Conor was delighted to attend the topping out ceremony of Bournemouth University’s new Gateway building.  The new structure in St Paul’s Lane Bournemouth and very visible from the Wessex Way, will be the home of social sciences.  

Conor visited St John’s School Moordown to see the project pupils had been working on looking at sustainability and dealing with plastic waste.

Conor was met by members of the School Parliament who gave him a tour of the school and discussed their project and artwork with him.  

Candidates for the Poole Youth Parliament held hustings in Poole’s Council Chamber recently, to put forward their manifestos before the those who had registered could cast their votes. 

For the past three years Conor has delivered a lecture and taken part in a question and answer session with Bournemouth University Students studying Tourism.  See the video which shows part of Conor’s answer to a student asking about what he thought of a second referendum on the UK’s EU membershi

Conor took the winning and runner up teams of the Bournemouth School’s Industrial Challenge to the Houses of Parliament to receive certificates and explain their winning projects to the Business Secretary of State, Rt Hon Greg Clark MP.

Conor visited the Bournemouth Offices of the Samaritans and was given a brief by the Director into the outstanding work the team who are all volunteers are doing to help those who need a listening ear.

As Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Key Cities, Conor was invited to give the keynote speech outlining his perspective on the opportunities of closer collaboration amongst UK big towns and small cities for devolved governments and the UK as a whole.

Conor joined Adam Dufresne and Principal of Bournemouth & Poole College, Diane Grannell, in Strangers Dining Room, Houses of Parliament.

Conor attended the NHS Parliamentary Awards Reception that celebrated the work of all NHS staff and gives members of the public the opportunity to nominate a member of staff in the NHS that has touched, changed or saved a life.

As Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for snooker, Conor organises the committee to meet regularly in Parliament to hear from speakers working in snooker at all levels and discuss issues in the sport, as well as promoting snooker more widely both within Parliament and outside.