2001 press release archive

December

MP calls on carers to take up new rights
11 December 2001
Local MP Barbara Follett called on the estimated 8,500 people in Stevenage who care for someone who is ill, disabled or frail to check whether reforms introduced this year may help them.

MP supports mums who know breast is best
11 December 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett visited the Maternity Department at Lister Hospital to present certificates to women who have been specially trained to encourage other women to breast feed their babies.

Economic Secretary to the Treasury visits Stevenage
4 December 2001
Ruth Kelly MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, was the keynote speaker at Knebworth Barns on Tuesday 4 December, at a Business Breakfast hosted by Stevenage MP Barbara Follett.

November

MP praises local hospital
26 November 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett has praised the hard-working staff at Lister Hospital in Stevenage for all the care and attention she received during her recent stay.

Fayre boosts social fund
19 November 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett joined staff and residents at Silkin Court on Saturday morning (17th November) at their Annual Christmas Fayre.

School's outstanding achievement
15 November 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett presented staff and pupils at Fairlands Primary School with an Achievement Award from the Department for Education and Skills for outstanding improvements the school has made.

October

Hot news for children's ward
30 October 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett helped Bombay Spice Indian restaurant in the High Street to celebrate their first anniversary by attending a Charity Night in aid of the Children's Ward at Lister Hospital.

MP highlights the problem of abandoned vehicles
22 October 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett highlighted the problem of abandoned vehicles in an Adjournment Debate at the House of Commons on Monday 22 October 2001.

A taste of Russian life and culture
17 October 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett joined a group of people interested in learning more about Russian Life and Culture when she attended a Workers' Education Association (WEA) Study Day in Knebworth on Saturday morning.

Tax-free flutter proves to be a winner for local charity
10 October 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett helped to celebrate the launch of tax-free betting at Ladbrokes Racing in the High Street, Stevenage by placing a £25 bet on a horse called Duck Row – raising £337.50 for Stevenage Haven.

Beautiful hands make light work
10 October 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett showed her support for local businesses run by local people on Friday at the opening of the Hand & Nail Clinic in Stevenage.

September

Christmas is coming early this year...
26 September 2001
Barbara Follett awarded prizes to pupils at Pin Green Primary and Infants School who participated in her "Design a Christmas Card" competition. The overall winner was 7-year-old Bethany Varty.

School opens new computer suite
26 September 2001
Barbara Follett joined pupils, staff and governors at Giles Junior School at the official opening of the school's new Computer Suite.

A haven for the homeless
18 September 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett praised the Executive Committee, Staff and Volunteers at Stevenage Haven when she attended their Annual General Meeting.

Raising money to help animals in need
18 September 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett showed her support for lost, neglected or abandoned animals by presenting the prizes at a fund-raising dog walk in Essendon near Hatfield.

Art on the go in Knebworth
9 September 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett joined staff and customers at specialist art suppliers Art Van Go at the opening of their new premises in Knebworth.

Community pharmacy in Codicote
11 September 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett saw the contribution that community pharmacies make to the delivery of health carewhen she visited Falconer's Chemist in Codicote.

July

Brass Eye
31 July 2001
Channel 4's satire on paedophila will only make public figures more wary of lending their support to good causes, says Barbara Follett.

NHS Week
8 July 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett saw first-hand the work faced by local ambulance crews last Thursday after doing a shift with them as part of NHS Week.

June

A 'Teddy Bears' picnic with a difference ...
28 June 2001
Barbara Follett MP joined staff and children at a Teddy Bear's picnic at Springfield Playgroup, Stevenage to mark the 40th anniversary of the pre school movement.

Bullet Labour of love
There were times when Jann Turner thought she had lost her mother, Barbara Follett, to the cause. But when it comes to an election she still finds herself flying halfway round the world to canvass for Mum ...

Bullet Postal votes increase voter turnout
The high number of postal votes submitted in the Stevenage constituency was encouraging, and early indications were that many of those who voted would not have done so otherwise.

Bullet Two up, two down!
"Two up, two down!" This unlikely slogan has united thousands of supporters of semi-professional sides in the Nationwide Conference, and Stevenage Borough is one such side.

May

Bullet Women work together in a man's world
23 May 2001
It's a man's world - but Hertfordshire women are banding together to even the odds.

Bullet Hertbeat MP
9 May 2001
New local radio station Hertbeat FM had a chance to put questions to Stevenage MP Barbara Follett last Friday (18 May 2001) when she made a guest appearance during their morning show.

April

Bullet Laptop lift for sinking school
23 April 2001
Burydale School in Shephall is due to be partly rebuilt because of subsidence — but it's education as usual, and the eight laptops will help children master information and communications technology.

Bullet Mars firm wins Earth award
23 April 2001
A Stevenage firm which is involved in the search for life on Mars has been awarded ISO1 4001 accreditation. The certificate was presented by Barbara Follett, MP for Stevenage.

Bullet Age no barrier
09 April 2001
Local MP Barbara Follett joined the from the Liberal Democrats and Conservative Party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidates at a special pre-election Forum organised by Stevenage Age Concern.

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry visits Stevenage
2 April 2001
The Rt Hon Stephen Byers MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry was the keynote speaker at Knebworth Barns at a business breakfast hosted by local MP, Barbara Follett.

Fighting crime
2 April 2001
Home Office Minister Charles Clarke MP joined local MP Barbara Follett to see first hand the expansion in the town centre's CCTV system.

March

Educating our way to a tolerant society
19 March 2001
Barbara Follett MP joined members of the Stevenage branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (UK) and guests at John Henry Newman School for the very first Regional Founders Day to be held in Hertfordshire

Domestic violence - breaking the chain
12 March 2001
Local MP Barbara Follett opened the Stevenage Domestic Violence Conference at the Arts & Leisure Centre last Friday.

Barbara Follett MP welcomes budget boost for local services
7 March 2001
Barbara Follett MP has welcomed Labour's Budget boost for public services saying that in its decisions,"Labour put schools and hospitals first".

Building a better Barnwell
5 March 2001
Stevenage MP Barbara Follett joined Head Richard Westergreen-Thorne to officially open the newly built and refurbished areas of Barnwell School.

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