The main purpose of my visit
to London 16th to 19th September 2016 was to attend the
one-day cricket cup 50 over final at Lords which proved to be something of a
disaster as it as cold with a nasty wind and Surrey the team I was supporting
lost badly to Warwickshire on of two teams I dislike, although the reasons in
both instances are irrational. However, I had an excellent enjoyable journey on
the Friday and the return has started well and very enjoyable interesting day
on Sunday with pictures in the morning after a Wetherspoons breakfast, a good
walk in the afternoon before the second half on Sky go of an excellent Palace
in over bottom of Table Stoke then pictures and food in and TV.
For the first time this year
heavy to torrential rain was forecast for Friday morning added to which I
wanted to take the rubbish to recycle together with three bags of stuff mainly
socks, the damaged cover and some old shirts. I was able to get out, bring the
car and load up during slight rain arriving at recycle just before it opened
getting to Newcastle just before 10am. I parked as close to the covered area to
unload the luggage before finding a parking space. Purchased a weekend parking
ticket for £23 thus making the cost of travelling first class by train £89. I
enquired about a four-day weekend but will be £64 full price and not £39 which
I had hoped for the New year trip
Made way to fist class lounge
for fruit juice two coffees and two packets of biscuits Times Newspaper plus Wi-Fi
which is worth at least £5. Was able to get on board just after 12 sitting in
the allotted single sear M coach 47. The main activity this journey was reading
of the book by the Brogan’s who met as primary school children when in care
Sunderland Council in 1960 and had experience of the Ashbrooke Reception home.
The Esplanade, then at Aytcliffe and Stanhope Castle Approved school after
which they both had marriages and families before meeting again in Sunderland
and getting together. However, my effort to locate has failed to ate despite
what appears to be a Facebook page
The food and drink as also good with two tumblers of wine and a whisky. I had the sausage roll as hot with sauce, two crisps, two slices of cake, two coffees, a banana, two packets of biscuits as well as the Hi fi although not used as much as on previous journeys. One can of Pepsi. A good £20 of value plus the internet. It was dry on arrival at Kings and only had to wait a couple of mins before boarding recommended train. Because of flooding there was no Thames link beyond Blackfriars bridge so had to take train to there go too far end for lift and underpass between platform where cross rail train and seat was waiting. Walk to Croydon Travel Lodge was OK. Unpacked before going off for food for evening. The choice
I miscalculated what the
weather was going to be like on Saturday morning deciding against the blazer,
grey fleece and waterproof for the suit and waterproof which proved inadequate
against a nasty biting wind coming face on when sitting at Lords. I had a good
start making my way to get to Victoria station by 8 to the Wetherspoons not
appreciating there is another in the street across from the bus stops at the
side, to be explored on another visit to see if the prices are any less. The
charge for coffee is £1.99 and breakfast something like £4.50/53/57. I had a
good bench seat inside and did not have to wait long for the food to be cooked
which I enjoyed and three cups of the coffee which was also hottish. Bought a
travel card at £8 compared 2 X 4.05 for separate singles to London stations
avoiding queuing when back at Victoria after the game).
Had to wait a while for the 82
bus looked as if I had just missed on but by the side entrance from which I
spotted the second Wetherspoons across the way. Because of the one-way system
the bus takes a different route from Oxford Street and I alighted at the
entrance to the park the stop before the usual where are some shops on the way,
not needed this time but worth noting for the future and then walked along to
the entrance which leads directly to the Mound Stand when I was immediately to
discovered the cold wind and also that I had not got the seats from last year having reversed the tow and
seat number to I was still at the aisle
but the second row from the walkway and
the other side of the aisle. Had a good chat with someone support Surrey
sitting a few rows behind and then solitary individual sitting next seat who
appears out posted Surrey supporter but thrilled to be at Lords seemed first
time and a casual as still working in management.
Surrey won the toss and
elected to bat which was unusual and where decision appeared to have been taken
because it was an old wicket which had been glued and was not expected to last
the 100 overs in the day. Surrey stated very well with Roy and Davies who is
going to Somerset to keep wicket as Surrey now have several who can do this
role. With the run rate at over 7 I predicted a score closer to 350 than 300 but the reality
proved so different with Surrey all out 126 in 40 overs. Sangakkara looked as he was playing anchor
role when out seven wickets then fell for 30 runs with no one staying with
Burns who made a creditable 40 but 4 of the last7 made 0, one 4 one 7 and the
other Sam Curran who did the damage at the Riverside 13. I had a poor coffee at the interval and made
the decision that unless 5 wickets were down when Warwickshire reached100 I
would leave.
