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1Governance
1.1Local elections
3Education
4Landmarks
5Navigation
6Notable people
7Economy
10Twin town
11Arms
12See also
13References
Mirfield
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
For the Anglican college, also known as Mirfield, see College of the Resurrection.
Human settlement in England
Mirfield town centre
Location within West Yorkshire
19,563 (Ward. 2011 Census)
OS grid reference
SE205205
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
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53°40′51″N 1°41′20″W / 53.6807°N 1.6888°W / 53.6807; -1.6888Coordinates: 53°40′51″N 1°41′20″W / 53.6807°N 1.6888°W / 53.6807; -1.6888
St Paul Church, Mirfield
Mirfield (English: /ˈmɜːrfiːld/) is a town and civil parish in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the A644 road between Brighouse and Dewsbury. At the 2011 census it had a population of 19,563.[1] Mirfield forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Governance[edit]
From 1894 to 1974, Mirfield was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire until it was merged into the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. In 1988 a parish council was formed, one of five in Kirklees, the others being:- Denby Dale, Meltham, Kirkburton and Holme Valley. As a parish council an additional tax precept to the Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council tax is levied on the town's residents. It is made up of 16 councillors who serve for a fixed four-year term, and represent wards within the parish.[2] The members elect a town mayor, who serves for a fixed one-year term.
Local elections[edit]
In addition to the town council Mirfield is represented by three councillors on Kirklees Metropolitan Council, and the local Mirfield Area Committee.
2000 Beverley Warby 2,300 55.7
2002 Martyn Bolt 2,147 52.9
2003 Kathleen Taylor 1,802 39.8
2004 Beverley Warby 2,947 –
2004 Martyn Bolt 3,661 –
2004 Kathleen Taylor 3,166 –
2010 Vivien Lees-Hamilton 5,908 –
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In May 2005, Mirfield became the first Fairtrade Town in Kirklees and only the fourth in West Yorkshire.[citation needed]
Culture[edit]
The Mirfield Show is an annual agricultural event held on the third Sunday in August at Mirfield showground. It is organised and run by the Mirfield Agricultural Society (MAS) as a non-profit making event for the families of Mirfield and district.[4]
Local residents introduced the Mirfield Food & Craft Fayre in April 2012,[5] scheduled to be run the last Saturday of each month and "help raise the profile of Mirfield, be a benefit to local traders, businesses, organisations and charities, and add more destination events to the Yorkshire calendar".[6]
Education[edit]
There are two secondary schools in Mirfield: Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form and Castle Hall School.
Primary schools include Battyeford CE Primary School, Crossley Fields, Old Bank, Hopton Primary School and Crowlees Junior and Infant School, all of which were assessed by Ofsted as 'Grade 1 – Outstanding' in the March 2007 inspection.[7]
Landmarks[edit]
The 13th century St Mary's Church was rebuilt in 1826 but proved too small for the growing population and was regarded as too minor for the growing district. A new church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was built a few yards to the northwest, on the site of Castle Hall, a mansion then home to the families of Mirfields (sometimes spelled Mirfin), Hetons and Beaumonts.[8] At Scott's suggestion, the tower of the earlier church, which retains some medieval work, was retained.
St. Mary's Church was also the boyhood church of Sir Patrick Stewart, of Star Trek fame.[9]
The College of the Resurrection is a Church of England theological college. There, Rowan Williams, later the Archbishop of Canterbury, lectured from 1975 for two years and Archbishop Trevor Huddleston spent his last days.
Navigation[edit]
During the 18th century, a canal was constructed through the town linking the River Calder with other rivers in the area. The canal is part of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. Its construction resulted in many industries in Mirfield, such as the textiles and boat yards. The canal is still in use for recreational users with duck-feeding being especially popular.
Mirfield is the base of the Safe Anchor Trust, a charity founded in 1995 to provide canal boat trips for vulnerable and special needs people.[10] In 2012, Princess Anne commissioned a new boat for the Trust.[11]
Notable people[edit]
Lee Blakeley, theatre director
Alun Cochrane, comedian
Andi Durrant, radio presenter and music producer
Debbie Lindley, TV weather presenter[12]
Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks[13]
Brian Robinson, cyclist, the first Briton to win a stage of the Tour de France
Mary Snell-Hornby, translation scholar
Sir Patrick Stewart, actor
Hilda Annetta Walker, artist
David Whyte, poet, philosopher
Economy[edit]
There are many national businesses based in Mirfield including John Cotton Group Ltd, Furniture And Choice and We Buy Any Stairlift.[14][15]
The town has a variety of local independent shops as well as national chains such as Lidl, Tesco and Co-op Food.
Sport[edit]
Mirfield is represented in Rugby League by Mirfield ARLFC, who play home matches at Frank Middleton Park and compete in the Pennine League Premier Division.
The town also has three teams in the Huddersfield Cricket League. Mirfield Cricket Club and Moorlands Cricket Club both based at the Memorial Park off Huddersfield Road. Mirfield Parish Cavaliers based on Wellhouse Lane, Northorpe.
The Mirfield Petanque Club who currently play in the West Yorkshire Petanque League and are also based at the Memorial Park.
Location[edit]
Places adjacent to Mirfield
Hartshead Liversedge Heckmondwike
Huddersfield Lepton, West Yorkshire Grange Moor
Twin town[edit]
Kramolna, Czech Republic
St Mary's Church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott
The tower of the 1826 church
Arms[edit]
Coat of arms of Mirfield
Granted 26 February 1935 to Mirfield Urban District [16]
On a wreath of the colours a demi knight affrontee in mail Proper with surcoat Argent two bars Sable supporting a representation of a church Or.
Azure a chief Gules over all a ram's head caboshed between two ears of barley stalked and bladed in saltire Or.
Fruges Ecce Paludis (Behold The Fruits Of The Marsh)
Listed buildings in Mirfield
Mirfield Reporter
^ "Kirklees Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ Kirklees MBC Website – Mirfield Archived 1 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
^ Kirklees Website Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Examiner, Huddersfield (19 June 2008). "Show aims to attract youngsters".
