Campaign Trail – Day 7
All appears quiet in the village, battle-axes being sharpened in secret, no doubt. Friday dawns grey and glum here in the the place even district politicians seem to think is… Continue Reading
Campaign Trail – Days 5 and 6
I’m a day behind with this narrative, so I’m merging two days into one, which is what life really seems to be like at the moment anyway. They say time… Continue Reading
Campaign Trail – Day 4
Oh, there’s nothing like the hurly-burly of a local election campaign, is there? It’s more high-octane than a general election campaign. I’m lying, of course, although I think you’d be… Continue Reading
On Grove Farm and affordable housing
I was very disappointed that Stradbroke Parish Council approved the 54-house Grove Farm development last night, disappointed for a range of reasons, the most weighty of which is that the… Continue Reading
Campaign Trail – Day 3
Like anyone with two or more jobs, most of my yesterday was spent doing those jobs. Most of my time was spent doing my day job – evaluating applications to… Continue Reading
Campaign Trail – Day 2
After the revels at Stradbroke Cricket Club’s annual Race Night fundraiser on Saturday evening, my support of the cricket club took on a rather more practical nature on Sunday morning… Continue Reading
Campaign Trail – Day 1
Well, I say campaign trail (of which today was the first full day), but I’ve actually not done much more than I usually do, which is walk around the village… Continue Reading
Why am I standing for election as a parish councillor?
It may have come as no surprise to anyone that I have decided to stand for election as a parish councillor in Stradbroke on 7th May 2015. On the other… Continue Reading
No to the Grove Farm Development in Stradbroke
Barely two weeks after disappearing from the Mid-Suffolk Planning web site under mysterious circumstances, the planning application for the proposed erection of 54 houses and 2 barn conversions on Grove… Continue Reading
Birth
That night,Under the full moon,At the bottom of the garden,I toasted you with the last can of beer I had,You and your mother, already upstairs,You new, in the old basketNext… Continue Reading