The problem was the
required run rate and with Bell and Trott in the side quick wickets were
unlikely. The runs required were gained in 30 overs thus we were short changed
30 overs of cricket in the day but the Warwickshire supporters did not care
about that. Trott made an unbeaten 82
and I left when the score was 110 for 2. Did not have to wait long for bus which stopped at the bus station opposite station. Train became very crowded and delighted to get back to room.At Sainsbury’s local was disappointing so settle for fruit juice a beef sandwich and popcorn for meal deal plus a reduce price taste the difference sandwich and five doughnuts naughty naughty. The room 110 my regular now at one end of the first floor. Double size with twin beds no attempt to join up and separate coverings.
I watched on successive days
the last episodes of the last leg legendary programme on the Rio Paralympics,
funny, clever and at times very moving. The format is to have one main
presenter and two others with disabilities and an audience of disabled athletes
sometimes a few family members and then guests some of previous day’s winners
of medals, not always just gold and with main personalities appearing at least
once. A major feature is to tell the stories behind the stories and which is
something Clare Baldwin(?) also does from the Olympic Park and this includes
some from other countries, feature this time a blade runner from New Zealand, a
weight lifter, a South African save his brother from a shark only to nearly die
himself. Felt tired so had an early to bed which resulted in waking after four
hours and difficult getting to sleep.
I miscalculated what the
weather was going to be like on Saturday morning deciding against the blazer,
grey fleece and waterproof for the suit and waterproof which proved inadequate
against a nasty biting wind coming face on when sitting at Lords. I had a good
start making my way to get to Victoria station by 8 to the Wetherspoons not
appreciating there is another in the street across from the bus stops at the
side, to be explored on another visit to see if the prices are any less. The
charge for coffee is £1.99 and breakfast something like £4.50/53/57. I had a
good bench seat inside and did not have to wait long for the food to be cooked
which I enjoyed and three cups of the coffee which was also hottish. Bought a
travel card at £8 compared 2 X 4.05 for separate singles to London stations
avoiding queuing when back at Victoria after the game).
Had to wait a while for the 82
bus looked as if I had just missed on but by the side entrance from which I
spotted the second Wetherspoons across the way. Because of the one-way system
the bus takes a different route from Oxford Street and I alighted at the
entrance to the park the stop before the usual where are some shops on the way,
not needed this time but worth noting for the future and then walked along to
the entrance which leads directly to the Mound Stand when I was immediately to
discovered the cold wind and also that I had not got the seats from last year having reversed the tow and
seat number to I was still at the aisle
but the second row from the walkway and
the other side of the aisle. Had a good with someone support Surrey
sitting a few rows behind and then solitary individual sitting next seat who
appears out posted Surrey supporter but thrilled to be at Lords seemed first
time and a casual as still working in management.
Surrey won the toss and
elected to bat which was unusual and where decision appeared to have been taken
because it was an old wicket which had been glued and was not expected to last
the 100 overs in the day. Surrey stated very well with Ray and Davies who is
going to Somerset to keep wicket as Surrey now have several who can do this
role. With the run rate at over 7 I predicted a score closer to 350 than 300 but the reality
proved so different with Surrey all out 126 in 40 overs. Sangakkara looked as he was playing anchor
role when out seven wickets then fell for 30 runs with no one staying with
Burns who made a creditable 40 but 4 of the last7 made 0, one 4 one 7 and the
other Sam Curran who did the damage at the Riverside 13. I had a poor coffee at the interval and made
the decision that unless 5 wickets were down when Warwickshire reached100 I
would leave.
The problem was he required
run rate and with Bell and Trott in the side quick wickets were unlikely. The
runs required were gained in 30 overs thus we were short changed 30 overs of
cricket in the day but the Warwickshire supporters did not care about
that. Trott made an unbeaten 82 and I
left when the score was 100 for 2. Glad to make my way back to Victoria and the
Travel Lodge and the warm. Although back early there was no inclination to go
out for warm food and for anything else. I had some cuppa soup and cereal pot
as well as sandwich the spiced Ryvetta a banana and the remaining dough nuts. I
watched part of the Mummy film the Last Last Leg and then Beck on Sky Go some
of the X factor some of the final day of the Paralympics which did not go well. Newcastle lost 2.0 home to Wolves who they
played in the League cup the coming Tuesday.
