@bambosmp.bsky.social
MP for Southgate and Wood Green All enquiries to bambos.charalambous.mp@parliament.uk 🖥️ bambos.org.uk
Bambos Charalambous MP with representatives from Kidney Care UK in Parliament. He is holding a sign that reads 'I support Kidney Care UK to ensure no one faces kidney disease alone.'
Great to meet with @kidneycareuk.bsky.social at their #KidneysUnderPressure event earlier this week. It was a good opportunity to talk to patients & experts about chronic kidney disease and the need for earlier detection.
Good to see so many of my colleagues getting their blood pressure checked! 👏
Bambos Charalambous MP with two representatives from the Epilepsy Society in Parliament.
It was great to meet with @epilepsysociety.bsky.social in Parliament and celebrate their hard work supporting communities! They do a fantastic job raising awareness of #epilepsy and how to help if someone has a seizure.
Remember: #CalmCushionCall 💜
Learn more here ➡️ epilepsysociety.org.uk/ccc
Last week, it was my pleasure to meet Garfield Primary School's school council and open their new solar panels! ☀️
Part of the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's Greener Schools, they will bring cheaper energy and reduced carbon emissions to Enfield.
Congratulations Garfield! 💚
Bambos Charalambous MP holding a sign that reads 'Together for International Day of Disabled People' with Scope in Parliament.
Today is the #InternationalDayofDisabledPeople!
It was great to meet with Scope in Parliament and celebrate the contributions and achievements of the 17,536 disabled people in Southgate and Wood Green.
It was a pleasure to renew my commitment to championing the voices of disabled people 💜
Our #SEND system has lost the confidence of families in Southgate & Wood Green. Labour will restore that confidence.
The Schools Minister wants to hear from parents, carers, school staff & SEND professionals.
Read more 👉 www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-national-conversation-on-send
#HaringeyGivingWeek 2025 begins today! 👏
This week is an opportunity to support local causes and life changing projects, while seeing your donation doubled.
It's time to be #HereForHaringey 🌟
For more information, please visit haringeygiving.org.uk/Blogs/hgw-2025
Last week, I organised a public meeting in Bounds Green, and was joined by representatives from the Council, City Hall, and the police to listen to constituent concern.
I will be raising your concerns and keeping everyone who attended updated.
Thank you to everyone who came! 🤝
Today is World Aids Day.
We all have a role to play in stopping HIV. By raising awareness, supporting prevention, and ensuring access to treatment, we can achieve zero new transmissions 💪
You can get a free test here 👉 www.shl.uk
#WorldAIDSDay #HIVAwareness
A pleasure to cut the ribbon at @northlondonhospice.bsky.social's new shop in Wood Green.
Accompanied by a Living Well Centre, this new space will allow North London Hospice to continue their life changing work supporting local families & delivering wellbeing services directly to the community 👏🛍️
Time to get in the Christmas spirit! 🎄
This afternoon, I joined Cllr Doug Taylor and the Mayor of Enfield to turn on the Christmas lights in Palmers Green. Well done to all the local businesses, stewards, and schools who took part in today's wonderful event!
Merry Christmas everyone!
This morning, I had the pleasure of visiting Tesco in Wood Green to meet Omar & Himat! I got to see the Winter Food Collection in action, supporting communities here in Southgate & Wood Green.
FareShare are collecting in Tesco stores from today until Saturday.
Well done all! 👏
✅ 2500+ children in our constituency lifted out of poverty after scrapping the two-child limit
✅ energy bills approx £150 cheaper
✅ 250 new Neighbourhood Health Centres
✅ 240,000 Londoners getting a pay rise
Today, the Chancellor delivered a #Budget that works for Southgate & Wood Green.
As is the norm in many European cities, I am pleased there are now plans for a tourist levy to support London's economy.
This small charge on visitors can be reinvested right back in to London's public transport, funding activities and events, and attracting more visitors! 🎡🏙️
Great to celebrate with #TickledPink! £100m raised since 1996 for better treatments, vital breast health education & life-changing support.
