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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.
Sunday 7 December -Car Park St Georges Road, Aldershotstation car park). Delivering in Manor Park ward in theAldershot East County Division. 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
Every Monday 6-730pm. Telephone canvassing at 150 Eastern Road, Brighton.
Every Thursday 4pm. Door-knocking with Simon Burgess.
Call Simon on 07768 373176 for details and to confirm the venue and times.
BRIGHTON PAVILLION
Saturday 6 December – National Campaign Day - *TELETHON! And street canvas in Preston Park. 11am to 5pm at 179 Preston Road.Come for an hour or longer and help us to hit the 500 contact target!Lunch and other refreshments provided. Contact Keith Day on 07976 437 245.keith_day@new.labour.org.uk
Wednesday 10 December – *TELETHON! 6.30pm to 8pm at 179 Preston Road.Refreshments provided. Contact Keith Day on 07976 437 245.keith_day@new.labour.org.uk
CRAWLEY
Thursday December 11 6-8pm. Unite office, Longley House, East Park,RH10 6AP (behind the Arora Hotel) Bob Fromant will give lifts from Reigate,Redhill & Horley, provide training and supply tea & biscuits.
If you would like to do some phoning from your home or office he can supply lists, give one to one training and will collect the lists after 2 weeks.
Contact Bob Fromant to help with essential voter id for next June’s European elections. bobfromant@tiscali.co.uk mobile 07828 304923
DOVER AND DEAL
Saturday December 6 10am. Street stall with Gwyn Prosser MP. High Street Deal. For further details contact Carol: 01304 201199
GILLINGHAM AND RAINHAM
Sunday December 7 10.30am. Leaflet delivery. Meet at party HQ, 122a Twydall Lane.
OXFORD EAST
Voter ID sessions when we will be out talking with local residents over the next week are as follows:-
Sunday 7 December – meet 11 am junction of Abingdon Road and Western Road – Hinksey Park Ward: Isis County Division
Wednesday 10 December – meet 5.30 pm at the junction of Cowley Road and Divinity Road – St Clements Ward: East Oxford County Division
Saturday 13 December – meet 11 am junction of of Bayswater Road and Waynflete Road - at the top of the hill – Barton & Sandhills Ward: Barton & Churchill County Division
PORTSMOUTH NORTH
Saturday 6 December, 11am: Meet on the streets for doorstep work at the junction of Baffins Road & Hayling Avenue. Contact is Tim on 07505 037 171.
We also need people to come into the office during daytimes & assist with admin work - contact Tim on 07505 037 171 to arrange a time. And drivers who can come & spend a day dropping things off at different locations.
SOUTHAMPTON
Every Wednesday and Thursday. 6:00 pm PhonebankDoing phone voter ID from the Labour offices from 6-7.30pm Meeting point: Labour Party Offices, 20-22 Southampton Street
Every Friday 10am at Labour Offices 20-22 Southampton Street. Envelope stuffing.
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 10.30am THIS SATURDAY and HIS 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
Wednesday December 17, Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD and starts at 1.30pm. Alan Johnson, Sec. of State for Health will address the meeting and there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Local people, patient groups, trade union reps, Labour Party members, healthcare workers, charities and healthcare organisations are invited to attend.
Organisations may bring along small banner stands and literature to circulate. The Minister has to leave at 2.30pm but we have the room until 3.30pm and Nancy Platts is keen to hear more of your views on healthcare, so after the Minister has left she will be inviting organisations to speak for a few minutes about what they do and their current campaigns. If you are representing an organisation, please let her know if you would like to participate in the second session.
If you would like to come along, bring a friend or colleague or invite other members of your organisation to attend, please email Nancy at nancy4brighton@btinternet.com with your name, address and organisation (if relevant) and put Alan Johnson in the subject line of your email or leave a message on 01273 550 141.
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 )
MAIDSTONE
Sunday December 14 4pm onwards. Annual social WITH PAUL CLARK MP 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 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
OXFORD EAST
Friday 16 January 2009 7.15 for 7.30 Rose Hill Community Centre, The Oval, Rose Hill, Oxford OX4 4UY. Special Guest Speaker: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Climate Change and Energy
Places £30(£25 concessions); £3 off for those not drinking alcohol. Includes full meal by the excellent Café Spice, drinks, raffle. Please reserve your place by e-mailing Oxfordeastdinner@googlemail.com and let us know if you are vegetarian or have any other dietary requirements. Please mail cheques for payment to Oxford East Dinner, Labour Party, Unit 1 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE
REIGATE
Saturday December 13 8pm onwards. You are invited to a curry evening. Homemade meat and vegetarian curries. Bring a bottle of wine and a raffle prize. £12 per person. Please RSVP Rosie Norgrove 01737 762387 or email rosie.norgrove@homecall.co.uk
ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM
Saturday December 13 10am-12.30pm. Emmaus Church, central Chatham. Rochester PPC Teresa Murray and Chatham MP Jonathan Shaw will be holding a “Keep Warm, Keep Well” event. It is a local version of the Dept. of Health's campaign, and will be advising older people on what benefits, grants, and help they can get, and from which bodies, to ensure they stay healthy over the winter. Invites have gone to representatives of all the major energy suppliers, and representatives of local and national groups that are concerned with older people's rights/needs.
Teresa can be contacted on 01634 409486 or teresamurraytm@aol.com
SOUTHAMPTON
Friday December 19, 7pm. Skittles evening at The Ship Inn, Redbridge. £12 waged and £8 unwaged.
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.
WOKING
Wednesday December 10, at 7.30pm at the YPOD Centre, The YMCA, Chobham Road, Woking Town Centre. Annual dinner with John Cruddas MP. Asian menu at cost of £25. Bar from 7pm. Venue only 5 mins walk from Woking Station. Ring Paul Blagbrough on 01483 767421 or Elizabeth Evans 01483 763324 book your place, or send a cheque for £25 paybale to Woking Labour Party to Paul Blagbrough, Charnwood, Horsell Park, Woking GU21 4LY.
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