Kids, Roads and Photos
Today I have investigated an issue in my role as a governor of Butterstile Primary School, trying to make sure that a couple of children there don’t miss out on some Christmas festivities. I have spoken to a couple of other governors about it, and liaised with the Head, so now hopefully everyone will be happy and merry and full of festive joy.
Also today I have spoken to a resident about the state of his road - it’s only a couple of months until we have the impossible task of selecting which of the ward’s pot-holed roads receive the tiny amount of money available for maintenance in the coming year. Last year the amount of money needed just to refurbish the dozen neediest roads was five times the amount available. God only knows what the situation will be this year, but certainly nowhere near enough to fix them all. I had to tell the resident that his road would make the long-list for the second successive year, but that it mightn’t make it onto the final list. I had to agree with his assessment that short-term thinking like this leads to bigger problems in the long term. It’s frustrating that there’s little I can do but watch the cracks in the road get bigger!
And tonight, I am getting my photo taken. The new Focus (festive Christmas edition) is on its way shortly, and of course it won’t be complete without pictures of Donal O’Hanlon and I pointing at things. So that’s what we’re doing tonight, joined by Mary D’Albert, the Lib Dem Focus Team candidate for St Mary’s in 2008. I’m just off to fetch my Brylcreem…
Rick
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