Dr Ellie Chowns

A big thank you to Bill Quan, former NFU Herefordshire Chairman, for inviting me to take part in Lambing Live on his farm today. Bill invites local schools to visit his farm each spring, to see the lambing first hand and to give the kids an opportunity to learn more...

There was a really excellent turnout for my open meeting at Grange Court in Leominster on Thursday - event number 30 of my village hall tour. These events have been brilliant - meeting and talking with local people is one of my favourite things about politics, and we...

I had a brilliant weekend of campaigning with our very lovely team of volunteers. One of the things I enjoy most about politics is the chance to meet local people and the reception on the doorstep was really positive this weekend. More and more people are saying...

I was privileged to get a backstage tour of Bromyard’s Conquest Theatre from Graham and Jenny Shortland, who have been volunteering at the theatre for many happy years. It was fascinating to peek behind the scenes. This theatre is a proper Bromyard institution, and...

This team of river testers in Bromyard work with CPRE and Friends of the River Wye as citizen scientists, playing a vital role in monitoring river pollution. On the day that the latest ‘State of our Rivers’ report was published, I spoke to them about their work and...

It was great to meet with Bromyard Mayor Dee Dunne-Thomas last week over a cup of tea and a slice of delicious cake at the wonderful Brew cafe in Bromyard High Street.

I really enjoyed visiting Pembridge-based eco paint company Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. It was great to hear about their work to produce paint that is as clean and green as possible. Edward is a passionate advocate for environmentally-responsible business. We need to...

I was delighted to be invited to speak last week with sixth formers at John Masefield High School in Ledbury. It's a place close to my heart, since my own sons went there not so long ago. The young people asked some brilliant questions about topics including river...

It was fantastic to be joined by the wonderful Caroline Lucas at the weekend, campaigning in North Herefordshire. We're getting such a warm response on the doorstep; so many former Conservatives are telling us they are now going to vote Green. People want change and...

It was a real pleasure to visit the Bromyard History Society's shop and community hub History on Broad Street recently. Their lovely volunteers will be very happy to tell you about their work and help you find out more about the history of Bromyard and your own family...