Hyndburn Local Elections - 5th May - Page 6

Eric · 05-05-2011, 19:06

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya Ronnie was my age Eric, remembered his dads name now it was Dick Webster ran his own plumbing business in Ossy for years lived on Ward Avenue for years

I think that my gran, Mabel Webster was Dick's aunt. She died in the early 50s from cancer. My grandad bought her a tv, but she died 6 weeks before Holme Moss started transmitting, and the poor woman never got to watch it.

jaysay · 05-05-2011, 19:07

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Originally Posted by Benipete

Well I did make the effort to get there but found It rather intimidating so I left, place was full of people talking in a strange language and not a PC in sight.

Was that police constable Beni

mani · 05-05-2011, 19:43

Where are they counting/announcing the results??

Can anyone pop down to be there?

garinda · 05-05-2011, 19:51

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Don't think so Eric new Mr. Webster the plumber (can remember his first name for the life in me) and his lovely wife Gladys, two sons one was called Ronnie and the other david (I think) My Webster died a long long time ago, nearly sure Gladys is too, she was in a nursing home in Rishton but that was a few years ago, one of the sons live down the Ribble Valley not sure where the other one is though

Wasn't it Ernie Webster, the plumber? We all went to the same church.

AV isn't Google Page Ranking.

I voted NO to change.

I don't like our current first past the post system.

However, I can see no positives in the AV.

It would still mean many peoples' votes don't count.

But their third choice vote just might.

garinda · 05-05-2011, 19:54

Any word on the street, what the turn out is?

So exciting.

Might stay up all night.

shillelagh · 05-05-2011, 19:56

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Originally Posted by mani

Where are they counting/announcing the results??

Can anyone pop down to be there?

sorry mani the count is ticket only .. the candidates and the agents and their supporters, councillors get a ticket, and the mayor ...

garinda · 05-05-2011, 20:01

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

sorry mani the count is ticket only .. the candidates and the agents and their supporters, councillors get a ticket, and the mayor ...

I wonder if the plan to film it's going ahead, as was discussed?

You going Shill?

You can be our Peter Snow, keeping us informed.

Don't forget your swing-o-meter.

mani · 05-05-2011, 20:04

really. wow.

so i can go in as one of the supporters? *L*

shame. i was expecting a fire work or two.

Ken Moss · 05-05-2011, 20:14

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Originally Posted by garinda

I wonder if the plan to film it's going ahead, as was discussed?

Just got back in, ready for a wash and brush up.

Camera loaded and on standby, watch this space.

Turnout predictably not as high as last year.

shillelagh · 05-05-2011, 20:14

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Originally Posted by garinda

I wonder if the plan to film it's going ahead, as was discussed?

You going Shill?

You can be our Peter Snow, keeping us informed.

Don't forget your swing-o-meter.

no im not .... im in rossendale remember ......

ours is being counted tomorrow ... and i'll be safely tucked up in bed .. waiting for the text messages to start ....

garinda · 05-05-2011, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Camera loaded and on standby, watch this space.

It'll all be best bib, and tucker then.

Since it's turned chiller, you might get a glimpse of muff.

Good luck, one and all.

Bernard Dawson · 05-05-2011, 20:24

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Originally Posted by garinda

Any word on the street, what the turn out is?

So exciting.

Might stay up all night.

The turn out for a local election seems quite high. The referendum vote may have helped.

lancsdave · 05-05-2011, 21:47

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Originally Posted by Benipete

Well I did make the effort to get there but found It rather intimidating so I left, place was full of people talking in a strange language and not a PC in sight.

Shame you weren't able to use the polling station at Haworth Art Gallery

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Three people voted in the back of a car after the keyholder to a Lancashire polling station was late to arrive.
Local election officers at Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington placed the ballot box in the open boot of the car outside the venue on Thursday morning.
The returning officer for Hyndburn Borough Council, Jane Ellis, said it was a pre-arranged back-up plan in case of any emergencies.
The gallery was opened a short time later.
One of the voters affected, June Leeming, said: "They approached me and said 'are you coming to vote?'. I said well yes, they said we're not open yet but don't worry you don't need to go away.
"So they took my details and passed over two slips to vote with, and said right, you can get into your private little voting kiosk now, and I had to clamber into the back of the car to mark my card, as it were."

flashy · 05-05-2011, 22:02

The returning officer for Hyndburn Borough Council, Jane Ellis, said it was a pre-arranged back-up plan in case of any emergencies.

aye alreet, course it was

flashy · 05-05-2011, 23:23

just incase anyone fancies seeing the votes come in....when they do

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk...stituency/147/

it's supposed to be a live count thing