Henry Smith MP is backing the inaugural Social Saturday, on 13th September 2014, which has been set up to celebrate and buy from social enterprises.

Henry said;

“I am pleased to support the first Social Saturday. Social enterprises are so important to our community in Crawley, and across West Sussex.

“I am always keen to support the West Sussex Social Enterprise Network, and I hope that Social Saturday will go to highlight their efforts. It is vital that local groups such as 4Sight receive recognition and support for their important work.”

Brooks Newmark MP, Minister for Civil Society, said;

“These are the businesses that put people, their community and the greater society first. The good news is that the sector is growing – there are now 180,000 SME social enterprise employers in the UK and a workforce of over 2 million people.”

For information on the first Social Saturday on 13th September 2014, please visit www.socialsaturday.org.uk. To read about the West Sussex Social Enterprise Network, please visit www.wssen.org.uk