Andrew Griffith

Conifers House School recently opened its doors to families with children who are in receipt of an Education, Health and Care Plan ( EHCP) who require specialist educational support. I was welcome...

I was invited back to speak at @Milland's Annual Parish Assembly meeting last night which had a fantastic turn out including a very content cat ( much like Larry the 10 Downing St cat). It was fan...

Last year rural communities in West Sussex were impacted by unauthorised traveller camps attempting to turn fields in Lurgashall into a residential caravan park over the May bank holiday weekend-a ...

Great to meet locals Chris and Andrew Hodgkins who run Locks Farm in Washington. They told me about the successful sheep and cattle breeding business they have, and are particularly known for the...

Wishing constituents a joyful and peaceful Easter - a special time that brings families and friends together in celebration of gratitude and love. I hope spring brings new beginnings and happiness...

I know that for many feel the peace of our beautiful West Sussex countryside is too often shattered by speeding and noisy anti-social driving. That is why I recently joined Sussex Police and Crime ...

On Saturday I was out clearing litter joined by volunteers from as far away as Storrington, Cocking, Houghton, Midhurst and Pulborough. I am hugely grateful for their efforts and together we fille...

Plant growers are such an important part of our local economy, so it was good to catch up with Guy Watts, owner of Architectural Plants again recently. Guy is passionate about landscape garden des...

It was a fantastic morning at St Mary's C of E Primary School, Pulborough where I held a Q&A with some very bright students. We went straight into the heart of democracy, where I answered questio...

It was fantastic to meet Martin Emmett ( Strategy Director) Walberton Nursery Ltd and Melanie Asker ( Director) Greenwood Group Ltd, Walberton in support of the Horticultural Trades Association's ...

🚨Breaking News: The government has just delayed their unwanted plan to chop up West Sussex yet again. That's more uncertainty without any democratic vote on these proposals. Splitting our histori...

Absolutely delighted to hear that @greenpowertrust Greenpower Education Trust raised over £30,000 at their first Greenpower Gala Dinner at the home of British motorsport on the Goodwood Estate rece...

My weekly article: Representing a part of the country with a more elderly population than average, I am conscious of the importance of pensions policy – although really it matters to everyone. The...

Great to welcome Kent, Surrey and Sussex (‘KSS’) Air Ambulance to Parliament today. Did you know that this vital life saving service is almost entirely volunteer funded – requiring around £21 mill...

This week is English Tourism Week and I encourage everyone to show their support. We have incredible places here in Arundel & South Downs-from the South Downs National Park to Arundel Castle, Good...

Businesses in Sussex are at breaking point. They’re facing impossible tax rises - all due to land on April 1st. I challenged the Government’s Business Minister this week on what he’s doing to help...

My weekly article: This is the week that it looks like events in the Middle East are coming back to hit the UK. After the flurry of activity in helping some of my constituents be repatriated home,...

Thank you to Caroline Pope, CEO of Carers Support West Sussex who invited me to meet a group of unpaid carers who shared with me their personal experience of what it is like to care for a wide rang...

I was delighted to be invited back to McDonalds ( after my shift their last summer), this time to cut the ribbon to formally re-open the redesigned restaurant at Crossbush near Arundel. The restaur...

After three years it is totally unacceptable for residents and businesses to still be left with no clear sight of any progress or path to clear The Angel Inn Hotel site, re-open the pavement and br...