SPEED KILLS: Southport’s deer population is suffering from vehicular impacts!

 

Drivers warned to 'Slow Down' along Sefton's deer-run areas, after fatalities.

***** Please sign and share our petition below *****

The velocity of a car etc hitting a deer, fox, hedgehog, hare, or any other form of British wildlife is massive and frequently lethal.

More speed equates with more injury and death. That is simply common logic.
Therefore, if anyone is genuinely serious about saving these wonderful creatures then first, they must address the excess speed problem.

In this case we are talking about the deer found along the Sefton coastal areas from Southport to Formby, etc.

Bringing speed limits down significantly,  in known deer-  used areas, will save lives and have a positive effect on our precious UK wildlife. Roadside deer barriers may or may not be effective, but properly enforced speed restrictions are a doable policy to save lives.

Authorities must therefore implement lower speed limits within zones where deer are known to cross busy roads, like our coastal roadway in Southport. 

At least three deer have been hit in the last week alone.

More deer warning signs may help too, like the ones implemented by Ainsdale's Councillor Lynne Thompson on the Coastal Road. 

Of course, deer signage will NOT stop the average immature, ego-driven, speed merchants, who think that it's somehow OK to break every speed limit they come across. Only legal speed enforcement and stiffer penalties against these selfishly dangerous drivers will help herein.

Another valid point to bear in mind is that dog owners do need to have their animals 'under control' when near deer zones, because they can scare deer and chase them to their deaths onto open roads. 

Moreover, a large deer hitting a car is also potentially fatal to the person(s) driving. This may result in an accident endangering human lives.  Therefore, this puts more pressure on local authorities to action now! 

Consequently, at least give these poor frightened animals a chance. Drive with caution and slow down!

Sefton Council puts great importance, funding and kudos, on protected Natterjack toads and Sand lizards, yet the deer seems to be perceived as insignificant. Why? 

PLEASE SHARE OUR PETITION 

https://www.change.org/p/protect-our-deer?

According to The British Deer Society, it is estimated that annually the number of deer killed or injured on UK roads is likely to exceed 40,000 and may well be nearer 74,000.

There is an estimated population of between 650,000 and 2 million deer in the UK (The Mammal Society, DEFRA) comprising 6 different species: red, roe, fallow, sika, muntjac and Chinese water deer.

More:

https://bds.org.uk/information-advice/issues-with-deer/advice-for-drivers/

 

The great US plan to exterminate the buffalo and starve out the native peoples

 

US LAND GRAB POLICY AGAINST THE NATIVE PEOPLE. 

The great US plan to exterminate the buffalo and starve out the native peoples

During the 1800s, the U.S. Army realised that destroying the buffalo herds aided their efforts to force indigenous peoples onto reservations. The government of the US realised that as long as this food source was there, and as long as this key cultural element existed, it would have difficulty getting Indians onto reservations.

Colonel Richard I. Dodge in 1867 at Fort McPherson, Nebraska, said to a group of British hunters: "Kill every buffalo you can. Every buffalo dead is an Indian gone. “

The self-righteous US administration called the native people ‘savages’ yet their genocidal ways and plan to exterminate the buffalo proved beyond doubt that the real savages wore smart uniforms, not tribal head dress.

The government believed that the hasty disappearance of game from the former hunting-grounds must operate principally in favour of their efforts to confine the Indians to smaller areas, and force them to jettison their ancient, nomadic, traditional, customs.

For many thousands of years buffalo had served as the primary food source and the livelihood for many Native Americans.

The great buffalo massacre by settlers of European descent is recognised as an infamous ecological catastrophe. Of the estimated 30 million buffalo that wandered the Great Plains in the 1850s, only a few thousand remained in isolated pockets in 1883.

Buffalo were the Indians’ lifeline. They had a symbiotic relationship with them. They honoured the powerful beasts for the countless blessings they provided for the tribe. To the tribal peoples these animals were as important as the sun and rain, for their very survival depended upon them.

In October 1868, General Sheridan write to General Sherman that their best hope to control the Native Americans is to “make them poor by the destruction of their stock, and then settle them on the lands allotted to them.” The plan was clearly to starve them out!

Sheridan’s wicked proposal to exterminate a whole animal species clearly displays the gross level of shameful depravity in mankind, within that tragic situation.

