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Watford Young Greens Came Out To Support The JDs On 10 February 2016 At Watford General

Posted on February 11, 2016 by fanofootball

GW: Where are those 9,794 Watfordians who voted for the ToriCons? They ought be answering some serious questions. Well done Greens. Spring is definitely in the air in Watford. Great start by Watford Greens & Labour’s Watford 3 Rivers & … Continue reading →

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Concern over Wealth Campus land CPO

Posted on February 5, 2016 by fanofootball

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/14254868.Concern_over_health_campus_land_CPO/ WOR Comment: ”1000 new jobs over 20 years? Seriously. That’s the new jobs ticket that the Mare and her elk keep waving around like it’s some kind of lottery win? 50 new jobs a year from a 290,000 sq.m … Continue reading →

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Posted in Dorothy 'Red Shoes' Thornhill, Richard Harrington Tory MP Watford, Save Farm Terrace Allotments, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing, Watford Coalition of Resistance, Watford Observer, What's Happening in Herts | Tagged ''watfordhealthcampus'' - The artist's impression clearly shows Farm Terrace Allotments still in tact but WBC FibDems have now said the allotments will go., Concern over health campus land CPO, Save Farm Terrace Allotments Facebook, WBC started development work on parts of land BEFORE the CPO for that area was granted. '' | Leave a comment

Syrian refugees from Lebanon may be allowed in UK ‘WITHOUT all promised checks’

Posted on November 25, 2015 by fanofootball

SOME Syrian refugees arriving in the UK may NOT come from refugee camps or be vetted as strictly as Prime Minister David Cameron previously promised, it was today admitted. Richard Harrington MP Watford, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Syrian … Continue reading →

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Posted in FTAG, Privatisation, Richard Harrington Tory MP Watford, Royal Mail SellOff, Save Farm Terrace Allotments, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing, Syria, Tory Party 2015 General Election Team, Uncategorized, Watford Coalition of Resistance, Watford Observer, What's Happening in Herts, Zionists | Tagged "So cameron's an isis importer and liar., BTW Harrington voted to Bomb Syria and will do so again., Harrington also said only around 30 per cent of eligible Syrian asylum seekers across Lebanon Jordan and Turkey were staying on the refugee camps Mr Cameron vowed they would be chosen from., Harrington's admissions to the International Development Committee today appeared to fly in the face of previous assurances given by Mr Cameron that all those allowed in would be UNHCR vetted and from, Richard Harrington Con MP WATFORD, Richard Harrington MP Watford, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees, said he would not discriminate against "vulnerable" asylum seekers if they want to apply come into the countr, SOME Syrian refugees arriving in the UK may NOT come from refugee camps or be vetted as strictly as Prime Minister David Cameron previously promised, it was today admitted., Syrian refugees from Lebanon may be allowed in UK 'WITHOUT all promised checks', The next available opportunity we all have to "do something" is the fabelled EU referendum., Watch Harrington on Parliament TV: International Development Committee Tuesday 24 November 2015 | Leave a comment

“M” Is For “Mayor” But Also For “Monster” Dorothy

Posted on July 26, 2015 by fanofootball

22 July 2015 http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/13492752.Work_has_begun_on_the_new_blue_lights_link road_for_Watford_General_Hospital/ Ms Thornhill thinks this picture of her and a couple of excavators is a clever idea. The hard hat and flourescent jacket are superfluous. Dorothy is hard-headed enough without the hat and the jacket makes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Dorothy 'Red Shoes' Thornhill, Save Farm Terrace Allotments, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing, Watford Coalition of Resistance, Watford Council, Watford Green Party, Watford Observer, What's Happening in Herts | Tagged "M" Is For "Mayor" But Also For "Monster" Dorothy, Farm Terrace Allotments in West Watford, If the image was flipped it becomes a "big W" which could be for "Wicked"., The West Watford Wealth Campus has been nothing but political spin with lots of smoke and mirrors, Work has begun on the new blue lights link road for Watford General Hospital | Leave a comment

Monty Don’s plot to bring the allotment back into fashion

Posted on May 12, 2015 by fanofootball

“Mr Don went on to say: ‘Allotments are supposed to be in the centre of things. They unite people of different ages, diverse backgrounds. ‘They’re about community, communication, producing food and doing it alongside each other. They’re a paradigm of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing | Tagged 'Allotments are supposed to be in the centre of things. They unite people of different ages diverse backgrounds., Monty Don's plot to bring the allotment back into fashion, Mr Don said that young people would rather dig the ground than vote that's their way of changing the world.'", Save Farm Terrace Allotments Watford Facebook, Sow Grow: gardening without a garden, sow-grow-repeat-podcast-gardening-without-a-garden-allotments | Leave a comment

‘Farm Terrace allotments are not an election issue’ says Watford Mayor Dorothy Thornhill but she refused to be interviewed there by the BBC recently