^ Kirklees Council Website
^ Shaw, Martin (9 April 2012). "Summer of fun events planned for Mirfield".
^ "Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School" Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ofsted, 27 March 2007
^ GENUKI. "Genuki: MIRFIELD, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk.
^ "The UK's Favourite Churches". www.favouritechurches.org.uk.
^ "Safe Anchor Trust: About us".
^ "Princess Anne to visit Mirfield". Dewsbury Reporter.
^ Baldwin, Andrew (4 October 2003). "Mirfield angry at special 'honour'". The Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
^ "Kids meet a real smoothie operator". Mirfield Reporter. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
^ Zientek, Henryk (2 December 2014). "Business Profile: John Cotton of John Cotton Group Ltd".
^ "FURNITURE CHOICE LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
^ "Yorkshire Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mirfield.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Mirfield".
Mirfield Town Council homepage
Mirfield in Pictures
Mirfield to Low Moor railway line
Kirklees Council Website, Mirfield Information page
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Major settlements
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Liversedge
Meltham
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SC brings back ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR region
"Let's try out at least one Diwali without firecrackers," observes the court.
October 09, 2017 11:24 am | Updated December 03, 2021 10:45 am IST
Krishnadas Rajagopal
The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR till November 1, 2017 in a bid to test whether a Deepavali without firecrackers this year will have a "positive effect" on the health of citizens and a steadily deteriorating air quality.
A Bench of Justices A.K. Sikri, A.M. Sapre and Ashok Bhushan reverted to its November 2016 decision to suspend sales of firecrackers "to test itself to find out whether there would be a positive effect of this suspension, particularly during Deepavali period."
"There is virtually a consensus in society that crackers should not be burnt during Deepavali, which can be celebrated with equal fervour by various other means as well...We have the direct evidence of deterioration of air quality at alarming levels, which happens every year. As already pointed out above, burning of these firecrackers during Deepavali in 2016 had shot up pm [particulate matter] levels by three times, making Delhi the worst city in the world, insofar as air pollution is concerned. Direct and immediate cause thereof was burning of crackers during Deepavali," the court reasoned in its 20-page judgment. But the court said its September 12, 2017 decision — saying a total ban on firecrackers' sale in Delhi NCR is too "radical a step" and a graded, gradual approach to a complete ban should be adopted — would be effective from November 1.
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"We are not tweaking with the various directions contained in the orders dated September 12, 2017, the effect of that order would not be given during this Deepavali and, therefore, we are making it effective only from November 01, 2017. We are conscious of the fact that after the said order was passed, the police may have issued temporary licences. Accordingly, those are suspended forthwith so that there is no further sale in Delhi and NCR."
"Further, orders in this behalf can be passed on assessing the situation that would emerge after this Deepavali season," the court held.
The judgment came on petitions challenging the September 12 modification of the November 2016 ban on sale of firecrackers.
Perusing records, the Bench pointed to the various efforts made by the government, media and civil society to create awareness of the harms of bursting firecrackers, especially on children. It said the adverse effects of burning of crackers during Deepavali have been witnessed year after year. The air quality deteriorates abysmally and the city chokes. It leads to closing the schools and the authorities are compelled to take various measures on emergent basis, when faced with a "health emergency".
"This very situation had occurred on the very next morning after Deepavali in the year 2016. It resulted in passing the order dated November 11, 2016. This order prevailed during the year but the impact and effect of this order remains to be tested on Deepavali days," the court observed.
The judgment said the September 12 verdict modifying the ban on sale of firecrackers was taken without the knowledge of the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) consistent stand for the past 20 years that sulphur in fireworks should not be permitted.
"Sulphur on combustion produces sulphur-dioxide and the same is extremely harmful to health. The CPCB has stated that between 9 p.m. to midnight on Deepavali day, the levels of sulphur-dioxide content in the air is dangerously high. Moreover, all the authorities were unanimous in their view that crackers should only be burst in designated places. Also the CPCB had specifically stated that joined crackers should be banned by way of their letter dated November 04, 1996 to the Commissioner of Police. Neither the CPCB nor the Delhi Police divulged this fact to this court," the Bench observed.
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The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season (1992)
Commentary 1: (commentaries on all 22 episodes, plus a second hidden commentary on "Marge Vs. the Monorail"): Creator Matt Groening, many producers, writers, directors, Conan O'Brien, voice actors Hank Azaria and Jon Lovitz Rating:7.7/10 (14 votes) [graph] Login to vote or review
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It's good to see the creators of Mission Hill, Jon Lovitz, and Conan are doing commentary on this DVD.
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The "hidden" commentary on MARGE VS. THE MONORAIL, also accessible via the audio button during playback, is a bit of a washout. The writers and producers are in L.A., while Conan O'Brien is in New York recording simultaneously. There's actually more information regarding this classic episode - and O-Brien - in the NON-O'Brien track! This track instead becomes overweighted with self-referential humour and wink-wink mock-insults that are unlikely to elicit much reaction from the listener. Easily avoidable.
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After several commentaries featuring cast members on Season 3, only one commentary inludes a cast member (Hank Azaria) on 4. And he ends up being overshadowed by guest star Jon Lovitz, who keeps pluggin the new "The Critic" dvd set. (Gee, I wonder why he was included?) But, on the positive, Conan O'Brian (one of the funniest men alive) participates in the commentaries for the two episodes he wrote that season ("New Kid On the Block" and "Marge Vs. the Monorail"). Other than that, more of the same (and that's a good thing).
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Funny, good commentary. A must listen if you're a fan of the show.
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Mithila Painting does not need an introduction in the present times, especially after the famous decoration of Madhubani railway station in the recent years.
This form of art developed as a depiction of cultural and religious customs of mithila region which was the kingdom of the father of Sita, Janak. Therefore, the marriage of Ram and Sita is one of the earliest contexts of this centuries old form of art. Mithila painting differs from other styles of painting due to its use of twigs and flowers to depict the object and the environment. Thus, it is a very exclusive form of art for those who appreciate nature and folk expressions. Art enthusiasts go to the extent of decorating their homes entirely with mithila painting to enjoy the beauty offered by mithila painting.


