The first of the series of four hustings was held in Oxford at the weekend.

Catherine had a successful conference at Brighton.

As chair of the Conference Access Group, Catherine was able to thank the Grand Hotel in Brighton for managing to install a lift for wheelchair users in time for the Lib Dem conference.

Catherine has welcomed the news that the meeting of the Surrey Primary Care Trust yesterday confirmed that no A & E department will be closed.

Catherine Bearder has been nominated for the prestigious Patsy Calton Award.

The Graham Williamson Challenge is a travel award which enables a person starting out in ICT to undertake a short (up to a month) period of work experience abroad in order to broaden their understanding and knowledge of ICT in a wider public sector context. 

Catherine spent yesterday (Thursday 16th August) in Portsmouth helping local Lib Dems with this important by-election in Fratton.