Over the years, the Blenheim Grange estate has faced its fair share of challenges, including a number of key infrastructure problems such as unfinished and unadoptable pavements and the lack of a proper community meeting point.

That’s why I was delighted to join the Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk, as well as local councillors Helen Crane and Claire Bowes, at last week’s official opening of the new Community Hub on the estate – the culmination of years of tireless work by councillors and volunteers.

Having visited the Residents’ Association several times over the years in their cramped, not fit for purpose second-hand shipping container that had been donated for the purposes of community meetings, I am so proud of the tremendous local efforts that went into making the brand new Community Hub a reality.

The new facility is fantastic and finally gives the local community a proper home for their local gatherings, events and celebrations. I look forward to showing it my own support (perhaps even holding a surgery or two there) in the months to come.

To learn more about the opening, please see the EDP article here

To see more about my historic work with the community (including pictures of our old meetings in the shipping container!), please visit my website here, here, here and here