The problem was then getting
the weather wrong the following day as it proved warmed and I overdressed. I
planned well otherwise getting to Wetherspoons just after it opened at 8 and
for a time on my own as I enjoyed breakfast and also caught up on emails and
Twitter. The cost was back to under £4.50 which included two coffees. I then
made my way to the Library bus stop where I had to wait 20 mins for the 455 bus
which has an interest route to the supermarket at Purley and through Croydon,
Waddon to Purley way, then Beddington and then to Wallington train station. I
have taken the route once before from Wallington back to Croydon. The stop is
close to the Ikea but the return id across the very busy roadway alongside the
tram stop. It is quite a walk to the cinema loaded as I was with the shoulder
bag and lap top. The intended film was
Kubo and two strings which the man at ticket counter seemed to think was not on
seemed to take a dislike to me but eventually conceded that the showing was
10.05 splitting hairs when I said 10. I paid the etc. £2 for a premium VUP
seat.
I was very impressed by the
film based on a Japanese tale of a boy who had lost an eye and makes a living
for his widowed mother telling stories to his village using paper origami style
with a little magic in this animated adventure.
His mother dies and given him a small monkey toy which transpire to her
reincarnated when it becomes alive, an origami warrior he had created
representing his father also becomes alive as a kind of Beatle warrior and they
are on a quest to gather the pieces of armour that will protect him.
It is through the adventure
that the back story unfolds. His mother is daughter of the Moon King (the voice
of Ralf Fiennes) and immortal without mentions and three daughters The father
and the two other daughters have a blindness which makes them forgot all past
and concentrate on the exercise of their present ruthless power. The young man had
his eye removed as part of the to make him like his grandfather and with the
help of the other daughters they attempt is to remove the other eye before he
can obtain the protective armour. Charlie Theron plays the mother and Mathew
McConaughey the father. Although the
manages to overcome the various attempts to stop and survives their various
twists and turns before a very happy ever after ending. The aspect of the film
which impressed most is the script with some observations profound,
philosophical.
Afterwards because of constant
traffic I had difficulty in making my way to the bus stop and because of the
delay, having to appear to have missed one I decided to take the tram at £1.50
with the Oyster card £2 otherwise, used to be £1 regardless of the length of
the journey unless one has a qualifying pass. The stop is on the right side of
the road close to the hotel. I needed to
change shirts. The room had not been cleaned so I was not surprised when there
was a call around 1 so I decided to go out having used free internet time left
to check that I could attend a 16.40 performance of the Infiltrator at the
local view rather than going all the way back to Purley Way for the showing
there at 18.40
On reaching the crossroads
with High Street and the road to Surrey Street I noted there were various
covered stalls along the High Street and these offering hot cooked food from
around the worlds. I walked through to
see what was Italian Spanish, various West Indian, sausages from around the
world, some appeared authentic rather than off the shelf for the tourist. I
walked through to MS back through shopping centre and then decided to o go
Surrey Street where although the market was closed as before there were more
covered stalls including Hungarian Polish Afghanistan and from the Indian Sub-continent.
It was all very tempting.
At the Vue there new
escalators are very good and the left is working but I had to wait some time
while the nervous assistant sorted the people before me forgetting various items
that had been purchased. There was then a problem printing out the ticket for
the VIP seat so by the time I got back it was close to 3 and I had missed the
first half of the game between Crystal palace and Stoke. I called in at the
supermarket for chicken wings for later, a can of Pepsi for on return and two
chocolate Eclairs, total under £5
The room was done Palace
winning 2.0 and went on to win 4.1. I had assumed Sunderland would lose at
Spurs which they did but only 1.0 so a bad weekend for local clubs. Enjoyed an éclair with a cuppa. I enjoyed the film the Infiltrator. This was
an enjoyable account of how a federal agent working under cover over a number
of years is said to have brought down with others leading people involved in
the Columbian drug after it was decided to
chase the money rather than drugs.
It was a good storey but story it is and the notion that the film is said to be based on book is based on
fact is of course for those who believe in
fairies especially as the lead man concerned married with two children
is said to have continued to work for the agency. The film alleges that the bust takes places
at a fake wedding ceremony at which the traders and the bankers decided to attend
providing an opportunity for everyone to be caught in one place and at one
time. The film is honest enough to admit
the USA government used drug money to fund various off the book enterprises
with Iran contras being one.
It was dusk on leaving cinema
and I returned to enjoy the chicken, soup, chocolate éclair, porridge coffee.