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Caroga officials moving forward with eminent domain
Briana O'Hara
bohara@leaderherald.com
CAROGA — The town board is moving forward with the eminent domain procedure for the Morey Road extension trail project and is holding a special meeting Saturday at Town Hall at 11 a.m. to discuss its plans.
The town's attorney, Greg Dunn, received the new and updated appraisals for the Morey Road Extension properties and now has all the necessary paperwork to file with the court, according to an email Dunn sent to the councilmen. In the email he said he plans on filing the lawsuit today.
"We're moving the process forward," said Supervisor James Selmser. "We're at the process to file everything with the court."
The town board is holding the special meeting on Saturday to pass a resolution to authorize town Clerk Linda Gilbert to mail out a check to each property owner for the appraised value of the property involved.
"Once I file the lawsuit, I will ask the court for a hearing date [as soon as possible] to get the matter before the judge. I am hopeful that if I show him proof of service of the lawsuit, letter and check for just compensation to each defendant, he will grant the taking without much delay," Dunn states in the email. "This, of course, presumes that the defendants don't dispute the appraised values or come up with some other argument to postpone the taking."
For several years the town has been attempting to gain access to land through an eminent domain procedure law. The land the town is looking to gain access to is approximately 15 feet wide and 1,075 feet long and is privately owned by six separate residents. The town would like to regain access to land, which in the past has been used as a recreational trail and a popular destination for snowmobile riders. The trail gives riders access to other towns and benefits tourism.
However, the town has been in dispute with one of the owners, Charles and Helen Johnson, who have put up "no trespassing" signs preventing anyone from accessing the trail.
This is the second eminent domain procedure the town has attempted for the land. The town withdrew the first eminent domain filing when faced with challenges, including an appeal made by landowners challenging the attempted seizure of land on several procedural grounds, including that the town didn't publicize the eminent domain seizure for the required five days.
The proceeding was brought before the Supreme Court, and in June 2018, the judge dismissed the petition since the town withdrew the eminent domain filing.
At the town's meeting in September, the town passed a resolution to move forward with a second eminent domain law proceeding for the Morey Road Extension trail project. Since then, the town has completed the necessary steps in order to now file the eminent domain with the court.
The meeting Saturday is a public meeting, and anyone from the public is invited to attend the meeting.
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Linacre Institute Westminster Summer School
Partner: Linacre Institute
Partner type: Community Group
Project category: Academic
Westminster School has assisted the Institute in providing accommodation for their week-long London Summer School and Westminster teachers to provide academic tuition and guidance for Higher Education. In 2018, 29 Year 12 (going into Year 13) pupils were involved in the summer school and three members of staff as part of the Reach Higher Programme studying subjects from Maths to Law. Pupils are drawn from several schools/academies including: Wales High School Sheffield, Neverthorpe School Chesterfield, Hall Cross Academy Doncaster, Ossett Academy W Yorks, Chapeltown Academy Sheffield, Ashington High School Northumberland.
Aims of the project
To support the Linacre Institute in fulfilling its aims and objectives and specifically to encourage students from disadvantaged communities in the North of England, coming from under-represented backgrounds in Higher Education, to consider it.
Background and goals
Richard Kowenicki, a member of the Westminster School teaching staff and Housemaster had become involved in the Institute's activities and suggested Westminster may play a role in supporting the Summer School. This has been a successful project and the School is continuinug to offer its full support.
20 boarding rooms on a full-board basis, school classrooms and Westminster School teaching staff.
All pupils taking part come from schools in the bottom 20% in the country for access to the elite UK universities. All schools were in areas that are in the top 10% in the UK index of mulitple measures of deprivation. In 2018/19, 22 pupils who had attended the Summer School applied to Oxford and Cambridge, with ten receiving offers. A further 28 have received offers from Russell Group Universities. In the five years since it started its operations, an independent study by UCAS www.linacreinstitute.org/news/2018-05-ucas-report/ has shown the impact to be 'very significantly high'
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Felony and misdemeanor probation: what to expect
March 27th, 2020 by Matthew Meyer
Is misdemeanor probation the same thing as felony probation? For the most part, yes. Probation doesn't change based solely on the fact that an individual had and underlying felony or misdemeanor conviction. But there are certain rules that might apply to a more-aggravated charge.
Our criminal defense attorneys prepared this blog post for individuals facing a probationary period. We will discuss subtle differences between felony probation and misdemeanor probation. Finally, we'll provide advice on how to succeed while on probation.
At Van Severen Law Office we regularly defend individuals facing numerous probation issues. Are you facing a revocation of your probation? In that case, it's certainly a great idea to retain a top probation revocation defense lawyer. But sometimes retaining a lawyer is helpful in other situations. For example, do you and your probation officer simply not get along? That's a problem. And while we suggest doing everything in your power to fix that relationship, sometimes getting a supervisor and a defense attorney involved makes sense. For any questions, contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202.
What is felony probation?
Let's start with an easy definition: probation. Probation is supervision. It allows for the defendant to live at home and continue a relatively normal existence. The defendant can continue working and remains out of jail (unless a condition of probation is some jail, which we'll discuss later). The court orders the defendant to avoid doing certain things that relate to the underlying criminal conviction. For example, in a domestic violence situation, the defendant is likely prohibited from contacting the victim from the underlying crime. The same applies for any kind of violent crime. For a charge involving alcohol, you'll likely have to remain absolutely sober. Finally, while on probation you're subject to additional searches based on the fact you're on probation.
While on probation, a probation officer or probation agent supervises the defendant. That individual has the power to revoke the defendant. A revocation is a process which removes the defendant from supervision and instead places him back into custody. There's a few ways this works:
Imposed and stayed sentences. The judge announces an imposed and stayed sentence at the sentencing hearing. Upon a failure of the defendant while on supervision, this penalty occurs. For example, the judge sentences the defendant to 3 years prison, but stays that for a period of 2 years probation. If the defendant is revoked during the period of supervision, he serves 3 years in prison.
