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Category Archives: Events
Teresa Pearce MP and Google, Visit Belvedere Junior School To Boost Student’s Online Safety
Today, Teresa Pearce MP, joined forces with Google, Parent Zone and Belvedere Junior School, to learn how children can stay safe online, through the Be Internet Legends programme. Be Internet Legends is an educational programme aimed at 7 – … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, Local events, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Be Internet Legends, Belvedere Junior School, Google, Internet, Online Education, Online Safety, Parent Zone
Teresa Pearce MP attends the First Waves: Exploring the Impact of the Race Relations Legislation in the UK exhibition
Earlier this week, Teresa Pearce MP attended the First Waves: Exploring the Impact of the Race Relations Legislation in the UK, exhibition in Westminster Hall. In 2017 artist Scarlett Crawford was appointed by the Speaker’s Committee for Works of Art … Continue reading
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Tagged First Waves Exhibition, Race Relations Act, Thamesmead, Westminster Hall
Teresa Pearce MP urges Government to implement childhood obesity plan without delay
Teresa Pearce MP has met with the Obesity Health Alliance, a coalition of over 40 leading charities, medical royal colleges and campaign groups to discuss childhood obesity. Currently, 22.6% of children in England start primary school with excess weight or … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Health, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Childhood Obesity, Healthy Eating, Obesity Health Alliance
Teresa Pearce MP attends Remembrance Day events across the constituency
This weekend, it was a privilege to lay wreaths at ceremonies across the constituency in Remembrance Day services in Thamesmead, Erith and Plumstead.
Posted in Events, Local events, News, Press Notices
Tagged Armistice, Remembrance Day 2018
Teresa Pearce MP drops in on Habinteg to call for more accessible housing
(L-R Andrew Gibson – Habinteg Vice Chair, Sheron Carter- Habinteg Chief Executive, Sam Renke – … Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable housing, For Accessible Homes, housing
Teresa Pearce MP Summer School
Teresa Pearce MP is holding a Summer School for young people between the ages of 16-21 who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, Local events
Tagged civil society, Education, politcal engagement, Summer school, your voice, youth and politics
Teresa visits Conway Primary School for the Kickstart Money lesson
Teresa visited Conway Primary School in Plumstead to sit in on a class of children who are studying an award winning money skills programme. Teresa, joined the year 6 pupils as they tackled everything from understanding the value of money, … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Local events, Press Notices
Tagged Budgeting, Education, Finances, Financial education, Kickstart Money
Teresa backs call to revolutionise Parkinson’s care
Teresa has pledged to help overhaul local care for Parkinson’s after a report revealed a shocking lack of mental health support for the condition – despite anxiety and depression being amongst its most common symptoms. Attending the launch of the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Health, Press Notices
Tagged APPG, Launch, Mental Health Matters Too, Parkinsons
Teresa joins Alzheimer’s Society campaign to Fix Dementia Care
On the 23rd May 2018, Teresa joined over 90 other MPs at an Alzheimer’s Society event to launch their new report, Dementia – the true cost as part of their Fix Dementia Care campaign. Dementia is among the most complex … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimers, Dementia, Health, Report launch
Teresa backs scrapping prescriptions for long-term conditions
Teresa Pearce MP for Erith and Thamesmead has called for the scrapping of prescription charges for everyone in England with a long-term health condition. New independent economic analysis reveals that such a move could actually save the NHS millions and … Continue reading
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Tagged Health, NHS, Prescription Charges