Sam Townend for Bristol North West
Welcome to the website of Sam Townend:
Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Bristol North West.
Covering – Avonmouth, Shirehampton, Lawrence Weston,
Coombe Dingle, Sea Mills, Brentry, Henbury, Stoke Bishop,
Westbury on Trym, Henleaze, Horfield, Southmead, and Lockleaze.
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Bristol North West
Sam Townend, Labour’s parliamentary spokesman for Bristol North West and Kevin Herniman, Labour’s Lockleaze campaigner are delighted with the massive investment seen in
local schools, in particular, in Fairfield School.
Sam said "Improvements in results should follow the record breaking... | 
Sam Townend is a campaigner for better youth facilities in Lockleaze and Eastville.
Sam said: "Until very recently, Lib Dems ran the Council and let our playgrounds go to ruin, such as this one in Gainsborough Square. Local labour campaigner Kevin Herniman
and I will work to ensure upgraded... | 
Henleaze Library will see substantial investment, repair and refurbishment over the coming months. It is due to close on 10th November and re-open in March 2008 in expanded premises on the same site but library users need not worry - a temporary library is being provided at the Methodist Church on N... | 
State schools continue to receive substantial investment through the Labour Government’s direct grant to Bristol City Council’s education department.
Sam said, “Local Stoke Bishop Primary School should be congratulated for its continuing good results. “I am proud to represent the Labo... | 
Labour's Transport Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, came to Bristol last month and Sam Townend brought him to Lawrence Weston to see the
Lawrence Weston Community Transport at work.
Sam Townend, who is Labour’s Prospective Candidate for Bristol North West, said, “I wanted to show J... | 
Labour’s Sure Start Children’s Centres and nurseries are providing good quality child care and classes for new parents across Sea Mills, Coombe Dingle and
Lawrence Weston.
"The Sea Mills Children Centre is going really well and is supported by local Labour Councill... | 
Lawrence Weston Community Farm continues to go from strength to strength with the addition of a mini village making new homes for animals.
Sam Townend said: "The Community Farm is a great local resource for young and old alike. The new mini animal village even has a small Town... | 
Sam is supporting the Manor Farm Action Group (MAG) in their bid for more community facilities for the area.
Sam said: "What MAG and I want is a permanent community hall not least to enable elderly and disabled people to join in activities including
those at St. Peter’s.
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"Thanks to hard work by our Labour councillors, Henbury now has a fantastically refurbished library" said Sam Townend, who
visited the library with local councillor and strong supporter of the library, Derek Pickup.
Sam said: "New families in Henbury can also get FREE ... | 
Henbury School has seen another improvement in its GCSE results this year. The School has seen tremendous investment by
Labour.
Sam said: "The facilities in the new School are great, along with its staff. I am really pleased the investment is now starting to
pay div... | 
The campaign by local residents and led by Sam Townend, the Labour Party’s prospective parliamentary candidate for Bristol North West, culminating in the
presentation of a 174 signature petition to the Council has had success with the re-opening of a youth club, the opening of a new youth clu... | 
After years of work by local people, the new Pen Park Sport Club is open.
Sam Townend said: "Local Labour Councillors Jenny Smith, Peter Hammond and I went to the opening. I was so impressed. The football and cricket
pitches and the tennis courts are first class, and there is even... | 
Thanks to all of you who turned out with Sam, to tell the Council and First Bus what you need from a bus service in Southmead. Over 100 people came to the recent meeting on
Wigton Crescent and the message was loud and clear:
• Retain the 55 bus
• First Bus to consult and inform bett... | 
Labour is investing millions in healthcare in Southmead with a brand new upgraded hospital and new GP and health centre on Doncaster Road despite the best efforts of the
Tories and Lib Dems.
"The new hospital will be fantastic for the area – and bring hundreds of new jobs", says Sam.... | 
