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Culdrose Personnel to be honoured

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Wednesday, 1 July, 2015
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The Prime Minister's announcement that naval personnel from the Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose will be amongst 3,000 Britons to be honoured with a medal inscribed 'For Service: Ebola Epidemic West Africa' for their help dealing with the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is fantastic and well deserved. The 820 Squadron and the MASF joined RFA Argus last Autumn as she sailed from Falmouth and was stationed off the shore of Sierra Leone. One of the most dramatic exploits of the Culdrose team took place when the 820 Squadron delivered more than 150 tonnes of food inland in a couple of days, a task that would have taken two weeks using vehicles on the ground. I am really pleased that these men and women are to be recognised in this way. There is continuing concern in coastal communities about sea defences and outstanding repair work from past storms. I met with members of the Landewednack Parish Council to discuss their efforts to secure funds to repair the sea wall at Polpeor Cove. Sea defence is an important issue for us here in West Cornwall. The danger is that due to fairly small communities this issue can easily be ignored. We cannot afford for this to happen. Having spent years working at the Mustard Seed in Helston, it was a privilege to take part in Learning Disability Week in the Palace of Westminster  and meet members of our West Cornwall community who had travelled to Parliament to ensure their voice was heard. Back in 2010, in my local Manifesto for that General Election, I stated that I would fight to secure Wellbeing Checks for people over 40. This has been implemented although I cannot fairly claim any credit. However, take-up of these checks is poor with only 20% of people making use of them, so I am really pleased that I have been able to enlist the aid of the British Heart Foundation to help me promote these in West Cornwall. These health checks can reduce the risk of serious ill-health and can reduce demand on acute health services.

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