This morning we took part in a Street Surgery knocking on doors of residents around Old Barrowfield and asking them if they had any problems or issues with the Council that they wished to discuss with their local Councillors. My colleague, John Wh…Read more…
My Municipal Week- Full Council, Rough Sleeping Count & Spring Litter pick
A fairly busy week. On Monday I attended the Full Council meeting at Stratford Town Hall. I asked a question on the role of social economic class in reducing inequality in Newham and also moved an amendment on an opposition motion regarding Priva…Read more…
West Ham Ward Surgery then Door Knock
This morning I attended my Councillor surgery in the Vicarage Lane Community Centre (every Saturday apart from bank holiday weekends, one of us holds an advice surgery here 10-11am).Afterwards, I met up with Councillor colleagues and local Labour…Read more…
West Ham Ward Street Surgery – 25.1.25
Yesterday, I took part in a Street Surgery and canvass with my Councillor colleagues, John & Charlene, and local Labour Party activists in West Ham ward. We knocked on doors and spoke to residents, in and around Arthingworth Road, E15 about w…Read more…
West Ham Xmas Door knock & Street Surgery
This morning after my indoor Councillor surgery, we went on a door knock in West Ward with Councillors and activists including our new MP for West Ham & Beckton, James Asser. The door knock went very well and residents were visibly pleased to …Read more…
Surgery, knocking up Little Ilford then phone banking for Beckton by election (18 July)
This morning I had my Councillor surgery in West Ham ward then cycled over to Little Ilford to go out and door knock for the Labour Candidate, Aktharul Alam, in this by election (Thursday July 18) with my fellow UNISON member Alan Griffiths. We w…Read more…
Double West Ham canvass for Sadiq Khan & Labour
This has been a busy Labour Movement few days with Workers Memorial Day on Friday, TUC Regional Council AGM yesterday (followed by my first ever visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum – which deserves a future post) and today, campaigning for …Read more…
West Ham ward canvass with Janet & John’s
Yesterday, I had my Councillor surgery (ASB/\neighbour dispute/Overcrowding) and today I joined by Cllr colleague John Whitworth and new party member, Janet, for a street surgery/canvass in our ward. Janet has been a Labour supporter for man…Read more…
West Ham welcomes Sadiq Khan as London Labour Mayoral Candidate
Today we met up with Cllr James Beckles in West Ham Ward (Newham, London) who is standing as a “Labour List” candidate in next months London Assembly Elections. He was with the East London & City candidate, Unmesh Desai and we had a special g…Read more…
Newham Voices – April 2024: Abbey Gardens
Just finished reading the latest from our community newspaper “Newham Voices”. To mark Community Garden Week they feature West Ham (not Stratford!!!) Abbey Gardens. Apart from this geographical error – a good read. Read more…
Vote Sadiq, Vote Labour: Out & about with Lyn Brown MP in West Ham & Custom House
This morning I went to my Councillor advice surgery and met with residents concerned with overcrowding and a 2nd stage appeal over travel provision. Afterwards, I met up with my ward colleagues, activists and our MP, Lyn Brown, to knock on …Read more…
Newham Full Council Meeting 18.3.24
I am a bit behind on social media posts due to full on Union and Council business but this is a picture from Monday at Newham Full Council meeting when I was asking our Guest speaker (https://twitter.com/TheIFS) about how much money UK Local Gove…Read more…
West Ham ward New Year Canvass and Street Surgery
This morning we had our first canvass and street surgery of 2024 in our ward. We met at the ATL cafe then went to doorknock and speak to residents with my Councillor ward colleagues, Charlene and John. Also, we had Lewis (Green Street West Councillor, …Read more…
West Ham Ward Councillor surgeries – Saturdays 10am-1pm in Vicarage Lane Community Centre
This is a draft poster of our advice surgeries. All residents welcome, no appointment necessary. The three of us take it in turns and my next one will be a week tomorrow Saturday 4 November. Email the Mayor for an invite to her surgery. Read more…
“On the knocker” in West Ham (with a little bit of help from UNISON/Hackney)
This morning I had my councillor surgery in Vicarage Lane Community centre in West Ham ward, Newham. One constituent who came, lived close to the centre, with a list of repair issues. I was able to go with her, back to her home in order to identify rep…Read more…
The Housing Crisis: A possible positive way forward & a definite negative
On Thursday evening I took part in an informal discussion of a possible way to provide much needed homes for homeless families. The suggestion is largely untested at scale, extremely complex, potentially financially risky but may (repeat may) offer a “…Read more…
Turning Nazi V2 Rocket sites into Wild Flowers Memorial
Many thanks to Cllr Asser, Cabinet member for Environment, for getting the impact site of a West Ham ward Nazi V2 Rocket attack on 1 Feb 1945, turned into a beautiful wild flowers memorial. 29 Residents were killed that night and many more injure…Read more…
West Ham Park Street Survey
In West Ham, the ward I represent as a Newham Councillor (E15 postcode), a consultation and survey is taking place on “seeking local views on issues relating road safety, air quality, walking, cycling, and traffic in the area”. This survey (and p…Read more…
My last West Ham Councillor surgery at Stratford Library?
On Saturday morning I had what I hoped to be my last Councillor surgery in the Newham Council Archives and Local Studies in Stratford Library. The staff at the library have been lovely but we (including my fellow ward Councillors John Whitwor…Read more…
West Ham ward surgery at Stratford Library
Pictures from my Newham London surgery this morning in Stratford library archivist room. I met fellow @newham_labour Cllrs Sabia Kamali & Ken Penton who also hold their surgeries for Stratford and Maryland.I only had one telephone enquiry whi…Read more…