that he made reference to the value of future train projects. With that in mind, would the Leader of the House consider allocating time for a debate on the train network and the provision of train stations?
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