Another lucky escape!

Was about to fly this weekend.

It was a bit windy, so thought I would play around with my wing on the ground. Us pilots call it "ground handling practice" and helps you develop more confidence controlling the wing.

Good job I did. As I was being pulled about by the wing - one of my lines broke.

Very glad it didn't happen while I was flying.

I really must put my wing somewhere safe - away from those people with scissors!!

Dog killer artist

In 2007, the 'artist' Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, took a dog from the street, tied him to a rope in an art gallery, and starved him to death.


For several days, the 'artist' and the visitors of the exhibition have watched emotionless the shameful 'masterpiece' based on the dog's agony, until eventually he died. Does it look like art to you? But this is not all... the prestigious Visual Arts Biennial of the Central American decided that the 'installation' was actually art, so that Guillermo Vargas Habacuc has been invited to repeat his cruel action for the biennial of 2008.

PLEASE HELP STOP HIM. http://www.petitiononline.com/ea6gk/petition.html

It's free of charge, there is no need to register, and it will only take 1 minute to save the life of an innocent creature.

Artists Liaison Direct

Jessica Watts Assistant to Alison Ward, New York

White Cube 48 Hoxton Square
London, N1 6PB

Tel: 0044 (0) 20 7749 7484
http://www.whitecube.com/

I back Boris.

Farnborough's newest Society

If you care about Farnborough - you will be a card carrying member of the newest Society in town

http://www.thefarnboroughsociety.org.uk/

Common Sense rules over Clockhouse Car Park

Salisbury Road Car Park will remain free.

Following the proposal to instal pay and display machines in the free Salisbury Road Car Park, your Ward Councillors are pleased to announce that Council officers have changed their minds and are recommending the Cabinet reverse the decision.

This follows a very clear call from Ward Councillors backed up by a petition signed by 440 people and the Councils own survey, which confirmed what Ward Councillors and residents were saying. Our reasons were clear:

1. We did not feel the car park was being abused by the overwhelming majority of users. There was abuse by one or two selfish individuals (one of which in my opinion is abusing the use of a disable badge)

2. We do not want elderly residents and parents with sick children visiting the Chemist, Dentist or Doctor fumbling about trying to find change to feed a meter. (One resident described this as taxing the sick)

3. If charging were introduced - cars would park in residential roads close by and cause problems there.

As we approach elections in the Borough - this serves to demonstrate one of the important roles Ward Councillors take on - standing up for residents, even if it sometimes makes us unpopular with colleagues. Or simply put:

We asked - you said - we listened and took action.

Together we are making a difference