Had a very busy day in Woking today with Sharon Bowles and Rosie Sharpley.
Sharon Bowles, is one of our South East MEPs (Member of European Parliament) and chairs the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in the European Union. This committee deals with regulation of the financial sector, the free movement of capital and payments, competition rules, tax provisions, and the functioning of the Euro. Sharon works closely with Vince Cable on financial matters. You can learn about Sharon and her work in the parliament and her constituency at her website.
Rosie Sharpley and I took Sharon to meet Hazel Craig-Waller at the Woking CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau). We had a really interesting update on how the economic situation is affecting local residents and future challenges facing the CAB.
We lunched in Woking with local party members and Sharon met Zimbabwean asylum seekers to learn about the issues they are facing.
Before our CAB visit we had chance to pop into the new eco shop on Commercial Way. There's lots of useful information in there on saving energy - good for your pocket and the environment. We managed to add an additional appointment to Sharon's schedule and arranged for the excellent and well informed Ben to take us around Oak Tree Eco House in Knaphill.
The Eco House is a great demonstration of how you can integrate environmental measures in a home, and save money. The house shows a range of options from cavity wall insulation - currently available at only £99 in Woking, through options requiring a greater capital outlay such as photovoltaic panels and rain water harvesting.
Our final visit of the day was to Woking FC. Sharon supports the campaign to bring 'safe standing' back at football grounds. Woking has standing room so Sharon was able to see the ground and talk about the excellent work the football club do in the community.
Sharon also had chance to visit the Lightbox and to wander around the farmers market (sadly depleted by the cold, wet weather).
We finished the day by visiting local residents to discuss their concerns.
A long day but Sharon learnt a lot about Woking and the issues facing our town.
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