Taking the campaign for Lea Bridge Library to the heart of Government

The decision not to match the Council funding for the Lea Bridge Library refurbishment by the National Lottery has been a setback to the plans for its future, but not an end to them. This week I've been lobbying people to get ideas for who else we should approach to rebuild this beautiful but crumbling building and bring the top floor back into use. I've also raised the issue with Hazel Blears, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, about the project and asked them for ideas. You can see the pictures here of me giving them the CD the residents produced to showcase the community work we do at the library as well as how the local papers have covered our campaigning. This coming week I'll be speaking to the Olympic authority and the Adult Learning Service to see whether they can help us. Being a politician has taught me the value of persistence - this project is too central to improving the lives of many in the Lea Bridge area to give up now and if anyone else has ideas for possible partners for this project they should get in touch. .