Harry, good luck in your following Verne. Let us know the moment you know. Cheers! WalterJames Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~googlemail.com>
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008 9:20 am
Subject: Following in the steps of Verne (with the permission of the local electorate that is)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
> BlankOn Thursday across the whole of Wales, the 2.2 million electors
> will be
> voting for 1,262 county and city councillors and at least 10,000 community
> councillors. I have decided to stand for those elections and was reminded
> last night that if I am elected on Thursday, I will be able to follow
> in
> Verne's footsteps as a member of the local council.
>
> According to the FAQ section of this website it says the following about
> Verne's activities on the council
>
> In 1888 Jules Verne was elected into the City Council of Amiens. He
> specialized in cultural affairs, such as theatres and schools and urbanism.
> He inaugurated the Cirque Municipal in 1889. Verne was re-elected in 1892,
> 1896 and 1900.
>
> Now, because I am writing this before the elections I have no idea if
> I will
> get elected, but if I am one of the committees I would like to sit on
> is the
> culture committee. As to being elected to four terms in office, well that's
> down to the electors in my ward.
>
> The polls will close on Thursday at 2200 BST (2300 CET / 1700 EDT / 1400
> PDT) and I expect my ward to declare between 2300 and 0000 BST (0000 and
> 0100 CET / 1800 and 1900 EDT / 1500 and 1600 PDT). I will have my mobile
> phone with me and will happily text the result to a member of the
> forum if
> they will be able to post the result to anyone who is interested.
>
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