PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson will today (Wednesday Nov 12) visit the Open Door stall on Burnley Open Market at 10am.

He is meeting constituent Ivor King who is supporting an international ministry serving persecuted Christians and churches in some of the most dangerous parts of the world.

The Tory backbencher will later visit to Clarkson Textiles, on Lindred Road, Nelson to meet director Roger White to discuss proposed government changes to fire regulations and any other issues affecting the company.

At 1pm he is due t meeting Sara Hilton of Heritage Lottery Fund North West at Marsden Heights Community College grant applications in Pendle before going on toJKB Shopfitting Ltd on Southfield Street, Nelson.

Tomorrow (Thurs13 Nov) sees visits to Woodfield Nursery School, Sefton Street, Brierfield and Marsden Grange Care Home, Barkerhouse Road, Nelson.

On Friday Mr Stephenson will meetLorraine Goldsbrough of the Kids in Kailahun Charity, on Cross Street, Nelson to discuss ways of supporting the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.

Then he will attend careers event at Nelson and Colne College, Scotland Road, Nelson, before visiting St Pauls C of E Primary School, Hibson Road, Nelson.

On Saturday afternoon the MP will attend the Pendle Forest Model Railway Society 50th anniversary exhibition at Park High School, Venables Avenue, in Colne.