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ST IVES AWARD WINNING RTheiverporterNEWSPAPER Issue 47: 8 November 2019 A TOTALLY INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER • UNCONNECTED WITH ANY GROUP OR ORGANISATION Breaking News Snowman Festival MP selected by narrow margin Come and admire the jolly Snowmen & Snowwomen, he Riverporter has learned that Huntingdon MP, Mr Jonathan Djanogly has won the nomination to who will be making an Exhibition of themselves in be the Conservative Party candidate for Huntingdon Constituency in December’s General Election by the Bridge Chapel this Saturday and Sunday. just two votes at a controversial meeting of the Huntingdon Conservative Association. T Made from recycled milk bottles - see their colourful attire - lots of hats A recent local social media posting on the local site. The posting for his Huntingdon home, along with and scarves made by the wonderful ‘Knitters of St Ives’, assembled by ‘The by Huntingdon Blue Wave Activists appeared to be copied from the cleaning and gardening for the Riverport Snowmaidens’ and dressed by the ‘Pupils of Thorndown School’. sought to make sure that all Leave.EU Facebook page, an property. Find out details of the Snowman Trail with a chance to win a Conservative Association members organisation dedicated to leaving It also came out that in 2009 he had £200 Townrow Gift Voucher or afternoon Tea for Four at Slepe were informed of the imminent the EU that was founded by Aaron hired a detective to find out the Hall Hotel in the Snowman Rocks Competition. meeting to discuss the selection of Banks and recently fined £120,000 source of the leaks about his local MP Mr Jonathan Djanogly. over data law breaches. parliamentary expeneses claims. PPLLUUSS buy ‘Snowmen Gifts’ including decorations, The posting apologised for the short Some Huntingdon Conservatives He repayed £25,000, one of the notice but stated that a Conservative consider the behaviour of Mr largest payments from any MP. cards and calendars at Association meeting would be held Djanogly inconsistent with party It emerged that he’d claimed more THE SNOWMAN EXHIBITION at the Great Stukeley village hall on policy and have expressed this in the than £13,000 in ‘cleaning costs’, IN THE BRIDGE CHAPEL 6th November. There was to be only letters pages of the Hunts Post. which had been paid to his au pair one item on the agenda… Mr Djanogly has had problems in the and he had also claimed for jam SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER midday until 4pm and The Application from Mr Jonathan past since taking over from ex PM making pans, which reputedly SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER 1pm until 4pm Djanogly to be adopted as the Sir John Major in 2001. earned him the nickname of also on Conservative candidate for A wet fish who has Jam-Pan-Djanogly. Huntingdon, who will address the Sir Peter Brown, his agent at the meeting, the notice said. been a disaster SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER A Daily Telegraph article, published time, is alleged to have concluded The posting went on to list a few after he survived the controversy: at St Ives Corn Exchange from 10.30 am to 4pm issues that have embroiled Mr in 2010, found that two senior members of Mr Djanogly’s local ‘Jonathan has lived to die another Djanogly in recent times along with day’. Snowman Festival Craft his voting record especially relating party, thought he was ‘lazy, with no to Brexit issue with some openly political convictions or beliefs’. Hardly a ringing Day & Christmas Gift Fair suggesting he should be de-selected. It quoted one senior figure as saying: endorsement Interestingly the original posting ‘He [Djanogly] works very hard not to Wednesday’s special general meeting (see below) can no longer be found give an opinion. He sits on the fence proved to be a lively evening. FREE on every issue and The decision, decided by the nobody knows where he Executive Committee, was a close Children’s stands on anything. He run thing, with a vote of 11 FOR and is a wet fish and is Craft Activities 9 AGAINST. GIFTS • STALLS • GAMES constantly wriggling on Some of the members, who we are the political issues of the told, had no say on the appointment, CAFE • MULLED WINE day.’ were unhappy and demanded a vote Following the Lights Switch-on, the Corn Exchange Bar and Serveries will be He also attracted of no confidence in the committee. controversy over his open for drinks and Christmas Cheer Simon Burton, the Constituency For full details go to expenses claims when Party Chairman refused the request facebook.com/stivessnowmanfestival the Daily Telegraph and our sources say that there were Supported by St Ives