Bury Hospice Party in the Park / Cricket / Hawkshaw Gala

Published July 11, 2009 Local Organisations Leave a Comment
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David at Bury Hospice Party in the Park

David at Bury Hospice Party in the Park

Despite the forecast rain I am pleased to say tha the rain has only just arrived here in Tottington and other than some very fine drizzle at the Bury Hospice Party in the Park at Close Park it has been fine all day. The Party in the Park seemed to be going well when I was there and I just hope that the event was a success because I know how much planning goes into organising such an event. The picture shows me having a go the Tombola – for once a successful go because I won a woolly beany hat and an address book!!

On the way to the Hawkshaw Gala I called in at Walshaw Sports Club to watch the opening exchanges of the game between Walshaw Seconds and Little Hultonwhich had been sponsored by Bury Rotary Club. Little Hulton looked to be on top and I will be intersted to see if Walshaw managed to prevail on the end.

Hawkshaw Gala was busy and visitors were being entertained by the Stockport Steel Band which got me in the mood for Music in the Park tomorrow. I just hope the rain has moved on by then and the sun is shining!

Young Enterprise

Published July 10, 2009 General Leave a Comment
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It has been a busy week and apologies for not reporting earlier!
I have spent two days out this week as a volunteer helping Young Enterprise. Young Enterprise are a Charity that help young people learn about business and the world of work. On Monday I was at Urmston Grammar School in Trafford and yesterday I was at Werneth School in Stockport. Yesterday I was helping with an Airline Masterclass where the pupils have the opportunity to work in a group and undertake all the different jobs involved in the airline industry from design and marketing to sales and finance.
You can visit the website of Young Enterprise in the North West here.

Tomorrow I will be attending the Summer Fair organised by Bury Hospice at Closes Park on Dumers Lane in Bury.
On Sunday Music in the Park returns to Whitehead Gardens in Tottington. There are eight live bands and hopefully there will be good weather and a bumper crowd.

Ataxia UK

Published July 5, 2009 General Leave a Comment
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David and Councillor Denise Bigg with CeeCee the centre of attraction as usual

David and Councillor Denise Bigg with CeeCee the centre of attraction as usual

This afternoon Sue and I attended two fund raising events the first was at the home of Councillor Jackie Harris the Conservative Councillor for Radcliffe North. A torrential downpour resulted in the salmon and strawberries being consumed indoors rather than outside in the garden but it was nevertheless a good opportunity from Councillors and volunteers from both Bury North and Bury South to meet up.

From there we went on to a BBQ and Garden Party at the home of Stuart and Sandra Cain in Bankhouse Road who were raising funds for Ataxia UK. Fortunately the sun was out and once we brought CeeCee out he was as usual a big hil especially with the children. In addition to the normal raffle there was also a raffle for a framed and signed Bury FC shirt signed by all the members of the team in the last season which I was lucky enough to win!

Just to recap on the past few days I was down at Audenshaw on Thursday as part of my new role as a volunteer for Young Enterprise ( more about this in future posts! ). I was helping to run a course where around a hundred Year 10 pupils were split into teams of about ten and each team had to learn how to run a football club.

In the evening we took CeeCee to his training class. CeeCee has moved from the Monday night class to the Thursday night class and Thursday was his last visit to the Parish Church Hall because the training club Elton Dog Training Club are moving to a new base next week and his next class will be there. ( Again more on this in future posts).

On Friday we went over to Morecambe for a short one night stay to say hello to our godchildren and meet their two new pets two Staffordshire Bull Terriers called Sky and Tess who are both just a couple of months old. They had only just had their injections so they could not meet up with CeeCee – that will be fun!

Royal College of Nursing meeting

Published July 1, 2009 Political Leave a Comment

David with members of the Greater Manchester branch of the Royal College of Nursing and other guest speakers

David with members of the Greater Manchester branch of the Royal College of Nursing and other guest speakers

This evening I attended a meeting at the Over Hulton Conservative Club in Bolton of the Greater Manchester Branch of the Royal College of Nurses. The main focus of the meeting was the Transforming Community Services Agenda which arises out of a document published by the Government earlier in the year. I understand around 50 local M.P.’s and Parliamentary Candidates had been invited in the event only my colleague Councillor Susan Williams the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Bolton West and a Liberal Democrat Councillor attended. Nevertheless, we were able to have a very useful and constructive discussion and I certainly left the meeting feeling very much more informed about the feelings of the nurses on this issue.

