Tomorrow, Thursday 1st May is polling day for the local elections here in Wirral. Polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm. You don’t need a poll card to vote, just go along and give the clerk your name and address and you will be allowed to vote. I am the candidate in Moreton West and Saughall [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Polling Day – Use Your Vote!
Posted in Chris Blakeley on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Getting the Job Done!
Posted in Chris Blakeley on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After spending the day in Moreton, talking to residents and dealing with issues of concern, I went over to New Brighton to help our prospective councillor Sue Taylor . There was over 20 people out spreading the word and getting the job done. Thanks to everyone for there tremendous help during this campaign, in about 52 [...]
Take a Break!
Posted in Community, Environment, tagged Fly tipping, Labour, Leasowe on April 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon I was out with the team delivering our latest news in Moreton, this evening with others I went out to deliver on the Leasowe estate, it was great that after tramping the streets I was able to take a break and put my feet up on the sofa that had been abandoned fly tipped in [...]
Dodging the showers
Posted in Chris Blakeley on April 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today, with Suzanne and Simon we delivered over 1,000 letters to Moreton residents, teams were also out in New Brighton, Liscard and Leasowe. Thanks to everyone who continue to give their time to the cause. In four days time, hopefully all the effort will be rewarded. In the words of Angela Eagle MP, ‘Watch this [...]
Tranmere 1 – Southend 0
Posted in Football, Tranmere Rovers, tagged Football, Tranmere Rovers on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon I had a few hours away from campaigning and went along to Prenton Park to watch Tranmeres last home game of the season. The game against Southend was not very inspiring and was typical ‘end of season’, however Tranmere rightly got the 3 points by clearly outplaying a lacklustre Southend United. Tomorrow back [...]
Out and About
Posted in Chris Blakeley on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning along with Simon and Suzanne I was about and about at Moreton Cross and the shopping area talking to local residents and visitors to Moreton about issues that matter to them. One of the issues that was at the forefront of peoples concerns was the parking on the pavement outside the Subway store. [...]
Recommended for Approval – Why does that not surprise me?
Posted in Chris Blakeley on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wirral’s Planning Committee will be considering two planning applications concerning the Moreton Brickworks on Thursday 8th May at Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey commencing at 6pm. The applications if approved by the Planning Committee will see screening and crushing continuing for another two years with the site restoration not being completed until 2011 [...]
Moreton Residents
Posted in Challenges, Chris Blakeley, Community, tagged Conservatives, Local residents, Moreton on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This evening, along with my colleagues Cllr Simon Mountney and Cllr Suzanne Moseley I attended the second meeting of the Moreton Umbrella Residents Association. The ‘Umbrella’ covers the six residents associations that cover both the Moreton and Leasowe wards. The meeting was very well attended and issues around the new Health Park, brickworks and anti-social [...]
St Georges Day
Posted in Campaigning, Chris Blakeley, tagged England, Flag, National Day, St George on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is St Georges Day, our national day, strangely while the Welsh celebrate St Davids Day, the Irish St Patricks Day and the Scottish St Andrews Day as well as Burns Night, we the English seem reticent in being proud of and promoting our National Day, in fact, sadly, in many places flying the flag of St [...]
Zeebrugge – 90th Anniversary
Posted in Chris Blakeley, tagged Mersey Ferries, Merseytravel, Royal Marines, Royal Navy on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On this day, St Georges Day, 23rd April 1918, our very brave Royal Marines took part in the Zeebrugge Landings. The Zeebrugge raid aimed to block an outlet for German U-boats and destroyers by sinking three old cruisers in the channel. However, only two of the cruisers were sunk, and the Germans made a new [...]
