Showing posts with label Diwali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diwali. Show all posts

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Happy Diwali - Festival of Lights


This evening my ward Councillor colleague, John Whitworth and I, continued our street surgeries in West Ham ward while enjoying the the spectacular firework displays. 

Some very interesting conversations with residents, such as whether we will can enable district heating systems for the area, council charges to youth organisations for community spaces, compensation for victims of dog attacks and abuse of parking outside West Ham park entrance. We will follow up. 

A first today was that a resident, who I had never met previously recognised me and said he followed me on twitter! 

Saturday, November 02, 2019

My Labour Movement Week - 28 October to 3 November 2019

I thought that I will do a weekend summary of the stuff I have been doing during the past week but have not posted upon. 

So this week we had a visit to to Lyn Brown MP and staff to discuss housing policy; there was an important visit to Newham by the USA Smithsonian Institute; an celebration of Diwali in Newham Dockside, a live examination by officers and cabinet leads of the Grenfell enquiry recommendations; a visit to the Berkeley Foundation & Mybank Community impact service; all Council members training on RSHE relationship training in our schools; Greater London UNISON Black History event in Dockside; My Saturday Surgery; Labour stall in Stratford with Lyn Brown MP and weekend visit with officers and residents to Worland Road. 

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Happy Diwali

Best wishes to all those celebrating Diwali, which spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair....

(What a fantastic set of values - Hat tip Tower Hamlets Labour Party e-newsletter)