----- Original Message -----
From: "Councillor Marc Ramsbottom"
<cllr.m.ramsbottom@...>
To: "Mike Wingfield" <msrwingfield@...>
Cc: <cllr.m.clayton@...>; <oliverwest20@...>;
<eboyes9 @aol.com>; <peter.rothery@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: Mis-representation in Lib Dem's Focus Newsletter - May Edition



Dear Mike

I'm sorry if you felt that our recent FOCUS newsletter misrepresented the
clean up. That was certainly not the intention.

You may not have been away that until relatively recent the Council have
blocked attempts in the past to organise clean ups. I can see that the use
of the word 'wangled' may be have been somewhat clumsy, it was certainly
only intended to reflect the difficulties in the past that Lib Dem Cllr's
have had in the past in getting more of these clean ups, and not a
reflection on the work of the Group.

Of course, we fully recognise that tremendous hardwork and effort the group
put into organising the day, and that on this occasion it was well
supported by the Council, but that has not always been the case in my
experience.

Please accept my apologies, but I hope that helps to explain the situation.

Marc

Cllr Marc Ramsbottom
Liberal Democrat Councillor - Central Ward

Tel: (0161) 202 6603 Home
(07976) 352 513 Mobile
(0161) 234 3002 Member's Secretariat

Website: www.cityfocusonline.org




"Mike Wingfield"
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<cllr.m.ramsbottom@...>
oo.co.uk> cc:
<cllr.m.clayton@...>,

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06/05/2004 20:42 Subject: Mis-representation
in Lib Dem's Focus Newsletter - May Edition







Dear Mark and colleagues,

I resent your article which features in the latest issue of the Liberal
Democrats Focus Newsletter (May). Titled "Local Clean Up" it reads:

"After four years of Labour blocking Lib' Dem' Councillors from organising
clean ups in their wards, one was finally wangled in Ancoats. The Focus
Team was quickly
into action helping local residents clean up St. Michael's flags."

In reality the Clean up day of 20-MAR-04 took a great deal of effort to
organise, co-ordinate and manage by the committee members of "Friends of
Angel Meadow and St Michael's Flags". It was by all accounts not
"wangled".

We (the group) very much appreciate the Liberal Democrat's effort and
contribution to help improve the park but are saddened
by mis-representation such as this.

Regards
Mike Wingfield,
Chairman
Friends of Angel Meadow and St Michael's Flag Park.










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