Sitting across from Phil, who seemed like a lovely chap, I had the distinct impression that I had bitten off more than I could chew, and I’m not talking about the delicious lemon drizzle slice. A dear friend of mine had put my name forward to him as a potential Community what-now? I was being …
Round two to three by Alison My name is Alison Fisher. I became involved with round two of the Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission in May 2022. I contacted MBPTC during a very challenging period in my life, involving very poor health, family breakdown and general uncertainty about my future. The final issue which provoked …
Joanna on becoming a Civic Commissioner in Round Two I’m Joanna Young, a Civic Commissioner at the Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission. It was a real honour to be invited to participate in this unique project and so far it’s been a joy. I have learned much from working with our Community Commissioners, listening to …
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Community concerns cause concrete concepts by Alison As I left Eggcup, the community food outlet in Morecambe, I felt more than a semblance of annoyance. Their distribution of unsaleable groceries, lauded by local government executives as nothing short of a modern reworking of Jesus’ feat of brilliance with loaves and fishes left me deflated that my …
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Who do you see? You see a smiling woman dressed well and hair brushed. I see a broken soul, every day a struggle, I’m crushed. You see a benefits scrounger. ‘I bet she could work on a till’. I see a desperate life ahead, how will we pay the gas bill? You see me shuffling …
Fiona on the first year of MBPTC round two I first met with Ally, one of the facilitators of MBPTC, along with a group of new Community Commissioners in Regent Park in Morecambe. It was 5th of May 2021. We all sat in a quiet area of the park with some seating and Ally was …
