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Campaign Calendar
Help Labour to win by-elections and return our vital parliamentary seats by joining in these campaign sessions.
ALDERSHOT
Newsletter delivery in our Labour ward.
15th November - leaflet delivery. Meet 10am and 2pm North Town Community Base, North Lane.
If you are unable to join these sessions but have some spare time to deliver please contact CLLR DON CAPPLEMAN on 01252 658027.
BASINGSTOKE
A group is out every Saturday in Basingstoke from 10am - 12 noon until further notice. We will meet at the Labour Club in Sandys Road. Activities will vary from week to week -surgeries, canvassing, Voter ID,For details, contact Andy McCormick – 07879 436985 or CllrAndrew.McCormick@basingstoke,gov,uk
BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN
Thursday November 13 4pm. Door-knocking with PPC Simon Burgess. Meet outside Ecclesden Flats, Grove Hill.
November 14 11.45am. Door-knocking with PPC Simon Burgess. Meet Cooksbridge Road, Whitehawk.
Email simon@simonburgess.com for details or call 07768 373176.
Monday November 17th 6pm. Telephone canvassing in this important target seat. Phoning Kemptown and Peacehaven voters from a member's house at 150 Eastern Road, opposite the hospital.
CRAWLEY
Phone bank at the Amicus office Longley House, East Park Crawley RH10 6AP 6-8pm every date except where shown
17th November
20th November
Please contact Bob Fromant bobfromant@tiscali.co.uk 07828 304923
GILLINGHAM & RAINHAM
Sunday November 16th 10.30am. Doorstep contact in Rainham with Paul Clark MP. Meet at junction of Sandringham Road and Standen Close. Contact Linda Miller 01634 387421 or 07905 116340
MILTON KEYNES
Saturday November 1 11am. Delivering Autumn newsletter in Milton Keynes North with PPC Andrew Pakes. Please call Andrew on 07980 551212 or email info@andrewpakes.org.uk for details of where to meet.
OXFORD EAST
Voter ID sessions when we will be out talking with local residents over the next week are as follows:-
16 November meet 11 am at the junction of Cowley Road and Reliance Way - Marsh Ward: East Oxford County Division
19 November - meet 5.30 pm at the junction of Horspath Driftway and Eastfield Close - Valley Ward: Leys and Lye County Division
23 November - meet 11 am at the junction of Headley Way and Copse Lane - Hill & Northway Ward:Headington & Marston County Division
PORTSMOUTH NORTH
Saturday 15th November, 11am: Meet at the Labour Party offices @ 1 Holbrook Road for phone canvassing, envelope stuffing and office tasks.
Saturday 15th November, 1pm: Meet on the streets for doorstep work at the junction of Baffins Road & Hayling Avenue.Contact for both times is Tim on 07505 037 171.
SOUTHAMPTON
Saturday November 15 10.45am. Door knocking in Shirley. Meet at corner of Howards Grove and St James Road
Saturday November 15 10.30am. Canvassing in Bargate Ward with John Denham MP. Meet at corner of Briton St and High St.
SPELTHORNE
Work to defend our county council seat in the elections next year. If you can help with leaflet delivering, please meet Cllr Victor Agarwal at 10am THIS SATURDAY and 10.30am THIS SUNDAY at the Happy Landing pub in Clare Road, Stanwell, TW19 7QT. You can contact Victor –email victor.agarwal@surreycc.gov.ukor telephone 07813 651812
Other events
BRIGHTON
15 November- forum for Trade Union members with parliamentary candidates Simon Burgess, Nancy Platts and Celia Barlow MP.am at the Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton.Contact: Simon Weller 07939 173 042 sweller@aslef.org.uk
17th November- quiz fundraiserpm at The Crown and Anchor, 213 Preston Road.Tickets £6 including Nibbles. Members and non-Members welcome. Contact Tracey Hill, 01273 561078 tracey.hill@talk21.com
25 November and Hove Women's Evening Dinnerat The Gallery - all welcome. The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP invited. More details to follow.Contact Maire McQueeney on 01273 607 910 mairemcqueeney@waitrose.com
GUILDFORD
Wednesday December 17 NOTE NEW DATE. Annual dinner with Caroline Flint MP. Three course meal £22. For details contact Michael Hassell (phone 01483 574989 or e-mail )
HASTINGS AND RYE
'An Evening with Simon Fanshawe'
Thursday 27 November 2008 at Azur Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea (the old Marina Pavillion). 7.30pmtill 12 Midnight. Tickets are £20.00 and include Dinner, Entertainment and of course Simon Fanshawe.
Cheques should be made out to Hastings and Rye Labour Party and sent to Michael Foster MP, The Labour Party, 84 Bohemia Road, St Leonards-on-Sea East Sussex TN37 6RN.
For more information please email chris.parnham@hotmail.co.uk
MAIDSTONE
Sunday December 14 4pm onwards. Annual social at the kalaRED restaurant and bar. All members, families and friends are welcome. Michael Lam’s restaurant cuisine is Chinese, Thai , Japanese and Malaysian. The cost will be £15 per person. Sit down Waiter/ess Service. Drinks are extra
Please indicate the number of tickets required to patrickcoates.908@btinternet.com and send a cheque made out to "Maidstone & The Weald CLP", to 8 Chilham Road, Maidstone, Kent ME16 0PE. We can take bookings on the evening, as long as we have the names of those wishing tocome.
The restaurant is situated at 83-84 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SD
PORTSMOUTH
Thursday December 4 Christmas dinner with Harriet Harman. Main Hall, Buckland Community Centre, Portsmouth. Three course meal including 2 glasses of wine and coffee £25. TICKETS FROM SARAH COOK, SECRETARY OF PORTSMOUTH LABOUR PARTY
TELEPHONE 02392 755581 OR EMAIL SJCOOK64@HOTMAIL.CO.UK
ROCHESTER AND STROOD
Friday November 14. Rochester and Strood’s dinner with Dennis Skinner Tickets £15 for two courses and a glass of wine. Bob Marshall Andrews MP and Teresa Murray will also be speaking. Tickets from Teresa Murray on 01634409486 or 07855378043
SOUTH WEST SURREY
Saturday December 13. 730 for 8pm, with Siobhan McDonagh MP. Blacknest Golf Club, Blacknest (near Farnham). Cost is 25 pounds for a 3 course meal. Any enquiries should be directed to Joan Anniballi - tel 01252 721127.
SURREY HEATH
Friday November 28 6pm for 6.30pm at the Legion Club, Victories Avenue, Camberley (just off the A30). An unusual event - come and questionaire Michael Gove, the Tory education shadow minister. Gove speaks followed by open discussion. £7.50 including supper. Further details 01276 27367
December 6 Surrey Heath Labour Party Annual Dinner 7.30pm for 8pm. Christis, High Street, Camberley. Further details 01276 27367
WOKING
Wednesday December 10, at 7.30pm at the YPOD Centre, Woking Town Centre. Annual dinner with John Cruddas MP. Asian menu at cost of £25. Contact Elizabeth Evans 07906697180 to book your place.
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