Busy Weekend for Local Politicians
22 April 2011 by Paul Rhoades
Out and about this morning, councillors Grant and Collingson were busy delivering leaflets close to where I live, so I decided to do a very quick "on the spot" interview and grab a couple of photographs for the site.
Mick Grant (On the left) and John Collinson (on the right of the picture) are both Labour councillors currently represent residents in the Ashby ward of Scunthorpe, along with their colleague Andrea Donaldson who was not out leafleting with them today.
Mick and John collectively hold 11 different rolls and responsibilities between them including planning, appeals, cabinet membership and Shaping the Council committees, all of which they make significant contributions to on an ongoing basis.
Speaking very briefly to Mick about their activities today, he re-iterated that the most important thing as far as he is concerned is actually getting people out to vote. He told us that he was getting a lot of support and commitment from people on the doorstep, but it only makes any difference if people actually bother to go out and vote on the day.
With the additional referendum on the Alternative Vote system also being held on May the 5th, its hoped that more people will make the effort to get out and vote. While there is no party line on the Referendum, and we've seen an interesting mix of political opposites supporting both the yes and no campaigns collectively, Mick's firmly in the No camp on this one.
If you are standing for election and are out and about canvasing this weekend then let us know, if we can we'll get a quick photo and a few words letting people know what you are up to and where you are standing, regardless of party or politics.
Either sign in and leave a comment, or email Editors@VisitScunthorpe.Com with some contact details and we'll get back to you shortly.
Mick Grant (On the left) and John Collinson (on the right of the picture) are both Labour councillors currently represent residents in the Ashby ward of Scunthorpe, along with their colleague Andrea Donaldson who was not out leafleting with them today.
Mick and John collectively hold 11 different rolls and responsibilities between them including planning, appeals, cabinet membership and Shaping the Council committees, all of which they make significant contributions to on an ongoing basis.
Speaking very briefly to Mick about their activities today, he re-iterated that the most important thing as far as he is concerned is actually getting people out to vote. He told us that he was getting a lot of support and commitment from people on the doorstep, but it only makes any difference if people actually bother to go out and vote on the day.
With the additional referendum on the Alternative Vote system also being held on May the 5th, its hoped that more people will make the effort to get out and vote. While there is no party line on the Referendum, and we've seen an interesting mix of political opposites supporting both the yes and no campaigns collectively, Mick's firmly in the No camp on this one.
If you are standing for election and are out and about canvasing this weekend then let us know, if we can we'll get a quick photo and a few words letting people know what you are up to and where you are standing, regardless of party or politics.
Either sign in and leave a comment, or email Editors@VisitScunthorpe.Com with some contact details and we'll get back to you shortly. If you would like add your own news article to Visit Scunthorpe, Login or sign up, its free and easy and you can start publishing your own content here, straight away.
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