Mid Suffolk non-practicing barrister and social worker. Local Govt & NHS Officer, Parish & District Councillor, Cabinet Member Environment, Culture & Wellbeing.
"Look for the valleys, the green places, and fly through them. There will always be a way through."
C.S. Lewis, The Magicians Nephew.
Waveney Valley just got that little bit greener and those flying through on the A140 get to see this...
#GetGreensElected
For my LAB friends, colleagues and acquaintances in
#WaveneyValley
, really understand it'd be a wrench and break a life-long habit at the ballot box, but right here, it has to be GRN to stop the CONs...
#VoteGreen
#GetGreensElected
So many people in
#WaveneyValley
telling us it's YEARS since they've seen a teller at a polling station... we've LOTS out greeting people across the constituency today...
#VoteGreen
@Adrian4WV
Leafleting & meeting residents in my ward in
#WaveneyValley
. Several traditionally LAB supporters are voting GRN having seen local GRN councillors working hard for them in the district. Now it's time to
#VoteGreen
to win
@Adrian4WV
this constituency too.
#ChangeEverything
OFFICIALLY the last dog at this polling station and the last vote cast here for
@AdrianRamsay
. WHAT A DAY! Thanks to all our fantastic supporters across
#WaveneyValley
for a challenging, vigourous and exhausting campaign! Now to the count...
#Dogsatpollingstations
Verification of votes just concluded at Debenham, a breather before the count proper starts. MUCH media attention on
#WaveneyValley
for obvious reasons... history may happen here for
@AdrianRamsay
and
@TheGreenParty
in a couple of hours from now.
Sometimes it’s right to recognise highly capable people from other parties. That’s why I endorse Adrian Ramsay, Green candidate in Waveney Valley, who would be an outstanding MP. It's clear the election there will be a two way fight between
@AdrianRamsay
and the Conservatives
🚨We asked all Waveney Valley candidates to pledge that if elected they will fight for an NHS that works for people, not profits.
Only
@AdrianRamsay
(Green Party) has taken the
#NHSPledge
At
#SSSI
Wortham Ling earlier today objecting against
#pylon
transmission between
#Nowich
and
#Tilbury
. Alternative offshore solutions must be considered by
@energygovuk
for the preservation of the
#environment
and vital habitats of protected species.
Hear
@AdrianRamsay
dealing robustly with challenging questions from listeners on Economy, Environmental concerns, Business, Legitimate Criticim vs Anti-semitism, Proportional Representation, Closer working with and re-joining the EU and Immigration...
The last of the 1st GE leaflets delivered for
@Adrian4WV
in Palgrave ward.
@TheGreenParty
poster boards also springing up, reminiscent of our successful
@MidSuffolkGreen
campaign a little over a year ago. Very hopeful for a similar astounding result for Adrian.
#GetGreensElected
Lovely to hear from residents in Brome, in my ward, absolutely delighted to have spoken with
@AdrianRamsay
today! We're not complacent, every vote will count. So if you're looking for real change and a hard working representative in
#WaveneyValley
#VoteGreen
@Adrian4WV
People are clear that if they want a change for our area for this new
#WaveneyValley
seat, they need to
#VoteGreen
to beat the Conservatives.
⭐ Tuesday Action Day:
💚 Eve of Poll Action Day - Wednesday:
🗳 Election Day:
At
@MidSuffolk
Full Council last week I introduced a (save for one abstention?) unanimously adopted motion to support the Climate & Nature Bill, currently on its 2nd reading
@HouseofCommons
. You can back the
@zerohour_uk
campaign
#CANBill
at the link.
Pause during leafleting in
#Yaxley
for
@AdrianRamsay
. A well on this site served villagers. The well long gone, limited water in the Hartismere
#WRZ
is still supplied from boreholes into chalk and crag aquifers. However, water-wasters no longer face prosecution!
#ChangeEverything
While
@suffolkcc
faces appropriate challenge from the sector for axing arts funding,
@MidSuffolk
renews its commitment to the arts recognising the positive benefits to health and wellbeing.
Great pleasure to have lunch with inspirational leader Ann Osborn, CEO of the Rural Coffee Caravan this week. The social value across
#Suffolk
is immense and was rightly recognised with a European
#SocialServices
award in the projects' 20th year.
