Sold

Bit slow with this but here it is for all to see.  Not a bad price really considering the work that will need doing on it.

It will be interesting to see what can be made of the old girl with a complete facelift. No other gory details yet but I am sure there are some.

Piggy Banks At The Ready

Well after all that excitement things are a bit  flat.  So what next; well don't forget that decrepit old girl is up for auction tomorrow.  If you have forgotten, well here are the details again.  Guide price is around £25,000 to £30,000 so if you have deep pockets to complete the refurbishment, it will make a nice little bungalow in a centralised location in the village.  No parking of course and no garden, it sits as it stands, but of course you would also gain a tiny army of 'friends'.  All intent in poking their noses into your business.

 

The New Lineup

Well it's all over bar the shouting, and what a lot of shouting from certain parties.  We now have the winners and losers list and it appears that the fillies have the upper hand in our battle for superiority.  Good luck to them.

Unelected were Seymour, both Trossells (thank goodness), Pearce, and Taylor.  Pity Simpson wasn't booted out as well but you can't have everything you want in life.

As you can see a few people can't count and a few others dithered.

The final result of the District Council was a bit of a wipe-out

Not a high turnout but you certainly get the picture.  Well it has been exciting and been of great interest to many.

And We Have A Winner

Well despite all the crude attempts to unseat and libel her, voters have put Hazel Brand back into the District Council.  There is one thing that should be noted, those in the corridors of admin at Bassetlaw will be heaving a sigh of relief that they have not lost  a councillor who does what she is supposed to do and works hard for Misterton.

The gory details of the exact count are not known, although I suppose UKIP will have skewed things slightly like they have done elsewhere, although it seems Bassetlaw voters have given them the heave ho.

As far as the Parish Council elections are concerned, I suppose they will come in the fullness of time.

Election Fever Or Just A Damp Squib

Well it is Election Day tomorrow.  Bearing in mind it might rain, which means a low turnout as some people hate getting wet, it could be a close contest all round.  Still you can get a cup of tea and coffee and a natter when you go, so worth going if just for the gossip and there must be plenty of that around.

Personally I find it a bit sad that some residents resort to these kind of tactics.  You expect it in a General Election, too much to lose, big salaries, expenses and all that, but in a little village election it is just not on. I anticipate some fall out from all this in the near future, which should provide interesting gossip.

In the meantime I hear there is betting on as to who will get the most votes.  Not sure who is running the book or what the odds are but I know who my money would be on.  I'll just have to wait and see whether I'm right.

There is one thing, have you seen any candidates round the village for the District Council Elections, other than Hazel Brand, because I haven't.  They want our vote, they shut get their backsides into the village and if they don't well...........

Libel Committed In The Run Up To The Elections

Well I knew they were a crazy crew but I didn't realise how much and with a distinct lack of oil in the  can our Keep Misterton a Village participants have committed the cardinal sin of not having their missive checked for inaccuracies.  Now I know I wouldn't exactly make Journalist of the Year, or even manage to get a job as one, but I do know that putting stuff in print that isn't true and about somebody, is the stuff that leads you into serious trouble.

I was under the impression that our bunch of chumps had a solicitor in residence, what happened?  Were they so eager to blacken somebody's name and for that matter a previous administration that they didn't care.  As well as libel, election rules were breached.  What about David Pearce, nothing on his application about Keep Misterton a Village, then suddenly his name appears on the list in the missive of incompetence.  Did he know?  That in itself could land him in trouble if somebody made a complaint.  Can we trust these people to run our parish council and spend our money wisely when they make false statements.  For that matter do we really know who they are, because nothing is given about who they are and based on their present presentation they demonstrate a distinct inability to confirm the usual norms of civilised political behaviour.

Why bring up the anon letters when in the past they have denied any discussion to those who received them.  Let's face it when this kind of thing is mentioned, most people are nosy and want to know the lurid details so what do they have to hide?

