North Durham's Lib Dem candidate (Ian L, spouse of Mrs) relaxing in a sunnier part of the fest.
Mrs L in full festival downpour mode - typically fashionable North Durham LookJust back from Thursday to Sunday 2 August in Cambridge
My kids bought Linda (mrs L) and me tickets and a camping ticket for the Cambridge “Folk” Festival which was great - it hasn’t much to do with folk in the fingers in the ear high-pitched voices at dawn sense thankfully.
Specially enjoyed the Zutons, Saw Doctors, Buffy Sainte Marie (sixties icon up there with Neil Young and Bob Dylan – wrote loads of good songs eg Universal Soldier which she gave to Donovan – listen to it it’s a great song and totally right-on) and a band I’ve never heard of before called Edward II (black and white reggae folk band if you can imagine that – really warm stuff.
Got drowned and mud bathed in the traditional festival downpour way on Saturday tea time. It went on until Sunday (from Thursday) but we had to leave (packing a wet tent at midnight on Saturday) cos had a meeting with North Durham campaign Manager (Natalie English – hereinafter referred to as Nat) on Sunday – so got to bed at 6am and up again at 11 to prep for meeting which turned out to be good.
We have got a great team of people to win N Durham back from the red hordes as soon as Gordon Brown lets us have a vote.
Monday 3 August
Went to Tyne and Wear Fire Service HQ for an all day session working on getting money to build new Community Fire Stations for the north east, especially 4 new ones in Durham – so people from all the fire services were there. I am responsible for Northumberland’s Fire Service at the moment and am part of the management board for the whole north east including Durham so it’s a great position to be in to help ensure we get the best services in N Durham.
It went well but because we have to bid for money from central government credits its very complicated and there is no guarantee of success regardless of need etc – it is a bit of a lottery but we have a fantastic team and if anybody can get the money we can
After a full day there, booted and suited more or less straight out to a meeting in my local ward – I’ve got housing, regeneration etc round the table with the local people to put together a bid to develop the big ex-council estate to break up featureless concrete and tarmac rat runs into smaller hamlety communities with loads of greenery and nice features. We should get the money as the area needs it.
There’s loads of potential in N Durham to put together groups to do the same there is money out there contrary to popular belief.
Rest of night 9 – midnight spent pestering people across N Durham about our campaign to win this seat for the Lib Dems
My kids bought Linda (mrs L) and me tickets and a camping ticket for the Cambridge “Folk” Festival which was great - it hasn’t much to do with folk in the fingers in the ear high-pitched voices at dawn sense thankfully.
Specially enjoyed the Zutons, Saw Doctors, Buffy Sainte Marie (sixties icon up there with Neil Young and Bob Dylan – wrote loads of good songs eg Universal Soldier which she gave to Donovan – listen to it it’s a great song and totally right-on) and a band I’ve never heard of before called Edward II (black and white reggae folk band if you can imagine that – really warm stuff.
Got drowned and mud bathed in the traditional festival downpour way on Saturday tea time. It went on until Sunday (from Thursday) but we had to leave (packing a wet tent at midnight on Saturday) cos had a meeting with North Durham campaign Manager (Natalie English – hereinafter referred to as Nat) on Sunday – so got to bed at 6am and up again at 11 to prep for meeting which turned out to be good.
We have got a great team of people to win N Durham back from the red hordes as soon as Gordon Brown lets us have a vote.
Monday 3 August
Went to Tyne and Wear Fire Service HQ for an all day session working on getting money to build new Community Fire Stations for the north east, especially 4 new ones in Durham – so people from all the fire services were there. I am responsible for Northumberland’s Fire Service at the moment and am part of the management board for the whole north east including Durham so it’s a great position to be in to help ensure we get the best services in N Durham.
It went well but because we have to bid for money from central government credits its very complicated and there is no guarantee of success regardless of need etc – it is a bit of a lottery but we have a fantastic team and if anybody can get the money we can
After a full day there, booted and suited more or less straight out to a meeting in my local ward – I’ve got housing, regeneration etc round the table with the local people to put together a bid to develop the big ex-council estate to break up featureless concrete and tarmac rat runs into smaller hamlety communities with loads of greenery and nice features. We should get the money as the area needs it.
There’s loads of potential in N Durham to put together groups to do the same there is money out there contrary to popular belief.
Rest of night 9 – midnight spent pestering people across N Durham about our campaign to win this seat for the Lib Dems
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