Professional hunters trespassing on sacred Indian lands killed over four million bullalo by 1874. The popular US folk hero, “Buffalo Bill” Cody, is implied to have killed 4,282 buffalo in 18 months.

Most of the animals killed were reportedly left to rot where they fell.

This entire situation must have been one of the worse crimes again nature ever committed!

A gun – happy nation with many damaged egos holding a loathing for the native peoples, and millions of large innocent animals to mow down like grass in a field. What heroes they truly were!

More:

https://news.emory.edu/stories/2023/08/esc_bison_impact_24-08-2023/story.html#:~:text=The%20mass%20slaughter%20of%20North,of%20the%20iconic%20animals%20remained.

LABOUR MADE THE DECISION TO REMOVE OUR CHILDREN’S A&E SERVICE!

Back in 2003, Southport lost vital hospital services for our kids, at the hands of the Labour administration. 

Many young parents today possibly have little understanding of past events, yet some of us kept our promise and retained archived material. 

I wrote an open letter (as below) to Labour’s Health Secretary, Dr John Reid,  about his party’s hated removal of Southport Hospital Services. 

PUBLIC OPEN LETTER TO JOHN REID, HEALTH SECRETARY REGARDING CUTS TO CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY SERVICES IN SOUTHPORT

From Southport dad, Pat Regan

March 2005

Dear Mr Reid

As a father of four children, I was utterly shocked and appalled by the removal of Southport children’s A&E service etc, which have as you know, now been relocated to Ormskirk – a small town that is in another county. 

Like the 3000 incensed residents that went on the protest march and the 20,000 that signed the petitions against these outrageous NHS cuts I wish to tell you that feelings have most certainly ‘not’ changed. 

We still insist that our children’s emergency services must be returned ‘before’ the first real fatality occurs. 

When the first sick/injured child dies due to having to travel the extra ten miles to Ormskirk, say after a car accident, the blood will make no mistake ultimately be on the hands of ‘your’ government. Residents will rightly point the finger of blame at you and your superiors for not reversing this disgraceful health policy decision, which is apparently based on the inconsistent Shields Report. 

Southport is a flourishing tourism town which holds international events such as the Air Show, Flower Show etc. Being unable to offer not only our own local children but also visitors’ children from all over the world proper on-site A&E cover is totally ridiculous, highly dangerous, and unworkable in the extreme. I have spoken to numerous politicians and medical people including ambulance technicians, doctors and nurses and they have all agreed that these cuts are preposterous and put children at greater risk. 

You clearly stated in your speech to the 2003 Labour party conference in Bournemouth: 

“If your child, or your mother was in pain and the means to relieve it quicker were available free at the point of need. Would you refuse them it? I wouldn't.  And if I wouldn't refuse that relief to my family, then I'm not going to refuse it to any other family in this country.”

I hold you to this promise, which you appear to have forgotten – at least for the children of my town! What is your word actually ‘worth’ Mr Reid? 

The BBC also reported, after anti-hospital cuts campaigners delivered the 20,000 petitions to your leader Mr Blair:  

“Health Secretary Doctor John Reid has agreed to re-assess the decision.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/3502255.stm  

Well Mr Reid, are you going to keep your promises which I have pointed out as above or are Southport and Formby’s combined population of 120,000 to get yet more bureaucratic justifications for this ongoing fiasco rammed down their throats which are based on stifling political spin? 

Southport’s parents are not interested in empty excuses – they just want you to ‘finally’ do the right thing for their children! 

A contemporary holiday resort like Southport MUST possess an A&E facility for ‘all’ children – anything less is a half-baked compromise which endangers young lives. 

Please stop playing politics with our children’s lives and reverse this dreadful decision. 

I for one demand that you reinstate our vital children’s health services now! 

Yours in disgust 

Pat Regan

............................ 

Below is the lacklustre 2 - page response from Reid's office... 

Prior to this correspondence the CARES anti-hospital cuts action group had tried and failed to pin Labour's, rather elusive, Health Secretary down.

CARES reported on the event, as below 

Protest at Formby Hall Golf Club

(Friday 28th November, 2003)

At short notice, CARES were informed that Dr John Reid, Health Secretary, was to be at Formby Hall Golf Club for a Labour Party event. 

