Oldham MPs salute community and voluntary sector

MP Jim McMahon is pictured during the webinar

Jim McMahon and Debbie Abrahams, Members of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton and Oldham East and Saddleworth respectively, have paid tribute to the hard work and dedication shown by vommunity and voluntary sector groups in the borough in response to Covid-19.

Mr McMahon and Mrs Abrahams co-hosted a webinar attended by representatives of almost 50 Oldham-based groups and experts Laura Windsor-Welsh from Action Together and Rebekah Sutcliffe of Oldham Council.

Mr McMahon said: “I hope the groups that joined us found the session as useful as Debbie and I did.

"It gave us a fantastic opportunity to not only hear about the work that’s happening on the ground, but also to listen to what issues these groups have been having and what they might face in the future.”

“I am really grateful for all the work that all of these groups have been putting in over the last few months, it hasn’t been easy for any of them but they’ve adapted to the circumstances and shown the very best of Team Oldham.”

Mrs Abrahams said: "It was fantastic to hear from so many local community and voluntary action groups during the webinar.

"These groups have been instrumental in providing support to local people and keeping Oldham & Saddleworth going during Covid-19.

"We'll continue the dialogue but thank you to all of them for what they are doing for us.”

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