we hit it off immediately with much laughter over an english afternoon tea and, of course, chorley cakes. we forged an instant bond, despite wearing masks and being socially distance at the opposite ends of a large table. because we were working out how to deal with covid. little did we know the relationship would grow in such turbulent times. on the 24th of february 2022, the second invasion of ukraine began. 0n the 8th of march 2022, there was another first for us both. i suspended the house of commons so that you could address in ukrainian through the screens in our chamber, which we still refer to them as zelensky screens. the atmosphere was electrifying, you could hear a pin drop before you came online, a very, very rare thing in the house of commons. you spelt out the horrors of the first 13 days of war. your speech was devastating and powerful. today, on the 8th of february 2023, now deep into the war, we are honoured that you have put yourself at risk to address us and again, shine a light on the fact your country is still fighting for its survival. this hall has been the place o

darian house is the children's hospital in in chorley give and end of chorley that give and end of lifewest and oscar's big drive has been they have holiday lodges in blackpool and in the lake district and his big goal is to send children on houday big goal is to send children on holiday and so far he's achieved the 11 families have been having a break away in a very difficult in their life and our goal now is to get to 29,000 which is the height of every 18 feet, so that we can send even more children , we can send even more children, full force and great time away. and it's way that we can give oscar's a great lot of talent here. and it's lovely to see that it can help others. and oscar just lastly, i've got kids that try to take walking to the couple of mountains. they're not that into it . couple of mountains. they're not that into it. but my couple of mountains. they're not that into it . but my secret is that into it. but my secret is to bribe them with chocolate and bars. do you get any treats ? bars. do you get any treats? you're climbing mountains ? yeah. you're climbing mounta

no, i haven't been there either, it is just north of chorley in lancashire.ver normally runs. from glasgow, take advantage of the opportunity to take the scenic one—day trip. this involves getting to carlisle, lots trains going there, and the amazing carlisle to leeds run, going across the pennines, some of the most beautiful scenery in europe, i reckon, and it reaches places you will not get to by road. many travel from leeds to sheffield to london st pancras. and finally would you believe there is a trans cambridgeshire nonstop express which is being brought in. this will run from peterborough, where lots of trains from the north will be terminating on the east coast main line. the very pretty way, right through the whole of cambridgeshire without stopping, and ending in a london liverpool street. my goodness, the opportunities for seeing new parts of the country, and hopefully speeding up the journey so it only takes perhaps an hour or two longer than usual and there is plenty of opportunities out there. meanwhile, can i mention that storm otto, speed rest