Thank goodness I wasn't asked to bowl the first wood again this time! Although I was the hosting Mayor, it was in fact the Cinque Ports Bowls Association who organised the whole event. Making a speech comes easier now and I am finding the words to show my pride in Folkestone itself.
The heavens opened and as we arrived, the organisers, The Lions Club, were having to make a decision whether to carry on. The donkeys were still under cover and the riders sheltering in the car. The sausages were becoming nicely into charcoal whilst the lid was on the BBQ.
Earlier this week Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne delivered a speech on Labour's legacy:
Welcoming the Prime Minister's support for a minimum pricing policy on alcohol local Liberal Democrat campaigner Dr Charles West said:
Brentwood West's Liberal Democrat Councillors are to lobby the Highways Agency for noise barriers for the A12 as the noise by neighbours, particularly in Selwood Road, Talbrook and Spital Lane, has now become a real problem.
A year ago South West Herts resident and Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles was appointed Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, Europe's top committee responsible for the regulation of financial services. At the time Sharon was tipped by the Financial Times to become one of the most powerful people in European finance. Since then her reputation for fairness and impartiality and her outstanding ability to master and analyse complex briefs has propelled her to the centre of international affairs.