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Published on: 15/02/2018 07:51 AMReported by: roving-eye
There are many different ways to express affection on Valentine's Day but not many will involve a couple of skips.
Labour's Group Action in Norwood (GAIN) project took that less than conventional route yesterday to help local residents clear their clutter.
With one skip based in Canning Road and the other in Russell Road, the GAIN team braved driving wind and heavy rain to marshall the containers and ensure there were no problems.
They also kept busy lending a helping hand with heavy loads and collecting unwanted items from nearby houses. From broken baby buggies, to wrecked wicker chairs and finished fishtanks, if it was junk it suffered that most cruel of fates on Valentine's Day- it got dumped.
Labour's Prospective Candidate for Norwood, Mhairi Doyle MBE, was on hand to discuss local issues with residents and to also do a two-hour marshalling shift in the bad weather:
"It wasn't exactly a romantic experience but it was lovely all the same to be able to help folks out and do something for the area. A Valentine's card is nice but who'd have thought that seeing a young lad and one of our GAIN team struggling and mucking in together to load in a waterlogged old leather sofa could also bring a warm glow to your heart?"
"Local residents seemed to really appreciate the effort being made and although Labour met all the costs, we also appreciate the help we received from Sefton Council to make it happen. Working together gets results."
The GAIN project was launched by members of the local Norwood branch of Southport Labour Party to help with issues in the area. Branch Chair, Greg Myers, explained:
"It's about being rooted in the local community and wanting to do what you can to improve it. We only started our branch last summer but from the beginning, we were determined it wasn't just going to be a political talking shop but about the practical projects and support we could give as well.
This is about doing the type of things that need more than one or two pairs of hands and hopefully, other residents will get more and more involved too in future.
Of course, we now also have two councillors in Bill and Marianne Welsh who are working hard with residents to sort out issues as well. If Mhairi is elected in May we can build on all that and it will be a really effective team working for the good of the area."
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Expect to now be treated to the likes of Dav et al moaning about them "commies"... I mean how dare they hire skips for the benefit of local residents? And help them move all that stuff?!!... and in the pouring rain, getting stuck in to help the residents and declutter the area???!!!! Absolute disgrace! The lefty bar stewards!!!
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so where did the money come from to pay for the skip?
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It would be good if there was enough room left in the skips to get Corbyn, McDonnell and Abbott in.
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we now also have two councillors in Bill and Marianne Welsh who are working hard with residents to sort out issues as well
Did they work hard when they were Lib Dems?
I voted Lib Dem but now have a Labour Cllr.
They should both resign their seats and stand again but they have not got the balls to do that have they??
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Originally Posted by
pentire
Did they work hard when they were Lib Dems?
I voted Lib Dem but now have a Labour Cllr.
They should both resign their seats and stand again but they have not got the balls to do that have they??
...funny that, coz Dan Lewis is the last remaining Lib-Dem councillor in Norwood and yet can't be seen for striving to get re-elected in Meols as he knows his days are numbered in Norwood.
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What was the “help” from Sefton Council? I wouldn’t have thought anyone needed much help ordering a couple of skips.
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Originally Posted by
VB123
What was the “help” from Sefton Council? I wouldn’t have thought anyone needed much help ordering a couple of skips.
...we'll see you out there ordering a couple and getting stuff done then eh?
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They should both resign their seats and stand again but they have not got the balls to do that have they??
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Thankyou for this Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party. I see that they are actually living up to Corbyn & McDonnell's 'promises' and buying votes. Shame that eventually they'll run out of other people's money just as socialists always do.
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Corbin the Czechoslovakian spy will be running our country if you vote for this scruffy lot.
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