Where OUR Money Comes From!

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{short description of image}The Heaton & Lostock Labour Party's money all comes from our members and supporters and we raise it in two ways:

{short description of image}  Branch Socials

We have two or three of these each year. There's our traditional "Midsummer Madness Barbecue" hosted by Graham (the Ainsley Harriot of the Branch) and Anne Gough, our annual Christmas Party and another event such as our famous "New Labour Champagne Brunch" and "Ciabata Supper (maybe without the Ciabata!)". As Labour hero Nye Bevan said, "Nothing's too good for the working class"!

{short description of image}  The H&L Stakeholder Society

Tony Blair once said that we should establish a "Stakeholder Society" in which all citizens play a part in the community in which they live, both as contributors as well as receipients. We've taken Our Leader (Great and Beloved!) at his word and, just after the 1997 General Election our then Treasurer, Trevor Roberts, established the "Deane-cum-Heaton Stakeholder Society" (now the "Heaton & Lostock Stakeholder Society"). Members pay just £1 (~Euro 1.45) per week by Bankers Order, have the opportunity to win a monthly cash prize and make a valuable financial contribution to Labour's activities, not just in our Branch, but in the Bolton West Constituency as a whole.

To date we've been able to:

    {short description of image}  Fund our own Branch activities
    {short description of image}  Contribute £1,000 to the 1997 General Election campaign
    {short description of image}  Prime a visit and social with Overseas Development Minister, Clare Short, MP
    {short description of image}  Fund Bolton Young Labour
    {short description of image}  Fund the establishment of the Bolton West Telephone Bank
    {short description of image}  Make a donation to the Zimbabwean flood appeal
    {short description of image}  Make a donation to the Indian earthquake appeal
    {short description of image}  Donate £3,000 to the 2001 Bolton West General Election campaign
    {short description of image}  Buy a new PA system for our Branch
    {short description of image}  Fund all our own local election expenses
    {short description of image}  Donate £3,000 to Ruth Kelly's 2005 re-election campaign
    {short description of image}  Funded a member to participate in the Pensioners' Lobby of Parliament

You too can support the work of the Labour Party in Bolton West by joining our Stakeholder Society. You don't have to be a Labour Party member or live in the area, just agree with our principles and be keen to support us.{short description of image}

You can download the application form here (Acrobat Reader needed ) and post it to Noelene Gillatt, Treasurer Heaton & Lostock Labour Party, 23 4th Avenue, Lower Heaton, Bolton BL1 4LU, Lancs, UK or e-mail Noelene and she'll send you all the information you'll ever need!

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