The University of Chichester is delighted to welcome local MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to talk as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series on the Thursday 28th January 2010.
Nick Herbert will be giving a lecture on issues surrounding rural communities and the environment. It will take place in the Mitre Theatre at the University’s Bishop Otter Campus in College Lane, Chichester at 6.30pm.
Nick has been the MP for Arundel and South Downs since 2005. In December of that year David Cameron appointed him as the Shadow Minister for Police Reform and in July 2007 he was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary for State for Justice. In January 2009 Nick was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Previously Nick was Chief Executive of Business for Sterling, where he launched the successful ‘no’ campaign against the Euro. Nick is also passionate about defending rural communities. For several years he worked for the British Field Sports Society, becoming its Director of Political Affairs. In this role he played a leading role in setting up the Countryside Movement, which became the Countryside Alliance.
There is no charge for attending any of the Distinguished Lectures at the University and they are open to all. Car parking is available on the University campus. All Lectures take place in the Mitre Theatre at 6.30pm.
There are two more Distinguished Lectures is the series. Lord Falconer will be talking on ‘The Changing Constitution’ on Thursday 25th February and Professor Chris Stringer will be presenting a lecture on ‘The Early Human Occupation of Britain and Europe’ on Thursday 11th March.
To reserve your space for the Nick Herbert lecture or any of the other talks please contact the University’s events team on 01243 812149 or email events@chi.ac.uk.
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