After reading the praise heaped on Councillor Height by yet another anonymous admirer in the Shepton Journal and after reading of her many deeds over and above the call of duty and acts of outstanding courage in the face of adversity. I ask if the Journal could verify to all of its’ readership that the letter was not written by the good lady herself.
I have noted that an awful lot of anonymous people write in to praise the good Lady Councillor and so it appears quite strange.
What has the author of such praise got to hide in declaring their admiration for the esteemed Councillor? Surely the author would want to shout it from the rooftops that they have a leader.
This article reads like a party political piece. What she has promised, what she has delivered, how she can help, etc. Could it be by chance that Councillor Robinson has told her that she is stepping down from the District Council? Sorry to be so cynical. Does make you wonder if the writer was put up to it though!!
As a way of promoting oneself it was excellent. What a politicians dream. Full of facts, acts of derring-do and genuine girls own stuff. Er except for maybe the bit about the grit bins. I have a feeling that all is not quite as it was stated in the letter of last week.
Whilst I believe that Councillor Height was the lady who came up with the idea for the grit bins and for which she should be rightly praised, I understand her involvement was not as great as has been made out. This could in fact be a case, as the author put it of “piling in to claim the glory”.
Was it not Councillor Height who stormed out of the sub-committee meeting when the issue of the grit bins was being discussed because she could not get her own way? Did Councillor Height not object to the siting of five grit bins on Hillmead which were proposed? I believe Hillmead eventually got 1 or if you include Tipcote Hill and Gold Hill, 3.
Did Councillor Height actually do any of the spade work? No, not digging out the rock salt herself, but did she inspect the sites, did she deal with the co-ordinates of the bins? Did she liaise with the Town Clerk to ensure health and safety compliance? Could she state exactly what her input was in relation to the bins? In her own words please.
It was however, kind of the author who eulogised the exploits of Councillor Height to leave the readers with the wonderful visions of the said Councillor measuring the grit in the bins and of her washing down road signs. As for photographing the stub of a lamp post, that did it, I could not take any more and I just had to run a cold bath.
As I have said previously, normally letters in praise of Councillor Height are written by anonymous of Cowl St. What makes that little article so funny is that the person who wrote it, is the most un-anonymous person I know.
Anon, name and address supplied,
but really David Evans
Cowl St
Thursday 16 December 2010
Tuesday 7 December 2010
How many more?
Miss Taylor
I have never doubted that you have a mind of your own, just that it is a mis-guided one. Forgive me if I am wrong, but I am sure that you mentioned 600 to 700 cars per day, not people. Surely 2 people per car equates to 1,200 to 1,400 per day, but for arguments sake, lets say a thousand people per day.
It therefore begs the question; where are the coach loads of shoppers for our High St that your father put such store by?
I must also thank you for your kind offer of a present at Christmas. I always thought that the Lockey family had a soft spot for me. I look forward to receiving a pen and paper set from you at Christmas and you never know, I might even use it to send you and your father a Christmas card.
J R Hartnell.
You may not work for Tesco or Dobbies but aren’t you another one of Councillor Lockey’s daughters? My Christmas card list is growing all the time. Any more to come out before final date for posting?
However, I must apologise for being negative as you state. You see my problem is that I see some of our Councillors continually putting the interests of their own party before that of the Town and you know what, it slightly peeves me.
I see and hear of Councillors denying people funds to help the High St and only decide to help when they are embarrassed into action. I see Councillors involved in politics for their own ends not those whom they are elected to represent. I see Councillors hanging on too long, no new ideas, nothing to offer except a familiar face.
I hear of Councillors making derogatory comments about people who live in Council houses and yet refuse to apologise to those whom they have caused offence. I hear of Councillors offering to give £20,000 to a Dance Academy without even bothering to ask the most obvious question: Why not go to the bank for the money? Doh. If you think that is doing a good job, that is your prerogative. Just as it is mine to criticise when I feel it is warranted.
These are some of the reasons why I feel negative, not about the town, but some of the people that run it. Never once have you heard me criticise the Town or its people, only the Politburo that run it.
And yes, unless convinced otherwise, I will put my name forward for election to the Town Council in May 2011 and three issues that I hope to deal with, (if elected) are restricting Councillors to two consecutive five year terms only with a minimum gap of ten years before they can stand again. Restricting the amount of money spent on Collett Park, when there are so many parts of the town which need money, far more urgently than the Councillors playground. And finally, making sure that every vote cast in the Council Chamber is recorded so that it is transparent and the people can see just who voted for what and when. Unlike now.
David Evans
I have never doubted that you have a mind of your own, just that it is a mis-guided one. Forgive me if I am wrong, but I am sure that you mentioned 600 to 700 cars per day, not people. Surely 2 people per car equates to 1,200 to 1,400 per day, but for arguments sake, lets say a thousand people per day.
It therefore begs the question; where are the coach loads of shoppers for our High St that your father put such store by?
I must also thank you for your kind offer of a present at Christmas. I always thought that the Lockey family had a soft spot for me. I look forward to receiving a pen and paper set from you at Christmas and you never know, I might even use it to send you and your father a Christmas card.
J R Hartnell.
You may not work for Tesco or Dobbies but aren’t you another one of Councillor Lockey’s daughters? My Christmas card list is growing all the time. Any more to come out before final date for posting?
However, I must apologise for being negative as you state. You see my problem is that I see some of our Councillors continually putting the interests of their own party before that of the Town and you know what, it slightly peeves me.
I see and hear of Councillors denying people funds to help the High St and only decide to help when they are embarrassed into action. I see Councillors involved in politics for their own ends not those whom they are elected to represent. I see Councillors hanging on too long, no new ideas, nothing to offer except a familiar face.
I hear of Councillors making derogatory comments about people who live in Council houses and yet refuse to apologise to those whom they have caused offence. I hear of Councillors offering to give £20,000 to a Dance Academy without even bothering to ask the most obvious question: Why not go to the bank for the money? Doh. If you think that is doing a good job, that is your prerogative. Just as it is mine to criticise when I feel it is warranted.
These are some of the reasons why I feel negative, not about the town, but some of the people that run it. Never once have you heard me criticise the Town or its people, only the Politburo that run it.
And yes, unless convinced otherwise, I will put my name forward for election to the Town Council in May 2011 and three issues that I hope to deal with, (if elected) are restricting Councillors to two consecutive five year terms only with a minimum gap of ten years before they can stand again. Restricting the amount of money spent on Collett Park, when there are so many parts of the town which need money, far more urgently than the Councillors playground. And finally, making sure that every vote cast in the Council Chamber is recorded so that it is transparent and the people can see just who voted for what and when. Unlike now.
David Evans
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