Witney MP Robert Courts swapped Parliament for the great outdoors as part of his annual volunteering week.

Mr Courts visited a forest school at Hilltop Garden Store in Ramsden, near Witney, which is used by young people with additional needs at charity Guideposts Trust.

Robert said, "Day two of my Volunteering Week and I enjoyed spending this morning at Guideposts Trust UK's Forest School at the Hilltop Garden Centre. I particularly enjoyed the fantastic bread we made over the fire - not your average morning as an MP!

Robert spent an afternoon volunteering with Sunshine Cat Rescue as part of his 2018 Volunteering week.  He helped the team with their daily tasks, making sure the cats are well cared for!

Robert started his 2018 Volunteering Week at the Hailey Community Woodlands - Breach Wood - in association with Wild Oxfordshire and the Wychwood Project. He is using this week to highlight the fantastic volunteer groups we have here in West Oxfordshire.

Robert said, "Congratulations to the Charlbury Street Fair Committee on organising another outstanding community event this afternoon: superb raffle prizes, lots of interesting stalls, great music - and above all a fantastic atmosphere.

Robert held an assembly at Brize Norton Primary School, where he explained to pupils how a law is created.  The 'MPs' voted to replace all lessons with sport - a sentiment which, after a stage of 'ping-pong' , the 'Lords' agreed to, and sent the Bill for Royal Assent. However, the Queen disagreed

Today, Roads Minister Jesse Norman announced the chosen central corridor for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.  This will link together fast-growing technology hotspots, building on plans already in motion, such as East/West Rail.

A patchwork quilt created to welcome refugees to West Oxfordshire was seen by some of the most powerful politicians in the land. The design, spearheaded by Witney Refugee Action Group, formed part of the Museum Without a Home exhibition in the Houses of Parliament in London last Wednesday.

Mr Courts said: “It's an absolutely horrifying attack on people who were at the heart of their community, working hard to help those around them.

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