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Friday 3rd July

Days spent in my constituency are always my favourite and 3rd July was no exception. An early start paved the way for a long but interesting Friday.

I first of all met about 30 local farmers at an arable farm near Swinbrook. As so many people in West Oxfordshire know, our countryside is having a pretty tough time of it at the moment and I am keen to help in anyway I can (see my party's new Rural Action campaign). However, it is the local aspect that really matters and we discussed many aspects of farming including Bovine TB, the plight of honey bees, and the serious problems they face today in term of honest food labelling.

Next stop was to the Methodist Church in Burford where I held one of my regular advice surgeries and I consider it as one of my most important jobs as an MP. People with so many difficult problems come for help, advice or just to talk and I try my best to give the personal help they deserve. Then in a delightful garden, I met many local constituents for an informal lunch in Burford at a Conservative Party branch reception.

After Burford I headed to Witney to open the new Witney Resource Centre - a health and wellbeing centre for older people and young people with learning disabilities or mental health needs. Here I met with the clients and staff as we took a tour around this invaluable new centre. It is places like this that are priceless assets to our community.

In Carterton I held an informal "drop in" meeting at the new Community Centre where I spoke with more local constituents about various local, pressing issues that are affecting us in West Oxfordshire. These included concerns about our roads, the provision of cycle paths and public transport.

The last stop of the day was to Banbury where I opened the new extension of Katherine House Hospice. Katherine House in Banbury is regularly used by residents of West Oxfordshire and I wanted to show my great appreciation for all the hard work they do for us by thanking the staff in person.