7th August: Barnet Heritage Walk

Matthew was accompanied by Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers at the official opening of the brand new and state-of-the-art Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre.

Matthew joined the Colindale Litter Pickers Association on a litter pick of Colindale Park during World Clean-Up Day events. 

World Cleanup Day united 18 million people across 157 countries and territories for the biggest waste collection day in history. 

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Matthew was delighted to attend the West Hendon Residents’ Association community fun day.

Matthew has been pressing the Government for a change to the Children’s Act 1989 to give the child a right in law to have a relationship with their grandparents and other members of their extended family.

Matthew has taken advantage during Parliament's summer recess to meet with environmental pressure group Surfers Against Sewage to discuss the amount of untreated sewage that is discharged into our coastal waters. 

Matthew joined Hendon constituents who were amongst hundreds of people coming together from across London to celebrate Indian Independence Day.

Matthew has written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government asking that he reviews the Mayor of London's decision to allow the construction of 844 homes on the former Pentavia Retail Park site between the A1 and the M1 in Mill Hill.

Matthew addressed around 3,000 Iranians at a demonstration in central London.

Matthew was pleased to accompany the Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Caroline Stock, other councillors, local ramblers and members of the public at the launch of Barnet Council’s Heritage Walks.