The announcement today by the Ministry of Defence to relocate the Red Arrows to RAF Waddington has come as a huge disappointment to those campaigning for RAF Wittering to be the new base for the Red Arrows.

Shailesh Vara MP officially opened a new building at Sawtry Village Academy last Friday in Sawtry near Huntingdon.

Shailesh Vara MP recently met with Stuart Foster, Chief Executive Officer of RECOUP, a leading authority on plastic waste and resource management, to discuss the importance of plastic recycling and the need to change the behaviour of industry.

Shailesh Vara MP recently met with Tracy Hyland, Chief Executive of Disability Huntingdonshire who are based in Papworth and work throughout the local area. Mr Vara saw the wonderful work that they do to support people with disabilities in the local area.

Shailesh Vara MP recently visited the Sue Ryder Furniture Shop and Café in Stanground with Councillor Chris Harper to see the excellent work that the charity does in the community.

Shailesh Vara MP recently met with Lynn and Stephen Briggs, owners of the Harvest Barn Farm Shop in Farcet, to discuss concerns that they and other local businesses have regarding the ongoing roadworks on the B1095 and the effect the works are having on their livelihoods.

Shailesh Vara MP has spoken in the House of Commons to press the case for RAF Wittering to be the new home for the RAF’s Red Arrows.

Shailesh Vara MP was pleased to visit Gidding Den in Great Gidding, Huntingdonshire to congratulate owners James and Katie Morgan on reaching the regional finals for the 2020 Countryside Alliance Annual Awards.

Huntingdonshire’s two MPs, Shailesh Vara and Jonathan Djanogly, along with Huntingdonshire District Council Executive Leader Cllr Ryan Fuller, have met with the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP to discuss the future development of the former airfield site at Wyton in Huntingdonshire.