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QE2 passing Cowes. Three cheers goes up from the passengers. Magician still doing his magic with tired kids.

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davidwalter
25, September 2014 1:28 pm

Thank you for publicising this, Sally. Six candidates for a small parish by election is a tremendous achievement beating everyones’ predictions. Great for democracy giving people a real choice from a range of candidates with different views. The Localism Act means that more decisions will be made at a Parish level and the pendulum is continuing to swing in that direction so it does matter to folk… Read more »

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Stewart Blackmore
25, September 2014 1:28 pm

What a breath of fresh air to see a contested election. This contrasts with the election in St Lawrence precipitated by the resignation of Terry Gibbs (a sad loss IMHO) for which there were no nominations.

One would have thought, if only because of the Undercliff saga, that at least a few residents would relish the chance to have a say locally.

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mat
25, September 2014 3:07 pm

Vote Shirley Stables – NHS Worker!!

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sam salt
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25, September 2014 4:49 pm

Just because some is an NHS worker doesn’t mean that they are going to make a good Councillor. Each candidate should be judged solely on their merits and what they believe is best for their village, not where they work. Like Stewart I am pleased to see an election, let’s hope the three best candidates are selected. Let’s also hope that they make good councillors and undertake… Read more »

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davidwalter
25, September 2014 6:55 pm

Tess, I agree with you on all of that. Shalfleet has not been a party political (or even a political) Parish Council hitherto, and I hope it will remain politics-free. Should I be elected, I will try to arrange that the Parish Council has a representative on the primary care patient representative group, though I don’t believe there is a vacancy at the moment. I imagine our… Read more »

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sam salt
25, September 2014 7:01 pm

David please don’t ever let Shalfleet PC become political. A good parish council will strive to keep politics out. Seems to be some great things happening over at Shalfleet. Looking forward to seeing the result.

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davidwalter
25, September 2014 7:09 pm

Tess, I totally agree with you. Politics is inappropriate at a parish level and pointless. I don’t think the parishioners would be happy, either.

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