Sign of the times

Hello,

Forgive the bad pun with this story! While checking out the danger branch, these two traffic signs were laying about. I've reported them for collection, picked up two cans and a bottle, reported the over flowing litter and noticed that still the contractors had not started the skateboard park! And that was just driving home from work.

Regards,

Simon

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Dangerous Tree

Hi,

Driving home tonight my attention was drawn to this tree. I've reported it to get made safe and hopefully something will be done tomorrow about it. If not I'll get a bit cross with the council as the branch is directly over a bus stop.

Regards,

Simon.

Alley Way

Hi,

This alley way has been causing some concern since I can remember and no one seems able to do anything about it. I've got to the end of my tether on this issue and am going to demand that it's taken account of. It needs putting into the general maintenance contract and cut regularly.

Regards,

Simon

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This is a Skateboard Park that is being built in Lytham by the same contractors as the one due (sometime soon) to be built in Wesham. They are renowned for their quality and innovative building of skate ramps and the like.

I'm pushing for a start date on this and I hope it will be in the next few days, we've been promised it for some time now and it's about time it got sorted. I'm in constant talks with the borough engineer. I'll keep people informed of the progress.

Crewe Election Success

Hello,

It's been a while since I've posted on this site, mainly due to the heavy work load with what's going on at the Town Hall and also due to the sad death of Gweneth Dunnwoody, the popular MP for Crewe and Nantwich. Being a loyal party Worker I've been putting a few spare days into that campaign, along with 1000's of my colleagues around the country. It was good to see that all our hard work paid off and what a result. A 17% swing that if repeated at a general election would see Labour with only 101 MP's.

Some may question why a councillor from Rural Fylde should be so excited by this result and surely he should be working in Wesham instead of running around other people's streets delivering newsletters. And that would be a good question to ask. However, the answer is, firstly Wesham was not neglected, I've still be doing casework, I've still attended the meetings I needed to go to and I've still been working for Wesham and Fylde's interests.

And secondly, only by speaking to other people around the country can I gauge the level of betrayal of the British people by Gordon Brown. The 10p tax fiasco for one. A tax rate introduced to help people on low incomes, taken away which has left 5.3 million people worse off.

By getting a Conservative Government elected many of the problems we face locally can be challenged and changed. A Conservative Government for instance would have allowed us to have a local agenda when setting council tax levels, meaning local priorities can be funded. This could have taken all uncertainty away over Kirkham Baths.

Although I am a local politician, nation politics affects local decision more so than some care to admit. I am a committed Conservatives, and I am also committed to the local people, the two are compatible and the two will help delivery better public services and facilities.

War Memorial Flower Pots

Hi,

I've just been informed that the War Memorial is planted with summer flowers as part of the contract, just not winter bedding flowers. I still feel this is poor, the War Memorial is at the centre of the village and defines to village. I'll make enquiries to see if I can contribute to have some winter bedding put in next year.

However, as a result of my whinge to FBC, they are at least going to weed the pots, which I suppose is something!

Regards,

Simon
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U turn if you want - the Lady's not for turning

That was the famous quote that Margaret Thatcher said during a Conservative Party Conference, it appears that the current Prime Minister could do with learning the same.

He's now u turned on bin tax. This was a scheme he backed (until the voters gave him the biggest defeat for 60 years on Thursday) where by you paid to bin your rubbish. This stealth tax was opposed by Conservatives nationally and locally and a scheme I had written about my opposition to previously.

However, it seems the man of prudent principal or as we've come to see him, the chickenly coward has made another u turn. In fact he seems to u turning more than a one armed swimmer.

I know some people may think that it's a sign of listening to the people, but surely he's the foresight to know that shutting post offices, making the working poor pay more tax and taxing people on the weight of the rubbish they throw were going to be bad with the British people.

Either, he's too stupid to see this, or so complacent of his party's election ability that he frankly does not care.

Well he'll care now with the prospect of being one of the shortest serving Prime Minister ever beckoning.

As Thursday night showed, only the Conservatives can stop Labour, and that's the same at the Town Hall and the County Hall as much as it is at Westminster or London City Hall.

Another oversight?

It appears that the planting around the war memorial is not included in the contract awarded to FBC by the Town Council. I do have to double check this, but if this is the case, it another massive oversight from our open spaces contract 'expert' and also if this is the case it means the war memorial will not be planted, which I find as a totally unacceptable disgrace.

I pledge that I'll donate £50 from my own money to provide plants to have the war memorial sorted out.

Simon
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More on Green Action Day

The video below shows some of the pictures taken on Wesham's first green action day, we collected over 25 bags of rubbish, which included a small kitchen knife, some drain pipes, several vodka bottles and an old shoe.

I'd like to thank the councillors and community volunteers who came out to help, in the rainy hour we were there we did shift a load of rubbish and made a very good start. We concentrated on the Door Step Green, the Car Park at the side of Town Hill Walk and in Mowbreck Court. We could have easily spent another hour, but we were all getting wet and tired. IT was interesting to note, that despite the invite and advance notice, only Conservative Councillors and community volunteers came out.

I do aim to run this type of event every few weeks and in different parts of Wesham, Rural Fylde and the Borough. This is the Conservative Party being the party that puts it money where its mouth is and does something useful and practical for the community. It is all very well talking in a committee meeting, but sometimes only action will do.

If you want to sign up to the green action day project team, please get in touch by e-mail simon@wesham.com

Regards,

Simon
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Wesham's First Green Action Day

Pot Holes

I've reported to the county some pot holes to get filled in. These being on Station Road and Garstang Road North. Let me know any that crop up where you live.

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Sorry

Hello,

I have to start this post by saying sorry. Sorry for not updating it for so long! I've no excuses, well maybe one or two. Firstly I've been really engaged in the Local Elections over the last two weeks or so. Helping to get more Conservatives elected to councils around the Northwest And what a result we had. Boris as Mayor, Control of 12 more councils and Labour losses of over 400 councillors. This is a great time to be a Conservative and a bad time to be Labour!

The other reason I've not been to active on updating is the Pools. These are my one concern and priority currently and I have been an spending increasing number of hours discussing, explaining and planning for the future of Fylde's swimming provision. Things on that front are moving very well in deed and hopefully we'll be in position to make announcements soon.

Regards,

Simon.
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