Withheld sentences. The judge does not announce a withheld sentence at the sentencing hearing. Upon a revocation, the defendant returns to the trial court for sentencing. For example, the judge sentences the defendant to 3 years probation. Unlike the previous example, there is no default penalty announces. If the defendant fails probation, he returns to the judge and faces the maximum penalty.
Felony probation rules
Frequently individuals are placed on probation for a variety of felony offenses. Here are a few:
Drug crimes. Certain crimes, like a second or subsequent possession of marijuana charge, are felonies. While the world is certainly changing, and many would argue this is a mitigated offense, it still applies. Possession with intent, delivery, and manufacturing cases all could lead to felony probation. Frequently the conditions the defendant faces while on this kind of probation focus on sobriety. Generally you'll be required to maintain absolute sobriety while on probation.
Violent crime. Exceptionally violent crimes like homicide, armed robbery, and 1st degree sexual assault usually don't lead to probation. But lesser offenses, such as substantial battery or reckless child abuse could. Importantly, violent crimes have specific victims. In most cases, your probation rules will prohibit you from having any contact with the victim. If drugs or alcohol influenced the offense, you will have to remain absolutely sober. Finally, completing an anger management or batterer's intervention class will likely be a condition of your probation.
Sexual assault. Generally individuals who commit sexual assaults do not receive probation. There are certainly exceptions. Third degree sexual assault is arguably the most mitigated felony sexual assault crime. The charge is a Class G felony, carrying with it a maximum possible sentence of 10 years in prison. First and second-degree sexual assault of a child charges usually don't result in probation. That all being said, sexual assault probation likely includes a sex offender evaluation, any necessary treatment, and a no contact order with the victim.
Felony probation violations
It's certainly crucial that you follow your probationary rules. Violating the rules will result in trouble. In the worst-case scenario, it will lead to you being revoked off probation and sent to jail or prison. What's the process that occurs after violating the terms of your probation?
Firstly, your agent initiates a probation hold. A probation hold results in you being taken into custody. While in custody, your agent and his supervisor staff your case to determine how they'll proceed. There are two options:
You're offered an alternative to revocation. Also referred to as an ATR, this course of action allows you to complete some additional requirement and continue with probation. For example, sometimes an ATR requires the defendant to complete an in-custody drug treatment program. Once he finishes the program, the defendant re-enters the community.
Your probation officer proceeds with revocation proceedings. You have an opportunity to argue your case in front of an administrative law judge. If the judge agrees, you will be revoked. If the judge does not believe revocation is appropriate, you continue with supervision.
Individuals charged with all crimes face probation. Generally misdemeanor probation and felony probation are the same thing. Contact Van Severen Law Office at (414) 270-0202 for more.
The difference between extended supervision and probation.
Extended supervision and probation are two types of supervision. What's the difference between the two?
Extended supervision is a prison sentence. It's not the part where you sit in prison, but it's a prison sentence nonetheless. In Wisconsin, defendants sentenced to prison receive a bifurcated sentence. That means there are two parts: initial confinement (time in prison) and extended supervision (time on supervision). Both of these must occur for any prison sentence.
Extended supervision typically involves the same kind of rules that an individual follows on probation. If you don't follow those rules, you'll also face revocation. But the eventual penalty is based on your period of extended supervision. That's the maximum penalty. An administrative law judge cannot increase your sentence.
Because misdemeanor probation does not involve prison (and therefore a bifurcated sentence), you misdemeanor extended supervision does not exist.
Probation has been around a long time and has consistently evolved. You'll encounter words like probation, parole, and extended supervision frequently. It's safe to say that within our lifetimes, at least one more term will evolve into reguar use.
What is misdemeanor probation?
Misdemeanor charges generally lead to some kind of offer for probation. There are certain exceptions. For example, in Milwaukee County in the past, individuals facing OWI charges received straight jail sentences without probation. And in another example, Milwaukee prosecutors frequently recommended jail, without probation, for individuals convicted of carrying a concealed weapon. There are a lot of people on probation, and every case is different. Next we'll address some general misdemeanor probation rules:
Misdemeanor probation rules
Like felony probation rules, typically misdemeanor probation rules rely on the underlying offense. Here's a list of standard rules of probation that could apply to your case:
Do not violate the law;
Report all police contact to your probation officer;
Cooperate with counseling requirements/suggestions;
Report to appointments with your probation officer;
Obtain a travel permit before leaving Wisconsin.
Tips for passing your probationary period
Dealing with probation officers can be difficult. We've worked with the people who are supervising you, and we understand how miserable some of them are. But one thing is crucial: follow the rules. If you don't follow the rules, your agent can, and will (especially if they truly are miserable) try to simply lock you up without any kind of second chance. If you're told not to drink, don't drink. Finally, if you can't talk to your ex, don't.
Consult with a probation revocation defense lawyer
At Van Severen Law Office we defend individuals facing all kinds of criminal issues. Frequently we defend individuals facing probation revocation, extended supervision revocation, and in conflicts defendants encounter with their agents. Retaining a good, local criminal defense attorney to help you through this situation is crucial if things have started to fall apart. Don't waste time complaining to your friends and family, who will just confirm what you're telling them.
And finally, if you're actually facing a revocation, it's crucial you hire an attorney. Your freedom literally relies on fighting probation or extended supervision revocation. At Van Severen Law Office our criminal defense attorneys regularly win revocation hearings. We're familiar with the issues you're about to face, and we're prepared to fight for you. Contact us at (414) 270-0202 for help.


The Freightos Indices measure the weekly price movements of 40 foot containers in 12 major maritime lanes. It is expressed as an average price per 40 ft. container.
In addition to average weekly prices, the difference between FBX.CNAW and FBX.CNAE is offered as FBX.PANA. This is the price differential between shipping a 40 foot container from China to the North American West Coast and the North American East Coast. i.e. FBX .CNAW = $1200 and FBX.CNAE = $2200. FBX.PANA = $1000.
Anyone that deals with freight coming in from overseas, or wants to see how demand overseas will predict volumes at major US ports: Carriers, Shippers, Brokers, Drayage providers.
