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closing general election rally – penrith

MAYDAY! Rory is holding his final General Election 2010 rally in Penrith on  Saturday at 10am.  Please come to the Cornmarket and  support us.  We will have a brass band, banners, balloons and a clutch of supporting dogs. Rory will deliver his final election address from the back of a tractor-drawn trailer,           before he is driven […]

more on william hague visit to kirkby stephen 30th april

RT HON WILLIAM HAGUE TO VISIT KIRKBY STEPHEN   Shadow Foreign Secretary, Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond, the Right Hon William Hague is to join Rory Stewart on his campaign to win the seat of Penrith & the Border this Friday 30th April.  The pair are to join […]

william hague rally kirkby stephen 30th april

STOP PRESS Shadow Foreign Secretary, Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet and Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond The Right Hon William Hague  has agreed to come and address a rally in Kirkby Stephen this Friday 30th April from 5-5.30pm.  From there, he will proceed to the Black Bull pub in neighbouring Nateby.  For more information, […]

kirkby stephen and alston meetings

  I have now done two hustings/candidate debates.  The first was in Kirkby Stephen on Monday, the second in Alston on Tuesday, and the third will be in Penrith tonight.  Tonight’s event will finish fittingly enough just before the national debate on television between the three leaders.  They are very, very strange events.  Important.  Useful.  […]

nenthead, alston and garrigill

13 April 2010, Nenthead, Alston and Garrigill By Will Clegg, member of the campaign team Today we visited Nenthead, Alston and Garrigill, mountain villages in P&B’s northeast that stand testament to the importance of our fight to defend local services and promote the distinct needs of rural communities. The village of Garrigill is one of […]

gathering at blencow

Friday, 9 April 2010, Gathering at Blencow Hi, I’m Will, an Australian friend of Rory’s, who accompanied him on Friday to meet local farmers and business people from in and around the Blencow area. We were introduced to representatives of local organisations, and Rory gave a brief speech. Although we discussed many issues, British agriculture […]

register to vote

Taking part in our democratic process is of great importance. If you have not already done so, please ensure you are registered to vote on 6th May. The deadline for registering to vote is 20th April. For further details and to find a registration form visit: http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/ You can also register to cast your vote […]

The campaign is underway

The campaign has well and truly started. On a beautiful Saturday morning I gave a brief speech in Penrith’s town centre. Over the coming weeks there will be plenty of opportunities to meet with me – please see the schedule on the homepage.

campaign launch

Cornmarket, Penrith Saturday 10th April 10AM I would be most grateful if you could come to the rally which will launch our campaign in the Cornmarket at Penrith, this Saturday 10 April at 10 am. We would like representatives from every part of this vast and varied constituency: not just from the Lakes, or the […]

the battle for the local in cumbria

Our fight to preserve Cumbrian schools, hospitals, community facilities, and local services has led us into a battle, which is not just local but national.  All across Britain, the hearts of rural villages and towns are collapsing and their culture of the local and personal is replaced by distant and inflexible centralized services. The latest […]