Archive for the 'Action!' Category
Back To School
February 23rd, 2008Things are happening thick and fast, and I have several deadlines to meet with work and articles, so please forgive the delay in posting. On Friday 15th February, I spent a full day at the school where I am a Governor, The Ridgeway School in Wroughton. I was recently appointed as the Special […]
Mentioned in Despatches
December 10th, 2007This article appeared in today’s Swindon Advertiser:
“That’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us out of
By Ben Perrin
Robert Buckland cleaning up in Westlea
THREE disused shopping trolleys were piled high with rubbish after a clean-up day at Westlea Park.
Graffiti on a fence was also painted over as a team of volunteers blitzed the area on Saturday.
Swindon councillor […]
Helping Out
December 2nd, 2007I have blogged previously about the Walcot Community Shop at Sussex Square, East Walcot. On Saturday, I was able to help out there for a few hours in the morning. My activities included manning the till and collecting a cot and child guards from a local family who no longer had need for […]
Barriers to the Bar
August 2nd, 2007I have been busy of late, and have failed to update this blog with work I have been doing with The Willows High School which is in the Tremorfa area of Cardiff. In June, I met a GCSE Law student who was completing a Work Placement with staff at Cardiff Crown Court. He was bright, […]
Next Swindon SEN Network Meeting
July 9th, 2007The date and time of the next Swindon Special Educational Needs Network meeting has been fixed for 7.15pm on Tuesday 18th September at Wroughton Parish Church Hall, Prior’s Hill, Wroughton. Apart from our usual group sessions, we will be joined by guest speaker Emma Turner, who is a solicitor specialising in Education Law and SEN […]
Swindon SEN Network Submission to Select Committee
June 26th, 2007Further to our meeting on 12th June, the Swindon SEN Network has submitted written evidence to the House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee, which is conducting an inquiry into the role of Local Education Authorities in the process of providing and assessing special educational needs. I reproduce the submission in full below:
MEMORANDUM OF […]
Hackney Cabs and Chimneys
December 19th, 2006I have found the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 in Stones. For an Act of this age, it is remarkably well-preserved in that only a few of its sections have been repealed. As I reported some days ago, the author and journalist Ross Clark is urging its repeal. The link to his broadcast did not […]
The Today Programme Christmas Repeal Vote
December 14th, 2006BBC Radio 4’s “Today” programme is running a poll about the law that participants would most like to see repealed. At this stage, they are running nominations with a view to drawing up a shortlist of six statutes upon which listeners can vote. The result will be announced on New Year’s Day.
The appalling ID Cards […]
West Swindon Schools
April 21st, 2005Throughout the last week or so, I have been talking to parents and governors of Salt Way School. There is a problem with surplus school places in West Swindon primary schools, and several months ago a consultation process was launched by the Council.
Parents, governors and staff have been thrown into confusion and uncertainty. As a […]
Wednesday in Wroughton
April 13th, 2005If its Wednesday, it must be Wroughton. Situated to the South of Swindon town, and south of the M4, Wroughton has a character all of its own. It is my constituency base, and the children now go to a local nursery there a couple of times a week.
Lots of issues being raised – unscrupulous […]
