Leafleting on Bradwell Common

I parked behind Norman who was much amused by the last three letters of my number plate MUD.

Alan put the map and leaflets on my car bonnet I was alarmed as the car was so dirty, and as we gathered round Pauline amused us all with a story that all her Children were concieved around her ex husband's birthday, Norman told us the tale of Cllr Janet Irons who had a 65th Birthday Party and rang him Friday morning to say Norman I have overslept and so will miss doing the surgery with you and he replied but Janet it is Friday morning not Saturday morning (their normal surgery time) must of been a good Birthday Party fair play too her.

Norman took his bundle of leaflets and went across to one side of the street and the rest of us the other, it was very cold so managed to move quickly to keep warm, Pauline made the comment that Les Munn and the late Harry Kilkenny were great Bradwell Ward Councillors I had to remind her I to represented Bradwell and did worry that I might or might not have done something to the electors as when my term of office ended a Labour Councillor has not been ever elected since.

We then spoke about the high vote of the Tory candidate at the last ward elections in 2008 (who incidently was Shouket Mirza a former Councillor on Woughton Community Council who was disqualified due to non attendance of meetings and at the next meeting of Council a co-option to fill his seat on Beanhill will be taking place. His son is also a reporter on the local news programme BBC Look East )

Later on I was paired with Norman we chatted about my job on Woughton Community Council and what was involved in passing my CILCA Qualification (Certificate In Local Council Administration), he told me about his bad back which prevented him doing much campaigning and about his daughter going to University and now having empty nest symdrome, he also asked why I left the Council as I brought to his attention that Bradwell Common was part of my ward.

After an hour we all met up, Alan asked if we wanted to leaflet one more street I made the excuse I was going too call it a day as I would be leafleting on Oldbrook tommorrow and apologised to Pauline as I did not want her to think I was skiving, she was very sweet and understood and was grateful for all my help (I was embarressed to say I really needed to go as I needed to have a wee) and Norman had to go as he had a family engagement.

We both walked together back to our cars and he was again amused about my number plate!