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Sunday, July 04, 2010
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Helen Pender
Lately people have told me I should not associated with Helen Pender until this weekend I have ignored this advice.
Whilst away yesterday some strange comments appeared on my blog.
Two of them were of great concern because they attempted to out a local person and friend.
Today I contacted Helen Pender and asked if she had posted the comments after looking at the stats and seeing same ip address visiting at the time these comments were posted. I explained to her she was the only person who knew who was driving me to London.
I was very surprised and angry to receive the following text.
Name: Helen Pender
Number: +447530219328
Content:
Whoops can u chamge or deletd please? Hope you had a gt day look 4ward 2 reading yr blog
Time: 04/07/2010 14:12:34
Her behaviour is a disgrace and particularly at the last council meeting, yes! what she said at the meeting is true but she knew the trouble, she would cause and the problems this would cause between me and my friend.
1 comments:
Anonymous said...
Gosh isn't that ********* BMW?
July 04, 2010 1:56 AM
8 comments:
Anonymous said...
Your problem Martin is you are so full of tension, stress and anger. What you need is some nice warm cock.
July 03, 2010 12:30 PM
Anonymous said...
Plenty to chose from here in Soho I very happy darling......
July 03, 2010 10:54 PM
Anonymous said...
His posts are so anal
July 04, 2010 2:03 AM
Anonymous said...
Morning Martin,
Thank you for your company, most enjoyable! - especially Trees on Hampstead Heath!
July 04, 2010 5:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Very funny Nick, jealous you couldn't attend?
July 04, 2010 9:43 AM
Anonymous said...
Special thanks to ********** for giving the residents of Oakham a day and nights respite.
Thanks to Helen for keeping a few posts happening till Martin could get back to the fiction.
July 04, 2010 12:52 PM
I have asked Helen Pender not to contact me again, her constant telephoning texting and knocking on my door late at night is harassment! What a strange town we live in.
Whilst away yesterday some strange comments appeared on my blog.
Two of them were of great concern because they attempted to out a local person and friend.
Today I contacted Helen Pender and asked if she had posted the comments after looking at the stats and seeing same ip address visiting at the time these comments were posted. I explained to her she was the only person who knew who was driving me to London.
I was very surprised and angry to receive the following text.
Name: Helen Pender
Number: +447530219328
Content:
Whoops can u chamge or deletd please? Hope you had a gt day look 4ward 2 reading yr blog
Time: 04/07/2010 14:12:34
Her behaviour is a disgrace and particularly at the last council meeting, yes! what she said at the meeting is true but she knew the trouble, she would cause and the problems this would cause between me and my friend.
1 comments:
Anonymous said...
Gosh isn't that ********* BMW?
July 04, 2010 1:56 AM
8 comments:
Anonymous said...
Your problem Martin is you are so full of tension, stress and anger. What you need is some nice warm cock.
July 03, 2010 12:30 PM
Anonymous said...
Plenty to chose from here in Soho I very happy darling......
July 03, 2010 10:54 PM
Anonymous said...
His posts are so anal
July 04, 2010 2:03 AM
Anonymous said...
Morning Martin,
Thank you for your company, most enjoyable! - especially Trees on Hampstead Heath!
July 04, 2010 5:36 AM
Anonymous said...
Very funny Nick, jealous you couldn't attend?
July 04, 2010 9:43 AM
Anonymous said...
Special thanks to ********** for giving the residents of Oakham a day and nights respite.
Thanks to Helen for keeping a few posts happening till Martin could get back to the fiction.
July 04, 2010 12:52 PM
I have asked Helen Pender not to contact me again, her constant telephoning texting and knocking on my door late at night is harassment! What a strange town we live in.
London Pride
Yesterday was London Pride.
A most enjoyable day out.
We departed Oakham at 8.30am prompt and arrived in Highgate a couple of hours later the weather was fab.
We had coffee at Highgate Ponds. The Ponds looking as good as ever, It is amazing this can be found in London.
(Photographs to be posted later)
We then walked across Parliament Hill towards Dartmouth Park, We stopped and visited St Mary Brookfield a church I attended for many years sometime ago.
The church was open two ladies Carol and Maureen very busy cleaning.
