Tag: Denise Roberts

Election results for Claughton (Labour Hold), Bidston & St James (Labour Hold) and Pensby & Thingwall (Labour Gain)

Election results for Claughton (Labour Hold), Bidston & St James (Labour Hold) and Pensby & Thingwall (Labour Gain)

Election results for Claughton (Labour Hold), Bidston & St James (Labour Hold) and Pensby & Thingwall (Labour Gain)

                         

Claughton ward (declared at 11:55)

Name of candidate Party Votes
Denise Elizabeth ROBERTS Labour 1,912
Philip William Barrington GRIFFITHS UKIP 760
Barbara Vera SINCLAIR Conservative 522
Paul Thomas CARTLIDGE Green 222
Chris TEGGIN Liberal Democrat 172

Labour Hold

Bidston & St James ward (declared at 11:57)

Name of candidate Party Votes
Ann Rose Catherine MCLACHLAN Labour 1,701
Cathy WILLIAMS UKIP 540
Geoffrey Peter DORMAND Conservative 190
Colin DIGNAM-GILL Green 106
Roy John WOOD Liberal Democrat 53
Greg NORTH Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts 43

Labour Hold

Pensby & Thingwall ward (declared at 12:06)

Name of candidate Party Votes
Louise Ann REECEJONES Labour 1,334
Denis Thomas KNOWLES Conservative 1,172
Jim DAVISON UKIP 916
Damien William CUMMINS Liberal Democrat 390
Allen John BURTON Green 274

Labour Gain

Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm – Turns Away Visitors

Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm – Turns Away Visitors

                               

This afternoon, myself and my wife having been invited to Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm (which is in the road we live) by Cllr Brighouse were turned away by the Tam O’Shanter Cottage Trust trustee Cllr. Denise Roberts (Labour, Claughton).

Instead then of reporting about the 25 year success story of this charity (Tam O’Shanter Cottage Urban Farm Trust) who state on their website that their aim is “providing an enjoyable and educational experience for all” and even though other journalists (for example who wrote this story in the Wirral Globe were) invited, it seems if you’re John or Leonora you’re not welcome at Tam O’Shanter (although to give them their due one of the staff wanted us to stay).

So instead of a report on new tree planting, a visit by the Mayor and other councillors involved, we have instead some video footage for you of a plastic cow.

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Tam O’Shanter Cottage Urban Farms Trust’s “main objectives”:-

To continue to provide a free amenity to the public
To continue to promote the use of Tam O’Shanter Urban Farm thereby maintaining visitor numbers

Useless bit of trivia: Tam O’Shanter is currently leased from Wirral Council for one Bidston pine cone/year. In the Mayor’s parlour at Wallasey Town Hall there a display of the Tam O’Shanter pine cone. As it was a few years old I asked the previous Mayor Cllr. Hodson if they’d paid their rent. He said he didn’t know if they had but where do annual Tam O’Shanter pine cones go?