The FBX indices are very good indicators of freight volumes moving in the selected maritime lanes and the subsequent port cities. A lot of freight originates overseas and then disseminates into freight networks across the country. Seeing a major price increase from China to the West Coast of North America, for instance, is a good indicator that Los Angeles freight volumes will increase (with a few week lag) and likely means that demand will increase throughout the entire market.
The cost difference between the China West Coast price and the China to East Coast price tells you the value of shipping on a container versus shipping on land. If there is low capacity via rail or truck on land shippers now have the option to ship through the Panama Canal to the East coast.


Britain advised citizens on Tuesday against travelling to an area in northeastern Mozambique after a series of attacks by groups with links to Islamic militants.
At least 17 people have been killed – 10 of them beheaded since May in the town of Palma, near the Tanzanian border. The UK joins the United States in issuing a warning about the attacks.
"The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all but essential travel to the districts of Palma, Mocimboa de Praia and Macomia in Cabo Delgado province due to an increase in attacks by groups with links to Islamic extremism," the office said in a warning posted on its website.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all but essential travel to the districts of Palma, Mocimboa de Praia and Macomia in Cabo Delgado province due to an increase in attacks by groups with links to Islamic extremism.
Palma is near one of the world's biggest untapped offshore gas fields, and Anadarko Petroleum is seeking to raise $14 billion to $15 billion for a liquefied natural gas project in the region.


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11th Grant Cycle – 2021-2022
September 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2021, Public notice for Letters of Inquiry for new Projects
September 27– October 19, 2021, Letters of Inquiry submission period October 19, 2021 by 5pm, Letters of Inquiry due via email and/or in the CCCCF, Inc. PO Box (late submissions will not be reviewed)
October 21, 2021, at 6 pm Grants Committee meeting/Letter review Lecanto Government Building, room 280
October 21, 2021 at 6pm Letters of Inquiry approved by the CCCCF, Inc. board At the Lecanto Government Building, room 166
October 25 – 27, 2021, Congratulations emails, grant proposals, grant directions, grant checklist and grant due date is sent out to the approved applicants
October 28 – December 9, 2021, Grants Proposal submission period December 9, 2021 by 5pm, Grants Proposal due via email and/or in the CCCCF, Inc. PO Box (late submissions will not be reviewed)
December 10 and 11 (if needed), 2021, at 6pm Grants Committee meeting/grant review Lecanto Government Building room 280
December 16, 2021, at 6pm full board meeting and Grants Awards approved by CCCCF, Inc. board at virtual meeting or at the Lecanto Government Building, room 166
December 20 – 21, 2021, Congratulations letters mailed and emailed out to grantees with Grant Agreements for review by grantees and invitation to January 27, 2022 CCCCF, Inc. board meeting
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Congratulations to the following Grant Cycle 10 recipients:
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JESSE'S PLACE/ Citrus County Advocacy Center
Key Center
Doctor's Free Clinic
Children's Covenant Home
Meetings of the Investment Committee of the Citrus County Community Charitable Foundation are held quarterly at the Citrus County Health Department in Lecanto, Florida at 6p.m. to discuss the following:
Please note due to Covid-19 the meeting schedule and location are subject to change.
Copies of the Agenda are available by emailing the Citrus County Community Charitable Foundation at [email protected]. Any person wishing to appeal any decision made by this Board, with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, must ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record must include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
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The best career advice I ever received was to do the things you loved to do as a child. I loved to tell stories. Sitting around the dinner table, I'd entertain my brothers and sisters by spinning ridiculous tales of adventure and juvenile delinquency. Here you will find a seat to that dinner table, so stay awhile. Or not, just be sure to excuses yourself, my mom runs a tight ship.
Here you'll find a few recent projects. If you're lucky, this page is updated.
I often find myself behind a lens. Because a wise man once said, "Footage or fiction."


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On Aisha Buhari's recent trip to Kano
'Tunji Ajibade
[email protected] 08057109819
President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha Buhari, was in Kano recently. Her itinerary included a graduation ceremony for 200 women who were empowered by her. At first, I had thought the President's wife would not be present at the event, that she would send a delegation for obvious reasons. But she was there in person. This had made me pay closer attention. Any form of empowerment for our people never misses my attention, especially when women and youths are involved. It's my disposition to applaud efforts made to lift our people from where they are to where they should be. No such effort is too little, and who's behind it shouldn't be an issue. For when our people are lifted, Nigeria is lifted. That's a point I've always made on this page.
This is not the first time I call attention to this kind of endeavour. I had, in the past, noted it in the context of the controversy raised regarding the activities of wives of presidents. But before I return to this, I take a look at a related event outside the shores of our country. A few days back, there was a news item about a non-governmental organisation that has been active in other parts of the world. Greenpeace International. This time round, Greenpeace was in the waters of West Africa. I had been following the activities of Greenpeace for years. But this was the first time I heard of its presence on our coastal waters. What was it doing? The body came in with its ships, put government officials responsible for maritime issues in West African countries on them, and then went to sea to arrest foreign ships that harvested our fish. Chinese citizens and shippers from other Asian countries were among those arrested. Subsequently, the government of China issued a statement saying it had always warned its citizens not to steal fish from other nations. Note that the Chinese government warned, but it didn't do more than that. Yet, it benefitted in taxes and the stolen sea foods brought in to feed its population. In the event, people of West Africa are the losers. This is an issue Greenpeace is passionate about, and has come in to change the narrative.
Greenpeace says it's an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. One way by which it does this is by defending the oceans, by challenging wasteful and destructive fishing, and creating a global network of marine reserves. The body has been campaigning against environmental degradation since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers and journalists sailed into Amchitka, an area north of Alaska where the US Government was conducting underground nuclear tests. This tradition of "bearing witness" in a non-violent manner continues today, and Greenpeace ships are an important part of all its campaign work. The body exposes those it calls environmental criminals, and it challenges government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard the environment and the future. It uses research, lobbying, and quiet diplomacy to pursue its goals thereby raising the level and quality of public debate.