#Wellbeing
#Loneliness
#Isolation
I'm really pleased that Andy Mellen, the leader of Mid Suffolk District Council (and its historic Green Party majority) is supporting me for Internal Comms Co-ordinator on GPEx. National hustings on Monday 31st July, voting opens on Tuesday 1st August.
So excited to have acquired (thereby saving) 2.5 acres of beautiful riparian woodland for
@MidSuffolk
, the
#environment
,
#wildlife
and
#biodiversity
in
#Palgrave
. The River Waveney is a valuable asset and preserving adjacent land essential to the health of the river.
One of several smaller actions ticked off the list. Residents of Stoke Ash complained their street name sign had been stolen; now restored (with 100% recycled plastic legs ♻️). A nod to former resident Roman settlers who left artefacts in the village.
People want to see the rivers cleaned up. They don't want to see the profits from the water companies going into shareholders' pockets, but into fixing our sewage infrastructure and cleaning up the waterways. So if I'm elected as MP for
#WaveneyValley
, I will champion these
It's a bit hot outside so LAB have sent any potential supporters to the seaside to cool down... how lovely!
Meanwhile, back at
#WaveneyValley
where the heat is on, it really is a close race between GRN and CON, latest MRP poll confirms. We're on it.
#GetGreensElected
#VoteGreen
Reform playing a joker here but aside from that, the runners and riders are in the correct order. It's GRN vs CON in
#WaveneyValley
and 'Latecomer Labour' just hanging on to a timid 3rd place. We're not resting though...
#GetGreenElected
@Adrian4WV
#VoteGreen
🚨 BREAKING: Ipsos MRP shows Greens would win Waveney Valley, with Labour in a distant fourth.
🟢 GRN 33% (+25)
🟣 REF 28% (+28)
🔵 CON 23% (-39)
🔴 LAB 10% (-11)
🟠 LD 4% (-5)
Via
@IpsosUK
, 7-12 June (+/- vs 2019)
@natalieben
Thank you (among other speakers) for representing what is right, Natalie. I'm with Sally Hamwee on this: "I feel contaminated by this Bill".
Replacing his rotted predecessor, the new Palgrave Man village sign was earlier unveiled by
@MidSuffolk
Chair
@RWarboys
at a ceremony attended by residents, organised by the Parish Council.
Minister for
#AirQuality
who has an actual picture of quality air on his X profile (nice doggy ears incidentally
@_RobbieMoore
) has "exercised his discretion" to revoke funding
#LocalAirQualityGrants
allocated on Valentine's Day. This leaves
#Suffolk
£500K worse off. Cheers Rob.
Not highlighting littering in the ward (the litter was binned). Calling on residents of
#Brome
yesterday, our 'twin' village (with
#Oakley
) split in part by a segment of ex-B1077. How 6m of tarmac can leave some residents feeling isolated on an 'island'.
#GetGreensElected
A super thoughtful supporter, noting the steps I've been putting in over recent months gave me this!
On the flip side, wilful destruction of a volume of
#GreenParty
and
@Adrian4WV
posterboards overnight... we won't let this 'de-feet' us, we know where our support is
#VoteGreen
Grabbing a brisk walk with Sprout at
#NeedhamLake
. Our Tree For Life scheme plants a tree to celebrate a new baby, adopted child or in remembrance of a child lost.
#NationalTreeWeek
#TreeForLife
Winter warmers: grants of between £500 and £2,000 are available to support communities, charities and voluntary groups to help meet the costs of providing much needed services to residents during the cold weather.
#prevention
#isolation
#warmspaces
#wellbeing
Mid Suffolk District Council has launched a new grant to help communities tackle issues like social isolation and the need for ‘warm spaces’ this winter.
Read the full story here:
Saddened to hear of the death of my predecessor ward member for
#Palgrave
, David Burn. David was a dedicated representative of our community and cabinet member
@MidSuffolk
between 2011-23, and then a hugely valued support to me as a new councillor and cabinet member. RIP
Reassuring my
#rescuedog
that this doesn't apply to her... setting reading time aside from briefings and committee papers to launch into
@natalieben
's
#ChangeEverything
. It's been worth the wait!!
Really productive meeting with
@suffolkwildlife
CEO
@ChristineLuxton
and nature conservation & recovery director Ben McFarland
@SWTCarltonMarsh
. Agreeing investment to support promotion and protection of wildlife, biodiversity and environment for/in collaboration with
@MidSuffolk