Fears that the Youth Hostel in Kendal will be forced to close have been temporarily lifted after Carolyn White, Chief Executive of the Youth Hostel Association, agreed to consider a proposal put forward by South Lakes MP Tim Farron for another building to used as a replacement.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron met with representatives from Transplant 2013 this week to offer his support to the campaign and raise awareness of organ transplantation in Parliament. Transplant 2013 is campaigning to reach the target to increase organ donation after death by 50% in 2013; the current figure stands at just over 25%. Transplant 2013 asked Mr Farron to provide political leadership for the campaign and ensure that organ transplantation is a priority for the government's health policy.
I see our local bloggers and the local press has already given their slant on last night's council meeting. I have never seen any thing quite like it. The Conservatives plumbed new depths. It was not just that they voted their leader and cabinet members an obscene pay rise but their behavior throughout was appalling.
Following Conservative Councillors in Windsor and Maidenhead voting themselves a 91% rise in allowances, Conservative Councillors running Barnet Council in London have voted themselves a whopping 38% rise in allowances, whilst simultaneous imposing pay freezes on their frontline staff.
The Bedford branch of the Body Shop got in touch this week to ask if I would pop in and sign the petition backing the Body Shop's Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Campaign. I was obviously only too pleased to help, and when I popped in today I found the friendly team in there all ready to get behind the campaign, with new displays set to go up later in the day. It's a very good little store, and I'm sure they'll make sure sales of the hand cream produced to raise funds for the campaign ('Soft Hands Kind Heart') go well.
Application forms for the Folkestone West "You Decide" day on 11th September are now available for download at http://tinyurl.com/3aytmo9