Very quickly supporters joined together and arrived at the entrance to the golf club. Police asked us to wait outside; we unrolled banners and handed out leaflets to people that were attending the event. Protesters from Liverpool’s Fazakerley Hospital were also there to protest against closures of local maternity services etc.

Cold yet determined protesters from the left to the right wing of politics were present. We were then informed that the Health Secretary would speak to us when he arrived, so we thanked officials and waited patiently in the cold.

Once Dr Reid had arrived we were then informed that due to lateness he could not see us. Obviously we were all clearly very disappointed. Everyone present held a good peaceful demonstration and did everything instructed by the police. 

One of the reasons we wanted to meet with John Reid was to discuss his Labour party comments at Bournemouth on the 1st October wherein he stated:

“As long as I am Secretary of state it will remain the basic principle of Labour Government health policy- that all our fellow citizens should have equal access to health care free at the point of need.”

He continued:

“If your child or your mother was in pain and the means to relieve it quicker were available at the point of need would you refuse them it? I wouldn’t. And if I wouldn’t refuse that relief to my family, then I’m not going to refuse it to any other family in this country.”

CARES ask:

Why as yet are these fine and noble sentiments by Dr Reid not being followed up by effective policies within our communities?

Why did Dr Reid originally offer to speak to CARES etc and then approximately ten minutes later decide he was running so late that a couple of moments serious discussion about this life and death services loss situation was out of the question?

Clearly, the glitzy Labour spin over our children's lost hospital services did match their transparent lack of concern at ground level!  

When eventually cornered by protesters Labour's health chief made a ultra-fast exit. 

Adding insult to injury against Southport parents

Labour also went 'against' expert medical advice (which they had previously relied upon), when they 'rejected' a key element of the Shield's Report, that could have aided Southport families. 

You may of course not believe this, so just look at the well-recorded background behind this situation...  

Labour's hypocrisy and Southport's lost hospital  services. 

Back in April 1999 there was a merger of the Southport & Formby NHS Trust and Ormskirk NHS Trust, which at that time offered all services at both hospitals. 

Due to increasing problems such as retention of staff and other concerns thought to possibly impact significantly on the smooth running of services, it was suggested to the Health Authority by the new Trust that there should be a merger of some services. They called one a ‘hot site and the other a ‘cold site’, depending on what services would be put where. Southport ended up being the ‘cold site’.

The Minister of State for Health (then Labour) asked the NHS Executive to commission a report on services being offered at that time by the two hospitals.

The person who undertook the writing of the report was Professor Robert Shields, this was published in 1999. Professor Shields concluded that most services should stay where they were, but made 38 recommendations which the Secretary of Health agreed to.

Paediatric surgery beds for Southport & Formby Hospital ‘rejected’ by Labour’s Secretary of Health 

However, one crucial recommendation (number 25), “recommended the provision of 4 paediatric surgery beds at Southport & Formby DGH for pre- and post-operative care of children by paediatric-trained nurses”. The Labour Secretary of Health rejected this.

Double standards against our kids! 

Consequently, it's certainly worth reiterating here that LABOUR were not only behind our lost children's hospital services - they also went 'against' the same medical advice (Shield's Report) that they had previously relied upon to remove our kids' vital A&E. 

'97% of respondents clearly wanted to see A&E reinstated at Southport'. Source: A survey by CARES, reported in their press release (14th June 2005), distributed throughout local schools and children’s play groups, in and around Southport and Formby. 

https://southportcares.yourwebsitespace.com/ 

 

Southport Community Cupboard raises funds at Birkdale Craft Fayre

Above: Fayre Organiser Cath Regan (right) was presented with a lovely bunch of flowers by Debbie and John from ‘Southport Community Cupboard’.

The allotted fundraising stall at the latest Craft Fayre in St Peter’s Parish Hall yesterday was ‘Southport Community Cupboard’.

They raised almost £100 in donations, which will go to supporting the many families who depend on it. Other donations such as good clean new or used items such as bric a brac unwanted gifts etc are also welcome. These can be left at the cupboard or arrange a collection by contacting Debbie on 01704 550019.

This is the background of the group and how it works.

Louise and Lucinda, founders of The Cupboard Network, are passionate about combating food waste and promoting sustainable living whilst also helping those in need.

