News
Mark speaks up at Question Time
05 Mar 2010
Preston MP and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Mark Hendrick will face tough questioning today (5th March 2010), from University students as part of a ‘BBC Question Time’ style hustings event to help them to decide who to vote for at the upcoming General Election.
Mark launches stellar fun-packed Fairtrade Fortnight
19 Feb 2010
Mark will launch this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight on Monday 22nd February from Starbucks Coffee shop in Fishergate Shopping Centre. The theme for this year’s celebrations is entitled ‘The Big Swap’ and will include a swap event on the Flag Market on Saturday 27th February 2010.
Hurrah for Hendrick after Minister Ben Bradshaw rejects bus bid
28 Jan 2010
Mark is celebrating today (Thursday 28th January 2010) as the Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP, has decided not to list Preston Bus Station as a building with sufficient architectural or historic interest. The decision will mean that the ambitious Tithebarn Redevelopment Scheme can now go ahead, subject to the planning decision of Preston City Council being upheld in the public enquiry. A new state-of-the-art bus station will be sited in a more convenient location within the city, when Tithebarn is given the go head.
Mark gets on his eco-bike for Freedom
22 Jan 2010
Mark will be visiting Preston based company, Freedom Bikes Ltd to have a go on their eco-friendly motorbikes and scooters on Friday 22nd January. The company specialises in low capacity motorcycle, scooters, electric powered mopeds and electric assisted bicycles and is based in the City’s Fishergate Shopping Centre.
Frenchwood Six field questions to Mark
22 Jan 2010
Mark is to pay a visit to Frenchwood Community Primary School on Friday afternoon (22nd January) to talk to a class of Year 6 pupils about politics and his role as a Member of Parliament. The pupils will have the opportunity to quiz Mark about his views on government policy and ask key questions about careers in politics, as well as talking about the Frenchwood and Avenham areas.
Mark awards Normandy Bar to D-Day Veteran
15 Jan 2010
Mark Hendrick will award a Commemorative Normandy Bar to D-Day Veteran, Maurice Weeks at the Harris Museum on Friday 15th January 2010. The Normandy Commemorative Bar is normally awarded to veterans who were involved in the D-Day Landings by the Normandie Memoire, a non-profit organisation run by the Lower Normandy Regional Council in Caen, France.
Mark goes into SPACE
11 Jan 2010
Mark will be visiting The SPACE Centre in Ashton this Friday, 8th January 2010. The centre is the largest multi sensory facility in the UK for people with a wide range of disabilities including Cerebal Palsy, Profound Multiple Disabilities, Autism and brain injuries.
Mark says: It's snow joke: call home hotline during cold spell
11 Jan 2010
Mark is urging residents across Preston to call the free Home Heat Helpline (0800 33 66 99) today, after recent research from the Home Heat Helpline revealed that around 5400 households (10%) across Preston are missing out on savings of up to £250 each year on their energy bills.
Mark up skills with Igen Ltd
17 Nov 2009
Mark will attend the opening of Igen Ltd on Friday 20th November, a new training facility in the City which helps people ‘upskill’ their literacy, numeracy, language skills and enhance their employability, under the Learning and Skills Council’s Employability Skills Programme .
Mark welcomes help to get long term unemployed into work
17 Nov 2009
Today (16th November 2009) the Labour Government announced funding of £257,638 for Preston to tackle long-term worklessness, and ensure that no-one is left behind during the recession and everyone can benefit as the upturn happens.
13 year old Shannon demands an audience with Mark
09 Nov 2009
Year 9, Walton-le-Dale Arts College student, Shannon Bradley wrote to her MP, Mark Hendrick to request that he come and speak with her and her fellow pupils to talk about his experiences working in Government. Mark will visit the school on Friday 13th November 2009.
Mark celebrates 8257 homes made warmer in Preston
04 Nov 2009
Mark is celebrating the work of the Warm Front Scheme in tackling fuel poverty in Preston and is urging more residents to come forward and get help with measures that could cut their energy bills by as much as £600 a year.
Its crunch time for the ‘Great Biscuit Election’!
21 Oct 2009
Mark is to pay a visit to Ashton High School on Friday 23rd October at 2.30pm, to oversee ‘The Great Biscuit Election’. Year 10 and 11pupils (electorates) will vote for a biscuit (candidate) which will be the only biscuit allowed to be eaten for the next five years. After the results are in, Mark will hold a question and answer session with the pupils of Ashton High School.
Intern Enters Public Office
19 Oct 2009
Mark has taken part in the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) Internship Scheme, offering a graduate an eight week work experience placement, based at his Preston Constituency office. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to put the skills learned whilst studying their degree course into working for an MP.
