So where's the money Tanya Lumby?

At a recent meeting of The East Birmingham branch of the British National Party in Acocks Green, there was an unanswered controversy that unfolded before the bewildered eyes of members and other attendees.

The new fundholder had earlier been introduced as Mr Rob Offord, husband of Amanda Offord, both activists from Moseley.

A collection took place and money collected was, as is tradion, placed in a hat. 

Rather than new fund-holder Mr Offord count the money in the presence of the rest of the room, as is usual, instead the group organiser Tanya Jane Whitehead-Lumby, took the money away and counted it in private.

It was estimated by many there, and from 'known' donations that around £1500 was 'in the hat', including £500 from the host, and several £100 and £50 donations from working members.

Yet following Lumby's return, it was announced that £950 was collected.

Amid the gasps from dumbfounded open mouths the recently declared bankrupt Mrs Lumby thanked the room for their generosity!

Mrs Lumby also 'assists' in collections for other groups in the area, and questions must now be asked about the virtue of re-instating the BNP membership (during a membership freeze?) of both of the Lumbys who were quite vocal four months ago in their resignation of the jobs within the party and their membership.

The Lumbys and The Offords were also main protagonists in hounding several BNP members from the party during 2009

The BNP National Accounts manager, David Hannam, was not available for comment.

QUESTION? IS HALAL MEAT ON YOUR CHILDS SCHOOL MENU?

From a report by R&M from The Billesley Patriot Blog.

This is a question all parents need to ask themselves? It is quite possible that it is and you don't even know it and the school aren't telling you (this decision is usually a financial one). Halal is a vile, barbaric process (better known as ritual slaughter...as mentioned in a previous post on The Billesley Patriot about 'halal pizzas') We could have included graphic pictures, but assure you most people could live without seeing them, even in black and white! There are parents up and down this country starting to ask this question more frequently and saying 'NO' to their children eating Halal school meals. This is Shariah Law alive and kicking in the schools of Great Britain; even in schools where less than 5% of the population are Muslim, schools are routinely giving ALL children Halal meat for convenience, to save money and to be politically correct. The British Navy ONLY serves Halal meat despite the fact that only a tiny percentage of its personnel are muslims. A lot of schools are of the attitude of what parents don't know won't hurt them or 'most parents are too stupid to even know what Halal is' (quote from a Deputy Head of a Birmingham school.)

The time has come for the parents of white, Christian, British children to start asking questions and saying NO to Halal, NO to visiting mosques, NO to celebrating alien faiths and cultures

and

YES to humanely killed meat, YES to visits to churches and cathedrals and YES to celebrating Christian/English/British culture, history, traditions and values. Speak to your child's teacher or head teacher, ask awkward questions, stick up for the rights of your children, and if they are being served Halal meat say NO.
(How long before your child comes home with a HAPPY EID card?)

Kingshurst family face jail over dog cruelty

A BIRMINGHAM family who neglected their dog causing it to develop an incurable infection has been told by magistrates not to rule out jail.

Clifford Greaves, 56, his wife Patricia, 52, and their son Gavin, 26, admitted to causing unnecessary suffering to their German Shepherd Sarba by failing to provide necessary veterinary care for an ear infection and an allergic skin disease.

At Birmingham Magistrates’ Court the trio were told they would face a fine upwards of £2,000 and almost certainly a lengthy community sentence order and possibly even jail.

Magistrate Anna Tilsley said: “We recognise at least a little bit of effort was made but not enough.

“We need a pre-sentence report to decide what to do next. 

We are not considering custody but a high level community sentence. However, the next bench might not hold the same opinion as us.”

The case had been brought against the Greaves’ following an investigation by the RSPCA.

An RSPCA inspector visited the Greaves’ home in Cook’s Lane, Kingshurst, in March this year and noticed the dog had overgrown nails and fur missing from its chest and legs.

The inspector also found the dog omitted an odour she described as “overpowering” which was indicative of the skin infection Sarcoptic Mange for which there is no lasting remedy.

The court heard how the Greaves, who acquired the dog in June 2003, sought veterinary assistance back in 2005 and 2006 for the ear infection but it was never properly treated and allowed to manifest as a skin infection.

They must now reappear before magistrates on Monday, September 14.