The Warndon Parish LibDem team have been hard at work this month.
Most of you should now have received the latest Focus newsletter, although there are still another few rounds to deliver in Leopard Hill. Thank you to all the keen volunteers who have delivered these. Across the whole area, that’s nearly 5000 doors in total. It’s great that the newsletter motivates residents to get in touch about local issues we can help with. We are delighted as this goes a long way to making this area such a nice place to live.
On Saturday 21 September we were finally able to get started on the Harlech Close project to alleviate the flooding there by clearing and deepening the ditches on either side. Many thanks to the local residents who joined me and got stuck in to clear the brush and then start the digging. It was a shame to find quite so much plastic in the ditches, including dog poo bags, but good to be able to clear the area of plastic. We also made a hibernaculum – thanks to our youngest volunteer (aged 4) for helping with that.
There is more work to do, and we hope to organise another event fairly soon. If you enjoy a bit of digging and clearing, feel free to join our Facebook Group ‘Warndon Woodland Warriors’, or drop Sarah Murray or myself an email, and we’ll let you know details of future events as and when they are organised.
The whole area needs attention to ditches and drainage. We are hoping that, now that we have got City Council officers helping and advising on the Offerton Lane pond project, we can begin to direct their attention to the wider area and make sure that the drainage is good enough to cope with increased and heavy rainfall. It’s a long project but we’ve made a good start and hope to update you on further progress in the next few weeks.
Worcester Lib Dems
Worcester Liberal Democrats tabled two other motions on Tuesday; one asking that the loss of the Winter Fuel Allowance is taken to the Health and Wellbeing Committee to ensure the Council are doing everything they can to ensure elderly residents don’t get cold this winter, and the other to ask Parliament to consider giving local authorities the power to decide whether and when Councillors can attend meetings remotely. The latter was tabled by Councillor Jessie Jagger who is expecting her first child in January 2025 and might struggle to attend meetings. This would enable her to continue to represent her residents, as she was elected to do. All of our motions received cross party support.
Social Events
We are hosting a nature walk at 2pm on 28 September which will be led by Worcester Environmental Group and will take us around Chapter Meadows. Meet at Diglis fish pass here. Parking is available here or here or here, We’d be very happy if you would join us.
Join Us
You can help us to get more Liberal Democrats elected in Worcester. We work hard, hear your concerns, and never take you for granted. We stand firm on seven core values: liberty, equality, democracy, community, human rights, internationalism, and environmentalism. Each of these underpin our specific policies. If you would like to help us stand for our values, you can do so here. A portion of your membership fees will go directly to our local party and help us to gain even more seats in future elections. You would be joining a local team of motivated individuals who all want to campaign for a fairer deal for residents, their families, and friends.
Volunteer
If you can spare an hour or two each month and would like to help us win locally, perhaps you’d be happy to deliver for us in your street. The more deliverers we have, the more time we can spend talking to our neighbours and persuading them to vote for us in future elections. If you can’t deliver, perhaps you would enjoy getting involved in other administrative tasks. You might even want to join our canvassing team and come out knocking on doors with us. If you’d like to help, please let us know.
If you have any problems or queries, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Cllr Sarah Murray – sarahmurraylibdem@gmail.com
Cllr John Rudge – rudge.john@yahoo.com
