Showing posts with label Barn Hill Estate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barn Hill Estate. Show all posts

Monday 30 April 2012

Has anyone seen any Tories in Chalkhill?


It looks as if campaigners in the Barnhill by-election are going to have one sunny day before polling takes place on Thursday and I will be out and about all day today.

A certain camaraderie developed yesterday when I encountered Labour canvassers on Chalkhill with us all dressed as if for an ascent of a rain and windswept Welsh mountain.  Soggy leaflets are even worse when printed with environmentally friendly vegetable based ink on recycled paper!

Although I have seen their leaflets I have still not encountered one Conservative canvasser which makes them rarer than a Boris bus.

As always when canvassing in Brent I am struck by the tremendous variation within one ward.  However there are surprises such as the resident in a mock-Tudor villa at the top of Barn Hill who spoke out in favour of squatting as a way of protecting some of the empty properties in the area from deterioration.

On the Chalkhill Estate I encountered some real militancy against the Tories based on national issues and there was often a residual reflexive support for Labour until we got into a discussion about the Labour council's record.

Contrasting images of Barnhill ward

Making the most from  small garden on Chalkhill
Sunday morning waiting for ASDA to open
Mock Tudor on Barn Hill Estate
Fly-tipping on Chalkhill Estate


Front garden, Shakespeare Drive
Bluebells on Barn Hill

The site of the proposed Chalkhill Park