Regardless of the very wet weather this morning, the intrepid and hardy action team gathered at our HQ in Seaview Road to deliver our latest issue of Community Newsline into Seacombe and Poulton. Denis, believe me when I tell you, ‘it really was worth the soaking!’
Archive for August 9th, 2008
A Very Wet Seacombe and Poulton
Posted in Campaigning, Chris Blakeley, tagged Community, Denis Knowles, Local Conservatives, New Labour, Newsline, Poulton, Seacombe, Wirral Council on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anniversary of Atomic Bomb Drops
Posted in Peace and War, tagged Atomic Bomb, B29 Bomber, Enola Gay, Hiroshima, Japan, Nagasaki, Second world war on August 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today sees the marking of the 63rd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in japan. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945, killing an estmated 87,000 people and the second on Nagasaki on 9th August, killing an estimated 73,000 people. Clearly the dropping of the bombs [...]
Happy 5th Birthday Merseyrail
Posted in Challenges, Merseyrail, Merseytravel, tagged Electric Trains, Leah Fraser, Mersey Tunnel, Merseyrail, Merseytravel, Northern Line, Transport, Wirral Line on August 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, at the invitation of Merseyrail Electrics, and in my role as Chairman of Merseytravels Rail Service Committee, myself, my wife Sandra, along with Cllr Ian Lewis and his guest Cllr Leah Fraser, I attended Merseyrails 5th Birthday celebrations at Chester Golf Club. It was a really good night and was very well attended, with a tremendous [...]
