Less well known than Dunkirk, definitely less successful but certainly no less courageous, the Dieppe Raid, as it came to be known, saw 5,000 Canadian troops, 1,000 British and 50 US Rangers launch an assault on the French Port.
Thousands of Canadian troops had been stationed at Worthing and Shoreh
It was a delight meeting some great young people & seeing the fantastic work they are contributing to our community.
National Citizen Service is brilliant at helping local young people grow & gain vital skills for their future #NCSSouthEast1
One of the projects I have been catching up with over the recess has been the Rampion wind farm and I was delighted to go to see it at first hand together with my Lewes colleague Maria Caulfield. The project is nearly completed and final work is going on with the cabling both offshore and onshore.
One of the projects I have been catching up with over the recess has been the Rampion wind farm and I was delighted to go to see it at first hand together with my Lewes colleague Maria Caulfield. The project is nearly completed and final work is going on with the cabling both offshore and onshore.
Today Network Rail launched a public awareness campaign for passengers travelling on the Brighton Main Line who may be affected by a major programme of improvement works designed to reduce delays and provide better journeys for passengers between the south coast and the capital.
This campaign
With so much negative news around about the justice system and crime it was good to be able to visit a local scheme which has been a huge success and meet some of the beneficiaries.
I wanted to alert you to two actions which Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has taken this week to improve the passenger experience on railways:
Yesterday ORR announced a consultation on plans to modify the complaints handling license conditions so that all rail companies would be required to joi
Given the lack of rain it was incredible that there were any entries at all at the Shoreham Horticultural Society Summer Show last week. But as usual the standard of the blooms was spectacular and always puts my garden to shame.
