🗯️ I got involved in politics as a teenager to tackle issues of international poverty. Perhaps inspired by Live Aid and the pictures of Ethiopia in 1984 I decided to use politics as the way to solve these problems. Years later it was Bob Geldoff who reminded me it was politics that was killing these children and the political choices we make. I immediately became Secretary of the Jubilee 2000 APPG and later this became the Debt Aid and Trade group. Within months of becoming an MP I found myself in No11 with world leaders discussing debt relief!
🤸 At Active Together we care about sport, physical activity and movement across the age groups as well as every part of Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland but I have always felt (Alongside the evidence from the Commission Designed to Move) that we need to embed a sense of joy and fun in moving at an early stage and creating an active environment for us all to continue throughout life.
Director Andy Reed Joined Tim Hollingsworth and leaders from across the sport and physical activity sector to say goodbye as he left the role of CEO.
😍 A great evening joining colleagues at the Paralympic/C4 Parliamentary reception in the House of Commons for the Sport for Development Coalition . It’s been a pleasure to work with the team ParalympicsGB on their hashtag#EqualPlaycampaign.
📢 I was slightly blown away by the scale and opportunities that are available on the site and ow many partnerships are already in place with friends and colleague
At the launch of the 2025 Leicestershire Innovation Festival at the National Space Centre on this beautiful morning ☀️ Dr Dr Nik Kotecha OBE DL and Andy Reed OBE open the event and mark the start of the festival, reflecting on the success of the festival since its inception in 2018. #LIF25
Despite the end result loss for Leicester Tigers against rivals Saracens in the Premiership Rugby run into the Play Offs it was good opportunity to see the team back after a bit of a 6Nation break.
🏉 A big thank you to Katie Normington and Sarah Thomson from De Montfort University University for the invitation—always a pleasure to connect with new people over lunch and a live sporting event.
I was pleased to attend the opening of the new Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub at Loughborough University today.
🗨️ It was good to hear a passionate speech from Sports Minister Steph Peacock and Karen Carney OBE OLY alongside Nick Jennings and Prof. Jo Maher about the role the Hub can play in furthering the course of Women's sport and physical activity.
🚀 Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Zones: Driving Growth & Innovation
The Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Zones have played a crucial role in fostering cutting-edge R&D, boosting the local economy, and advancing key agendas like net zero and skills development. It is one of the best things we were able to drive forward at the LLEP
It was a pleasure to be part of the 10th anniversary events for the hashtag#ThisGirlCan campaign by Sport England
"This Girl Can marked the end of the accepted wisdom that getting sweaty in the gym, jumping into a pool without fear of judgement or playing football with your friends wasn’t for women,"
