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About Andy898 dni temu
 
I spent the first two years of my life in Leicester, on the Netherhall estate, before my parents moved to Birstall in 1966. My first school was, Birstall Riverside Infant and Junior, and that was followed by Stonehill High School and Longslade Community College, all in my home 'village' of Birstall.

At school I did enough to get through academically, but just had a passion for sport. I represented the school at rugby and athletics mainly, but would have a go at almost anything. I was also picked to represent Leicestershire Schools at rugby at school as well as athletics.

My higher education was undertaken locally - I completed a BA (Hons) Public Administration degree at De Montfort University (Leicester Polytechnic at the time) in the years between 1983 and 1987, achieving a 2.1. During my industrial placement year, though, I worked for the Cheshire Family Practitioner Committee in Chester. I did a degree that I thought would best serve me in my choice to serve the local community by working in the public sector.

I married Sarah in 1992 at Glenfield Methodist Church after we met at County Hall in 1990. We now live in Quorn with our 2 children.

Before becoming an MP in the 1997 election, I used my Public Administration degree in the service of the local councils - I simply wanted to serve my local community and thought this was the best way! First I joined Leicester City Council in 1988 -where I worked in Urban Regeneration on the Inner Area Programme. I then moved to Recreation & Arts as a Project Officer - working with the voluntary sector projects. I joined Leicestershire County Council in 1990.

I am one of 29 Labour and Co-op Party MPs in the House of Commons and actively promote the principles of co-operation, both locally and nationally, particularly in the field of economic development, credit unions and the Social Economy. I believe that ethical consumerism will play a vital role in the future and offers a viable alternative - a Third Way! I was able to play a key role in developing Supporters Direct whan I was a PPS in the Department of Culture Media & Sport.

I Chaired East Midlands Sport - the Regional campaigning voice for Sport and recreation in the East Midlands between 2000 and 2003. I have a passion for sport and what it can achieve. I now am Chair of the Shadow Board of the County Sports Partnership for Leicestershire (2004-present). I Chair the National Stretegic Partnership for Volunteers in Sport - the umbrella organisation that speaks for Britains Sports Volunteers! I Chair the Sports Caucus in Parliament - the backbench voice for sport in government circles, as well as belonging to numerous All Party Grops related to sport. In Parliament I play regulalry for the rugby, football, cricket, tennis, hockey and swimming teams.

In 2005 I became a Trustee for the National Energy Foundation. My membership of other societies includes: the Christian Socialist Movement, Amnesty International, the Campaign for Electoral Reform, Charnwood Racial Equality Council, Leicestershire Co-operative Society and UNISON (the public service union), for whom I was a departmental convener, Service Conditions Officer and conference delegate for a number of years. I am on the Council of Reference for a few charitable bodies where I have an interest - Sport Pursuit,the Oasis Trust, & Keep Time for Children for example. I also help at the 2nd Quorn Beavers on a Friday night as a helper.

I sit on the Board of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, again another Charity, who raise the issue of Christian persecution around the world as well as Joshua Generation. These bodies have minimal time commitment, but allow me to be kept in touch with interest areas. I receive no payment or expenses from these bodies. I have been a speaker at Spring Harvest for the last few years - a national Christian festival held in Skegness and Minehead. I have written a book about Christian involvement in politics for Headway - "Engage or Escape". I also sat on the Evangelical Alliance 'Faith and Nation Commission' between 2002-2006.

Locally I also help with a number of Charities - a Trustee of STEPS based in Shepshed; the Loughborough Building Society Community Awards Panel and the regional ME group.

Finally, I am a keen sportsman - still playing rugby for a my local team - Birstall. I also enjoyed playing volleyball and tennis for local teams, but time does not allow this to happen as often as I would like. I was also Honory president of Loughborough Football Club for a time. As well as being a regular player for Birstall RFC I am also their President.

On Friday evenings I turn myself into a Beaver Scout Leader - along with half a million other adults and young people across the UK who are members of The Scout Association. I strongly believe in the Aim of Scouting, which is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. Beaver Scouts are for boys and girls aged 6-8. My role is to help them take part in a balanced programme and work towards Challenges and Activity Badges. There are opportunities to learn about themselves: explore their feelings and develop good habits of health and personal safety. They get to know people: finding out about those in their family, the family of Scouting, the local community and the wider world.
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
ANDY REEED!!!! IS THAT YOU!!!!!!!
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
andy reed i love you
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
is this really the mp andy reed? ANDY BLOODY REEED WHAT A LEGEND. my family loves you man
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
ANDY FUCKING REED
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
THE REEEEEEEEDINATOR
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
YOU SIR ARE A LEGEND I LOVE YOU
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Evil Steer mówi…892 dni temu
 
are you any relation too andy reed? OH SHIT ITS YOU
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Lewis G mówi…890 dni temu
 
Why have you taken time to do a bebo? your'e a MP.
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Aodhan Collins mówi…890 dni temu
 
What happened to you Andy? You used to be cool.
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Craig Davies mówi…882 dni temu
 
ANDY YOU REMEMBER ME? I STILL LOVE YOU BTW WHEN WILL YOU CALL ME AGAIN? I MISS OUR HAPPY TIME! OMG
LYK DO MY QUIZ AND BLOG N COMMENT ON MY PICS N ER DO MY POLL AND CALL MEB BACK LUV!
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Hop mówi…871 dni temu
 
promote air cadets more its like scouts and all that but much more specific and theres even less for kids to do in the ages 13-18 because they are still restricted by law and cadets offers a great way to have fun and relieve boredom, and its megaproductive, i got a BTEC in aviation studies in it the other day worth 4 GCSEs which is pretty worthwhile if you ask me
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Christine P mówi…871 dni temu
 
