tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66361285963498798302024-02-20T09:26:26.319+00:00longbridge conservativesA diary of the activities of Councillors in Longbridge, Birmingham.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comBlogger605125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-44274195227172115642013-10-08T09:57:00.000+01:002013-10-09T11:33:44.464+01:00Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-72105809446284432662013-02-09T11:04:00.001+00:002013-02-09T11:04:49.822+00:00Tragic news from FrankleyIt was very sad to hear the news of a nine year old girl finding the body of her mother and a man at her flat. Our thoughts are with her at this time and would urge anyone with any information to contact the police.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-90442749764129127042013-01-17T12:55:00.002+00:002013-01-17T12:55:15.489+00:00An update<br />
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We have suffered some reverses over the past few years. Sue lost her seat at the General Election Campaign although over 3000 people voted for her. Keith followed in 2010 and Ken in 2011. We always knew that a Conservative government had to make some unpopular decisions following Labour's disastrous handling of the economy and this would make it very difficult to hold on to the seats in what was always a Labour stronghold. <br />
We were proud to have served the people of Longbridge following many years of complacent and neglectful Labour rule and will always have the satisfaction of knowing that we left the ward in a much better condition than we found it. We were able to bring organisations into the mainstream that had been ignored for years. For instance Keith remembers the first time he walked into a meeting of the Housing Liaison Board and announced that he was the new Councillor. The members were shocked, they had seen only one Councillor about 10 years previously.<br />
Our great fear is that the same thing will happen all over again, the Councillors prioritising affairs other than in the ward and Longbridge degenerating into a state not seen since 2004.<br />
Although Keith and Sue have now retired to Scotland they still take a keen interest in the ward and Ken is still active. Recently he and Derek Johnson distributed a letter about the possible redevelopment of the North Worcestershire Golf Course which has again reared it's head. This despite the local Labour party accusing us of scaremongering the last time your Longbridge Conservatives fought, successfully, against it.<br />
Good luck to you all and remember: <strong>We are still here to help you.</strong>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-33990972461471545952011-11-27T13:09:00.000+00:002011-11-27T13:09:29.599+00:00The New Bournville College LongbridgeBelow is a view of the new college taken from the Bristol Road.<br />
Included is the gold coloured Conference Centre which some people had mistakenly thought was a "mosque" or prayer room. This colour scheme seems to divide opinion a bit like Marmite, you either love it or hate it.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-59479584604667834822011-11-27T13:01:00.000+00:002011-11-27T13:01:10.030+00:00The New Bournville College Longbridge<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYYdXKkoJwxwdZlJ5dIyK_PG9rfLZ-u4rel6VCOLOlDJm0fWfEwhUrDNFk6Hmnklm7N5HfquOKrqR9DqqpDLYEI1GYgh_MtoRFB0RGoOxbI1dhwHkWyZvfuer9Teo0QfmXpaiJWL5jkZu/s1600/DSC03239.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYYdXKkoJwxwdZlJ5dIyK_PG9rfLZ-u4rel6VCOLOlDJm0fWfEwhUrDNFk6Hmnklm7N5HfquOKrqR9DqqpDLYEI1GYgh_MtoRFB0RGoOxbI1dhwHkWyZvfuer9Teo0QfmXpaiJWL5jkZu/s400/DSC03239.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-76894714626439256372011-10-29T11:24:00.000+01:002011-10-29T11:24:41.910+01:00New Bournville CollegeKeith recently had a guided tour of the new building courtesy of the former Vice Principle. This was most welcome as Keith had worked for many years in supporting the proposal to bring the new building to Longbridge.<br />
