A great time at Sarisbury Athletic Cricket Club at Allotment Road where I was delighted and honoured to be able to open their pavilion renovation project. The pavilion has been transformed within its existing footprint with a large area for socialising.

I am delighted that Fareham Borough Council and Hampshire County Council were each able to award £16,000 grants while the club has poured in its own money and volunteer manpower. I wish them all the best of luck as they head forever upwards in playing success for all ages.

Pleased to be joined by project lead Hazel Oliphant and Hampshire Cricket Board development manager Simon Jones plus SACC Chairman Bob Joyce.

it is 20 years since the Conservatives took control of Fareham Borough Council which had been run for several years by a Liberal/Labour pact which spent money as if it was going out of fashion.

The celebration took place at Portchester Parish Hall and we were delighted to be joined by Councillors past and present as well as past and present local members of parliament (Sir Peter Lloyd, Suella Braverman and George Hollingbery) and County Council Leader Roy Perry.

CEMAST (Centre of Excellence in Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training) at Solent Airport celebrated its 5th birthday . I was pleased to join new Principal, Andrew Kaye along with staff and students plus Mayor Susan Bayford for the event.

Eighty student projects were on display showing the huge breadth of engineering expertise in the college supported by apprenticeship sponsors which will ensure the very best of opportunities are available to students at this Fareham college.

Grant Soden gave me a fascinating explanation of his train bogie stability project.