Green Lib Dem Conference Programme
SATURDAY
10 Jun 2009
National News
Mistreatment of elderly in NHS, and the whistle blowing nurse
You may have heard about Nurse Margaret Haywood, a whistle blowing nurse struck off the Nursing register for secretly filming inhuman & degrading treatment of elderly patients in a NHS hospital, for BBC Panorama. 42000 people have now signed an online petition from the Royal College of Nursing calling for her re-instalment. It has been a catalyst for an outpouring of grief and anger about poor and unequal treatment of the elderly that is all too common in the NHS.
10 Jun 2009
THANK YOU Folkestone West!
I would like to say a massive thank you to all those who supported me in the County Council election in Folkestone West. A majority for the Conservatives of over 1,300 in 2005 was overturned and I am delighted to have won the seat for the Liberal Democrats with a majority of 11 votes.
TP
10 Jun 2009
Folkestone's Multicultural Festival 2009: June 11th -June 14th
Folkestone's Multicultural Festival returns for its third year starting tomorrow - and its bigger and better than ever! The festival is run by Folkestone Town Centre Management and is based in the Town Centre, Bouverie Place, Sandgate Road, Guildhall Street, Rendezvous Street and Leas Cliff Hall with international performances exotic food samples and sounds.
10 Jun 2009
Charivari 2009 date announced
Folkestone Charivari organisers Strange Cargo have announced that Charivari 2009 will take place this year on Saturday 11th July. The theme for this year is 'Money' and artist teams will be working alongside students from the district's Secondary schools to create carnival builds to reflect aspects of the theme. A Teachers Masterclass will take place on Wednesday 3rd June, when teachers will be taught how to make the walker costumes with their class when they get back to school.
10 Jun 2009
June Focus for Park Ward
Park Ward Liberal Democrats have started to deliver their latest Focus to 5000 homes across the Ward. The main stories are: The Avondale Project, Liz Lynne re-elected to Europe, Robin Lawrence backs Nick Clegg's plans to clean up Parliament, Jonathan Webber's local action
10 Jun 2009