That Greenpeace has to take its campaign against stealing of other nations' fish to West Africa doesn't surprise. This is one region that hasn't proved itself capable of policing its waters, thereby losing its marine resources to others. I took note that when Greenpeace embarked on its latest operation it gave facts and figures on sea resources stolen from us but which should have benefited our people. The calculation was in billions of dollars. Greenpeace says even if governments don't make the fish available for our people to eat, harvesting and exporting them can bring in more revenue to take care of many of the deficits that that West Africa has to confront.
I'm ever a fan of individuals or groups that identify a challenge and choose to do something about it. On several occasions, people have expressed to me how passionate they are about something that is not right and which they wish to do something about. I do the same in my own area of passion so I understand what they mean. Often, I give my view on how they can go about executing theirs when they ask for it. No matter the field, I place emphasis on one thing to my counselees – make sure it's an issue you have passion for because there will be dry days, there will be challenges along the way, moments when you will feel like giving it all up. At such moments, it's your passion that will keep you going.
I've also been at public events where people express this natural instinct to ask others what they are doing to change a situation. They ask others what they are doing to help, rather than state what they are doing in their corner to help. This is common among the younger generation. It's a demonstration of lack of understanding. No one is too powerless or too poor to offer something to others. If you don't have in resources you have in labour that others can benefit from. People who give don't give because they have limitless resources, or that they don't have other things to do with their time and energy. But they have come to recognize that sitting down to complain about what is not acceptable to them is not the way to go; rather rolling up their sleeves to do something about it is what can move the narrative forward.
It's easy to see when people pursue their passion. They want to give it their all. They do not mind what others say. Pick them up and harass them, what they say is what they will continue to say. This thing is like fire that burns in the heart; when it does the person concerned is restless. For it is in doing what he has passion for that he can have rest. I often watched with interest the diverse area in which people exhibit their passion. This speaks to how we are wired differently. When people tell me they are keen about a particular issue that I'm not interested in, it makes me appreciate diversity. It makes me have respect for them. In fact, I applaud. For it's in diversity that we have strength. It's in the aggregation of the energy each person puts into what he likes to do that our character is projected as a people, and we move forward as a nation.
This comes back to how the lives of others are positively impacted by whatever passion each person pursues. Pursuers of passion are worthy of honour. On this page in the past, I had commented on individuals who assisted Nigerians in the area of their health. There were others who spent their birthdays visiting and making donations to the less-privileged. Greenpeace as an organisation and its private donors intervene in the issues of our planet the way they know how. Our president's wife takes up matters that concern women because it's what she's passionate about. Some two hundred women were part of the skill acquisition programme and the empowerment facilities that she sponsored in Kano. There she had promised to continue with the effort.
This is significant to me. For I worry when a female is not empowered in any form. It's a sign that the next generation from her will face hardship. The female that is not empowered is more than likely to produce her type, use her children as means of generating revenue. He children are her labourers with the attendant consequences. It's there on our streets. Who loses at the end of the day? The nation. I know the President's wife has this kind of programme across the states of the federation. The total number of women involved therefore gives a picture of what her effort translates into for our nation. It's one reason I would want each state government not to leave the women she has empowered to their fate. Efforts should be made by state apparatus concerned with such issues to follow up and create openings for whatever these women do or make. For the base line is that the President's wife has assisted to take one of the problems that state governors have off their hands.
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A driver caused the death of an unborn baby after his "suicidal" overtaking of a lorry resulted in a devastating crash, a court has heard.
Leroy Margolis, of Manville Road in Wandsworth, London, denied one charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Cambridge Crown Court today (October 3).
The 29-year-old was driving a Volvo V40 on the A1307 Linton bypass on October 1 last year when he tried to overtake a lorry just before 8pm.
But halfway through the manoeuvre, Margolis hit a traffic island before ricocheting his car sideways into oncoming traffic, crashing into another car and ending up backwards in a bush.
Margolis collided with a VW Polo and the crash resulted in the passenger of the car, Louise Abbott, losing her unborn baby at 25-weeks-old.
Despite her friend's efforts to shield the mum-to-be, the impact of the crash caused the unborn baby's skull to be fractured, the court was told.
The driver of the VW Polo, Michelle Sanford, described pointing out a 'high casualty route' warning sign on the A1307 to Ms Abbott before the crash.
Her witness statement was read to jurors, which said: "Ahead I saw headlights coming towards me, there was a car overtaking that had nowhere to go.
"I couldn't do anything, I realised we were going to crash. I put my left arm out to protect Louise.
"There was a flash, I felt the car crumble around me. I heard Louise screaming 'Michelle, save my baby, my stomach hurts'."
A statement from Ms Abbott told of her "excruciating pain" after the crash and how her little girl, Layla, had been due in January of this year.
The lorry driver, George Crown, told the court that after the crash he heard Margolis say 'it's all my fault' to a police officer.
Julie Evans, who was driving behind Margolis when he overtook the lorry, said it was "raining and pitch black" at the time of the crash.
Andrew Dixon, a driving instructor, was also driving a few cars behind the lorry and Margolis.
Giving evidence, he described the road conditions on the day as "very wet and stormy" and added: "I wouldn't have done that [overtaking] manoeuvre in a million years.
"It was a suicidal move, it was just ridiculous. There was no way you could overtake at that point.
"He [the driver] had no forward visibility at all. He was halfway round the bend and couldn't see the road coming.
In a police interview, Margolis was adamant he thought overtaking the lorry was safe.
He told Cambridgeshire police: "The oncoming vehicle was a safe distance away, I'm 100 per cent confident of that.
Prosecutor Edward Renvoize said the dispute of the case was whether or not Margolis' driving was dangerous.


A couple of matters of old business before we get to the good stuff, and no, they're not about names and addresses (she typed with a grin).
Several weeks ago, we got into discussions about robocalls and spammers that are about to drive us our of our minds.
Well, you weren't going to get a recommendation for an application until we tried and tested it in this very house, so here goes: Call Protector works. Downloaded three weeks ago, it has stopped the pestilential calls with few exceptions.
I'm going to try RoboKiller, too. Give it a couple of weeks, please.
