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MANERP’s hustings Thursday 1st June
MANERP’s hustings Thursday 1st June
7pm
Peterborough International Christian Centre, Lincoln Rd, Peterborough PE1 2PE
Our Chair for the evening will be Brian Gascoyne, who chairs Peterborough’s Holocaust Memorial Day Committee and serves on Peterborough Racial Equality Council http://www.prec.org.uk
MANERP says: “MANERP stands for the Millfield and New England Regeneration Partnership.
It is a Peterborough voluntary community association which receives no funding at all from ratepayers or taxpayers. All of its committee members and officers do not claim a single penny for the work that they do and do not claim any form of expenses either.
MANERP was formed in 2005 by residents who lived and people who worked work in the Millfield and New England in order to prevent the deterioration of the area because of the massive effect the influx of asylum seekers, refugees and EU migrants. The population had grown so quickly over a two year period that the infrastructure was failing to cope.
The Peterborough City Council agreed to recognise the group and its’ constitution was ratified and very quickly the association started to make representation to the council on several issues of concern. The main issues are:
The main issues are:
Private Rented Housing and Accommodation
Alcohol Licensing
Traffic
Environment
Health and Wellbeing
Police
Diversity and Cohesion
MANERP will continue to press for improvements to Millfield and New England as that is its’ mission. No matter what is thrown at the organisation, it will always put the peace and tranquillity of its’ residents first and foremost as its’ main priority.
If you live, work or have any connection with the MANERP area then please join us! We meet on the first Thursday of every month (except January) at the Peterborough International Christian Centre, Lincoln Road, (on the corner of York Road), Millfield, Peterborough at 7.15pm.” The Millfield and New England Regeneration Partnership (MANERP) is here: https://manerp.org/about/
Venue:
click this link to go to google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/UfmwFRLqXWT2
Vote Fiona Radic poster
To get a window poster (can also be used as a poster board) please email
peterboroughgreenparty@gmail.com
or Contact Me https://fionaradic.wordpress.com/contact-form-1/
Peterborough Telegraph Hustings – Friday 26th May
Peterborough Telegraph Hustings – Friday 26th May
arrive 6.30pm for a 7pm start in the Main Hall at Peterborough Regional College
This hustings is hosted by the Peterborough Telegraph and Peterborough Regional College. Peterborough’s newspaper says: “Time is running out to be in the audience as the candidates aiming to be MP for Peterborough after June’s general election go head-to-head at a hustings run by the Peterborough Telegraph and Peterborough Regional College.
The hustings is on Friday, May 26 from 7pm to 9pm (6.30pm entry) at the regional college’s hall at its Park Crescent campus.
To be in the audience, email your name and any questions for candidates to joel.lamy@jpress.co.uk or ring 01733 588728.”
The confirmed candidates are Stewart Jackson (Conservative), Fiona Onasanya (Labour), Beki Sellick (Liberal Democrat) and Fiona Radic (Green Party).
Peterborough Regional College
If you are arriving on foot or bicycle, head to: Park Crescent, Peterborough, PE1 4DZ. There is some space to park around the park on Park Crescent, but if you are arriving by car you might find more space by using the college’s Eastfield Road vehicle entrance and follow signs to the college car parks.
More about hustings in Peterborough and generally https://fionaradic.wordpress.com/?s=hustings&submit=Search
General Election Hustings – Thursday 18th May
General Election Hustings – Thursday 18th May
at 7.30pm at St Johns Church, Cathedral Square
The church says: “Once again there will be a hustings for the Peterborough constituency for the forthcoming general election in St John’s Church.
If you would like to submit a question please email the church office (office@peterborough-stjohns.org.uk) and we will select from those suggested to ensure fair balance. If your question is chosen we will contact you to ask if you would be prepared to ask it at the hustings. Please note that only the question should be asked, as scripted, and no additional statements or comments added.
Questions should be directed to all of the candidates without bias or favour. There are strict rules governing hustings to ensure fairness and avoid bias. We will be following these rules carefully.
This hustings is being organised by the church and everyone is welcome.
We expect all the following candidates to attend the hustings:
Stewart Jackson (Conservative)
Fiona Onasanya (Labour)
Fiona Radić (Green)
Beki Sellick (Liberal Democrat)”
find this event on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1889860011286060/
I am a big fan of hustings and have advocated for more of them in Peterborough, which does not host nearly enough.
Should you be interested in the regulation of hustings, you might want to read this: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/105946/sp-hustings-rp-npc-ca.pdf
If you are interested in the ancient and not so well organised history of this form of democratic engagement, you might want to read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husting
