Welcome to Daventry colleagues!

In preparation for the probable joining of Lutterworth with Daventry in the future Boundary changes, Lutterworth Branch invited members of Daventry to attend our February Branch meeting. Six Daventry members attended, and we were pleased to meet each other. Keeping business to a minimum, we had a brilliant talk on EMA by Professor Sue Maguire, and the evening was most successful. We look forward to meeting at political and social events in the future.

Electoral Boundaries - Secondary Consultation

For those who don't agree with me about the desirability of leaving South Leicestershire consituency for the delights of Daventry (and I admit that is currently pretty much everybody) the Boundary Commission has announced the dates for its secondary consultation.  That means the chance to comment on all the consultations submitted in the first phase.

This may sound like unnecessary duplication but my experience with the Local Government Boundary Commission suggests that the comments-on-comments tend to be the ones that carry most weight.

The consultation runs from noon on March 6 2012 to noon on April 3 2012.  Both Branch nights, I note.  Beyond coincidence, surely?

We're all off to Daventry!

Only 7 days ago we sat at the branch meeting and wondered, what's the most bizarre outcome for us in the Boundary Review? Joining Harborough, Hinckley - even Rugby? No - we're all off to Daventry in 2015. The good news, the branch has no need to change - Misterton and that well-known suburb of Daventry, Broughton Astley, are in the new constituency. And there is still a Braunston, it's just not that Braunstone.

Full jaw-dropping details are best enjoyed in the preliminary report itself. Clicking on the post title should take you there.