Still places available but you need to be quick…This December I will be hosting a visit to the European Parliament open to all South East residents. Similar visits have proved to be a great experience, both from an educational and from a cultural point of view. Attendees will get to hear how the EU works, the benefits membership of the EU brings to the UK, and how your Labour MEPs are working in the European Parliament to improve the lives of citizens of the South East .  They will also get to visit the wonderful French city of Reims, and the battlefields near Ypres. Details below:

DATE: Monday 12 – Saturday 17 December 2011 (6 days/5 nights)

COST: Subsidised cost per head £272.48 bed and breakfast (see below)*

• Travel by executive coach with driver; ferry channel crossing from Dover

• Accommodation: En suite accommodation in three star hotel; two persons sharing twin room; single supplement payable

3 nights at the Holiday Inn Express – 3 star (B&B) in Baden Baden, near Strasbourg. Further details: www.hiexpress.com/hotels/gb/en/baden—baden/fkbge/hoteldetail 

Organised visit to the Strasbourg Parliament. Complimentary meal with Peter Skinner Euro MP provided by Visitor Service.

• Free time in Strasbourg; cathedral tour, boat trip, Christmas market
• One night B&B in Reims outward. Further details: Express by Holiday Inn Reims
• Possible champagne house visit (small charge for the latter)
• Return via Ypres, evening and morning free, optional guided tour
• One night B&B in Ypres. Further details: www.novotel.com

* NB £272.48 per head- there will be an additional single room supplement of £80 per person.

Insurance available for an additional payment of £6.50 per person

All payments should be made to: StudyLink

FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND TO APPLY CONTACT:

Group Organiser for Peter Skinner MEP

Fort Pitt House Business Centre, Suite 5, New Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 1DU

E-mail: trip {at} peterskinnermep(.)eu This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download a Booking Form for Strasbourg

Tel: 01634 840930

Mobile: 07889 703070

To reserve your place(s) please send your payment in full to the Group Organiser as soon as possible.

News from Peter Skinner MEP

ISSUED BY PETER SKINNER, LABOUR MEP FOR THE SOUTH EAST REGION

 Peter Skinner MEP , 99 Kent Road, Dartford DA1 2AJ

Tel: 01322 270345 , Mobile: 07976 969912

For immediate release                          Friday, 12 February 2010

“No excuses for Eurostar” says Ashford MEP

Following Eurostar’s admission that its handling of the disruption to services in December was unacceptable. Peter Skinner, EuroMP for the Ashford area has said that

“Eurostar must implement all of the Independent Review’s recommendations without delay and no excuses!”

“To leave 2,500 passengers stranded in a tunnel for five and half hours is completely unacceptable.

There can be no denying that Eurostar were completely unprepared for the recent weather conditions and its ill-handling of the situation is completely below standard and in no way a sign of the world class international rail service that Eurostar pertains to be and that people in the area deserve.”

Mr Skinner welcomed Eurostar’s decision to implement the Independent Review’s recommendations and to invest in better safety infrastructure to ensure there is no repetition. “The high speed rail link between the South East and Europe is an important symbol of our region’s competitiveness and openness to the rest of Europe.”

ENDS