Councillor Joan Lambert's Personal Blog

Welcome to my blog.†

My name is Joan Lambert, Teignbridge District Councillor and Kingsteignton Town Councillor. I am the Member for Kingsteignton West Ward in South Devon, which comprises the Parishes of Kingsteignton West and Teigngrace.

My committee membership within the District Council includes the Overview & Scrutiny and Development Control Committees and the Health and Safety Forum.

My responsibilities within the Parish Council include Works & Services/Planning and Finance. I have been School Governor of Rydon Primary School, Kingsteignton, since 1990.

The purpose of this site is to try and keep you informed about my role and provide you with information about developments in Teignbridge District Council and our local Ward Kingsteignton West.

I will clarify my responsibilities in future blogs...

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Sunday and the sun is shining

Sun shine all day

 

That is until I site down to read the Sunday papers, I think I will ban these on days when the sun is shining, why well the politicians are raising my blood pressure.

Do you get sick and tired of the entire name calling, when will some one own up and say, the money has been spent and you will have to pay a very large increase in your taxes?

We all know that they have spent more then they should have, going on to say they will not cut but increase services.

 

So that sent me in to the garden to pull up all the weeds and recycle them in the green bin.  Must say it does one good to have time spent like that.

 

Do you have a problem when you go to the chemist to pick up your prescription, my a time one has to spent waiting, I was asked three time what my name was, nearly got out my Teignbridge badge thinking she could not understand what I was saying.

Having said that a lot of my friends are having the same trouble, to the point when a doctor has prescribed a hundred and twenty tablets to be given only one hundred, she then spoke to her doctor about this.

When you stop and think about that where are the twenty have tablets gone, and if the prescription states 120 and the health service have paid for that, then that raises questions.

I have been told if a patient has died, the tablets that are in the chemist are destroyed and they are in blister packs, I ask the question why.

Please let us go back to hospital being run by trained medical and nursing staff, and train the nurses on the wards, so that when they have to speak and carry out treatment they are not frightened to death.

If we cut out all those people who walk round hospitals carrying clip boards we could save a lot of money.

I remember asking one such person when sitting on a trolley waiting for a x-ray what she was doing and can you guess what the reply was, well no reply but a look of what has crawled out of the wood work.

Sunday, 13 September 2009

MUSE

WELL DONE

 

That is for Teignmouth and Muse.
 
 

Muse performed at their home town and what a show, the plaudits are loud and clear.

What a pleasure to hear so many people applaud these young men and I might add to that the young people who were at this show, to show how they can behave and enjoy themselves.

The planning and organisation first class, no big hick-up,it just flowed.

Money generated at this show goes to Charity that in this day and age is something, so thank you.

 

What a change to be able to write about good things, it gives one hope that soon we can remove the incumbents at a certain address, and move forward.

I had my wish the sun is shining, and my garden beckons for me to go and weed.

I am looking at next year and thinking how to raise money for my charities, it is not easy, as money is still short, and will be for the foreseeable future.
If you have any ideas with in reason I would like to hear from you.