Dear resident,
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you a very happy New Year!
The arrival of the new year is a time for optimism, and I am excited for the year ahead. I will continue working hard for all Chelsea and Fulham residents and I look forward to further improving our fantastic local area.
2024 is set to be an important year. We will see local elections in London on 2 May and it is very likely that we will have the next General Election, too. So please do make sure your vote counts! Whilst looking ahead, I would like to take a moment to reflect on 2023. We witnessed history in May with the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey, which I was honoured to attend, as well as many fantastic local street parties.
Over the past year I have hosted and attended hundreds of local visits, events and meetings across Chelsea and Fulham. My team and I have helped thousands of residents, local organisations, and businesses with their cases, enquires and questions on both local and national topics. I enjoy meeting residents on the doorstep and have had the pleasure of seeing many familiar and new faces over the course of 2023.
Hearing residents’ concerns and priorities is so important for me. This is a key reason why I hold public meetings like my Crime Summits. Keep an eye out for future public meetings!
The past year has been filled with exciting successes, such as saving The Brunswick Club from the Labour-run London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham’s (LBHF) funding cuts. Another highlight has been working hard to retain a Post Office in the North End Road vicinity and it was great to share the very positive news that they have an applicant for the Fulham Post Office. I have also been supporting residents and businesses impacted by transport chaos caused by local Labour-run councils on both sides of the river.
Other achievements have been securing funding for the floor-by-floor refurbishment of Charing Cross Hospital, fighting to save the King’s Road M&S and campaigning for improved pedestrian safety at Battersea Bridge junction, and championing our local buses!
I have also continued to campaign on issues that I know are important to our community, including calling for LBHF to fully re-open Hammersmith Bridge to cars, buses and emergency vehicles; raising the need for step-free access at Parsons Green and Putney Bridge Tube Stations with Transport for London, leading the fight against Heathrow expansion and night flights, and increasing District Line capacity.
I have a track record of delivery and promise of more in 2024! I look forward to hearing from you over the next year or seeing you across Chelsea and Fulham.
Kind regards,
Greg
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
Member of Parliament for Chelsea & Fulham
