This is a copy of a letter published in this weeks Romford Recorder, following Residents Association Councillor, Len Long being banned from photo copying posters and letters to publicise the Remembrance Day service in Rainham by the Conservative run Havering Council.
I was interested to read your article, "Len's anger at council red tape" in connection with Cllr Len Long not being allowed to use Town Hall facilities to photocopy notices to publicise "the Remembrance Day service in Rainham".
This seems to me to be an excessively heavy-handed approach with regard to an event which is for the community at large, and is demonstrably non-political. The Job Descriptions for Councillors call for Members of The Council "to provide a link between the authority to the community..." and demands "Community Leadership skills".
By taking a leading role to promote a Remembrance Day service, Cllr Long is fulfilling those requirements, as one would expect from a former Mayor and Freeman of The Borough, and he deserves better consideration.
Graham Price
Mawneys Ward
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