It was good to see some friendly faces from the past. It was also good to see the Church Fete will be next weekend. Some years ago the church needed funds and I thought why not bring the countryside to the city, at that time I was a member of the PCC and the group was not sure it would work, I was pleased it did, The Vicar Rev Guy Pope may not be so pleased as apart from the traditional plate smashing it has become a parish tradition each year the vicar must be put in the stocks and people pay to throw wet sponges at him! I remember Jonathan from the British Museum assisted with the organising of the first fete and it raised £2,000 I don't know what it raises now. http://www.stmarybrookfield.com/index.htm
It was also good to see inside this grand church and visit the statue of Our Lady of Wallsingham a gift to the church in memory of my partner.
The statue was one of the last carved by a sculptor who worked in Wallsingham.
Then we headed of on the tube to central London we went to Soho where we met John the man who organised Pride, he also organises the Birmingham Pride we are hoping he might like to do the same for Rutland, he lives in the East Midands, Then it was of to Covent Garden we met other friends who had travelled as far away as Glasgow and Lewisham outside Marks and Spencer Covent Garden. We also met the Village People there along with a number of Ladies (well they were dressed as Ladies) who seemed to be employees a Virgin Airlines.
(Photographs Later)
We headed to Piccadilly Circus and watched the parade and the moved to Leicester Square to avoid the crowds gathering at Trafalgar Square.
We eventually decided to brave Trafalgar Square.
We decided to have dinner at a very popular Spanish Restaurant in Old Compton Street, we were fortunate to get a table it is a very popular place, so good, the Spanish eat there, although not yesterday due to the football I am told.
At the end of the evening we trekked through mountains of litter in Old Compton Street, I have never seen so much in one place in all my life. People did not seem to mind sitting amongst the litter enjoying a drink in the street.
As we departed Westminster Council had start sending into Soho an army of street cleaners and dust carts. an interesting site, the dust carts were escorted through the street by an army of very cheerful met police officers on foot. More police than we had seen throughout the day.
I think the portable urinals could be a good addition to Oakhams streets at night, maybe Deans Street.
(Photographs of the days event will be posted later I am currently sorting the good from the bad)
There will be some political photographs, these photographs are not intended to express my own personal political views, Some are Labours "I have never kissed a Tory and Never Will" Socialist Workers "Tory Scum" The LG Tories will also be shown and the Liberal Democrats)
A most enjoyable day out.
We departed Oakham at 8.30am prompt and arrived in Highgate a couple of hours later the weather was fab.
We had coffee at Highgate Ponds. The Ponds looking as good as ever, It is amazing this can be found in London.
(Photographs to be posted later)
We then walked across Parliament Hill towards Dartmouth Park, We stopped and visited St Mary Brookfield a church I attended for many years sometime ago.
The church was open two ladies Carol and Maureen very busy cleaning.
It was good to see some friendly faces from the past. It was also good to see the Church Fete will be next weekend. Some years ago the church needed funds and I thought why not bring the countryside to the city, at that time I was a member of the PCC and the group was not sure it would work, I was pleased it did, The Vicar Rev Guy Pope may not be so pleased as apart from the traditional plate smashing it has become a parish tradition each year the vicar must be put in the stocks and people pay to throw wet sponges at him! I remember Jonathan from the British Museum assisted with the organising of the first fete and it raised £2,000 I don't know what it raises now. http://www.stmarybrookfield.com/index.htm
It was also good to see inside this grand church and visit the statue of Our Lady of Wallsingham a gift to the church in memory of my partner.
The statue was one of the last carved by a sculptor who worked in Wallsingham.
Then we headed of on the tube to central London we went to Soho where we met John the man who organised Pride, he also organises the Birmingham Pride we are hoping he might like to do the same for Rutland, he lives in the East Midands, Then it was of to Covent Garden we met other friends who had travelled as far away as Glasgow and Lewisham outside Marks and Spencer Covent Garden. We also met the Village People there along with a number of Ladies (well they were dressed as Ladies) who seemed to be employees a Virgin Airlines.
(Photographs Later)
We headed to Piccadilly Circus and watched the parade and the moved to Leicester Square to avoid the crowds gathering at Trafalgar Square.
We eventually decided to brave Trafalgar Square.
