Cllr Wendy Clements

Archive for February, 2012

In the past 10 days, Wirral Council has undergone tremendous change. Following a no-confidence motion on 13th February, the Labour Leader was removed as Leader of the Council.

Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors then voted to have Councillor Jeff Green as Leader of the Council. The new Leader has tonight held his first cabinet of the new administration, and brought forward a budget. This budget will see a 3% reduction in Council Tax.

Councillor Green has said that he will put more information on his blog  over the next few days, and on 1st March the Full Council will meet to consider the budget and debate it.

If you are considering holding a celebration for the Diamond Jubilee in June, the 4th annual Big Lunch is coming means you may be able to get a helping hand.

Taking place over the weekend of the Diamond Jubilee holiday (2nd-5th June 2012), the event is designed to bring communities together in celebrating 60 years of the Queen’s reign. The Big Lunch is run by the Eden Project. They describe it as ‘a simple idea… to get as many people across the whole of the UK to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun’. Last year, around 2 million people took part in a Big Lunch, with 19 local community groups receiving funding towards their own event from Wirral’s Area Forums.

This year, Wirral’s Area Forums are inviting residents and local groups to apply for funding of up to £200 towards the expense of running their very own Big Lunch event. The cash could be used to plan a street party or a meal in a local community centre or scout hut. Ideas for outdoor events are welcome too; residents might want to plan a picnic or barbecue at an allotment site or in their local park. Whatever your idea, Area Forum funding could help to get it off the ground. Events like this can be a great opportunity to bring our communities closer together. The funds that will be handed out by the Area Forums are a good start for groups that are planning barbecues, street parties or more off-the-wall ways to celebrate.

So what are your ideas for the long weekend, the more original the better! To find out more and to download an application form, apply here. If you’d like some help, please contact me using the details on this site.