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parish council man brian cannell of walton in gordano tells dyslexic learning disibility campainer to write better and use better grammar full story below

Andrew,

You may get more support from your email if you format it with some
correct spelling and grammar.

There are wonderful little things called capital letters (used for the
first person 'I' and the first letter of proper names, as well as at the
start of sentences and abbreviations). Also you will find comma's,
apostrophes and full stops are there to ensure a series of words makes
sense to the reader. Colons and semi colons are also available to keep
everything in order. All these funny little signs are freely available
and just waiting to be used on both computer keyboards and mobile
phones. Using them will go a long way to making the message meaningful
and intelligent. Not using them does not do the writer any favours at all.

regards

--
Brian Cannell
brian@brcannell.co.uk

As your original email was sent to my private address without any
request from myself, this can be construed as unsolicited mail. I
sympathise with your now declared dyslexia and a learning disability, if
you had mentioned it in the first email (no real reason why you should
though), I probably wouldn't have bothered replying at all and just
deleted the mail as junk. If you cannot take constructive criticism then
that is your issue, not mine. There is no need to use abusive language.
Please do not threaten me, it will get you nowhere.

This email correspondence it at an end.

Goodbye.

--
Brian Cannell
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Airport planning application:

Please come to Council meetings next week and following week read full story / add a comment

PRESS RELEASE, 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009

Bridgwater Forward! Is a group of Bridgwater people who have been fighting hard to save the Sedgemoor Splash pool, and we are not ready to give up! read full story / add a comment

To kick start Bristol co-mutiny three vehicles were sabotaged at a Somerset site constructing unaffordable housing (urban sprawl for the middle class). read full story / add a comment

Recent media coverage of the closure of Sedgemoor Splash underlines the anger and desperation that the people of Bridgwater feel in being so badly let down by their elected representatives. read full story / add a comment

The second largest investor of EDO MBM/ITT, Barclays, last night had bank doors glued shut and ATMs glued up then smashed in Somerset. This was in celebration of Elijah Smith’s birthday. Happy 44th! read full story / add a comment

Somerset NUT makes large anti-racist campaign donation at Bridgwater TUC read full story / add a comment

In solidarity with Elijah James Smith and the EDO decomissioners, two windows were smashed and locks glued at a HSBC in Somerset. read full story / add a comment

Sunrise Off-Grid 2009

A community camp for conscious collaborators and eco-pioneers. A deep exploration of community living, creativity and consciousness. A chance to refine your skills and learn how to switch off to turn on!

Near Shepton Mallet, Somerset

Check it out!

http://www.sunrise-offgrid.com

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As I'm sat at home now trying to put a few words together to express how i feel about the whole thing and to be honest the only thing i can come up with is devastated. This year would have been my first BGG and a great opportunity to learn and share ideas with others. My reasons for going to the BGG wasn't to cause disruption but rather to be informed and to take part in something both meaningful and necessary. read full story / add a comment

BCFM Drivetime 24Jul09 - discussion about the week's news and Swine Flu. read full story / add a comment

SchNEWS delves into the machinations of the Avon & Somerset Police and Mendips Council campaign which closed down the Big Green Gathering. This article appears in the revised edition of SchNEWS issue 685... read full story / add a comment

Nights could get even noisier for Bristol International Airport’s (BIA) neighbours if the airport’s expansion plans go ahead, according to Stop Bristol Airport Expansion (SBAE). By 2019, local communities already badly affected by aircraft noise could experience up to 35% more flights overhead at night. read full story / add a comment

At the corporately social Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, small-scale vandalism took place and various areas were subverted in support of anarchism, also known as total liberation: read full story / add a comment

You may have been given the impression that the Big Green Gathering was revivived by benefit gigs at Trinity, but it seems that according to the article below in Corporate Watch it now is indirectly funded by Right -Wing Billionaire Phillip Anschutz.

The full story of how a management buy out by the existing board is quite shocking, and means the big green gathering is now on an ethical par with money grabbing festivals like "Bloodstock".

I guess the worst thing about this is that it has been kept a secret - many of those working in the campaigns field will be angry that they are now helping promote , whether all those crystal healers and purveyors of the lifestyle bullshit which is unfortunatley part of the big green will remain to be seen. read full story / add a comment

Somerset County Council wrecks beauty spot with PFI initiative read full story / add a comment

Somerset County Council wrecks beauty spot with PFI initiative read full story / add a comment

GUEST SPEAKER MATT STOKES AT THE REVEAL ROADSHOW

16 JUNE / 7.00 - 9.30 PM
MASONIC HALL, NORTH PARADE
FROME
REVEAL ROADSHOW 2009

Please join us for the fourth in a series of 'Reveal' events across Somerset aimed at exploring the future development of visual arts and media across the country.
The evening will feature guest speaker artist MATT STOKES winner of Beck's Futures in 2006, who will shortly be working with Foreground in Frome and Helen Ottaway and art music who are currently working on a new commission for MAC in Birmingham. There will then be an opportunity to hear form local artists and organisations and together discuss the way forward.

This event is FREE, numbers are limited due to venue size.
Bar will be available for refreshments.
Info: www.revealsomerset.org or contact Tim Martin 01823 274 608 read full story / add a comment

The ecological footprint of Bristol is approximately 191 times the size of the city.
The city is 42.5 sq mi. read full story / add a comment