The new building is really impressive but it is not the bricks and mortar that is so important, it is the students working there and, foremost, the outcomes of those years of study they undertake. Keith was really impressed with the attitude of the College staff and the way they understand that the future of a lot of the students is tied up in the future of the new Neighbourhood Centre and the businesses which will bring new jobs to Longbridge.<br />
One of the facilities Keith saw was the restaurant. This is an area which welcomes the public in to enjoy great food, at a cheaper price, cooked and served by students as part of their studies. There is also a hairdressing and beauty salon where the same applies, even a barber shop for us men. Also opening soon is a sports area with up to date equipment which local people will be welcome to use.<br />
Details of prices and booking details will follow shortly.<br />
Meanwhile thanks to the college and best wishes for the future.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-39505091774123462452011-04-25T10:09:00.001+01:002011-04-25T10:10:00.995+01:00Vaisakhi at Handsworth Park.<p$1>A great weekend with marvellous weather.On Saturday we dropped in to the St. George's Day celebrations at St. Stephen's Church in Edgewood Rd. We sat out in the garden and although only yards from a busy road it took on the atmosphere of an English country garden.<br />
<p$1>Then we called in to a birthday celebration for Vi Cannadine in Wolverton Rd. Vi is a stalwart of Longbridge Conservatives with over 50 years in the party. This was in honour of her 84th birthday and the house was packed with wellwishers.<br />
<p$1>On Sunday we were invited to the Vaisakhi celebrations in Handsworth Park. It was a great event and what a pleasure it was to walk among so many thousands of friends.</p$1></p$1></p$1>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-69041962188737570732011-04-25T10:03:00.000+01:002011-04-25T10:03:17.115+01:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaFVS6LB01RiLdtj5WeoXa66pstDYV_XqFLNNoWLL46T7HRphFDHR-wLtiVR7fXRt4hql5R21oiXFOMgn2-RUkHAiM7oapRLQUZmU5n6CwG-ToBK-Mula2PBIc1rrOMWHXZ6E1h2WLnE9/s1600/DSC02657.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaFVS6LB01RiLdtj5WeoXa66pstDYV_XqFLNNoWLL46T7HRphFDHR-wLtiVR7fXRt4hql5R21oiXFOMgn2-RUkHAiM7oapRLQUZmU5n6CwG-ToBK-Mula2PBIc1rrOMWHXZ6E1h2WLnE9/s400/DSC02657.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-15635567839959905602011-04-25T10:00:00.000+01:002011-04-25T10:00:49.838+01:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GwvZ2QN9_whKep291cFrSlM9FgRtcP5HCUW7nAWIiVrfwcZt-6oHi88NkIP8kXMDAQArvB_urpeKEjo5RJ5S_YJ9CoLHmHXlcF3XBOAmJtpWIgfSrcUsS9rygcHDC4EKJTnJrp9W3nyB/s1600/DSC02674.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GwvZ2QN9_whKep291cFrSlM9FgRtcP5HCUW7nAWIiVrfwcZt-6oHi88NkIP8kXMDAQArvB_urpeKEjo5RJ5S_YJ9CoLHmHXlcF3XBOAmJtpWIgfSrcUsS9rygcHDC4EKJTnJrp9W3nyB/s400/DSC02674.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-8997420218746276902011-04-25T09:59:00.000+01:002011-04-25T09:59:52.603+01:00Vaisakhi<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrs94Y6LQ38aYRGVhjqELL_7R33jvHPeHJvWKQPWZpkNTmK1hLZEW31UseBznvNm2ghgGmK6X8t21v7bxPQcifZsLH6vza0dp_jxqruzY5amIzE0bXNw7B0e9Qo0K0yM1_FnqrqcB5DOXH/s1600/DSC02670.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrs94Y6LQ38aYRGVhjqELL_7R33jvHPeHJvWKQPWZpkNTmK1hLZEW31UseBznvNm2ghgGmK6X8t21v7bxPQcifZsLH6vza0dp_jxqruzY5amIzE0bXNw7B0e9Qo0K0yM1_FnqrqcB5DOXH/s400/DSC02670.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-38067115911042349242011-04-18T15:55:00.000+01:002011-04-18T15:55:14.489+01:00Pride of Longbridge at Cofton ParkIt was a beautiful day on Saturday and Cofton Park was at it's finest for the annual Pride of Longbridge rally.<br />
This event goes from strength to strength and this year saw increased crowds and what looked like more entrants than ever. Long may it continue. <br />
