Dishley and Hathern by-election, 23rd October 2008

Following the resignation of Labour Councillor Sharon Williams on 8^th September 2008, a by-election to select a replacement councillor was arranged by Charnwood Borough

Council for Thursday 23^rd October. Mrs Williams had gained her seat in the full borough elections in May 2007, when the party shares achieved were: Labour 44.7%,

Conservatives 38.8%, and BNP 16.5%.

The party votes in the Dishley & Hathern by-election held on 23rd October 2008 were:

Labour 838 49.7%

Conservative 490 29.1%

BNP 234 13.9%

Lib Dem 107 6.4%

Other 16 0.9%

Comparing the May 2007 full election with the present by-election, the shares of the vote of the three leading parties show that the Labour share increased 5%, the BNP share

decreased 2.6%, while the Conservative share fell by a substantial 9.7%. The weak

Liberal Democrat result reveals them as a Labour Party clone offering no new solutions to the problems we face here in Charnwood.

This result counters the national trend of diminishing support for Labour, but the reason may lie in the demographics of Dishley and Hathern. The ward is “enriched” by a substantial 16.7% proportion of voters of foreign origin, mainly East European and South Asian, who might be expected to support Labour politicians because they are the chief facilitators of mass immigration into Britain. The proportion of foreign named voters in Hathern is only 3.1%, but the majority of villagers are likely to hold traditional conservative views and support the Conservatives. Conversely, in the Barsby Drive and Braddon Road area of Dishley the proportion of foreign named voters is a formidable 26.5%, a block vote which Labour could be relied upon to target for support.

These demographics also help explain the shortage of homes for our young people and the determination of local Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems to concrete over Leicestershire’s attractive countryside for 19,000 additional houses by 2026, along with associated retail, industrial, educational and medical facilities. Notwithstanding that Britain is now the most densely populated country in Europe, with double the density of Italy, the Labour government, supported by the Conservatives and the Lib Dems, plans to impose another 3 million houses on green belt land by 2020. The Charity Optimum Population Trust states that Britain’s maximum sustainable population is 30 million, not the existing and increasing 61 million.

It was satisfying to achieve more than twice as many votes as the Liberal Democrats and to firmly retain third place. A big thank you to all those who came out to vote for our valiant environmentalist candidate, Julia Green, and grateful thanks to the volunteers who generously helped leaflet and canvass during the campaign. We continue to improve communication of our moderate and common sense policies, and if you would like to lend a hand locally to Britain’s fastest growing political party, then please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Text or phone 07952 977114 or write to us at PO Box 8186, Loughborough LE11 9AX.

By-Election called for Dishley and Hathern...

Following the resignation of Labour Party Councillor Sharon Williams, who represented the Loughborough Ward of Dishley and Hathern, a by-election has now been called to be held on 23rd October, 2008.

 

The British National Party currently has one elected Borough Councillor on Charnwood Borough Council, Cathy Duffy,  who represents the village of East Goscote. All our Councillors, Parish and Borough, work extremely hard and have attended all their meetings.

 

 Should we win this by-election, this would give the British National Party a chance to make a difference for the people across Charnwood. Having two Councillors on Charnwood Borough Council would give us the opportunity to put forward motions which could be seconded!

 

We have looked at this election and really do believe that we can win. We are starting leafletting this Sunday please call Kevan Stafford on 07952977114 if you can help and together we WILL win!

Record sponsorship for European election fund.

A record £4,065 in sponsorship was raised by Maurice Collett, Mathew Sleath and Nigel Podam towards the cost of standing candidates in next June’s European elections. The intrepid trio cycled 100 miles from Leicestershire to Skegness in a sponsored bike ride. Below is a photograph of Maurice revealing the figure at last Saturdays North West Leicestershire Social.

 Thursday was the day of the long awaited Melton Egerton Bi-Election.

 

Following a full campaign put in by the BNP, and a full campaign from Labour, who as usual dedicated themselves to trying to smear the British National Party, the results are as follows:

 

Lab 314
BNP 236 (32.5%)
Con 177

 

Overall a great result, and, we have increased our vote in the area.

 

Well done to all those who worked hard to achieve this result.

 

Considering the circumstances, what a fantastic result! We look forward to taking this seat, along with several others at the next round of local elections.

Your Data Worth £6.99

A man, who it is claimed has access to the personal details of thousands of Charnwood residents via a computer hard drive he bought on eBay, has been urged to return the sensitive data. A major investigation has been launched by Charnwood Borough Council after a national newspaper claimed that the Edinburgh man bought the former council owned hard drive for just £6.99. The information included thousands of residents' bank account numbers, sort codes, names and addresses - enough information say experts to access credit cards and cheque books. That was an article in the Loughborough Echo today. So all your personnel information including YOUR bank details were sold for just £6.99 on Ebay. To read the full article Click Here. We will keep you posted on the situation.

Beware of the cat flap burglars

YOU'VE heard of cat burglars - now police are warning residents in and around Loughborough that cat flap burglars are on the prowl.

Homeowners are being urged to make sure burglars cannot get hold of house and car keys through the cat flap, following two recent incidents in the area.

The first happened on August 13, at 5am in Loughborough, when the homeowner disturbed a man trying to reach her door keys through the cat flap. He escaped empty handed.

And at 7am on August 14, police received reports of a house burglary in Quorn, again with a cat flap connection.

The burglar had taken the key out of the inside of the back door by putting his arm though the flap, and used the key to unlock the back door and get into the house.

A flat screen television, laptop computer and a handbag containing bank cards were stolen.

Insp Cathy Yallop, commander of Charnwood local policing unit, said: "Although there is no evidential link between these two incidents, cat flap burglaries are quite rare and to have two in two nights is unusual, so we want to remind homeowners to make sure that their house or car keys are not within easy reach of the cat flap.

