Category Archives: Stephen

The Lib Dems in 2025

We’ll be very busy, the last few months we’ve been meeting, planning and strategizing. There’ll be more to see here. For now, we’ve made progress with the Dog Friendly Beach Campaign (https://www.facebook.com/southenddogfriendlybeach). I wrote to our new MP David Burton-Sampson about two months ago and he responded yesterday and it’s actually quite hopeful!

He said the council are reconsidering a beach for us dog people. To counter Nature England, who had blocked East Beach, they may ban dogs on Two Tree Island which makes a lot of sense because of all the flocking and nesting birds there.

Chalkwell/Cinder Path is also on the cards, but I think we should get a petition together from people around there who are in favour to counter those who are against. Just have to be organised.

Anyone who lives in the Chalkwell willing to get a petition together?

So the campaign goes into 2025 with some hope of progress!

Labour and the Lib Dems are in coilition in the Southend-on-Sea City Council right now so the time is right for us to work out this solution.

What’s a LibDem to do now?

We’ve a number of social events going on, so come along, all welcome. Chalkwell Beach Chat every month Saturday 26th October (and the last Saturday of each month) at the Saltwater Beach Café, 111 Chalkwell Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 8JJ  (between the beach & Chalkwell Station), 9am-12 noon, meet to discuss issues affecting the community, politics or just for a tea, coffee or ice cream and a chat. Politics in a Pub Sunday, 27th October at The Old Walnut Tree Pub, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4XA (on the corner of Lifstan Way), 6-9pm. Monthly meeting at the Anne Boleyn pub in Rochford Saturday, 9th November (and the second Saturday of each month) at the Anne Boleyn Pub, 93 Southend Road, Rochford SS4 1HU (on the corner of Sutton Road), 11.30am until 1pm-ish. To discuss politics over a drink (coffee/tea or whatever)!    Southend Liberal Democrats Annual General Meeting Monday, 11th November, commencing at 7.30 pm, at Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 1SP. If you need to drive, there is a car park behind the Community Centre that is free in the evening.  We are delighted to announce that Stephen Robinson, leader of Chelmsford City Council and agent for Marie Goldman who was elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford

#MartinOut

Southend United deserves better. See here for the Shrimper’s Trust’s latest statement. https://www.shrimperstrust.co.uk/latest-news/statements/

Grays Athletic FC, were without grounds when theirs was sold to developers in 2010. But now they have their own again. I don’t want that to happen to Southend United, but there is some comfort in knowing this year Grays Athletic FC got their own grounds. Maybe a shrimp can rise from the ashes like a phoenix too? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66900687