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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · 7d

🇦🇺 Australian War Memorial 🇦🇺

It was a privilege to pay my respects at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra today.

As we approach Remembrance Sunday I asked for time in my itinerary to pay my respects at the war memorial. It was a powerful tribute.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · 26d

It was a privilege to join representatives of our Jewish community & other faiths this evening at Peterborough Cathedral following the antisemitic terror attack on the synagogue in Manchester.

A powerful show of interfaith solidarity against hate & division 🙏

#BritainStandsTogether

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 31

⭐️ Helping Sue Ryder ⭐️

We all love Sue Ryder in Peterborough and know how important they are to so many families.

So it was a pleasure to join the team at City of Peterborough Tennis Club again for their Sue Ryder fundraiser.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 21

⭐️ Peterborough Lido ⭐️

It’s not all work no play. With friends in the city today, a visit to our Lido.

A jewel we need to celebrate - especially as it turns 90 next year.

🏊🏊🏊🏊🏊

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 20

A well deserved win for Oakham Ales Green Devil at Peterborough Beer Festival today.

A pleasure to be part of the CAMRA judging panel.

Thanks to all the volunteers and brewers for another cracking day.

❤️💪🍺🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@camraofficial.bsky.social

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 17

Now here’s a Peterborough hero ❤️💪🙏

Always good to catch up with Cocoa Fowler from Food for Nought.

Cocoa is a tireless worker - alongside his other volunteers- helping to match up surplus food to foodbanks and those in need.

❤️💪🙏

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 15

⭐️ VJ Day ⭐️

It was a privilege to join veterans, the Legion and civic leaders to commemorate VJ Day in Peterborough.

Thank you to everyone coming together to pay tribute to this remarkable generation and our veterans.

#VJDay

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 7

Good news ❤️🙏

I’m delighted that Laurel Court has received a funding boost from Historic England to help with the much-needed first steps in its restoration.

Well done to the Peterborough a Cathedral team ❤️🙏

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 6

⭐️ Great to see Peterborough will be 1 of 12 areas to share in £8 million initial funding to improve youth services ⭐️

This is about investing in youth services and making them better for young people.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 2

⭐️ July casework ⭐️

We had a little less casework in July after an exceptionally busy June.

This gives a snapshot of one aspect of the work my team and I do. It is not all I do. These are the cases we pick up by email, on the phone and at my regular surgeries.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Aug 1

A wet start to the day but a warm welcome to everyone who came to my latest coffee morning at the Chestnuts Centre today.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Donate to Rise from the Ashes: Help rebuild Flag Fen, organized by Flag Fen

Help to build new roundhouses at Flag Fen. A devastating fire destroyed the Iron … Flag Fen needs your support for Rise from the Ashes: Help rebuild Flag Fen

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 30

Great to join the team at Flag Fen. We are lucky to have such an archeological gem on our doorstep in Peterborough.

I also wanted to show my support after the event roundhouse fire.

See below for details of their crowdfunder 👇

Lots to see and do.

#Peterborough

☀️💪🙏❤️

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 26

⭐️ New gambling shop blocked ⭐️

Peterborough City Council has turned down the application to turn the former Wilko store into a gambling & fruit machine place.

This is good news for the city. A huge thank you to everyone who has been in touch with me about it.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 25

⭐️ Bluebell coffee afternoon ⭐️

Thanks to everyone who came along to the first of our summer coffee & chat events at the Bluebell Community Centre.

Thanks also to this great team for helping the event to go smoothly. The NHS to antisocial behaviour to the Lido hot topics today.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 25

Central Park paddling pool is finally open 💦🎉

Great to join the Mayor and councillors from across Peterborough for the official opening of Central Park paddling pool.

I love this being my local park ❤️🙏

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 Police walkabout 🚨

Thanks to the local neighbourhood police team and Cllr Asif Shaheed for joining me in Itter Park this morning.

These kind of briefings are useful to me in representing local concerns and understanding issues from a police point of view.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 23

⭐️ Youth Guarantee ⭐️

Great to see extra helpers in place to support young people into work at City College Jobs Fair.

Peterborough is getting extra support from government to help get young people into education, training & work.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 20

This is such a great picture.

It really shows the breadth of our community that came together today to celebrate Top Yard Boxing and Amir Khan.

❤️🙏💪🥊

Thanks to 203 Shots for the pic.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 20

It was a pleasure to join Ukrainian friends for an evening at HELP recently.

The support we have shown for Ukraine both as a country and to families staying locally speaks to the best of Peterborough.

🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 18

I am passionate about apprenticeships.

So it was good to meet Waitrose staff in Peterborough to learn more about their training and apprenticeship opportunities.

As well as learning more about their brilliant work supporting local charities.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 18

A good day for Peterborough 🙏

Today I joined the police to help launch two new neighbourhood teams💪

This is part of Labour’s Neighbourhood Police Guarantee which is bringing more officers to streets like ours.

Working together for change.

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 14

The rapid uncontrolled growth of adult gaming centres says a lot about the decline of our high streets.

We need power to take back control and to update gambling rules.

@byrobdavies.bsky.social @theguardian.com

👉 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Andrew Pakes MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social · Jul 12

We need more blue-collar Labour, less Blue Labour.

My take on why economic pride matters for @labourlist.bsky.social

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Andrew Pakes MP: 'We need blue-collar Labour, not Blue Labour' - LabourList

Andrew Pakes argues for a skills revolution instead of social conservatism.

labourlist.org

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