In prestwich the Liberal Democrat Group having been running a Love Prestwich campaign.

Its aim is to get a little more pride in Prestwich, cut down on Littering and Graffiti, as well as get the Council to clean up more regularly.

So it was with dismay that I noticed on sunday that some yob had pulled down one of the hanging baskets.

It just proves that Love Prestwich has a long way to go yet.

Wednesday was Mayor making, Peter Ashworth is Burys new Mayor and by all accounts a very worthy person .

Later bob bibby gave his statement on the state of the borough 2007/2008 strangely ( well for him ) that’s what he did without trying to goad the opposition parties.

I also have a new seating position I’m officially a frontbencher with my mentor Cllr Garner to my left, to my right is Cllr Vincent (who I’ve found to be amusing ) behind me is Cllr Ahmed a new appointee also behind me is Cllr Wiseman who is the conservatives parliamentary candidate for Bury south ( vote D’ Albert )

Thursday was full Governors at Prestwich Arts College we were told of a meeting between the Head Geoff Barlow and our local Mp Ivan Lewis in attempt to move on from the strategic review and build some bridges. Well surprise surprise, knock me down with a feather our Local Mp still has some negative perceptions of the school.  

Darlings mini budget is a bribe it will not work!

I recently had a walk around Bury, nothing unusual in that however this was done in ladies high heels. This was done as part of Bury’s domestic violence week for sponorship and to highlight the various issues.

I am pictured here with my Lib dem colleague Cllr Donal O’Hanlon again showing when its an important issue then the Lib Dems are there to fully support. Shame the other political parties didn’t support as much.

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Friday night was the Mayors Ball where the great and the good of Bury come to enjoy a 5 couse meal and then some dancing.

This year was started with a fire drill so everyone had to evacuate to the carpark.

The edited highlights are:-

all Lib Dem Cllr love swing music (not)

Cllr Campbell has two left feet

Cllr Davidson can Jive big style

No one can out eat Cllr Wright

No Gibb and Lewis (no coincidence)

Maureen Davidson taught me how to Barn Dance.

On Friday the Bury Liberal Democrats had our second annual dinner it was again a well attend event and everybody enjoyed it. The guest speaker was local MP Paul Rowen who gave an excellent insight to what goes on in Parliament.

For next year we are going to try and get someone a little more high profile and plans are already on going

The last two weeks seems to have been disaster after disaster for G Brown and his cronies. Unfortunately its no laughing matter but if someone offers you fifty thousand pounds so you can enhance your political career do you say thank you or do you think where is this money from and whats in it for them.

I often listen to yesterday in parliament on Radio 4 you could tell there was genuine shock when Aliaster Bean announced the extent of the missing data, most minister I believe thought the figure was  1 million how wrong can they be.

So remember it was a junior official that can download all the child benefit data, we didn’t know the actually source of the money, the world is flat and lewis will be our Mp for the next 10 years. 

Amazingly 620 people viewed this website last month, which is fantastic but embarrassingly I only did two posts bad bad boy 

saturday:I heard that a certain J Aitkien was to be given  a job back in the tory party, maybe they are expecting a return of a jeffery archer (it looks like crime does pay)

sunday:was remeberance day a very large and proud turn out at the cenataph. Lest we forget those who gave their tomorrows for our todays.

also on sunday it seems every re-cycle bin in Prestwich was full. A well done to Prestwich for re-cycling but a thumbs down to Bury MBC for not providing enough bins#

monday: was our AGM it seemed like everyone took on their tasks with little or no enthusiasm apart from Julie Baum who is relishing her new role of membership secretary. So its a well done to Julie and Liberal thinking people of Bury beware Julie is after you.

tuesday:not much to report apart from having the worst start to the day seeing Mr wesil on tv. 

thursday: was a PTFA meeting at school as a local dignitary I got to draw the 100 club, still can’t win . Got home to watch question time Nick Clegg won it by a country mile many people at work  warmed to Nick as well.  

Last week I was involved with two important events.

Firstly I chaired my first scrutiny group, in the main I found it both challenging as well as rewarding. The main topic is to scrutinize bullying in our local schools and make recommendations where possible.

Secondly I started a little fund raising idea to try and get some memorabilia from MPs, MEPs and famous figures in the Liberal Democrat party then we shall sell them off. Update so far Bob Russell, MP for Colchester was the first to respond. So well done to Bob

steve