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A one day Labour seminar on education – Saturday 4th March 2017

Independent Labour Publications invites you to:
Unbalanced Britain: Education, inequality and
Labour’s response
A one day seminar at The Circle, Sheffield, Saturday 4 March 2017

About the speakers
Melissa Benn is a writer and campaigner on education. Melissa is currently chair of the crossparty group campaigning group Comprehensive Forum, is a vice president of the Socialist
Education Association, and founder member of the Local Schools Network.
Julie Thorpe is schools programmes manager at the Co-operative College, heading a
programme working towards establishing co-operative values in the education system.

Venue
The seminar takes place at The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane, Sheffield S1 4FW
http://www.thecirclesheffield.org.uk/. It is free but you do need to register in advance,
deadline Friday 24 February. Register via the link to Eventbrite on the ILP web site:
http://www.independentlabour.org.uk (info@independentlabour.org.uk; 07799 502 937).

Further information can be found at:

Unbalanced-Britain-Education-leaflet-FINAL

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Cllr Denise Fox as Sheffield’s new Lord Mayor

We would like to congratulate Councillor Denise Fox who is now Sheffield’s new Lord Mayor.

 

Denise is the 120th Lord Mayor of Sheffield, and the 17th female, and has been a loyal Labour Councillor for the Birley Ward since 2005.

 

Denise said ‘I will carry out my role as Lord Mayor the 1st citizen of Sheffield to the best of my ability, and I look forward to the year ahead’.

 

Congratulations Denise and good luck in your new role!

Mayor

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Thursday 5th May is Voting Day

Thursday 5th May is the chance for Sheffield residents to use their voice (well feet) to come out and vote in the city wide elections.

 

We hope the residents of Birley, Charnock, Frecheville and Hackenthorpe will support your local Labour party and help us continue to make our community better for all.

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What the Labour Party achieved, lest we forget

We feel the last Labour government achieved a lot whilst in power. This includes:

 

Low inflation, increased police numbers, reduction in crime, more Doctors and Nurses and thousands of renovated schools.

 

It also includes:

 

The introduction of paternity leave, winter fuels payments, increased numbers of teachers and a reduction in the number of homeless.

 

For more information on what Labour achieved whilst in power you can read the article in full at:

What the Labour Party achieved, lest we forget

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Birley Ward Councillor Meetings for 2016

Your Birley Ward Councillors hold regular advice surgeries every month should you need to speak to someone in person. These are held at:

• Hackenthorpe Community Centre, Main Street on the 1st Saturday in the month (9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.)

• Gleadless Library, White Lane on the 2nd Wednesday in the month (4.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.)

• Frecheville Library, Smalldale Road on the 3rd Saturday in the month (11.00 a.m. to 12 noon)

• Open Door Learning Centre, 11-13 Birley Moor Crescent on the last Tuesday in the month (3.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.)

(Please note there are no surgeries in August. However, you can contact one of the ward councillors directly for help or advice during this month).

 

The Birley Ward branch meetings are to be held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Hollinsend Methodist Cricket Club, Fox Lane, Sheffield S12. All meetings start at 7.30pm. The dates are:

19 January 2016

16 February 2016

15 March 2016

19 April 2016

17 May 2016

21 June 2016

19 July 2016

August 2016 no meeting

20 September 2016

18 October 2016

15 November 2016

December 2016 no meeting

DISTRICT LABOUR PARTY (DLP) MEETINGS FOR 2016

Venue: 7.30 p.m. at the Trades & Labour Club at 7.30 p.m.

All members are welcome to attend but only those that are the Branch delegates are able to vote. These are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except for August)

SOUTH EAST CONSTITUENCY LABOUR PARTY (CLP) MEETINGS FOR 2016

Venue: 7.15 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church Hall, Tannery Street, Woodhouse

All members are welcome to attend but only those that are the Branch delegates are able to vote. These are held on the 3rd Friday of each month (except for August and December)

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New Meeting Dates Announced for 2016

We have announced the first few meeting dates for 2016.

 

They will all be on Tuesday nights, starting at 7.30pm. The dates will be:

 

  • Tuesday 19th January 2016
  • Tuesday 16th February 2016
  • Tuesday 15th March 2016

 

Unless posted otherwise, the meetings will be held at the Hollinsend Cricket Club, Fox Lane, Sheffield, S12 4WW.

 

Everyone is welcome to attend, both current Labour members and local residents who are interested in finding out more from our local Councillors.

 

 

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Birley Environmental Group – Public Discussion

 

 

This coming Wednesday (18th Nov) there will be a public meeting on the green and open spaces in the Birley Ward. It will be held at the Frecheville Library and everyone is invited to attend.

We will be sharing ideas on how local people can work together and take pride in our many green and open spaces.

If you have any ideas on how our local environment could be improved and want to get involved, or are simply interested in learning more, please come along.

South-East-Poster-18th-November-2015

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Want to share your views on the new Labour Leader and the NHS? Attend our next Meeting!

If you want to talk about both local and national politics, get updates from your local councillors, or join your local Birley Ward Labour Party, you can attend our next meeting, this Tuesday (15th September).

 

The debates will be around the leadership election and the NHS – Come along and get involved!

 

The meeting will be held at Frecheville library on Smalldale Road, starting at 7.30pm.

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Want to share your views and get involved? Attend our next Meeting!

If you want to talk about both local and national politics, get updates from your local councillors, or join your local Birley Ward Labour Party, you can attend our next meeting, this Tuesday (21st July).

The meeting will be held at Frecheville library on Smalldale Road, starting at 7.30pm.

At the last Labour Party meeting plenty of new people attended, and one wrote the following article, called ‘Sweet 16’, the day after:

 

Sweet 16

Last night I attended my first Labour party meeting at Birley Ward as new joiner this year.

It’s fair to say I have always been a Labour supporter, not just from the influence of my parents and family but from my last few years at school in the 80’s when I had the joy of expectation of getting a job taken from me by a Thatcher led Conservative government. What should have been the dawn of an adventure was ripped from me progressively through the early 80’s so by the time I left college in 1988 I seriously had to contemplate leaving Sheffield and my family just to get a job. Thankfully I did get a job in this city.

Since the Conservatives gained power again in May I have had those same fears I had as an 18 year old but for the many teenagers that are leaving school this year and over the next five years. This time I felt compelled to stand up and be counted as being against this government and all is stands for now and has done in the past. I feel certain that, as a leopard never changes it’s spots, the same benefit bashing, migrant lies and “Loadsa Money” culture will return with the North of Watford being left to bear the brunt of “deficit reducing measures” by this government.

Now more than ever we need a Labour party to stand up and fight for us and expose the lies we hear day in day out and we, as Labour party members, need to get behind the party.

My days of wearing my Communards badges may have gone but my sense of dread at the injustices that will surely come have not gone.

My point of writing all of this is to say I am glad I joined the party, I had a warm and friendly welcome where my views were asked and not scoffed at for not being as eloquent as some of the members plus I have the utmost respect for the work our Councillors do on our behalf and the volunteers who are with them all the way. I would urge anyone to join the Labour party and stand up and be counted.

And the title of my piece, Sweet 16? Well I am the 16th new member to join Birley Ward this year.