'Over nine years as your Member of Parliament, it has been my absolute pleasure and privilege to work with and support hundreds of wonderful local community groups, as this picture gallery shows - though these are just a few! The level of volunteering in this constituency is truly remarkable, and I pay tribute to everyone involved. It is one of the reasons why this area is such a pleasure to live and work in and I see supporting such such groups as a very important part of my role, one of my key aims being to help strengthen community life.'