Our wonderful ASDA Southgate Circus store is part of this amazing work! See the impact here: corporate.asda.com/asda-tickled...
#BreastCancerAwareness
Following the Govt's launch of England's first ever Men's Health Strategy, I took the opportunity to #Gen_a_Mo!
The strategy is taking comprehensive, coordinated action to address the specific health challenges facing men & boys.
For every moustache generated, Google donates £11 to Movember 🥸
It was wonderful to attend Mitzvah Day Tea at the Southgate Progressive Synagogue yesterday!
With 301 mitzvahs or 'good deeds' done, this was an amazing community effort to support others.
Well done to everyone involved 👏
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting Laurel Park School and meeting some wonderful students from the Sixth Form.
As well as having a discussion on my role, we talked about their studies and I received a great tour of the building. Well done Laurel Park! 🎒
If you are experiencing homelessness, or are concerned about someone who is, please visit the Southgate and Wood Green page on my website for up to date advice on where to find help.
👉 www.bambos.org.uk/advice-for-p...
As always, if you need my assistance with an issue, please contact my office 📧📞
Earlier this year, I visited Walkers Pharmacy in Palmers Green.
Today, the Chancellor has announced that NHS prescription charges will remain frozen next year, supporting millions of patients to access the care they need.
This is the Plan for Change in action.
Since 2022, thousands of Ukrainian children have been stolen by Russia.
Today, the Minister for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan reaffirmed the UK's support for bringing the 20,000 children forcibly deported home to Ukraine.
I am supporting the #BringKidsBack UA initiative 💙
Wonderful celebration today at Arnos Grove Post Office to mark 10 years of Murtaza and Erdal Gok as postmasters.
They truly go the extra mile for our community and I was very pleased to thank them for all they do.
If you're in the area, pop in to see Murtaza and Erdal! 📮
Today, I visited my local post office to see Perry, the postmaster. We discussed the valuable contribution post offices make to our community & the range of services they offer.
The Govt are considering the responses to the Future of the Post Office consultation & I look forward to the outcome! 📬
Today, I visited Rowland Hill Nursery to meet headteacher Sian McDermott & Cllr Zena Brabazon.
Lovely to be back at the nursery, which is an asset to Southgate & Wood Green. We discussed early years funding & free childcare, & the importance of support for children's centres 👶
This morning, I laid a wreath in the Garden of Remembrance in Broomfield Park for #RemembranceDay.
With wonderful performances of wartime music and poetry from local schools, it was a privilege to honour those who have served, continue to serve, and have fallen.
#LestWeForget
Today, I paid tribute to the bravery of those who fought for our freedom at the House of Commons Gardens of Remembrance.
It is a privilege to honour the sacrifices of those who have served in our armed forces.
We will remember them.
#LestWeForget
Following concern from constituents, I recently wrote to
Enfield Council & the Borough Commander about community safety in #Enfield.
Last Friday, I organised for Council Leader, Cllr Ergin Erbil, & Cllr Doug Taylor to join me & the police in Palmers Green.
Concerned about crime? Please email me ✉
Pleasure to meet my constituent, Stephen, @deaf-mosaic.bsky.social, at Speaker's House.
Stephen is a fantastic photographer, who showcases the diverse deaf community through intimate portraits & stories. His work is a beautiful celebration of deafness!
See Stephen's work here: deaf-mosaic.com
As Chair of @appgglobaled.bsky.social, I will continue to champion the power of #ODA for education.
We must continue to fund the life-changing work of @gpforeducation.bsky.social & @educannotwait.bsky.social 📝
I look forward to seeing the Govt spend 0.7% of GNI on ODA once the economy allows.
This week, it was inspiring to meet @anthonynolan.bsky.social volunteers and donors like Tom, who has donated stem cells 5 times! 👏
Younger donors give patients the best chance of survival, so they need more people aged 16-30 to sign-up.
Join the register now and become a potential lifesaver!
As a proud member of the APPG for Access to Disability Equipment, it was great to attend the launch of their new report this week.
We must continue to fight the barriers to accessing lifesaving #disability equipment and listen to the key recommendations this report makes 🧑🦽
