This event is a photo call to mark the end of a year of celebration for the guiding movement. I have been privileged to have attended many of the events this year and this final ceremony was tinged with sadness at the end of a very long party. The Guiders and Trefoil members however, are looking forward to a little more rest from the constant organising.
The BBC reports: "The UK government has sold the London to Folkestone high speed rail link to a Canadian consortium for £2.1bn. The consortium will take over a 30 year lease on the track and stations." and "HS1, which cost more than £5bn to build, became fully operational in November 2007." http://tinyurl.com/2vcgxyn
Phil Woolas was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth from 1997 and, until today, Labour's shadow Immigration Minster, appointed to that last role just a few weeks ago by new Labour Leader Ed Miliband. Today, a court judged that he had been guilty of an illegal practice during his election campaign worthy of declaring his 103 vote election win at the 2010 election void.
Liberal Democrat Councillors from Shepway including Lynne Beaumont, Val Loseby, Tim Prater, Bev Rolfe, Maggie Sheldrake, Season Prater and Darren Briddock have joined hundreds of Lib Dem members across the Country in signing an open letter to all Lib Dem MPs urging them to stick to the pledges made to students not to vote for an increase in Student Tuition Fees.
Folkestone Academy Primary School were the winners of the 2010 Folkestone Councillors' Cup football tournament held on Wednesday 3rd November. The football competition held The Stadium, Church Road, Cheriton, is organised by Cheriton Councillor Dhan Gurung, funded by Folkestone Town Council and supported by Charlton Athletic Community Support who provide coaches and referees for the day. Teams from Folkestone Primary Academy, Stella Maris, Morehall, Harcourt, Cheriton and St Martins in Folkestone were all taking part.
It has taken many years to bring the dream of a Community Centre into a reality, and today I had the great pleasure of performing the opening ceremony at the new Christchurch Community Centre, Folkestone.
Children from Stella Maris, Folkestone Primary and Secondary Academies, Mundella Primary and The Brook Centre joined the representatives from various groups, to officially open the newly refurbished Lower Radnor Park Playground.
Blocked drain gully covers in Cheriton High Street reported for cleaning in July were finally cleared at the end of October.
Is your child due to start school in September 2011? Parents can apply for primary school places between Monday 8 November 2010 and Saturday 15 January 2011. Thousands of families from Kent will submit applications for up to three schools of their choice.
Kent Highway Services have advised that it will It will be necessary to close Caesar's Way, Cheriton, Folkestone on or after 19 November 2010 for up to 1 day. The road will be closed from the junction with Biggins Wood Road, to enable carriageway repairs and resurfacing to be carried out.
Large numbers of people attended the event to boost funds. Home-made jams, chutneys and marmalade were on sale as well as cakes and pastries. I bought my usual marmalade replacement and treated the family to home-made sponge cake. There were some great bargains to be had at the stalls and a very welcome cup of tea.
Today I have announced details of the Green Deal, a new and radical way of making energy efficiency improvements available to all, whether people own or rent their properties. Through the Green Deal everyone will have a chance to save energy, cut their bills and tackle climate change, just as we promised in our manifesto.
