Eating croissants at the French breakfast

Last week we had a successful late morning French breakfast.... croissants, french toast etc. It was even better as we were able to sit in the garden and enjoy the sunshine.  Leigh's boys had fun kicking a football around and playing hide and seek around the trees.

Nick Clegg visits Cornwall

Great day yesterday.  Nick Clegg came down and made various visits including one to Playing Place Post office helping with my campaign to save rural post offices.  I organised a March from Carnon Downs to Playing Place post office a few weeks ago and wanted his support on this issue.  In July we will know which post offices are due to be closed.  

Mrs Williams came along on her motorised scooter.  It is for people like her that we need to fight to save our post offices as they are so important in our communities.  The local Conservative county councillor also came along and was pleased to meet Nick.  He thanked him for coming and was impressed that a national leader of a political party gave support to these campaigns.

We then went on to Tremough campus and Nick was excellent in answering a number of questions from the students.  

In the evening we all ended up at Porthtowan village hall where Arwen and Annette had organised a full sit down meal of Cornish produce with music from the Cornwall Youth orchestra.  Great!

British Telecom surcharge

Last week I visited a pensioner in Truro who was fed-up that she had to pay extra on her phone bill unless she paid by Direct Debit.  

She likes, like many pensioners, to go up to the Post Office to pay her bills.  BT don't really want her to do this - they want everyone to pay by direct debit.  If you don't you get charged an extra £4.50 a quarter for their additional costs in 'processing' the cheque or cash.  This is £18 a year that I am sure a single pensioner could put to better use.  

BT say that they are keen to allow customer's choice of payment!

It also tells us a lot about why Post offices are losing business and being forced to close.

I would love to hear from anyone else who feels they have been denied real choice.

Liberal Democrats : Post Office

Liberal Democrats : Post Office