Nick Gibb MP attended a Friday evening session of the 2nd Wick Guides in Littlehampton at the Littlehampton Guiding Centre in Duke Street.
The visit was part of Parliament’s “EqualiTeas” programme of events to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928, which gave men and women over the age of 21, the right to vote on an equal basis.
Following a game in which the Guides matched pictures of leading women from history and the current day to their names and roles, Mr Gibb led a discussion on current affairs.
They discussed a range of issues from how Parliament works and the role of an MP, to particular political issues such as Brexit, education, the economy and animal welfare.
Nick Gibb said, “The Guides provide wonderful opportunities for girls in Littlehampton to engage in a range of interesting indoor and outdoor activities and to make new friends.
“It was a pleasure to join the 2nd Wick Guides in marking the 90th anniversary of universal suffrage and the historic 1928 Act of Parliament.”
Photo: Nick Gibb with the 2nd Wick Guides. To the left of Nick Gibb is the Guide Leader, Lucy Buckingham (known in the Guides as “Woodpecker”).