There was a chance to see the new MG6 and a lot of interest to the latest car to roll out of the plant.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-19464256357553848092011-04-18T15:50:00.000+01:002011-04-18T15:50:24.096+01:00New<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hqKrEccv1GLxfDp-SWA7ste7XOGs4WRBL7yV0YMV5NVKS6UK_7M-_ZFZLvNYHyfYCsv8evTfyX3dfxiZxPic4FYAPTKXUoQnPXrstO5UG2GgWSsVfCW-xGDfWrjS7-__sR34GSbVWXWa/s1600/Pride+of+Longbridge+040.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hqKrEccv1GLxfDp-SWA7ste7XOGs4WRBL7yV0YMV5NVKS6UK_7M-_ZFZLvNYHyfYCsv8evTfyX3dfxiZxPic4FYAPTKXUoQnPXrstO5UG2GgWSsVfCW-xGDfWrjS7-__sR34GSbVWXWa/s400/Pride+of+Longbridge+040.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; 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text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-88806089662964008412011-04-18T15:47:00.000+01:002011-04-18T15:48:06.026+01:00<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6t65IJHboIONQadG5TBIdBpQCon5aeC6ECTZfgyuWgooLHokZcwDdJwrmAlOI5XWDDuM5LPzqr9LgYwOVq6zU8NSO-y2rJ9sXEXhW9Fl7SMFZN5OTV3LQpyNky-EBDoZZIExQA2VGhT4/s1600/Pride+of+Longbridge+021.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6t65IJHboIONQadG5TBIdBpQCon5aeC6ECTZfgyuWgooLHokZcwDdJwrmAlOI5XWDDuM5LPzqr9LgYwOVq6zU8NSO-y2rJ9sXEXhW9Fl7SMFZN5OTV3LQpyNky-EBDoZZIExQA2VGhT4/s400/Pride+of+Longbridge+021.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; 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text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-78766670273088023542011-03-15T14:10:00.000+00:002011-03-15T14:10:53.848+00:00Extended gym at Frankley leisure centreLast week Keith and Sue enrolled at the newly extended gym at Frankley Community High School. This was housed in the former Lyttleton Suite but had become a victim of it's own success and needed a larger room.<br />
Last year we decided to donate some Community Chest in order to fund the refurbishment of the room and the gym is now up and running.<br />
Keith and Sue will be taking advantage of their leisure cards in order to maintain the high levels of fitness we busy Councillors need.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-73039410741969296502011-03-15T14:05:00.001+00:002011-03-15T14:11:33.073+00:00Trying out the equipment<p$1><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><p$1><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSEBUh5mR6guA-qiehoYdgiKmapUEx85BaEc6J20wjBcW5Y8gcWQDf2DbrlwR-09UGziw7Uf-HsZo0iN9WTjg9SUZaHDjZRNb5jfj5KXYmi9NfEii2tfj8vpsZvb7tYNuR817P_f-fp7S/s1600/gym+014.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSEBUh5mR6guA-qiehoYdgiKmapUEx85BaEc6J20wjBcW5Y8gcWQDf2DbrlwR-09UGziw7Uf-HsZo0iN9WTjg9SUZaHDjZRNb5jfj5KXYmi9NfEii2tfj8vpsZvb7tYNuR817P_f-fp7S/s400/gym+014.JPG" /></a> </p$1></div><p$1><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p$1><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="background: 0% 50%; border: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></a></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-18990153815290046242011-03-15T14:00:00.000+00:002011-03-15T14:00:19.973+00:00Cleaning up Great ParkThis morning Keith and Sue have been out with Violia's Social Responsibility Team, all volunteers, to carry out a clear up to a well used path on The Great Park.<br />
This is close to the rear entrance to Morrison's, which generates a lot of rubbish, and goes up towards Green's fitness centre.<br />
Many thanks to Green's for allowing us to use their car park but their customers do seem to think it is OK to throw away their empty hi-energy drink bottles over the fence.<br />
