May I ask, what is Forest Hill Day?
May I ask who flagged this, it was just an Earth, Wind. & fire song & don’t see why it would offend anyone.
I definitely don’t think any mods would have flagged this, so just wondering & asking.
It certainly wasn’t me, but perhaps it was off topic?
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NEC’s timetable for selection of seats like ours is:
Timetable
Thursday 20 April 6pm - Deadline for MPs to declare intention to stand
Friday 21 April - Applications open for candidates in all seats
Sunday 23 April 12pm - Applications close
Week commencing 24 April - NEC officers long-list and interview candidates in retirement seats
By close of Friday 28 April - Candidates selected in retirement seats
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It was flagged as being off-topic.
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Meanwhile, John Russell is the LibDem candidate.
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Any thoughts on the likelihood of a local hustings? It’d be nice for some debate in this election.
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Thank you Chris. Most appreciated.
John
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I would personally be very happy to take part in any local hosting’s. The only one I am aware of at the moment is the Lewisham Pensioner’s Forum not date or venue has been confirmed as yet.
I understand that the Labour Party NEC will be making the appointment not local members and their candidate will be announced on Sunday evening.
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I’ve got my fingers crossed for @JohnRussell he’s an amazing person that does so much for our community & in my opinion the best man for the job 
Let’s not get into any expressions of support or otherwise on this thread. I think it would be fantastic to use to the forum to keep members aware of all events, hustings etc going on, but to do that and keep things ticking along, we need to make it a neutral noticeboard rather than a place for flag waving.
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No problem Rachael, I understand 
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Was told by a very reliable source (and not anyone that has posted on this thread) today that he had input on Southern Rail, not the overground.
Wires (or tracks 
) may or may not be crossed here.
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Though I’d post this on this thread just incase anyone wants to register to vote 
Register here 
by 22nd May to vote in the general election on 8th June
ETA Here’s a map of our constituency
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Worth noting that SE23 includes more than one constituency - for now. Jim Dowd is one local MP standing down, but Vicky Foxcroft is (as far as I know) standing again for Lewisham Deptford.
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Any news on the Labour candidate?
According to Nykes post above we should know who the Labour candidate is on Friday.
All applications should have been received yesterday, so local party officials may know who the candidates for selection are (or possibly only the NEC knows), but I don’t know if that will be shared with party members or the public.
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