Greg Says"Thanks to the dire economic and financial mess that we inherited from the last Labour Government, the Coalition is being forced to make some really tough decisions on spending"

Annual General Meeting

GREG OPENS NEW STONECROSS GARDEN CENTRE

Zai Koder is the new Chairman for Beckley and Peasmarsh Branch

Ewhurst, Sedlescombe and Staplecross held their Winter Lunch on Friday 4th April at the Brickwall Hotel Sedlescome.The Guest Speaker was our own Greg Barker, Minister of State for Climate Change. Greg entertained over 40 guests with a great opening story  before concentrating on the current political climate and emphasising the amount of debt we are all subjected to as a result of the previous Governments actions and what the current Government has to tackle. The was some keen discussion on environmental topics which had to be curtailed due to time constraints.A good meal seemed to be enjoyed by all.

East Sussex County Council leader, Cllr. Peter Jones welcomed the localism bill and new financial arrangements for councils as, "the best news we have had in the past one hundred years. At last, the long creeping road to centralisation has been halted and reversed, giving us a chance to restore real municipal pride and initiative in local government." 

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