Train to catch

posted by: Nick Lowles | on: Sunday, 10 May 2009, 19:21

I'm sitting here at Manchester Piccadilly station waiting for my train back to London. This morning I joined a group of activists in Stockport and between us we managed to deliver 3,000 newspapers with a further 3,000 taken away by people to do during the next few days.

It has been another busy day of activities across the country. York had over 50 activists out in what was arguably the brightest event of the day. There was anti-fascist graffiti, a banner hanging down from the front of the Union building and a quick rally all before the gathered activists went out and delivered over 10,000 leaflets. More activities are planned over the next few days.

Students from Manchester University leafleted Withington ward while a group of young Asian women made significant inroads into Rusholme ward. The students will be covering at least another ward over the next week and have promised to leaflet every hall of residence. Other activists distributed thousands of HOPE not hate leaflets outside Old Trafford ahead of the derby game with City.

Just spoken to my good friend Ruth Smeeth in Burton where she tells me that 12,000 leaflets and newspapers had been collected by lunchtime with another team arriving this afternoon.

There are about twenty other events going on today which I hope to tell you about later but I can't go without giving you an update on the Huntometer (a count of the number of newspapers and leaflets Jason Hunter delivers in the final four weeks of the campaign). Jason started the day on 341 but he left his house this morning with 700 papers in his rucksack en route to Rossendale. I spoke to him a while ago he was well on his way to deliver them all. I'll let you know how he gets on with it later.

Anyway, must run. I've a train to catch.