Victoria on the TV not internet also last part of the return of The Mummy
although at the time I thought this was the same film shown running!
Up early and packed ready with
time to spare plus coffee and porridge and arrived at station just at 9.20 only
to find there was a train to St Pancras within mins of arriving on the
platform. This was a long bright new train with wide aisles and plenty of
luggage space as well as about a quarter full.
Enjoy a long chat with ladies down Wallington who were on a day out to
St Albans reminding me of the aunties!
I
arrived at the first class lounge just as ten thirty approached and enjoyed
fruit juice coffee reading the times newspaper one pan au chocolat one packet crisps
a banana and one packet of biscuit as well and internet use and which is now free for all those who book
on line. The train went from platform 3
instead of usual o or 1 but I was able to get a table for four for myself for
the whole journey to Newcastle. The journey passed by quickly. The curry took
time to come with the risotto and sausage roll going before and the naan bread was not properly cooked.
Enjoyed one glass of red and a whisky passing on the third. No ice with the whisky. A muffin once three
lots of crisps and two coffees did not think the service was as good as on
other visits in part because the end of the journey at Newcastle it was bright
and warm on arrival. Cold not open the
garage door so had to enter vain front but this was Ok the following morning
phew and there was one post from House of Commons which provoked great interest
and proved a great surprise.
(You and other members
of the NEC will be interested in the recent response of Virgin Trains to
persistence on my behalf by my constituency Member of the House of Commons,
South Shields Emma Lewell-Buck following my referral over a year ago and where
it is possible to speculate that Labours
plans to take back the railway into national public ownership and recent events
involving the Labour Party Leader has led to a compensation award of four open return first class tickets
for use throughout Virgin East coast. The formulation of the original response
to Emma is also noteworthy as it does not challenge the basic facts of my
complaint but places the blame on everyone other than company management.
I am sending a copy of recent correspondence between Emma and Virgin to
the General Secretary of party. I
suggest the parallel between what happened to me on 21st September
2015 and the need for the party leader to sit on the floor will be of direct
interest to him and his team.
On 21st September 2015 I had booked a second class homeward
ticket from Kings Cross to Newcastle before I developed a mobility disability
the result of radiating back pain where the medical diagnosis was that because
of my age (I was 76) I would have good and bad days. At one point I was unable
to get out of bed without help, tie shoe laces and walking was painful. The
condition had improved sufficiently by the time of the planned September 2015
visit to London but on arrival at the Kings Cross station early I had secured a
mobility seat close to the disability toilet in the first second class carriage
after the service bar carriage which in turn was after the first class
carriages. The location proved significant in terms of subsequent events.
On arrival at the station there was an announcement of disruption to the
East Coast line and there were also announcements on the train explaining that
passengers from other trains were being asked to join the train and this
included a train to Leeds and another train on the East coast line before we
were able to depart. The impact of this was that despite new passengers being
asked to move down the train and take any available seat the space in between where
I and another disabled passenger with a
leg in plaster were sitting and the toilet and the way to the service bar
became blocked by standing and sitting on the floor passengers and their
luggage. A staff member managed to get
through to us at one point an apologised but the human and luggage obstructions
remained for most of journey and then eased from York. The explanations for the
delay at Kings Cross and on the train varied and appeared to be different from
what was subsequently observed.
Because I am able to book in advance when East Coast trains under
temporary government control introduced a 24-week advance booking service I commenced to travel first
class making an increased number of
return journeys a year and have found that provision of food,
drink, and Wi-Fi in addition to better
seating and space can match the total cost of the ticket let alone the
difference between first and second class although the standard of service
provided varies between the individual journey catering teams. My concern in
September 2015 over the health and safety failure for all passengers and in
particular those with disability.
In their letter to Emma dated 7th September 2016, after she
had pursued the failure to respond, Virgin claim they issued a response on 30th
October, enclosing a copy of a two and a quarter page letter which they allege
was sent but not received by Emma. It will be of interest that in a subsequent
situation where I was eligible for a cheque for 50% reimbursement I made direct
contact by phone some six week after making the online submission which states
a cheque will takes a month to be advised that there although the payment had
been authorised the reason for the delay was a back log in cheque issuing
because of the number of situations of service delays that were arising.