Town Team disclosed that he had many angry members at the spent thousands of and meeting, which was attended by sponsored by pounds on electric gates party officials from Tory Head office. Bridge of sighs ...and oooh’s The annual Fireworks display from Hemingford was another spectacular event that brought the Have you films of St Ives? crowds into town, in total defiance of the wet weather on the night. creen St Ives are starting a project to create an The town bridge is always an excellent viewing place and children and adults could be historic archive of cine and video film of St Ives heard oooing and arrring as each salvo was more spectacular than the last. Sand its environment over the last century. Rob Zanconato of Screen St Ives said ‘We are making a call to all in St Ives to search their lofts, attics and cupboards to see if they have any home cine film and videos that are collecting dust and who would like to donate or loan them to Screen St Ives. We are looking for formats such as 8mm and 16mm cine film as well as more recent video tape formats such as Betamax, VHS and Video 8. The older the better’. Screen St Ives’ aim is to create a montage of these films and present it back to the people of St Ives, through special screenings in the Corn Exchange to show how the town as changed over the decades. So if you can help us or know of others who could help them track down these valuable historic gems of our town please contact Rob at [email protected]. Screen St Ives Friday 15th Nov 2019 Screen 1 CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? Director: Marielle Heller USA, 2018, 1h 46m Lee Israel is a frustrated, hard-drinking author who can barely afford to pay her rent or bills in 1990s New York. Desperate for money, Israel soon hatches a scheme to forge letters by famous writers and sell them to bookstores and collectors. When the dealers start to catch on, Lee recruits a dubious friend to help her continue her self-destructive cycle of trickery and deceit. Doors open at 7.30pm and films start at 8pm. Refreshments are available before the screening. All tickets cost only £5, and are available online or in person at the Corn Exchange, St Ives. You will often hear people saying I’m bored there’s‘ nothing to do around here You really can’t say that here in St Ives! Our town’ has one of the best night lives of any town, anywhere. Halloween saw revellers out in force haunting one pub after another and the work and craft put into some of the make-up this year was exceptional. Added to the live music in several of our venues and another great St Ives night was had by all. We asked Heidi, our Environmental Correspondent to look into the environmental issues for this, one of our longest traditions, when thousands of pounds of fireworks go up in smoke with a bang. Here are her musings! Whoosh, Bang, Wallop – Heidi rides a rocket! Hello dears! I am easily aroused as you know and revealed that not only are fireworks Oh I had such fun at the this time my curiosity led me to the causing noise pollution but air weekend – prosecco in one supermarkets - and guess what? pollution too – all those pretty hand, sparkler in the other. Fireworks are now graded by sound! colours are in fact metallic particles I simply love fireworks – I get Yes! I’m used to choosing low fat, low that in close spaces can affect our A14 BYPASS TO OPEN DECEMBER 9 giddy with the excitement of it sugar and low salt but now I’m lungs and trigger asthma attacks. – don’t we all? seeking out low-noise bangers! OMG darlings – what is to be SOMEWHERE GENERAL But wait. Whilst languishing in the So well done Asda, Aldi, Morrison done? Fireworks are fun right? Of MAY GO and Waitrose for helping us keep the course they are but manufacturers WEST DIRECTION OF TO bath before the party my radio OF HERE! HUNTINGDON ST IVES announced a special program of booms down. will need to refine controls on relaxation music for our pets during But there’s more. Sainsbury has emissions and noise levels, events the noisy displays. stopped selling fireworks completely. organisers need to use them in open I was amazed. But I discovered that Wow! Apparently 750,000 people spaces – and we all need to stay our poor pooches, moggies and signed a petition to ban shops from upwind! other pets, plus horses and wildlife, selling fireworks, the latest in a Phew – now where did I put that are all upset by the loud bangs and whole series of protests. So this is glass? squeals that we all enjoy. And, getting serious. Stay safe luvvies and keep on having according to a close friend, people By now I really had the hots for more fun (but quietly!) with dementia can be disorientated.

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