Morecambe and Lunesdale Labour Party

Keir Starmer has changed the Labour Party – now he is ready to change the country with a fully costed, fully funded credible plan to turn the country round after fourteen years of chaos.

📖 *Click here:* labour.org.uk/change

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Change – The Labour Party Labour Party Manifesto 2024: At this election we can change Britain. We can stop the chaos, turn the page, and start to rebuild our country.

Your Labour candidate in Carnforth and Millhead, Jackson Stubbs, was out bright and early this morning delivering reminders about polling day 🌹

Wishing a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year to the East and Southeast Asian communities in the UK and around the world.

新年快樂, 恭喜發財!

New 'Friends of Platform' and membership scheme announced as key to Morecambe venue staying open A new membership scheme and 'Friends' group will be set up to generate cash to keep the Platform open, it has been revealed.

Come along to my next fundraiser! We'll be exploring the lesser-known life of Alfred Wainwright, celebrated fellwalker and writer, as told by family members (aka me and my Mum). Join us for an evening of stories and photographs from his life in Lancashire and The Lakes, learning about the places and people who influenced him.

Tea and cakes will be available after the talk, with a selection of maps, books and other items on display.

Tickets: £10 from Wainwright, Rooted In The North. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wainwright-rooted-in-the-north-tickets-743605653527?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

Accessibility: The ground floor of Hornby Institute is fully wheelchair accessible via the automatically opening side door. The upstairs meeting rooms are accessible via a standard lift.

Toilets: A disabled toilet is available both upstairs and on the ground floor. Baby-changing facilities are provided on the ground floor.

Parking: There is a car park next to the bridge, directly across the road from Hornby Institute. There is an honesty box; please consider making a contribution if you use the car park. The funds collected help pay for the upkeep of the car park, which is maintained by Hornby Village Trust.

The Conservatives have hammered Lancaster City Council. They have slashed government support to our area by 73% since 2010. They crashed the economy, and we are paying the price. Lancaster City Council needs a change – we need a Labour government to get this country moving again

Please let the police know if you witnessed any of the incidents seen across Morecambe this morning.

You can contact them on 101 or email them at [email protected]

Awful to see yet more N**i graffiti this morning, this time sprayed on the War Memorial. I’m not going to show the actual graffiti because that’s just giving the offenders the platform they desperately want.

I, like many other families in Morecambe have a relative named on that memorial and it’s utterly disgusting that an individual or individuals chose to deface it.

I have reported it to the police and the public realm team and expect it to be cleaned up shortly. There have been additional reports of this kind of graffiti at Jump Rush and the town centre as well.

We need to catch these people, so if you have any information please do let the police know on 101 or email to [email protected]

We have three new Labour councillors in Westgate! Follow Chris, Matthew and John on their new page for updates and info.

Westgate Councillors Westgate Councillors:
Matthew Black, John Hanson & Chris Harris.
Elected May 2023

Our wonderful and very precious NHS is 75 today.

Every single one of us has a reason to be thankful for its existence.

Thank you to all NHS staff past and present who have dedicated their lives to working in it.

We’re so pleased to see Cllr Phillip Black elected as Leader of Lancaster City Council leading a Cooperative Alliance with local Green Party and Liberal Democrat’s!

Labour will continue to ensure:
🤝 people are supported during the cost of living crisis and services remain in public hands,
🏡 our local housing crisis is tackled with sustainable building through our publicly owned housing company, and
🌍 the Climate and Ecological Emergency continues to be tackled, building on Labour’s proud record.

🌹🌹🌹

Lancaster Labour group looks to the future with announcement of new leader As Labour celebrates being the largest group on Lancaster City Council after last week’s elections, councillors have elected Phillip Black as their new leader.

Todays the day!

The time is almost upon us, tomorrow is polling day. Please use all your votes for Labour, we have brilliant candidates across the whole district and they will make dedicated Councillors.

Don’t forget your photo id when you go to vote!

Have you returned your postal vote yet? Don't forget if you live in the Morecambe Town Council area, you should have had two packs through, one for each Council.

If you haven't please contact the Election Helpline at Lancaster City Council

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01524 582905

Postal votes are dropping through doors. For people in the Morecambe Town Council area, you will receive two packs, one for City and one for Town. We've had reports of the packs arriving on different days, which is very confusing but you should receive both.

If you don't please contact the Election Helpline at Lancaster City Council

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01524 582905

We’ve been having lots and lots of lovely conversations with residents all across the constituency this weekend from Millhead in Carnforth, Skerton, all over Morecambe in Poulton, Westgate and the West End and over to Heysham.

We have reported potholes, broken manhole covers and fly tipping, picked up case work, told people about voter id and generally had great conversations. We’ve also delivered an awful lot of leaflets!

Thank you to everyone that took the time to speak to us.

Labour has a plan to tackle the Tory cost of living crisis and revitalise our high streets. We would:

✂️ Cut business rates
⏰ Stamp out late payments
⚡ Cut energy bills
🛍️ Revamp empty shops
👮‍♀️ Tackle antisocial behaviour with 13,000 more neighbourhood police and PSCOs

Happy Easter!

Wishing peace and happiness to Christians celebrating here and across the world this Easter.

Sign the petition ✅ Mandatory monitoring of all sewage outlets ✅ Introduction of automatic fines for discharges ✅ Water bosses that routinely and systematically break the rules will be held professionally and personally accountable

Your local Labour team have been out talking to residents this weekend in Poulton Ward.

We doorknock all year round, not just at election time, however we were out this weekend to support your local Candidates for May 2023, Terrie Metcalfe for Poulton and Matt Panesh Labour

Lots of issues coming up on the doorstep including Matt's campaign against United Utilities dumping raw sewage in our bay and people not realising that they will have to take identification when they go to vote this time.

Please do make sure you have an appropriate form of id otherwise, you will be turned away, you can find out more information including acceptable forms of id on the Electoral Commission website or alternatively register for a postal vote

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id

https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/the-overwhelming-local-reaction-as-eden-project-morecambe-gets-funding-go-ahead-3992923

The overwhelming local reaction as Eden Project Morecambe gets funding go-ahead A team effort and hard work over many years has led to the successful £50m government funding bid for a major project which will "breathe new life" into Morecambe and the wider area.

Latest on the water situation 12:40 Tuesday

This week Lancashire Conservatives
1) voted against Labour's attempt to ban fracking in Parliament and
2) at the county council, watered down an anti-fracking motion that all other parties signed up to. They used their majority to remove any reference to climate change!
Fracking won't help with energy security and we should invest in low-carbon energy instead, as Labour plans to with our green energy investment plan.

What a 24 hours…

It’s time for a Labour government that will put the country first.

Congratulations Sandra on your selection as Labour candidate for Skerton in the upcoming Lancaster City Council elections! Sandra said after her selection "I want to see a fairer society where everyone can afford a decent warm home and enough food for themselves and their families"

Congratulations Martin on your selection as Labour candidate for Skerton in the upcoming local elections. After his selection Martin said "I wish to be a Labour Councillor for Skerton as I want to help create a brighter future for local people and to present Labour Party opportunities"

Congratulations Jean Parr on your selection as candidate for Scale Hall Ward! Local Elections for Lancaster City Council are happening on May 4th next year, Jean said after her selection "I have enjoyed working hard for my local residents, and would like to continue to do so as a Labour councillor"