Through their network of community cupboards, they distribute surplus food from supermarkets and other organisations such as Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Lidl, Pret, KFC & Bookers, ensuring it reaches those in need. Their initiative has significantly impacted local communities, exemplified by The Cupboard Southport, managed by Janet and Graham. Servicing hundreds of families every week, they've become a cornerstone in Southport, alleviating food insecurity and fostering community support.

The cost of living crisis has exacerbated food insecurity for many individuals and families across Southport and its surrounding areas. As prices rise and incomes stagnate, more people are struggling to afford basic necessities, including food. "The Cupboard" has become a lifeline for these communities.

The Cupboard is stocked every day, 365 days a year with a variety of food. Availability varies each day depending on what the stores have donated. The service is entirely free to access, but donations are always gratefully received. Limits are applied on certain items at different times to ensure fairness for service users.

At The Cupboard Network, the ethos of sharing fairly and supplementing existing resources is central to their mission. Service users are encouraged to take only what they need, ensuring that everyone has access to the available provisions. The aim is not to replace regular grocery shopping, but to provide additional support to as many people as possible. By fostering a culture of sharing and cooperation, this allows resources to be distributed fairly among the community. This approach maximises the impact of donations, allowing them to reach a greater number of individuals and families in need.

With approximately 1000 families relying on their service every month, The Cupboard Southport is now a crucial resource for those facing financial difficulties. People from all walks of life, from different parts of Southport and its surrounding areas, turn to The Cupboard for support. It has become a symbol of community resilience, providing not only food but also a sense of belonging and solidarity during challenging times.

As the cost of living crisis persists, initiatives like The Cupboard Network play an indispensable role in ensuring that no one goes hungry and that communities can support each other in times of need.

All of the volunteers are dedicated not only to providing essential food support but also to breaking down the stigma associated with accessing such services. In a society where seeking assistance for basic needs can be viewed negatively, The Cupboard fosters an environment of inclusivity and non-judgment.

Every individual and family is welcomed with open arms, regardless of their circumstances. The team behind The Cupboard understands that anyone can face hardships, and their goal is to offer support and compassion without stigma or shame. By promoting inclusivity and creating a judgement-free space, The Cupboard Network encourages people to seek help when needed, fostering a sense of community and solidarity among its users.

"We are so much more than just a cupboard. We are an exciting treasure trove of food, conversation, and community. We are a meeting point, a talking point, a point of pride, and that’s our strong point!"

Operating entirely on donations, The Cupboard Network relies on the generosity of individuals and organizations to sustain its vital services. Donations are the lifeblood of the organisation, allowing them to purchase equipment, maintain cupboards, and cover operational costs.

To support their mission, contributions can be made conveniently via PayPal at southportcommunitycupboard@gmail.com or through direct bank transfers. Every donation, no matter how small, makes a difference.

Cath Regan stated:

"Our regular fayres are benefiting many local businesses. They're also helping charities and groups like Southport Community Cupboard to raise much - needed funds to help people in need. We welcome Debbie and John to join us again in the future. We feel both delighted and honoured to be a part of the symbiotic liaison in such ongoing initiatives."

Join our growing community - new stallholders are always welcome. 

More: https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/

22° Halo over Southport

 

An impressive 22° halo around the Sun showed itself this afternoon, over Southport's sea shore.

Such halos form as sunlight (or moonlight) is refracted by millions of hexagonal ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere. Its radius, as viewed from Earth, is about the length of an outstretched hand at arm's length. 

See also

https://www.otsnews.co.uk/circumzenithal-arc-witnessed-over-lancashire-this-afternoon/ 

 

It's ELECTION TIME – but have YOU been conned?

 

When self – publicity is the name of the game. Could an election be close at hand.

Councillors and their candidates must be publicly judged on the merits of their entire workload ‘throughout the year’ and NOT just on the massive volume of superfluous pre-election, happy clappy, photographic crap they upload about themselves, their political candidates, adorable pets, nice flowers, etc, onto social media sites.

These politicians totally bombard forums with shed-loads of irrelevant images, which contain links right back to their political party chums. 

They most certainly should NOT utilise trusting community groups to feather their nest and further their political objectives. This political ruse is happening right now in a town close to where you live. Your trusting unawareness of the situation just goes to show how successful their political subterfuge actually is! 

As a local vocal whistleblower I (and others) have been stung by similar situations, thinking that some voluntary projects were for environmental and community benefit when in fact they turned out to be clandestinely based on self - promotional political engineering.