And this: The Army's on its way: March 12, the U.S. Army Field Band will roll into Eau Gallie High School, but its website isn't terribly helpful in this instance and the address given via the telephone number we had was unclear to some callers.
Say hi. Meet COL Hal Gibson, the Brevardian who conducted the U.S. Army Field Band & Soldiers' Chorus.
Count out your numbers loud and strong.
Dear Help!: Do you know where I can take my Bose Wave radio for repair in the Melbourne area? I have the radio portion and the CD changer portion, both of which need some repair.
Ken Wilhelm of Audiotronics, 319 Poinciana Drive, Melbourne, is the man with whom to discuss any issues related to Bose or other CD players, radios, etc.
Ken's number is 321-242-0450. Call him first so you can discuss the problem and get directions.
Dear Help!: Where can I get my kitchen knives sharpened?
n Bob's Sharpening Service, 2475 Jen Drive, Melbourne. Call 321-223-4928.
n L&D Sharpening, 3329 Tarragon St., Cocoa. Call 321-480-3871.
n The Wooden Spoon, 205 Palm Bay Road, Suite 131, West Melbourne, also a splendid resource for kitchen supplies, gadgets and cutlery. Call 321-956-8789 before you go, so you're sure owner-sharpener Butch Griffin will be there.
If anyone else knows of a good sharpening service, please let us know.
Email questions to Helpcolumnist@gmail.com. Mail letters to Help!, FLORIDA TODAY, P.O. Box 419000, Melbourne, Fla. 32941. Fax 321-255-9550. Each Help! request must include name, phone and address.


BMW Motorrad introduces the all-new BMW R 1250 GS and BMW R 1250 RT, two bikes designed for long-distance journeys or simply enjoying the satisfying pleasure of a short weekend trip. The R 1250 GS and R 1250 RT not only achieve a whole new level of power and torque, but also improved emission and fuel consumption levels.
The R 1250 GS and RT use the BMW ShiftCam Technology which enables variation of the valve timings and valve stroke on the intake side. In addition, the intake camshafts are designed for asynchronous opening of the two intake valves for a more effective combustion.
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Lofty Heights... 'Ohhh Bobby Zamooooora!!!': Paying the Price??
Well, if you don't know by now, the QPR Season Ticket prices have today been released with what is a HUGE increase. I can only speak personally, but me and the gang sit in the Upper Loft, which is now being classed as a 'GOLD' season ticket area.
I, along with most fans expected an increase and we were being assured by the new investors, that they would be minimal - this wasn't just a rumour, this came from the QPR AGM a month or so ago. In saying that, they also said that about the new badge?!? However, I find an increase of £200 for my seat, a rise of 50%, totally disgusting!!
Over the past few weeks, we have continually heard the 'New Era' thing coming from the club, but do they mean 'New Fans' as well? Gone are the early bird prices to encourage fans to buy early at a discount price. Instead, us loyal fans who have held season tickets for numbers of years, have just 3 weeks to pay, else your seat will be released.
I could continue to write about this, but fear that the article will resemble War and Peace when I have finished. But in summary, QPR have kicked all of the their loyal fans that have stood by this club in its darkest days, firmly in the privates with this price hike.
It's not all bad though, with the extra money, we will now have our name put on our seats at no further cost... Fantastic!!
You are so right, no thought towards the fans at all, just a big swift kick where the sun don't shine.
This sure is a new era at QPR, we are now being mugged by millionaires!!!!!
PK, that is what worries me the most. QPR is a major part of my life and would be a HUGE gap to fill. But I would like to have the choice to give it up, not be forced too!!!
Whenwe were told about the price increases we were told to expect about 10%, but to go and hike it upto 50%, for the 2nd time in 3years may i add, is an absolute joke!
Yes we are entering a new era, yes we have much more to look forward to these days but dont us loyal fans, who have stuck with the club through the darkest days and put our hands in our pockets when the buckets came out to help keep the club running, deserve a little bit more than a thank you and then be told we have to pay an extra £200 and only have 3weeks to pay it otherwise we'll sell your ticket to some rich prawn sandwitch eating wally who knows nothing about our club. Lets hope common sense prevails!
good job we got dowie how much would we have 2 pay if we got zidane?!!!
I'm 16 years old.. My season ticket has just gone from £70 to £400!!!
QPR are doing their upmost to kick loyal fans like us out!!
Nik, I spoke about my personal feelings, but that is nothing when you see the increase you will have to bear! That is more than a 300% increase for you!!
The fact we were told by the men themselves that the increase would only be a small amount, and the small amount of time existing ST holders have to renew show just little they care about our existing fanbase.
I dread to think of the prices next season IF we do get promoted.
r my maths right in saying that u only get 3 free games in gold band 4 the price of your season ticket so once sky start picking and choosing games some people who for whatever reason can only make saturday games will be out of pocket?
i think its discustin i pay for 2 season tickets and thats a lot without them going up makes me angry there driving the real fans away who have been there for years is that what they really want coz thats whats gonna happen in the end i know about 10 friends of mine that wont be going any more due to prices its not on SORT IT OUT!!
What are the new owners singing?... "Loyal fans your having a laugh?"... Infact there is many loyal fans! Grrr... Robbed by the millionaires!
Ok, I will always bleed blue and white but it wont be often that I can support my team on a match day simply because of the prices.
I dont see why WE the fans should have to pay an extra £200 because they have chosen to refurb the club, change the badge etc.. we go for the football, not the 'padded' seats, the tacky names on chairs, the restaurants, we dont want that!
We go to watch our beloved Rangers.. week in week out, travel the lengths of the country.. and for what... an extra £200!
And still they have the cheek to ask us to PAY for them to deliver it!!
Totally agree with you Lofty, the prices are an absolute disgrace.
Kicking the REAL fans out of the club they love.
I think its clear to all now, that it isnt the fans interest they care about at all, its their wallets.
at least spurs gave their st holders 2 cup games free when they put their prices up what do we get? names on our seats. memo to board knock some money off stop the name plates we already know who we are !!
Football club closed and relocated to Wanksville in less than 24 hours!!!!!!!!