Bury Hospice Afternoon Tea

Published July 1, 2009 Local Organisations , People , Political Leave a Comment
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Ann Widdecombe M.P.

Ann Widdecombe M.P.

This afternoon Sue and I attended a fundraising event in aid of Bury Hospice at the Bolholt Hotel in Walshaw. The guest speaker was Ann Widdecombe M.P. Although Ann spoke a little about politics she also spoke about her writing and her many television appearances. The event was well attended and hopefully will have raised much needed funds for the Hospice.

European Election Thank-you Meeting

Published June 29, 2009 People , Political Leave a Comment
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David Nuttall, Azmat Husain, Saj Karim MEP, Councillor Bob Bibby

David Nuttall, Azmat Husain, Saj Karim MEP, Councillor Bob Bibby

It is all too easy for politicians to be around before an election and so it was a pleasant change that yesterday evening Saj Karim MEP who had visited Bury before the European Election paid a return visit on Sunday evening to an event organised by the Bury Conservatives Muslim Forum. Saj thanked everyone for their hardwork during the election and gave an outline of the work he does in the European Parliament. He confirmed that he had been re-elected as the Group Whip.

Over 130 attended which I thought was quite impressive on a Sunday evening. There were several supporting speakers including Councillor Bob Bibby, the Leader of Bury Council, myself and also Azmat Husain who is Vice Chairman of the North West Area Conservative Muslim Forum

Bury Show

Published June 29, 2009 General Leave a Comment
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David and CeeCee at Bury Show

David and CeeCee at Bury Show

On Saturday afternoon I attended a Garden Tea Party to raise funds for Breast Cancer Care.

Sunday, after attending church at St. Anne’s in the morning Sue and I took CeeCee down to the Bury Show and just as last year we got soaked with rain on the way back to the car.

Disillusioned of Bury

Published June 26, 2009 General Leave a Comment
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Since my return from Northern Ireland I have resumed my usual pattern of meetings and campaigning. I have spent alot of time this week speaking to voters “on the doorstep” and it is clear that the revelations over M.P.’s expenses has resulted in widespread disillusionment with politics and politicians. I always had to explain that as a Prospective M.P. I receive no public money whatsoever and I have said unequivocally that my main home will always be here in Bury and I will not change the designation of it simply to maximise my expenses claims. Further I have said that I will never claim for furniture or household goods and I will not make any claims for food. Also unlike so many current M.P.’s I will not use taxpayers money to pay for leaflets. At present M.P.’s can claim up to £10,000 each year on what is called a Communications Allowance and I have stated that I will never make any claim on that Allowance. Hopefully we can start to rebuild the trust and confidence in politicians.

On Wednesday I attended a meeting of Bury Council which was the first under the new Mayor Councillor Sheila Magnall and it soon became clear that the new Mayor will be a very firm but fair referee of business during Council meetings.

Yesterday I attended a coffee morning to raise funds for the Party in Bury North

Belfast

Published June 19, 2009 General Leave a Comment

Peter Robinson MP MLA, First Minister of Northern Ireland, Philip Davies MP (Shipley) David Nuttall

Peter Robinson MP MLA, First Minister of Northern Ireland, Philip Davies MP (Shipley) David Nuttall

Sue and I flew to Belfast yesterday and have spent today in a series of meetings with various people engaged in political and public life in Northern Ireland.

Our first visit yeaterday was to Stormont, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly. We had a private meeting with the First Minister Peter Robinson who then took us on a tour of the building.

In the afternoon we had meetings with an SDLP Candidate from the European Elections, a security expert, the Conservatives Area Campaign Director and an officer from the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

General Election Countdown

Published June 15, 2009 Politics Leave a Comment
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One of the questions I am most often asked is
“When exactly will the next General Election be?”

Of course, the answer that I usually give is that “I don’t know” because it is up to the Prime Minister when he wishes to call the General Election. Under the law a General Election has to be held once every five years and as the last one was in 2005 the last date for the next one is 3rd June 2010.

I have added a new page to my blog called ‘General Election Countdown’ which contains a ‘widget’ ( a little computer programme that I downloaded – please do not think that I created it myself!) which automatically counts down the time to the last possible day for the next General Election.

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