We decided to have dinner at a very popular Spanish Restaurant in Old Compton Street, we were fortunate to get a table it is a very popular place, so good, the Spanish eat there, although not yesterday due to the football I am told.
At the end of the evening we trekked through mountains of litter in Old Compton Street, I have never seen so much in one place in all my life. People did not seem to mind sitting amongst the litter enjoying a drink in the street.
As we departed Westminster Council had start sending into Soho an army of street cleaners and dust carts. an interesting site, the dust carts were escorted through the street by an army of very cheerful met police officers on foot. More police than we had seen throughout the day.
I think the portable urinals could be a good addition to Oakhams streets at night, maybe Deans Street.
(Photographs of the days event will be posted later I am currently sorting the good from the bad)
There will be some political photographs, these photographs are not intended to express my own personal political views, Some are Labours "I have never kissed a Tory and Never Will" Socialist Workers "Tory Scum" The LG Tories will also be shown and the Liberal Democrats)
Rutland Concert Band Oakham Bandstand
Rutland Concert Band will be performing at Oakham banstand today at 3.00 pm
http://rutlandconcertband.org/default.aspx
Saturday, July 03, 2010
London Pride Rutland Pride?
By the time this blog is published I hopefuly would have arrived in London, Today is PRIDE.
Thanks to a Rutland Tree warden who kindly invited me to attend. Sadly they don't want to be named because of attitudes within their local area.
It is nice to find not all Rutland's Tree Warden are bigots like Oakham's.
http://www.pridelondon.org/
Boris Johnson to attend London gay pride celebrations Capital's mayor will help kick off proceedings.
Thanks to a Rutland Tree warden who kindly invited me to attend. Sadly they don't want to be named because of attitudes within their local area.
It is nice to find not all Rutland's Tree Warden are bigots like Oakham's.
http://www.pridelondon.org/
Boris Johnson to attend London gay pride celebrations Capital's mayor will help kick off proceedings.
Gay and Lesbian-friendly Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts,
Guest Houses, Self-catering accommodation in the county of RUTLAND
The Kings Arms lies in the peaceful and quaint village of Wing
Gay and Lesbian, Support for Rutland
Rutland County Council Support this centre in Leicester
it gives less money for the whole of Gay Population of Rutland
than Oakham Town Council gives away to
the Oakham Festival Committee each year.
Friday, July 02, 2010
Tonight was Oakham Festivals party night
The event was attended by a small group of people.
The Festival Run Its Own Bar
if it was licenced then
the licence holder should know it is illegal
a bar for staff to drink whilst working, if this law was observed
then Anne from Music and More
would not have been offended
when i suggested she was drunk when she insulted me
I wont be stepping aside to let any other
councillor suffer the committee chaired by Joy Everett.
It was clear to me Oakham Festival is not monitoring its
spending as the chairman was happily giving friends drinks on house her words.
I was asked why I was at the event I replied as a committee member
a Oakham Town Councillor and a photographer.
I was asked if I had paid by Joys husband no one asked me to pay
infact until this point no one spoke to me from the committee
None of the committee appeared to pay.
Photographs of the events will appear on
blog tomorrow
morning
Catmose Arboretum Oakham Rutland Cllr Joyce Lucas
Cllr Joyce Lucas Planted this tree October 2001
Cllr Joyce Lucas is in charge of the Catmose Arboretum
It's about the only nice to place to sit quietly in
Oakham it is situated in the grounds of
Rutland County Council next to the
Car Park.
Its better to visit on a sunny day when the council is resting
at the weekend.
In March Cllr Lucas produced a guide you can collect one at Victoria Hall, High Street Oakham
You will find 78 varieties of trees and shrubs
The Dinning Room Indian Oakham is Celebrating
The Dinning Room Indian is Celebrating
4 years trading in Oakham's
John Street
Happy Birthday
County Squire Formal Hire John Street Oakham
Count Squire Menswear ceased trading in Mill Street
and have now transferred the formal hire section to
John Street Oakham
This was formally the Back Street Gallery
That has moved upstairs in
Swans Mill Street
County Squire Oakham
An end of an era. County Squire Closed. The Formal Hire section of the shop has moved to John Street Oakham.
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