OMG another MP thats thinks of other countries before his own .don't you think seeing as we the british voters should now get some help from the ppl we vote for . What about the poverty and homeless street walking children in the UK ? . No to you lot we dont come into concderation do we instead ppl like you bring out perfect laws on smoking .WOW BIG DEAL WAT A HELP THAT IS TO THE PUBLIC ,(WEL NOT REALY FOR NOW THE HOMELESS HAVE TO WALK STREETS FULL OF SMOKE SEEING AS EVERYONE GOES OUT FOR A CIG ) YOUR A SET OF IPOCRITTS PPL LIKE YOU DRIVE ROUND IN BIG BMW CARS THAT BELSH OUT MORE DEADLY CRAP THEN A CIG DOES ,SMOKE WEAR YOU LIKE ,BAN SMOKING "BUT WE WONT BAN SELLING THEM AND WHY MONEY LOSS , WATS THE NEXT PLESURE YOUR GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM US ? . PPL GO IN PUBS FOR A DRINK AND SMOKE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS ,WHATS NEXT PUT ARE NAME ON A COMPUTER AND LIMIT US TO 5 DRINKS WHAN WE GO OUT (I DON'T SMOKE BUT THAT BAN IS PERFECTIC) FOR ONCE I WULD LIKE TO SEE A MP THAT HELP THE UK ?
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Jack mówi…870 dni temu
 
Maybe we the british voters should get some help.i met a girl Chistine(see above) and her English was terrible.when she says perfect does she mean pathetic?plus the smoking ban is good for the health of the public.
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Andy Reed MP mówi…870 dni temu
 
I am happy for people to post comments on the blog etc.. but I am sure you will appreciate I can only deal with replies to my own Loughborough constituents. I do personally read these comments and blogs and will post here regularly. However, most of my new posts go on my website and my updates go on facebook - because I can update these from my mobile phone.

Cheers

Andy Reed
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Andy Reed MP mówi…870 dni temu
 
Gald to put Christine right as she got EVERYTHING wrong in her post.

the children at the school chose the project overseas not me - but glad they did at it shows more himanity than her.

I don't drive a BMW & couldn't afford one anyway - I have a Rover 25 - how uncool is that. As always people don't understand MPs at all.

Smoking ban in public places is great and I don't care that a minority still want to kill themselves and others. Fortunately the vast majority of the sensible public agree too
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Ben H mówi…870 dni temu
 
the reason i really admire andy for is that he's are so genuine, hes a normal person, not a stuck up MP, but a great guy who genuinly wants to make the world a better place

i think our country and the rest of the world needs more people like yourself, and for that, i thank you
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Christine P mówi…870 dni temu
 
"...Smoking ban in public places is great.....Fortunately the vast majority of the sensible public agree too" Thats rubbish because if you people went out and asked the public what they thought about the smoking ban I GUARANTEE you that the 'minority' would be against it!. I dont recall being asked what I thought about it and why wasnt there a vote for it? this ban not only effects smokers who go for a night out but the businesses aswell. Pubs and clubs will be losing out big time on profits because while people are outside smoking they wont be inside buying drinks. They say the smoking ban was a success in Scotland but they didnt say anything about all the businesses that went under because of it and they were alot!. People have been smoking in pubs for years and noone complained, if people dont like smokey areas then bugger off somewhere else. Banning sales of cigaretts would have been better but then the government would lose billions so they took the wimps way out as usual!
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Christine P mówi…870 dni temu
 
the children at the school chose the project overseas not me - but glad they did at it shows more himanity than her.

I give to charaties PAL tell you who is the most heartless people going you the goverment who goes and tax the money that ppl give to charaties so pratice what you prech show more himanity yourself . like band aid , and children in need who gets a chunk of the money you the goverment taking tax from it , now taking from charites like you lot do is low no its lower then low shuld be ashame thats robbing from the poor to give to the rich . and you say ppl dont understand MP'S how wrong you are
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Jack mówi…869 dni temu
 
"good for the health of the public what a crock of shit you will notice in time when places lose out over the ban and more ppl lose they jobs " as christines profile is private i shall have to take my argument with her on your blog(apologies andy) firstly i do smoke and its good as people inhale less smoke in an enclosed space.would u like to bring back smoking in shops,buses etc?plus i live in scotland we have had the smoking ban for over a year now and i still go to the same pubs.i am unaware of any one to lose their jobs. "now mr look at me im a stuck up get did you understand that " i presume u mean "git" instead of "get" i suppose banning drinking would also be good for the public health(less liver problems,drunk fights etc.) however i dont think that would work.also people can still smoke and when some1 has a pint it doesnt harm others around them where as smoking does(espically for the low paid bar staff).
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Christine P mówi…869 dni temu
 
So jack your a smoker and a drinker who agrees its wrong to do but you do it just the same ( i presume u means you ? ) if your going to use the queens english then use it before correcting people )
(stop drinking = less liver problems,drunk fights etc.) < but you drink
(smoking harm others around them espically for the low paid bar staff). << so why work in a pub/club knowing people smoke ?
if you did not like the sight of blood would you be Surgeon and work in a hospital ??
people chose what jobs to do and know the environment of the work place before hand
whould i like to see smoking in shops,buses etc? my argument is about the ban in pubs/clubs where people enjoy a pint and smoke have been doing for years . like i said don't you think it should be upto the landlords to decide yes/no to allow smoking or not ? and why was it not put to a vote instead it was a a few upperclass snobs sat round and one said i know lets kick the public in the balls and ban smoking
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