One can only speak from hard-won personal experience!

https://woodvalewp.blogspot.com/

I have written many blogs and books about this dirty political situation before. Here are just a few examples...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dirty-Politics-Mr-Pat-Regan/dp/1482031248

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788083644/

Using whatever means are available, prior to the election, to gain political support is a trick as old as the hills.

Do YOU know of similar situations wherein politicians have highjacked social media platforms, etc, to promote their specific political aims? 

Alternatively, are YOU one of the many gullible types that political parasites rely on to make it past the post at election time? 

No matter what party - Do NOT let them con you!

Craft & Gift Fayre in Birkdale - This Saturday 20th April

 

This Saturday:  20th April

Opens to the public from  10.30 am to 2.00 pm. 

Venue: St Peter's Parish Hall, Birkdale, Southport,  PR8 4BY

Stall spaces still available - so don't delay, contact us today! 

Free public admission and inside too, so whatever the weather we have you covered!

Browse through the preloved items for hidden treasures.

Explore a range of beautiful, handcrafted items including:

Handmade tote bags, crochet and knitted gifts, hair accessories. Adorable handmade toys and jewellery. Tomato and mint plants, spider plants, shrubs, alongside others for sale. 

Mandy from Tropic will be there offering free mini facials and/or hand pampers. 

Our fundraising stall this month at St Peter’s is the Southport Community Cupboard, so please come along to support them.

Our popular children's craft and playdough table is always available.

Refreshments available: tea, coffee, or hot chocolate.

Support our local businesses!

Contact us today...

cregan192@yahoo.com

WhatsApp07548262061

https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/ 

Lest we forget - the destruction of Kitty's Wood in Ainsdale

 

Kitty's Wood was a natural area with legally protected wildlife. It was effectively the green lungs of the local community in George Drive, Ainsdale. 

Following an intense eco-campaign, Kitty's Wood was outrageously destroyed by developers to make way for congested ‘affordable’ housing. Labour Party members in Bootle voted decisively en masse to level the place and an ecological disaster occurred, as the old historical woodland was felled. 

Campaigners tried hard to save it, at significant personal expense, yet even though Sefton Council admitted in their 2017 report that the majority of trees would be lost the large, anti-woodland, Labour vote ultimately ensured that the wood was finally destroyed. 

Many of our politicians have little understanding about the native UK countryside and the vital balance that keeps it alive. With an imperial wave of the pen these grey-suited officials flatten precious ecosystems that have existed for decades. 

Above: the lovely bluebell - strewn Kitty's Wood before its final destruction.  

Of course, when elections are close at hand, shrewd  politicians with limited understanding often play the 'I love the countryside' card to impress the gullible and gain more votes. The truth however remains firmly in the opposite! 

So much UK woodland is being destroyed today, with wildlife species being eradicated everywhere. Moreover, house prices may well decrease with more developments and loss of our precious wild green spaces.

More: 

https://www.otsnews.co.uk/consequences-disloyalty-send-developers/ 

Stuff Party Politics – vote for the person who gets things done

 

When it comes to elections many folks seem stuck on the 'ever so' well – indoctrinated idea of voting for party only. 

This very restricted mindset is held largely because they possess little or no idea about the person they are actually trying to vote in.

Some candidates are truly worth their salt and sincerely work very hard to get things done for residents in the local community. Lynne Thompson falls into this rare bracket. Unlike what numerous feeble politicians have done before her, she has worked tirelessly over the years for Ainsdale and not vanished into insignificance after winning her corner. 

Political parasites 

Other more superficial candidates simply pop up like unwanted toadstools just before elections.  

Thereafter, they simply play at party politics to gain power. These plastic parasitical pretenders like to claim credit for everything that the real grafters have done first. 

They seek to strengthen their weak status via cheap - shot photo opportunities and pathetic two - line posts on social media. They are largely unknown entities, which is reflected in their often desperate push to get themselves into the public limelight, shortly before the forthcoming election arrives. 

Such a lazy and deceitful approach is ancient and sadly natural in political circles. It is also an insult to the intelligence of voters who really should expect more from their up and coming political representatives.  It does nothing to help the local communities who at times have to rely on their politicians to get problems addressed.

I do speak from hard - won  personal experience, with much I have written down for posterity. Here are just two examples... 

