Holiday Hunger Scheme

[steveL]

The Audit and Governance Committee is Chaired by RMW who has admitted to agreeing every decision beforehand with Labour before it is implemented or goes to full council. Having done so, he is hardly likely to find fault with any such decision afterwards.

The Chair of Audit and Governance is supposed to be given to someone who is NOT from the ruling group; having RMW, a cuckoo Labour councillor himself, from the local Tories is the next best thing.

In return he gets a wholly disproportionate 3 seats on the Planning Committee - the ONLY committee that really matters to him and his self-proclaimed property developer status.

If you want to see this little arrangement in action then read his 'scrutiny' report into Manor Residents which concluded that everything was solely down to Wilcox and that no one else within the council bore any responsibility - including the two Labour councillors Paul Beck and Stephen Akers-Belcher who were both Trustees of Manor Residents and therefore had responsibility of making sure the organisation was properly run financially and not to mention the Leader of the Council, Christopher Akers-Belcher, who tried to blame the whole thing on the Charity Commission. A classic cover-up.

The Teesside Court judge calculated Wilcox's known proceeds of crime to be £137,000

[jeffh]

The Audit and Governance Committee is Chaired by RMW who has admitted to agreeing every decision beforehand with Labour before it is implemented or goes to full council. Having done so, he is hardly likely to find fault with any such decision afterwards.

The Chair of Audit and Governance is supposed to be given to someone who is NOT from the ruling group; having RMW, a cuckoo Labour councillor himself, from the local Tories is the next best thing.

In return he gets a wholly disproportionate 3 seats on the Planning Committee - the ONLY committee that really matters to him and his self-proclaimed property developer status.

If you want to see this little arrangement in action then read his 'scrutiny' report into Manor Residents which concluded that everything was solely down to Wilcox and that no one else within the council bore any responsibility. A classic cover-up.

My point exactly

[testing times]

I see all councillors involved in deciding who gets what are from the Rossmere/Manor/Rift House/Foggy Furze areas with two now from Foggy Furze. Has the Town Centre been moved to the Rifty?

[Disgruntled voter]

It would help if a few of our larger councillors (fat cats) reduced their calorie intake, and donated  surplus food to the hunger scheme . One of them alone could support 5 kids for the whole summer with just 1 day calorie reduction.

[fred c]

https://your.morrisons.com/store-finder/market-street-cafe/kids-eat-free-all-day-summer17/

I wonder if Morrisons are on the HBC List of Providers..........

[Inspector Knacker]

Who chose these outlets, officers or councillors?

Should councillors be allowed to partake in the scheme?

Do councillors have any input into the selection process?

What standard of competence is laid down for thos partaking in the scheme?

Are they expected to supply details of expetience in food provision, training,
qualifications of staff etc ?

It would be interesting to know.

[DRiddle]

I'd said ages ago they should get some corporate backing behind this and involve super markets and local businesses. Morrisons scheme suggests that it could well have been an option. Having said that, my suggestions were based on the assumption that the primary objetive in all of this was to feed socially deprived kids . . . Which it isn't.

[fred c]

Is it to cater for the needs overly indulged councillors ?

[kevplumb]

i wonder if any of these got any of the wedge ?

St. Joseph's breakfast club
Just off Grange Road (green doors)
Suggested 30p donation
Tea/coffee
Cereal
Breakfast bun
Toast

Wednesday 9.30am to 10.30 am
Soup kitchen for the Hungry
Hartlepool People's Centre
Raby Road
Free hot meals
Tea, coffee, and biscuits served

Wednesday 7.30pm to 8.30 pm
Hub grub for the homeless, those alone or in need
The Willows, Raby Road
Hot meal, coffee and chat
Advice, information and friendship

Thursday 5.30 pm to 7.00pm
Café 177
York Road
Give out fresh food – Saturday mornings

Saturday 9.00 am (be early)
Belle Vue centre
Free meal
Use youth club entrance
Tuesday 2pm – 3pm
Ask for James Pallister
Donation welcome

[Lucy Lass-Tick]

Seems like the Welsh government has really acted on this in a positive way. A full day of activities including lunch - miles better than Pot Noodles!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-40875209/children-given-free-meals-in-school-holidays