Decent and passionate manager runs a mile rather than associate himself with this disgrace. Does not want fans to cheer his name as he knows what is coming!
I have never spoken up, I've been a loyal fan for years, and always shown restraint. But never, ever again!
Taken over my a fat bloke having a mid life crisis because his french cars are swit (does anyone understand what the buck he says!). Old Chelski supporter who has a height complex. Rich billy no mates with 100+ hangers-on in Matalan clobber that makes the Waltons family look smart!
And why is there some ugly bwat on our programme pretending he loves football and poor people- with his only claim to fame being that he married a rich blokes daughter.
Now the rest of you may believe the hype! You may listen to the blobs that they have paid to reason on message boards but make no mistake, this is Thatcherism in its worse form!
The revolution starts here. I will not renew my season ticket, I will never sing my heart out for the club anymore, and I will not bring my kids up to naively follow this money making machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But if you sack this Ali idiot, admit there's been a massive mistake, and give loyal supporters some respect than I might just bring myself to forgive you. Otherwise come on you Super Hoops AFC.
Actually, that's a 572% price hike!!!! 'Kin 'ell!!!
SEASON TICKET PRICES AN ABSOLUTE JOKE.
for years ive stood in PU upper loft (restricted view area) and have met so many great people, but im being forced to either move away or not go altogther. £200 increase for a restricted view seat is ridiculous, also its not like we where challenging for promotion last season or even got promoted, then i could maybe stomach such an increase.
my best mate used to bring his 3yr old son, but now he cant go unless he moves seat or pay £20 :o for him. also i find a joke aswell is now the club are charging us £5 to get our season tickets delivered.
No wonder rich people are rich! It's scandalous!
I won't be able to get a Season Ticket this year now because of the prices which is such a shame, it took me all day to calm down yesterday when I found out the price increases and I don't get angry very easily!
Looks like I'll only be going to a few selective home games, a couple of away games and if I feel like I'm getting withdrawl symptons from watching live football, I'm gong to have to watch Hemel Hempstead Town! I think they would appreciate my support more than QPR appear to now!
Those of us who have stood by QPR throughout the dark years of the last ten years or so have been treated with contempt by the owners. It's not so much the price increases, it's the fact that they are offering NO discount for existing ST holders, thereby treating us the same as any 'johnny come lately' jumping on the bandwagon. Do they have no sense of loyalty towards those of us who have kept this team going?
Can I suggest we all have the message "I'VE BEEN ROBBED" put on our free seat labels.....maybe a way to put the point across that we aint happy!
im disgusted at the price jump, what makes it worse is my seat is the in GOLD area when i have a pole in the way so i have a restricted view.... yet my season ticket went up £200!!!
Just become a parent at that extra £200 is a joke!!!
Yet i feel we are being priced out of QPR and if the season ticket is not renwed i have a feeling thats the last time i would ever see QPR again!
I think its a total disgrace and extra £200 for my season ticket as my seat is in the GOLD area.... yet i have a post in the way and have resiricted view!!
Ive just become a parent and that extra £200 would come in very handy for the baby, yet i feel as if i do not renew my season ticket that would prob be the last I see of QPR.
Its a total joke, why do we have to pay for them to send out the season tickets too?
This new era is costing the fans and that angers me!
Agree 100% with the blog and the subsequent comments. No early bird discount, 3 weeks to pay up, fobbed off by "loyalty points" and a name plate on our seats. No reciprocation of the loyalty we, the QPR SUPPORTERS not mere fans, have shown over the years. My blood is boiling - as a single parent who forks out a significant part of my sole disposable income on my beloved club - I now have to find an extra £298 for mine and my daughter's season tickets. Cheers QPR - you've made my summer.
What annoys me most is that going forward, my whole matchday experience will have changed because some of the people I love to meet up with at matches are just not going to be able to afford to attend on a regular basis. This price rise will rip the heart and soul out of the QPR family. Well done.
The club has been taken over by business men it is down to sales they are saying seasons tickets are in high demand (B***S**T) .
They want every one to think it's going to sell out.
Has anyone thought about the AOP's who have supported the Rangers for many years - 66% price hike will ensure that only one of a couple will be able to go from now on.
Mine season ticket would be Gold in PU and I'm stood behind a metal post so thats restricted view and I have to fork over how much??
Which unless I win the lottery in the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be struggling to afford it and love my football club and want to be at every home game but I'm afraid next season I won't.
Heaven forbid what the prices will be if we get promoted to the Premiership!!!
We are turning into Chelsea with them prices...I know loads of people who were priced out at Chelsea, and we are joining them people.
Where I sit in the Ellerslie Road Stand there are a lot of OAP's - I'm in my forties myself.They are clearly trying to price out the OAP's so that they get younger people coming in paying the higher prices at £600/£700.
The fans that are lost will be compensated by those that are paying the higher prices and when the club starts doing well,which it will,they will then get younger people who are able to afford the higher prices.
They obviously haven't considered the trouble that could occur when we are promoted and playing bigger clubs and because we won't have a lot of season ticket holders,the tickets will be snapped up by away fans who will be sitting in with he home fans - Just like years ago with Chelsea,Manu,etc taking over the ground - It could get Nasty.
Still the board can all look down on us like Caesars.
I agree with everything thats been said.
I too sit in PU,where i've been since the stand was built but have a post in my way when the ball goes down the Ellerslie Road stand.I am refusing to pay for this seat so will need to move to another part of the ground now,i can't even do that now as i need to wait till after the deadline in early June to see what seats are available.
I am grateful that Flavio,Bernie and Mittal have come in to save us but this is a real kick in the teeth for the loyal fans that followed the team in Division 1.We ain't a Premiership team,we are just a lower Championship side at the moment.
I wouldn't have minded a 10% rise but to £599 is just unbelievable.
i think that the true fans are being priced out.
Also i have not been told officially that i have to move my seat because it is now the disabled section (nothing againts the disabled coz i work with special needs children) but people at the club knew that they were placing the disabled fans there and could off told us. As of friday 16th may 21.01pm i have recieved NOTHING.