Posted on April 17, 2015 by fanofootball

http://m.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/12896788._Farm_Terrace_allotments_are_not_an_election_issue_/ WOR Comment: “Our elected Mayor forgets she is the custodian on behalf of the Council of the community space know as Farm Terrace. Those residents of West Watford who have used this community amenity since 1896 would be saddened … Continue reading →

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Posted in Dorothy 'Red Shoes' Thornhill, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing | Tagged 'Farm Terrace allotments are not an election issue' says Watford Mayor Dorothy Thornhill but she refused to be interviewed there by the BBC recently, Dorothy Thornhill judgement found wanting again, Farm Terrace Allotments most definitely ARE an election issue, Why else were the BBC in Watford for the third time? | Leave a comment

Feedback From “BBC Meets Watford’s Election Candidates On Farm Terrace Allotments”

Posted on April 15, 2015 by fanofootball

Thanks to the above cartoon from Mr Brookes, we now have a good idea about what Tory priorities are regarding the saving or the disposal of the allotments. Current Con MP Richard Harrington came, did his piece to camera on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allotments, BBC, Bloggers Having Their Say, Collective Action, Community Action Watford, Dorothy 'Red Shoes' Thornhill, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing | Tagged Current Con MP Richard Harrington came, did his piece to camera on the periphery of the allotments rather than on them and then walked straight past the allotmenteers and away with his 'agent'., exaggeration is something that Ms Thornhill does frequently if things are not going her way, Feedback From "BBC Meets Watford's Election Candidates On Farm Terrace Allotments", FibDem hopeful Dorothy Thornhill - Watford's current Mayor - refused to even set foot on the allotments as she had supposedly seen a tweet saying there would be a "dangerous protest" there, Peter Brookes from The Times on Tory type of Allotmenteering., SaveFarmTerraceAllotments, The Labour candidate Matt Turmaine arrived with a Labour councillor from Leavesden and another from West Watford., we now have a good idea about what Tory priorities are regarding the saving or the disposal of the allotments. | Leave a comment

Farm Terrace Allotments Looking Good In Spring 2015

Posted on April 9, 2015 by fanofootball

“This is not derelict land Mayor Dorothy of Watford!!!” https://www.facebook.com/SaveFarmTerraceAllotments Help Us Protect UK Allotment Sites https://www.change.org/p/eric-pickles-secretary-of-state-for-communities-and-local-government-help-protect-the-uk-s-allotment-sites First set of Hustings 9 April 2015 at Bushey & Oxhey Methodist Church Chalk Hill WD19 4DA. Be there if you are able … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allotments, Apples, Bloggers Having Their Say, Collective Action, Dorothy 'Red Shoes' Thornhill, Election 2015, FibDems, Free Food, FTAG, Money Matters, Natural Health, Organic Food, Psychopaths, Richard Harrington Tory MP Watford, Save Farm Terrace Allotments, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing, The Importance of Being Awkward - Tam Dalyell, Watford Coalition of Resistance, Watford Council, Watford Green Party, Watford Observer, What's Happening in Herts | Tagged "Tools Out For Summer", change.org/p/eric-pickles-secretary-of-state-for-communities-and-local-government-help-protect-the-uk-s-allotment-sites, Dorothy Thornhill the Allotment Snatcher, Farm Terrace Allotments 2015., Farm Terrace Allotments Looking Good In Spring 2015, Help Us Protect UK Allotment Sites, Watford's Liberal Democrats third attempt to steal allotments ar Farm Terrace | 1 Comment

Gardeners urged to sign petition to save UK allotments

Posted on April 3, 2015 by fanofootball

“In January 2015 the 27 remaining plot-holders learned that the council was making a new bid to build on the site. (AG, 7 February). A Farm Terrace spokeswoman said: “I have been shocked by how easy the process of closure … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allotments, Apples, Bloggers Having Their Say, Collective Action, Dorothy 'Red Shoes' Thornhill, Election 2015, FibDems, Free Food, FTAG, Green Party Watford, Labour Party, Money Matters, Monsanto, Organic Food, Save Farm Terrace Allotments, Save Farm Terrace Allotments from becoming High Density Housing, The Importance of Being Awkward - Tam Dalyell, Various Suspicious Operations, Watford Coalition of Resistance, Watford Council, Watford Green Party, Watford Observer | Tagged Farm Terrace Allotments West Watford Hertfordshire Under Threat., Gardeners at Farm Terrace put in a Freedom of Information Act request and learned that between 2007 and 2013 the Government only turned down four applications out of 132 to close allotment sites.", Gardeners urged to sign petition to save UK allotments, If You Haven't Already Please Sign The Petition To Help Protect UK Allotment Sites, Nick_Clegg_praises_Watford_Health_Campus_project_during_ Liberal_Democrat_battle_bus_visit/ | 3 Comments

Letter From FTAG Chair Andrew Moore Published In Watford Observer 27 March 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by fanofootball

“It was interesting to see in the Watford Observer recently that Watford Borough Council had requested planning permission from Hertsmere Council to build a replacement allotment site for Farm Terrace allotments. This application is ahead of the Government making a … Continue reading →