Law Students take on Parliament
16 Oct 2009
Mark organised a day trip to Westminster onWednesday 14th October for 30 Cardinal Newman College students studying A-Level Law. The students attended an interactive workshop, had a tour of Parliament and met with Mark in a question and answer session.
Mark makes a Bid 4 Business in City Talk
16 Oct 2009
Mark will be joined by newly appointed Chief Executive of Preston Vision Ltd, Eliot Lewis-Ward to speak to members of Preston’s BID (Business Improvement District) about their prospective roles in helping to improve trade in the City today (Friday 16th November 2009).
Mark backs search for UK
07 Oct 2009
Mark has backed a UK campaign highlighting the importance of school crossing patrols, and says that schools in Preston should recognise the role lollipop people play in local road safety.
Vote Mein for Victory
02 Oct 2009
Mark today (2nd October ) sent his congratulations to County Councillor Jennifer Mein who was elected as City Councillor for the Fishwick ward following a by-election which took place yesterday.
Walk to School? Mark says 'Count me in!'
24 Sep 2009
Pupils in Preston will join thousands of children from across the UK and over 40 countries worldwide this October to celebrate the benefits of walking to school during International Walk to School Month. Mark will be encouraging local pupils to take part, by visiting a number of local schools within the constituency.
Mark Packs a Punch at Boxing Club
16 Sep 2009
Mark will return to the Larches & Savick Amateur Boxing Club today (Wednesday 16th September) since he first opened it back in 2002, to help launch their latest fundraising appeal.
Mark Checks Trading Standards
11 Sep 2009
Mark visited the Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Office on Guildhall Street in Preston on Wednesday 9th September 2009 to find out how consumers can get help with goods and services.
Mark visits the DVLA in Preston
04 Sep 2009
Mark visited the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Preston to tour the facility and meet with managers and staff members.
Mark launches Barclays Money Skills Programme at Urban Exchange
24 Aug 2009
Mark launched the Preston Barclays Money Skills Programme on Friday 21st August; a new and interactive financial capability initiative developed by Trading Standards in partnership with Barclays.
Mark visits Jobcentre Plus
19 Aug 2009
Mark visited Preston Jobcentre Plus on Monday 17th August 2009 to meet with Manager Tim Howarth and members of staff and to tour the facilities at Gateway House.
Mark goes batty in Fishwick
12 Aug 2009
Mark will be joining Park Ranger, Terry Blackburn on a Bat and Moth Walk at Fishwick Nature Reserve on Friday 14th August to discover the secret world of bats and moths.
MP gives Jalgos hope for their future
10 Aug 2009
Mark has met with concerned members of the African-Caribbean community in Preston to hear their concerns about Jalgos Sports and Social Club, which is threatened with closure as part of the £700m Tithebarn Scheme.
Mark Congratulates Green Flag Award Winners
31 Jul 2009
Mark today sent congratulations to the winners of the Green Flag Award Scheme – the national standard for parks and green spaces. Avenham and Miller Parks, Grange Park, Haslam Park and Fishwick Bottoms were named by Ian Austin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government, as the winners of this prestigious award.
Mark supports Ofcom's campaign to keep kids safe online
22 Jul 2009
Mark today joined with communications regulator Ofcom to promote advice aimed at helping parents and carers improve child safety online during the school summer holidays.
Mark welcomes Veterans Minister to Preston
22 Jul 2009
Mark welcomed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones MP to Preston at the weekend. The Minister had been invited to a special event to award HM Armed Forces Veterans Badges to honour the city’s past service men and women.
Veterans Minister to award special Badges in the City
26 Jun 2009
Mark has announced plans to host a special presentation event to award HM Armed Forces Veterans Badges to honour the city’s past service men and women. The event will be attended by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones MP.
Mark Celebrates Community Day at St Ignatius School
12 Jun 2009
Mark is to pay a visit to St Ignatius Primary School on Friday 12th June to attend their Community Day.
Mark and USDAW help working parents claim the benefits they're due
05 Jun 2009
Mark Hendrick gave support to the shopworkers’ union Usdaw’s national spotlight day to highlight the benefits due to working parents and to give renewed support to the pledge to end child poverty by 2020.
Carers Week 6-8th June 2009
29 May 2009
Mark has teamed up with TV and radio presenter Jonathan Dimbleby to support this year’s Carers Week (8-14 June) and celebrate the contribution made by those people in Preston and throughout the UK who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled.
Drug Dependency Help
28 Jul 2008
Mark visited the Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS) centre in Preston.
Workers Memorial Day
28 Jul 2008
On the 26 April Mark attended the Workers Memorial Day at the Flag market which then continued tothe workers Memorial Statue in Preston.
Prizes for Pupils
28 Jul 2008
Mark was the guest of honour at St Mary's RC High Schoool and Sports College in Bamber Bridge, where he presented the pupils of st Mary's with prizes and trophies for their academic and sporting achievements.