It is Thursday 5th March and I am up early with the prospect of driving to Harrogate to attend my first full conference. I am as excited as a small child going on a new adventure. I arrive early and wander around the town taking in all the sights. What a lovely town it is and the people so friendly!
Shepway Council are promoting a series of FREE play events taking place over the Easter holidays across Shepway. The sessions are free of charge, funded by the Big Lottery and staffed by three play workers who facilitate games/play for ALL ages.
The Kent LINk (Local Involvement Network) is an independent network of local people and community groups working together to influence and improve Kent's health and social care services. The latest issue of the Kent LINk Bulletin is now available from http://tinyurl.com/dhe4uc
Last week the BNP candidate penned a rant of some length to the letters page of the Herald. At times of uncertainty including worries about financial security and employment the BNP will always seek to tap into people's fear for now and the future. For a few it is tantalising to show support for this party, perhaps to give the other parties, especially the government a kick for failing them.
Congratulations to staff at Shepway District Council who raised more than £1,000 for Comic Relief by holding events including a fancy dress netball match, head shaving and a cake sale.
Kent Trading Standards have had reports of calls to home owners in the Folkestone area supposedly from telephone providers.
Shepway Lib Dem Group Leader Lynne Beaumont has been listed in a new Councillors directory of Twitter users at www.cllrtweeps.com joining Season Prater, Tim Prater, Tom McNeice and Gary Fuller who were already listed on the site.
One of the points I have noted from reading about educational theory, is that any model or ideology which is Instrumentalist or even Classical Humanist, which views education as a process for creating a workforce or suggests that knowledge is absolute and has a validity independent of moral or ethical considerations, is inherently undemocratic (e.g. The National Curriculum).
Shepway Gurkha Justice campaigners Lynne Beaumont and Dhan Gurung today joined former Gurkha soldiers who are fighting for the right to settle in the UK by seeking a High Court injunction to force the government to take action.
The agenda of Shepway Council's cabinet meeting on 18th March is now available online - but possibly the most controversial part of it is to remain secret. Item 16 on the agenda (available at http://www.shepway.gov.uk/webapp/service/query/cads/doc/cabinet/Agendas/acabt20090318.doc?download=download) lists the item as "Leas Lift Lease Termination". Apparently its supporting report (C/08/106) sets out the background of the Leas Lift lease and the proposals for its termination - but members of the public, are not allowed to see that report, or even listen to the debate at the meeting if they wish.
Sandgate Councillor Season Prater is pleased that Palm House Antiques on Sandgate High Street will be getting a facelift in the next few weeks. The outside of the former shop on the High Street has been in need of decoration for some time, and builders are lined up to start works there soon.
Liberal Democrat Campaigner Neil Matthews wants to see the real impact of the credit crunch and recession on businesses across Shepway. Neil is calling on local businesses to give their feedback on how the current economic climate is affecting them.