Well at least now I have the literature for the rest of the candidates, and, exactly like it should be.  A brief resume of who they are, what they do etc.  Certainly with no bile or deception included.  We even have a photograph for all of them except Sandra Farmer and anybody who does not know Sandra has probably only recently moved into the village.  I might add that Sandra tells it like it is, regardless of who she is talking to, so our chumps look like they could be in  for a rocky ride.

To be perfectly truthful I have never known such reckless behaviour from some candidates for the parish council elections.  They ought to be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.  I'm not saying what they should do, but they had better do it quick before they compound their lies.  It don't look good at all for them.

Well since it is only the European and District elections I can't really see a big turnout, although I always say if you don't vote you can't really complain when it goes tits up.   However, I think we all have a vested interest in parish council elections and it is not often, in fact I would say unknown in the past, for 18 people to throw their hat into the ring at once.  So we have a chance to have our say for the first time in many years and decide who is capable, honest and has a moral compass to run our village fairly for all.

Let's face it, we have more chance of getting that by-pass built that's been on the books for 60 odd years than becoming a town, a town that currently has a worst bus service than it had 50 years ago.  Get real folks and don't be deceived. 

Gutter Politics in our Village

Well I've had my leaflet for the parish council members trading as Keep Misterton a Village.  What a lot of vitriol being spouted.  I thought parish council election were  about residents wanting to do their bit for the village not a political statement, that to me appears to be levelled at one person.

Is it this party 'machines' at it again by the back door, just like last time, when they thought they might get beaten in the last District Council elections.  According to what I'm told a campaign of intimidation was started aimed at  smearing an individual, aided by two of the current councillors who seem to be at it again.  You can only take this form of  vitriol so far and then people begin to question your motives. Massaging the truth, isn't that more what you get in Parliament not in a village election.  I suspect that this might be a a mighty bollock dropped as it smacks of sheer spite and as a Conservative voter it has left a nasty taste in my mouth.

Interesting bit about the higher peak in council tax in 2006 of £65,580 and the whopping lie that the current parish council brought it down from that amount.  Wasn't that to do with a one off increase  for one year only and reduced by £15,000 the following year, used to cover any legal fees for the Packet Inn site.  An excellent investment for residents,  that resulted in over £105,000 into the parish council's bank account. As I remember at the time, it was fully documented in the parish newsletter.  Well worth the money in my view but of course they have to put a negative spin on it for their own benefit, which really does call into question their judgement.

What about the other little snippet, legal fees paid by the council; where we get  back to the intimidation on the parish council, aided by two current parish council members who submitted numerous Code of Conduct complaints against a lady, resulting in an arse smacking from the Standards Board for England  for unethical conduct.   I wonder how much that little enterprise cost the District Council.  Oh what a  tangled web!  A Parish Council that stands by its chairman should be applauded, doubt this one would get the same level of support.  

Oh and the anon letters, which they hate to hear about for some unknown reason, until it suits them.  £10,000 spent by the district council, they had to spend it, an investigation into leaks from their own confidential Standards Committee.  Wouldn't you be up in arms if someone  accused you of pilfering from the village till.  You would certainly want to know who, (although I understand two parties have been identified).  That false accusation has been put to bed well and truly. 

Picnic tables yet again!  Are they so bloody minded that they don't recognise the truth or do they just want  to stretch it for their own convenience.  Quite honestly I have never come across such appalling behaviour from so called elected representatives of this parish.  Maybe this is why we are not a Quality Council?
 
Funny how they have never mentioned the garden of poor taste in our lovely village and the awful amount of money spent, courtesy of course on the £105,000 plus money received from the Packet Inn, which they continue to spend with largesse. Of course they have also never mentioned the numerous achievements by the previous administration in their leaflet of poor taste and judgement.

They did make clear one thing though, we are allowed 13 votes but don't have to use them all.  I know which residents I'm voting for and it certainly doesn't include the likes of non residents muscling in where they are not wanted. 

Hallelujah

At last we have a sale sign to come (might be up already), for the VI.  I wonder if certain individuals have got their piggy banks out in readiness?  It says it's an interesting building, I'll second that.

I can think of one very good use for it and someone else had the same idea many years ago, but I had better keep that one to myself, might give someone ideas.

So, are you interested in splashing your cash?