What an excellent venue to hold a fundraising event - my local Public House! This small community have worked together and shown what can be achieved by responding to a need and sharing a task together.
There are calls for residents to be consulted on the future of the Town Hall. The main opposition at Brentwood Borough Council, the Liberal Democrats, are among those who believe it is crucial for people to have their say on such an important decision in the town's recent history.
Essex County Council Liberal Democrats are calling on Essex County Council to start generating its own green energy in a Council motion, to be heard at the Full Council meeting on 12 October.
I was at the Harpur Suite earlier to open the Council's 10:10:10 climate change event which took place today. 10:10:10 is a 'global day of doing' this Sunday and is being supported by the 10:10 initiative, to which the Council signed up and committed itself to cutting its carbon emissions by 10% by April 2011. The event saw teams from the Council and a range of other bodies offering support and advice around actions people can take this Sunday and also in their day-to-day lives to help protect the environment, while also cutting their own energy bills.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Folkestone, Tom and Kate McNeice, invite you to an afternoon of Nepalese entertainment, In aid of the Mayor's Charities B-4-8s and Folkestone Rainbow Centre.
Labour left the finances of the country in a terrible state. We have the biggest Government deficit of the wealthiest countries and the biggest black hole in the nation's finances since the Second World War. Putting all this right will mean difficult decisions on taxes and spending.