Come rain or come shine

This year’s canal festival was a particularly satisfying event, in spite of the very patchy weather (it was the first time in 13 years that it has rained on the day of the festival).  As usual we met and talked to many friends and supporters, and we collected 120 signatures in support of our petition to reverse cuts to Safer Neighbourhoods Police teams – St Peters ward being one of the eight wards in Islington that now has to share it’s sergeant with another ward, thanks to the Conservative Mayor’s cuts to frontline Police budgets.

Most importantly though, we were joined by our new ward councillor, Alice Perry, who was elected on 11^th August 2011 with a 53% share of the vote.  An outright victory, and a 15% swing to Labour. We are absolutely delighted with the scale of the victory, and we are doubly lucky to have such an energetic and talented Councillor to work with us in St Peters.  She can only make us even stronger.  Pictured in the photo are, from left to right, Cllr Gary Doolan, Cllr Alice Perry, Cllr Paul Smith, Executive member for the environment, our hugely energetic and compulsively forensic ward secretary and organizer, Felix, and myself.  Thanks also go to all our members and supporters who helped out on the day.  Here’s to the next 13 years of unbroken sunshine.