Eric wears it pink for Breast Cancer Campaign

Grant funds facilities upgrade at priory campus

The popular community centre in Lundwood is to upgrade its facilities thanks to a £112,285 grant from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT).

Work resumes on the redevelopment of Barnsley College with the help of FE Minister, Kevin Brennan.

Eric with students of Holgate School taking part in the Football and Schools Together project

Eric with fellow carers supporter Jonathan Dimbleby at the launch of Carers' Week 2009

Eric, his fellow Barnsley MPs and Barnsley College Principal, Colin Booth, following a meeting concerning college funding with the Prime Minister.

With backbench colleagues supporting the Statutory Redundancy (Amendment) Bill at its Second Reading

Hazel Blears and James Purnell's visit to New Lodge in January

Eric and Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, promoting the free theatre tickets for under 26s scheme

Eric signing the Book of Commitment to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Eric with representatives from the Twin Town Association at Barnsley’s annual German Christmas market, an enjoyable event which highlights the links with our twin town of Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Eric and Peter McNestry of the CRT presenting a cheque for £1.1m to Barnsley Community Build.

Eric with local campaigner Albert Robinson, launching a poster campaign to increase the awareness of prostate cancer in Barnsley.

Eric with Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, supporting the land mark Climate Change Act

Eric at Barnsley's 2008 Carers' Rights Day

Eric supporting Barnsley's post offices with local campaigner, Lynne Roddam, who is the Sub-postmistress of The Wells Post office in Royston.

Eric supporting the latest clean coal technology with colleagues and representaives of Wormser Energy Solutions

Eric with staff at the newly refurbished Gala Bingo Club on Pontefract Rd

Eric 'Wears it Pink' for breast cancer awareness

Barnsley Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk 2008

Eric with residents and staff at Westmeads Extracare Scheme

Eric at the Barnsley Riding for Disabled Centre

Eric with colleagues and staff at the Barnsley Riding for Disabled Centre

Campaigning for the RNIB

Eric and Margaret Hodge at the Caravan Club 'Certified Location of the Year' Awards

Supporting sport

Eric and staff at the opening of the new Halifax branch

Supporting Barnsley's Remploy factory

New easy access buses for Cudworth

Eric with Alan Johnson during his visit to Barnsley

Eric and local businessman, Barry Smith, with Gordon Brown

Eric wears it pink for Breast Cancer Campiagn

Eric supports Energy Saving Week

Eric speaking in the Queen's Speech debate on Further Education

Eric at Yorkshire Forward's 'Shaping the Agenda' Event

Carers' Week 2008

Campaigning with PCS against regional pay

Campaigning to save bingo at Downing Street

Supporting the Cudworth'Tea in the Park' Community Gala

Barnsley Carers' Rights Day

21 years of Barnsley Alzheimer's Society

Voting to improve the rights of temporary and agency workers

Eric Illsley voted with many fellow Labour backbenchers to secure the further passage of a private members bill that could give agency workers the same employment rights as directly employed staff.  The Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill, which currently does not have Government support, passed its Second Reading last Friday thanks to the 147 MPs, including Eric, who supported the bill.