Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti is to once again run the Bristol Half Marathon this Sunday (11th September), to raise money for the Royal British Legion (RBL), Stoke Gifford Branch, Poppy Appeal. The Royal British Legion is the country’s largest welfare charity. It spends £1.4 million every week supporting current and ex-servicemen and their families. The Poppy Appeal,
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In reaction to today’s announcement by BAE Systems of the closure of Filton airfield, Jack Lopresti MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke said: “I am disappointed about today’s news; I live within sight of the runway, and the closure effectively means the end to over 100 years of Filton’s use as an aerodrome, a huge part of our aviation history.
Continue readingLocal MP Jack Lopresti has welcomed the announcement by Airbus of a £70m investment in a new office facility at Filton. The new Airbus Aerospace Park will be a modern, highly efficient, engineering and technology campus, which it is hoped will help cement the region’s global reputation for aeronautics. Writing in an article on his website, Mr Lopresti said: “The
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Bradley Stoke residents have a chance to talk to their MP, Jack Lopresti, this Friday (11th March) when he holds a surgery in the town. The surgery runs from 4pm to 6pm and appointments may be made by phoning 01454 617783 or emailing jack.lopresti.mp@parliament.uk. Mr Lopresti has recently honoured his pre-election pledge to publish all his MP’s expenses on his
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Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) has become the latest local MP to write an article for a weekly series in the Bristol Evening Post. Mr Lopresti’s article focuses on military matters such as the A400M (Hercules replacement), which is partly built in Filton. Previous authors have included Dawn Primarolo (Bristol South, on constituency work), Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset,
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has recorded a Christmas video message for the troops in Afghanistan. Mr Lopresti, who himself served with the Territorial Army in Afghanistan prior to becoming an MP, recorded the message on College Green, outside the Houses of Parliament. The Faces for the Forces campaign is aiming to collect one million video goodwill messages of support for
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has voted in favour of allowing people to smoke in pubs again – but the bid to overturn the ban was defeated. Wednesday night’s motion, put forward by Tory MP David Nuttall, was lost by 141 votes to 86. Read more: Bristol Evening Post
Continue readingJack Lopresti, MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, went to Washington DC last week as part of his duty as an Executive Officer of the British and American Parliamentary Group. Jack was part of a delegation of Members of Parliament who flew to the USA on a trip to promote friendly relations and mutual understanding between MPs and Members of
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has raised funds for a local children’s charity by running in the 2010 Bristol Half Marathon. Completing the course in an impressive 1hr 58 mins, Mr Lopresti raised vital funds for the Frenchay After Burns (FAB) Children’s Club through sponsorship from the race. The FAB Children’s Club is a charity which provides ongoing support to burn-injured
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has opened his new constituency office in Bradley Stoke’s Almondsbury Business Park. The official opening took place on Friday (3rd September), attended by Cllr Janet Biggin, Chair of South Gloucestershire Council, and Cllr Ben Walker, Mayor of Bradley Stoke, along with other local councillors and supporters. The MP for the constituency of Filton and Bradley Stoke,
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