David with members of the Ramsbottom branch of RNLI
Archive for April, 2009
Spring Forum Cheltenham
Published April 28, 2009 Politics Leave a CommentTags: Spring Forum, St.Anne's Church
Sue and I attended the Conservatives Spring Forum at Cheltenham on Saturday. We heard speeches from Andrew Lansley and Michael Gove on the NHS and Education. I attended a briefing for Candidates on this years European elections.
On a personal note sadly my stepmother Carole passed away on Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer.
Also on Sunday morning I attended the Annual meeting of Parishioners at St. Anne’s Church in Tottington at which I was elected to serve as one of the two Churchwardens.
St.George’s Day
Published April 23, 2009 General 1 CommentTags: Councillor Peter Ashworth, John Findon, Mayor of Bury, Rector of Bury, St George's Day
David at the St Georges Day flag raising ceremony
I am delighted that the Conservative led Council has introduced this short ceremony to honour our Patron Saint and I hope the occasion will be repeated every year in the future.
Budget Day. The true scale of Labour’s utter mismanagement of the economy has been revealed. The chickens are coming home to roost.
Despite the smoke screen of higher taxes for those earning the highest incomes (another broken promise) the reality is that there will be higher taxes for everyone and even then vital public services will be squeezed. Whichever way the figures are looked at the position is dire. As one commentator has just said on television it will be decades before all the Governement borrowing is ever repaid.
Rotary -Stroke Awareness Day
Published April 19, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: Mayor of Bury, Millgate Centre, Rotary Club of Bury, The Stroke Association
The Mayor and Mayoress of Bury before their blood pressure tests
David helping out with Stroke Awareness Day
Yesterday I helped with Bury Rotary Club’s Stroke Awareness Day at the Millgate centre in Bury town centre.
One of the principal causes of strokes is high blood pressure and yesterday anyone could have a free blood pressure check and we were giving out lots of helpful information both on how to try and avoid having a stroke and also whay to do if someone you are with suffers from a stroke.
We were visited by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bury who set a good example by both having their blood pressure tested. I had mine tested too and I am pleased to report it was satisfactory!
