holborn st pancras conservative association former holborn conservatives
On Monday HSPCA hosted there annual summer reception on the roof garden at UCL. A high turnout was seen by members from all over the constituency and from our neighbour association in Islington.
The guest of honour was Syed Kamall, the MEP for London who gave a greta speech on the issue of Europe before a lively debate started. Plenty of champagne was supplied for all and as usual the night ended at the pub. A big thank you to all those who helped organise the event.
A by-election took place on 12th July 2007 in Haverstock ward. The results are listed below.
Lib Dem – 1160 votes
Labour - 1000 votes
Green - 299 votes
Conservative (Peter Horne) - 213 votes
April 26th saw the flagship HSPCA Annual Dinner at the magnificent British Museum. Over 60 members gathered at the Museum to be entertained by the Party Deputy Chairman Eric Pickles MP and our own Brian Coleman AM! The dinner was a huge success with a wonderful champagne reception followed by a fabulous three course meal.
Particular thanks must go to the event organisers Tim Crockford and Richard Merrin.
The Annual General Meeting for Holborn & St Pancras Conservative Association was held on Monday 26th March.
Paul Barton reported on an active year for the Association with a large number of event – including two receptions at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery with Brian Coleman AM & Damian Green MP, a fantastic Christmas Party at the home of Richard Merrin, an excellent House of Commons Reception hosted by Shadow Sports & Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson MP and recently the first Policy Dinner with former Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP.
Paul Barton thanked the outgoing Secretary of the Association, Tim Crockford, for putting together the programme of events and for his work over the past year and wished him well in his move from London.
Elections for officers for 2007-8 were held and the following were elected by the meeting:
Chairman: Cllr Paul Barton
Deputy Chairman (Political): Richard Merrin
Deputy Chairman (Membership): Robert Adams
Secretary: Jim Hunkin
Treasurer: Timothy Barnes
Hon. President: Peter Horne
Do you feel safe living in Holborn & St Pancras?
Yes – 41% No – 59%
The AGM for the Bloomsbury Ward will be held on Monday 26th March at 6pm.
The AGM will take place at the HSPCA office.
Holborn & St Pancras Conservative Association,
1a Heath Hurst Rd,
London,
NW3 2RU
On the 19th February members of Holborn & St Pancras gathered for our annual reception which was this year kindly hosted in Parliament by the Shadow Sports & Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson MP.
A good cross section of the Association enjoyed the champagne, wine and wonderful display of foods and chatted with the different MPs who popped in during the evening. I certainly saw Shadow Home Office Minister Edward Garnier QC MP, Francis Maude’s PPS Tim Boswell MP and a number of others.
The evening was very enjoyable and I look forward to the next one…..
“On Wednesday 21st February former Defence and Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind joined fifteen members of the Association in the private room of a West End restaurant for the latest in our series of discussion dinners.
The food and wine were both excellent, but that wasn’t what we were there for. The gathering was small enough for everyone to join in across the table, and the conversation ranged from the inevitable topics of Iraq and Israel, to Scottish Affairs. It was a most enjoyable occasion, and I look forward very much to the next one.”
Paul Barton
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Is the Council tough enough on drug crime?
Yes – 21% No – 79%
The children’s nursery at Whitfield Street in Fitzrovia – closed by Camden’s Labour rulers in mid 2004 – is set to reopen following a decision by Camden’s Conservative-LD executive on 15th January to lease the site to Fitzrovia Trust/Westminster Children’s Society for nursery use.
The Fitzrovia Trust and Westminster Children’s Society were invited by Camden’s new administration to submit a business plan setting out how this partnership would provide a nursery on the site and provide access to the open space for community use. They will adapt the building to provide for 27 0-5 year olds. In addition, the open space would be used out of hours by 8-12 year olds, for whom there is nowhere to play in the area.
There are 245 under-fives in Bloomsbury ward, but just two registered childminders providing 4 under-five places and a one-afternoon under-fours activity drop-in at the Drill Hall. In addition, a new housing development in the former outpatients’ building of the Middlesex Hospital will lead to new demand for nursery places within two years.
Local ward councillor Rebecca Hossack said:
“This is fantastic news. I know that one the main reasons I sought election as a Conservative Councillor in Bloomsbury, the ward where I live and work, was to try and restore the long-closed Fitzrovia Day Nursery in Whitfield Street. This was closed by Camden’s Labour Council in 2002 and this important local amenity was under threat of being sold-off for private commercial re-development.”
Local Bloomsbury Conservative campaigner Tim Barnes added: “The fact that this vital community building has been locked up for two years is a damning indictment of Labour around here. This decision really shows the positive impact Conservatives are having in power in Camden – the responsible Executive member Cllr Andrew Marshall grasped this issue at the outset and has worked steadily to get us to this decision. For years there has been no real opposition to a complacent Labour party south of the Euston Rd, but now people can see that local Conservatives in Bloomsbury, Holborn and Covent Garden are making a practical difference for the better.”
For further information:
Timothy Barnes, Bloomsbury Ward Conservative Assn: 07903 188 447
Cllr Rebecca Hossack, Bloomsbury Ward: 07747 482 148
Cllr Andrew Marshall, Camden Council Executive: 07808 579 563
