Rayleigh and Wickford MP and former Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois recently attended a special ceremony to mark the installation of a waterfall of 12,000 hand-made poppies on display outside Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh - to mark the centenary of the First World War Armistice.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois was among several local dignitaries who helped to present prizes to high achieving pupils at FitzWimarc School’s recent annual awards evening, held at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois added a splash of pink to his usual attire to support Breast Cancer Now’s wear it pink fundraiser, which will take place on Friday 19 October to raise money for vital breast cancer research.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois was shown the results of painstaking efforts by pupils to create a beautiful mural depicting a religious scene, when he paid a recent visit to Wickford Church of England Infant School.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois recently held a meeting at his Westminster office with Mr Robert Morton, the Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Trust (EEAST) and Mr Karl Edwards the Deputy Director for Service Delivery, who has operational responsibility for the Trust in Norf

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois spent a very pleasant evening recently attending the grand reopening of The Cherry Tree pub on the Stambridge Road in his constituency.

Mark Francois MP has backed a campaign to raise awareness of blood cancer and put it at the forefront of the Government’s cancer plans.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois was delighted to receive a letter recently from Mr Greg Sage, Communications Director at Greene King, assuring him that The Bull pub, Hockley, will be rebuilt and reopened.

Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois has reacted to the recent news that rail fares next year are likely to increase by in excess of 3%, by repeating his call to train operator Abellio Greater Anglia to give a discount to commuters, in return for all the disruption they have suffered on the Sou

Rayleigh and Wickford MP and former Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois was delighted to be one of the guests at the Rayleigh branch of the Royal Naval Association’s (RNA) annual dinner at Saxon Hall, next to Southend Airport.