Dirty Politics

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1482031248/

Confessions of a Twenty-First Century Blogger

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788083644/ 

You can please yourself, but for me the person (who's working hard for the people) comes ‘before’ any political party, or the point - scoring parasitic entities that have attached themselves to it!

In Pictures: First Sacred Heart Craft Fayre, held by Southport Crafts!

 

Today (6th April 2024) saw our first craft fayre held at Ainsdale's Sacred Heart church hall. 

Please help us to support local businesses and surf this link for news of forthcoming events: 

https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/

Ainsdale Craft and Gift Fayre - Saturday 6th April

Please come along and join us this Saturday 6th April, and support our small businesses. 

The venue this week is:  Sacred Heart Church hall, 483 Liverpool Rd, Ainsdale, Southport PR8 3BP.

It is on a main bus route, almost opposite Ainsdale Village Park, and close to Ainsdale Village. Opens to the public at 10.30 am to 2.00 pm and admission is free. 

We have two fundraising stalls, one for the Botanic Gardens Community Association Charity and the other for the Southport Community Cupboard. We have some fabulous stalls by local artisans and some preloved stalls alongside to browse through. 

We have cupcakes & brownies, all made by Wendy's Wonderful Cupcakes. 

Mandy and Rachel from Tropic will be in attendance.They are planning on giving as many people as possible, mini facials and/ or hand pampers. So, come along and join them for a few hours of fun and pampering. 

We have gorgeous wooden handmade bowls and gifts, cards, jewellery, knitted items, wall art, clothes, books, and games plus more. So, join us for a coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and make the day special.

More info and contact details about our fayres…

https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/

Immigration crisis in UK from 2017 to 2024 & our vanishing countryside

 

I wrote about the following crisis in 2017 and got plenty of stick for my troubles.  

My blog was entitled…

Official: Extensive immigration is killing our countryside and chocking up our towns – and it’s going to get worse!

https://pat-regan.blogspot.com/2017/02/official-extensive-immigration-is.html 

I stated in 2017… 

‘Why is it that they shout so loud about needing more housing? Who actually needs it? Escalation of immigration means that Britain will need to accommodate as many as 243,000 new households each year for the next 22 years, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government. It has been projected that an extra 5.3 million new properties could be needed to meet the growth in population, and an extra 2.4 million of the new homes will be needed for migrants alone. Migration Watch (an independent and non-political UK think tank) has claimed that the current forecasts are lower than actual net migration numbers, meaning housing demand from migrants has actually been understated. It was also discovered that new immigration controls will have to be phased in after Brexit takes place, raising fears that it may take years for the number of new arrivals to fall.’

'Massive UK housing needs – basically to accommodate more immigrants. UK bleeding to death as the politicians look on. Shallow-minded politicians with NO concern for Britain’s countryside and its native population continue to shout “WE NEED MORE HOUSES.” and our lovely UK green spaces vanish faster each day.'

Today in 2024 it would seem that predictions regarding the badly – managed immigration catastrophe have indeed come true. 

So, people really think this government runs of common sense, do they? Here are a few extracts from a recent national press release. 

The number of foreign workers handed permission to come to Britain by the Home Office surged to a record high last year. 

More than 616,000 visas were granted to overseas workers plus their dependants – soaring 46 per cent year-on-year, new figures show. Across all types of visas – excluding tourists and other visitors – the Home Office granted permission for 1.4 million people to come to Britain, marginally higher than in 2022 but nearly triple the 519,000 a decade earlier. Former home secretary Suella Braverman described it as a ‘national disaster’ and called for a cap on numbers.

Former home secretary Suella Braverman described the rising numbers as a ‘national disaster’ and called for a cap on numbers ‘This cannot go on: we don’t have enough homes, GPs or schools to support this level… Britain will be unrecognisable if this carries on. It’s not what the British people, including me, voted for.’ She added. 

My sympathy, as a long – time eco-campaigner, has always been with our vanishing UK countryside, which cannot be expected to take the massive amounts of new houses needed to deal with the growing immigration crisis. 

In Pictures: Today's Craft Fayre at St Peter's in Birkdale

 

Photographs from the Birkdale fayre, held today at St Peter's parish hall. 

Support our local businesses!

More info: 

https://southport-crafts-arts-and-preloved-items-fayre-1.jimdosite.com/