Derby North General Election 2024 hustings at St Philip’s Church, Chaddesden: come and find out if “they are all the same”
St Philip Church, with local resident Simon Ferrigno, who sits on the board of Revive in Chaddesden, and chairs European Movement Derbyshire, are hosting a hustings with candidates for the July 4th general election on June 20th, 2024, at 730pm.
The hustings will focus on issues directly affecting residents, including the NHS and securing its future, education,jobs, and opportunities for young people. It will also focus on some international issues affecting us all, including how candidates and their parties would propose to improve trade, food imports and prices with the EU, and address security concerns on Europe’s borders (Ukraine, Georgia), and secure inwards investment for Derby if they enter parliament.
As part of the community, St Philip’s Church, and Simon as part of his activities, are aware of the many issues in the community and the struggles people face with the cost of living, bills, jobs, and so on. We need to show the community they matter to candidates, and that, in fact, “they are not all the same”, But Chaddesden feels neglected and often ignored, and that can lead to people disengaging from politics and not voting.
Canon Julian said “We are really pleased to be hosting hustings for Chaddesden, helping our community engage in the General Election. We look forward to welcoming as many people as possible and I hope all the candidates will see our community as a priority. The church is here to be of service to all and St Philip’s through its café and other activities is here for everyone.”
Simon Ferrigno said, “as a long-standing resident there is a great community here, but we need to help people reconnect with politics, and the impacts of policies and decisions on this area. Decisions in recent years such as on trade, or cutting taxes, impact directly on potholes, and our ability to see a GP or a dentist, as well as on investment in the city. I hope people come to find out who their candidates are, and ask their views on important matters”.
The Labour candidate, Catherine Atkinson, the Green Party candidate, Helen Hitchcock, and the Reform UK candidate, Tim Prosser, have all confirmed their participation. The Liberal democracts will be sending a representative as their candidate is unavailable. However, at the time of writing, Amanda Solloway for the Conservative Party has not responded to our invitations.
Chaddesden residents deserve to have the chance to ask questions of candidates for parliament who will represent us for the next 5 years.
Members of the public will be able to submit questions, from which the chair, Canon Julian Hollywell, will select to ask the candidates on the various topics.
The hustings will last around two hours.
Venue: St Philip Church, Taddington Road, Derby, DE21 4JF, United Kingdom https://stphilip.co.uk/
For more information please contact
Canon Julian Hollywell:
Simon Ferrigno: 07940462311 and simon@sustainableorganicfarmsystems.co.uk
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