"It's best not to keep keys in the lock, store them away from doors in a safe place such as drawer where they cannot be seen."

Anyone with any information about these incidents is asked to contact Pc Andy Dixon on 0116 222 2222, or contact Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous, on 0800 555111.

NASTY COMMENTS IN MY NAME!!!

If some of you read the "Lancaster UAF" website, you may have seen a post on there about Eddy Butler. If you read the comments, there is one left by "me" (Gavin Charnwood BNP secretary). These posts are NOT mine, and if you see any further posts on any site from "me" please do not hold me responsible for the content of them. I have a rough idea who is doing this, and the situation is being monitered closely!

Hopefully there will be no more of these comments in the future.

Regards,

Gavin Leist, Charnwood BNP Secretary

RED WHITE AND BLUE A GREAT SUCCESS!!!!

As some of you may be aware last weekend was the Red, White and Blue, and despite demonstrations from the far left who tried to stop many people getting to the event, it was still a great success!

'Charnwood' British National Party ran a stall selling sweets along with a balloon race and a wine bottle lucky dip - all of which went down really well. A special thanks to everyone who made the Charnwood stall a great success, especially Maurice for 'bringing in' many of the customers. Overall a great weekend!!

Next year will be the 10th Red, White and Blue and the Charnwood stall will be even bigger and better than ever! This year the East Midlands as a whole was awarded Second Best Regional Stall.

Army Presentation...

On Thursday, 17th July, 2008, I was delighted to have been formally invited by Brigadier J.E.Richardson MBE (Late R Signals) and Commander 49 (East) Brigade, to attend a Reception and Briefing by the Army Presentation Team at Welbeck, The Defence Sixth Form College in Loughborough.

Accompanied by Maurice and Carol Collett, we were given a presentation and update on the recent changes within the Army.

The Army takes it's responsibilities as a public service seriously and the Presentation Team seek to promote awareness and understanding of how the Regular and Territorial Army operate and how it interacts with other sections of society.

The evening started with a drinks reception and continued with the main presentation. This was followed by an opportunity to ask questions in an open forum to the Team and a number of local Army representatives from our local area.

The evening concluded with a finger buffet and an opportunity to chat to any of the military personnel present.

The evening was attended by many influential leaders in the local community and was thoroughly enjoyable and informative too!

The men and women of our Armed Services deserve our whole-hearted support no matter what is asked of them.

Cllr. Cathy Duffy

Maurice Completes 100 Mile Bike Ride

Congratulations to Maurice Collett who completed his 100 mile sponsored cycle ride from his home in Charnwood to Skegness yesterday (Sunday 6th July). He was joined by Matt at Melton and Nigel at Grantham, the 3 intrepid BNP lads battling their way through driving rain to reach Skegness in just under five and a half hours.

Waiting to greet them at the clock tower were at least 60 activists from all over the East Midlands, cheering them in and waving flags sporting the slogan:"VOTE BNP". They were joined by many local people and holiday-makers, who also took leaflets, and bought papers and flags for their children.

For, beside the sponsored cycle ride, our activists held a paper sale in the centre of the town, as well as leafletting Skegness. A very impressive Day of Action, with 3 different activities, so many involved and lots of money raised towards the Euro fundraising effort.

Afterwards, everyone retired for a well-earned drink and reflections on a job well done.

To which we add "Well done" and thank you to everyone who took part. You can all feel very proud that you contributed to this exciting day. Thanks also go to the sponsors, who have done a grand job of gathering pledges, and to the visitors and residents of Skegness who so readily welcomed the BNP to their historic seaside town.

Message From Cllr Duffy

In May 2007 I was democratically elected a Borough Councillor in Charnwood. It was now my intention to serve the best interests of East Goscote, the community that elected me.

My job as a Borough Councillor is to raise any issues that affect the community directly with the council and work towards resolving them. This could be anything from fine-tuning the details of large scale planning applications to the opening hours of the village pub.

I have a wide range of duties which include representing the interest of the community, whilst taking a broader view of the needs of the Borough as a whole and I participate in the decision making process. The main committees I am a Member of are the Licensing Committee - which includes sub-licensing panels as and when needed, the Regulatory Committee – which involves site visits, and the Performance & Audit Scrutiny Committee – which acts as the Councils “audit committee”. This also includes the approval of the annual Statement on Internal Control, reviewing and monitoring risk management issues. Monitoring performance across the range of Council services and recommending action relating to under performance as well as ensuring that services are performing in support of the front-line.

I am on a couple of Out-Side Bodies one of which is the GCR/Council Liaison panel (Great Central Railway) and these meet a couple of times a year, as well as a substitute for a Liberal Councillor on the Highways Forum. I have to of course attend Full Council at the Town Hall every 6 weeks and the Parish Council once a month.

I have to be accessible to the local people, and which I am via the telephone, post, e-mail, my own council website, the local village magazine, leaflets and of course the open surgeries that I hold on the last Saturday of every month. I also attend any civic functions that arise.

A few days after my election, the Council began to run Induction Courses, which I have found to be extremely helpful. I had initially wondered what kind of reception I would receive, but just held my head high and got on with things. As it turned out the Council Officer’s have been extremely friendly and helpful with any requests or needs I might have had, and have always acted in a friendly and helpful manner towards me.

It has been a real whirl-wind so far since my election last May, especially as Maurice and I were also trying at that time to prepare for our wedding which was to take place the following month! However, on that note, although it was a really wet summer, the sun truly shone for us on ‘our special day’!

I feel blessed and very lucky to have my new role and am again in a position to help those that need help of one sort or another, and am very thankful too for the good working relationship I have with both the Officers of Charnwood Borough Council and the other elected Councillors.

It is my aim to further progress the party in any way that I can.