LDC & "Partnership and Neighbourliness"

[Lady Bracknell]

You couldn't make this stuff up!

Today's little gem from Lewes District Council's press office:

New Chair of Lewes District Council will focus on Partnership and Neighbourliness

Councillor Marina Pepper took over as Chair of Lewes District Council at the recent Annual Council Meeting. The new Vice Chair is Cllr John Webber. Marina Pepper was elected for the Liberal Democrats to Lewes District Council in 2003 and represents the Telscombe and East Saltdean ward which sits on the edge of the district and the border of Brighton. She has two children Charlie 8 and Boudicca 7 who attend the local primary school.

Every morning Marina volunteers for the Saltdean Primary walking bus – the first of its kind in Sussex and now the longest running. In September the bus celebrates its 5th anniversary of continual running (or walking). It accompanies a crocodile of children to school, reducing the number of cars on the road and giving the children “a good bit of exercise” before school.

Prior to being elected Marina was a committed member of a local pre-school committee where with others she set up a community recycling scheme and ran eco-fairs to help promote understanding of sustainable living.

Since her election Marina has become a parent governor, stood for parliamentary election in Brighton Kemptown and takes an active role in REGEN – part of the Local Strategic Partnership – where she organises projects to promote social economic and environmental well-being in the towns of Peacehaven, Telscombe and East Saltdean.

Marina wants to build on her REGEN experience as Chair of the District to encourage greater partnership working between agencies and community groups.

She said, “So many people, both professionals and volunteers do fabulous work on all sorts of issues. Often, however they can be simultaneously re-inventing the wheel. I want to help people to establish networks of like minded others and then help them work together to make our district a better place to live with an improved quality of life.”

As part of her year she will host community events in around the district organised in partnership with the council and the community to promote sustainability and as Marina puts it: “More neighbourliness.”

As well as partnership working – or working together – Marina wishes to promote the two poor relations of the waste cycle: repair and composting.

“Waste not want not” is the message she says. “I hope I get lots of invites to sewing circles and allotments.”

Marina is also planning a series of power breakfasts to enable business and local authorities to come together to find solutions to problems.

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So, we can expect Partnership and Neighbourliness from our favourite district council can we. How sweet. Can't stop though. The skies over Lewes District are positively nose to tail with flying pigs and I really need to catch this wonderful sight on camera.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

They certainly like churning out their propoganda.

Oh what a charming bunch of people.

I notice with great interest that their crocodile walk to school has reduced traffic and is a "good bit of exercise" for them.

I commend the LDC for thinking of this! Exercise is extremely important to keep the future of our country healthy. Sport is ALSO important as it known to spur people onto participate in sport. As we all know, BHA have launched their fitness for life.... The two could so easily work hand in hand!

 

[mona]

How do Marina Pepper's good intentions transmute into the activities of small-minded, exclusive busy-bodies ?

 

[Mr Banana]

The hippy disease of talking the talk and doing f*** all walking (in a non-literal sense) strikes again.

 

[redoubtable seagull]

oh, it gets better.
she has an interesting background (and backside!).
a former playmate and page 3 'stunner'.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Baker

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Surely that would be Marina Pepper's and Norman Bakers lovechild?

 

[colinpants]

well i'd like to know how she get from Telscombe to Lewes without getting in a car.

 

[mona]

If she visited any allotment association or knitting group I belonged to, I'd be extremely displeased. Most people enjoy their hobbies to get away from the do-gooding, busy-body faction in British politics.

 

[Everest]

“I hope I get lots of invites to sewing circles and allotments.”

I hope she does too. Stitch her mouth up, then bury her.

 

[adrian29uk]

More f***ing bullshit. Thats my money your wasting, on your shity power breakfasts.

Once you pay back the Albion £1,000.000 I am afraid this will have to stop

 

[southwickseagull]

she claims she's a white witch. anyone got a stake handy?