We also removed 3 trolleys from the river as well as a lot of rubbish and leaves which Keith can be seen clearing.Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-61290791832414045212011-03-15T13:52:00.000+00:002011-03-15T13:53:03.418+00:00Keith gets stuck in<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsQRZMPSH52SINp333QhdNnCR1fgczrtuLxwzollEAZ4_alYTZ8yKa-j9QKZ3OpNsnZXSOQHLXzvn_vB6vgIxD3B4h7m0tZr2TkKEuOsPlilp6vl4tk4lHoUvBq5lVjmHWaDS92GDjVGP/s1600/DSC02166.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsQRZMPSH52SINp333QhdNnCR1fgczrtuLxwzollEAZ4_alYTZ8yKa-j9QKZ3OpNsnZXSOQHLXzvn_vB6vgIxD3B4h7m0tZr2TkKEuOsPlilp6vl4tk4lHoUvBq5lVjmHWaDS92GDjVGP/s400/DSC02166.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-15580275822944506512011-03-15T13:51:00.000+00:002011-03-15T13:52:03.475+00:00The Violia team<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCztSuV-hryRyQQY68v7Nmlq5ilc2mrLXU-OL_OHdQSM-kJ6xUGt1jlAXBUzbkwRU4cyeSnzu2-sFlcakceBdIUjzlcChB-f00_uAjnhPrXA8JSdmONKB00PMHFb48KG4xwuII1woEp4s/s1600/DSC02172.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCztSuV-hryRyQQY68v7Nmlq5ilc2mrLXU-OL_OHdQSM-kJ6xUGt1jlAXBUzbkwRU4cyeSnzu2-sFlcakceBdIUjzlcChB-f00_uAjnhPrXA8JSdmONKB00PMHFb48KG4xwuII1woEp4s/s400/DSC02172.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-68515370396657080842011-03-07T15:53:00.000+00:002011-03-07T15:53:51.303+00:00No room at the (Village) inn<p$1>On Sunday Keith and Sue popped over to the NEC for an exhibition. The train service is excellent and much more relaxing than driving, as well as being greener of course.<br />
<p$1>On the way back we decided to get some lunch and went to the Village Inn at Cotteridge. No such luck, there was not a space to be had in the car park. So off to the Two for One at the corner of Lickey Rd and Groveley Lane. This also was packed out. We decided to try the Barnt Green inn which we had not visited for some years. Even here, at about 3.30pm, we had to wait for a table. On the way back we took a look at the Old Hare & Hounds and their car park was very full.<br />
<p$1>Now the Village Inn is not some exclusive venue for the well off, it does a really good carvery for about £9 and is aimed more for families on a budget but it makes you think about whether all the doom-mongers amongst us are right in everything they tell us about the state of the country. Last week Keith was in Nando's just off Broad St with some friend's (yes, even Conservatives have friends) which was very busy and across the way there was a long queue of young people waiting to get into a night-club, this on a Wednesday night. It seems that despite the rise in fuels, food and energy and pay freezes lots of people still have some disposable income which they choose to use to get out and enjoy themselves.</p$1></p$1></p$1>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-3353776582513368542011-03-07T15:26:00.001+00:002011-03-07T15:33:25.418+00:00Running around Cofton Park.<p$1>Last Saturday was a busy one.<br />
<p$1>Keith started with an advice surgery at Frankley. Several people turned up as this is a very busy one for Keith.<br />
<p$1>Afterwards straight to Colmers School for the Northfield Constituency Convention where Ken was acting in his role as Constituency Chairman. This was well attended, mostly by community groups who do so much across Northfield as well as local politicians.<br />
<p$1>Then it was on to Cofton Park for the McCain X-Country Challenge. This is the 2nd time the event has taken place here and attracted large numbers of athletes and spectators from all parts of the country.<br />
<p$1>Keith and Sue welcomed the Lord Mayor as well as cheering on some of the competitors. A very successful event which adds to the growing reputation of Cofton Park as the place to be.</p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6636128596349879830.post-47228286067571340332011-03-07T15:10:00.000+00:002011-03-07T15:11:05.194+00:00Some of the country's top athletes were there...and Keith.<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGb_U0anL7TnJC5tGZT88LdH7yVDEnypUks1UsjrSJ0Qz4Qvv0mzB8INb5x8UcigmL_Z03cLACWMNkHmIbuo5XDWe63KqmrOdMuZgfZIn59a6Qnv_d_erjGANyPGi8FxbRZlEHir6tPMO/s1600/DSC02144.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGb_U0anL7TnJC5tGZT88LdH7yVDEnypUks1UsjrSJ0Qz4Qvv0mzB8INb5x8UcigmL_Z03cLACWMNkHmIbuo5XDWe63KqmrOdMuZgfZIn59a6Qnv_d_erjGANyPGi8FxbRZlEHir6tPMO/s400/DSC02144.jpg" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Keith Barton,Ken Wood &Sue Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07099727323855875110noreply@blogger.com