Ahead of the 2024 local government elections Anna Jacobs the Green Party candidate for the Wetherby Ward of Leeds City Council joins Michael Millward of Abeceder for this episode of Rest and Recreation.

Anna explains the reasons why she decided to become and candidate this year, the challenges she believes she will encounter if successful in her election bide, and just how much fun she is having canvassing the people of Wetherby Ward.

Michael and Anna discuss:

• Why Anna moved to Wetherby
• Anna’s volunteering activities
• What motivated Anna to become the Green Party candidate.
• Anna’s action plan, should she be successful in her election bid

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You can find out more about both Michael Millward, and Anna Jacobs at Abeceder.

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Ahead of the 2024 local government elections Alan Lamb the Conservative candidate for the Wetherby Ward of Leeds City Council joins Michael Millward of Abeceder for this episode of Rest and Recreation.

Alan discusses the experience of representing the town he was born in for 17 years. How the Wetherby Ward has changed over those years and the vision Alan has for the future.

Michael and Alan discuss a wide range of topics:

· Growing up in Wetherby

· Running a business and being an employer

· Balancing running a business and being a Councillor.

· What it is like to live a poor life in an area that is widely perceived to be affluent,

· How Alan has successfully fought for investment in education and leisure facilities for the Ward.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr.

Zencastr is the all-in-one podcasting platform, on which you can create your podcast in one place and then distribute it to the major platforms like Spotify, Apple, and Google. It really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel to Leeds

If you would like to visit Wetherby Ward and the wider region including Leeds, York and Harrogate, a good place to plan your travel is The Ultimate Travel Club. It is where you will get trade prices on travel including flights, and hotels.

Access the Ultimate Travel Club and use our offer code to receive a discount on your membership fee.

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You can find out more about both Michael Millward, and Alan Lamb at http://www.abeceder.co.uk.

The website for Alan’s business is

· https://thefoxandhoundswalton.com/

· https://thebayhorsekirkdeighton.com/our-chefs/

His website as a Leeds City Councillor is

· https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1363

· https://westyorkshire.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1626

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on The Independent Minds, please contact Abeceder.

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Remember, the aim of all the podcasts produced by Abeceder is not to tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Until the next time, thank you to you for listening.

After the Second World War the victorious allies have agreed how they will divide Germany amongst them. But the Soviet regime wants more.

Half of Berlin, the capital city is controlled by the Soviets. It is here that Stalin the Soviet dictator starts his campaign to seize control of more of Germany by blockading the city. The only way in and out of the city is by air. Everything that the population needs must be transported by Great Britain, France, the United States of America to the city through three air corridors, in what became known as the Berline airlift.

Within a city that is already chaotic as it struggles to adjust to defeat, we find a woman who is as desperate to find her child as she is to survive.

In this captivating conversation author Kate Furnivall explains to Abeceder managing director Michael Millward the story behind the historical novel Child of the Ruins.

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