A journey to London in August was delayed 1 hour and 6 minutes
(attending Durham V Middlesex Cricket game at Lords where I met members who had
travelled earlier the same day and where the delay was over three hours (a
suicide on the line at Newark and where staff have said there has been a
significant rise in the number of suicides on railway lines and which merits
separate concern as to why). I have still not received the 100% reimbursement
due and have planned to wait until the end of the month to make inquiry if the
cheque does not arise beforehand.
The original October 2015 letter from Virgin is of general interest
because it refers to their plans for changes and improvements since being
awarded the contract, but it is the WOW extraordinary compensation award
because of the delay in one year that causes me to write to you. Virgin have
provided four open for a year first class return tickets to be used between any
stations on the East Coast line and which have a potential value of over
£1500. This may be due to the
persistence of the individual Member of Parliament, but recent negative
publicity aimed at discrediting the Labour Leader may also be a factor. You and
other members of the NEC will be interested in the recent response of Virgin
Trains to persistence on my behalf by my constituency Member of the House of
Commons, South Shields Emma Lewell-Buck following my referral over a year ago
and where it is possible to speculate
that Labours plans to take back the railway into national public
ownership and recent events involving the Labour Party Leader has led to a
compensation award of four open return
first class tickets for use throughout Virgin East coast. The formulation of
the original response to Emma is also noteworthy as it does not challenge the
basic facts of my complaint but places the blame on everyone other than company
management.
I am sending a copy of recent correspondence between Emma and Virgin to
the General Secretary of party. I
suggest the parallel between what happened to me on 21st September
2015 and the need for the party leader to sit on the floor will be of direct
interest to him and his team.
On 21st September 2015 I had booked a second class homeward
ticket from Kings Cross to Newcastle before I developed a mobility disability
the result of radiating back pain where the medical diagnosis was that because
of my age (I was 76) I would have good and bad days. At one point I was unable
to get out of bed without help, tie shoe laces and walking was painful. The
condition had improved sufficiently by the time of the planned September 2015
visit to London but on arrival at the Kings Cross station early I had secured a
mobility seat close to the disability toilet in the first second class carriage
after the service bar carriage which in turn was after the first class
carriages. The location proved significant in terms of subsequent events.
On arrival at the station there was an announcement of disruption to the
East Coast line and there were also announcements on the train explaining that
passengers from other trains were being asked to join the train and this
included a train to Leeds and another train on the East coast line before we
were able to depart. The impact of this was that despite new passengers being
asked to move down the train and take any available seat the space in between
where I and another disabled passenger
with a leg in plaster were sitting and the toilet and the way to the
service bar became blocked by standing and sitting on the floor passengers and
their luggage. A staff member managed to
get through to us at one point an apologised but the human and luggage
obstructions remained for most of journey and then eased from York. The explanations
for the delay at Kings Cross and on the train varied and appeared to be
different from what was subsequently observed.
Because I am able to book in advance when East Coast trains under
temporary government control introduced a 24-week advance booking service I commenced to travel first
class making an increased number of
return journeys a year and have found that provision of food, drink, and Wi-Fi in addition to better seating and
space can match the total cost of the ticket let alone the difference between
first and second class although the standard of service provided varies between
the individual journey catering teams. My concern in September 2015 over the
health and safety failure for all passengers and in particular those with
disability.
In their letter to Emma dated 7th September 2016, after she
had pursued the failure to respond, Virgin claim they issued a response on 30th
October, enclosing a copy of a two and a quarter page letter which they allege
was sent but not received by Emma. It will be of interest that in a subsequent
situation where I was eligible for a cheque for 50% reimbursement I made direct
contact by phone some six week after making the online submission which states
a cheque will takes a month to be advised that there although the payment had
been authorised the reason for the delay was a back log in cheque issuing
because of the number of situations of service delays that were arising.
A journey to London in August was delayed 1 hour and 6 minutes
(attending Durham V Middlesex Cricket game at Lords where I met members who had
travelled earlier the same day and where the delay was over three hours (a
suicide on the line at Newark and where staff have said there has been a
significant rise in the number of suicides on railway lines and which merits separate
concern as to why). I have still not received the 100% reimbursement due and
have planned to wait until the end of the month to make inquiry if the cheque
does not arise beforehand.
The original October 2015 letter from Virgin is of general interest because
it refers to their plans for changes and improvements since being awarded the
contract, but it is the WOW extraordinary compensation award because of the
delay in one year that causes me to write to you. Virgin have provided four
open for a year first class return tickets to be used between any stations on
the East Coast line and which have a potential value of over £1500. This may be due to the persistence of the
individual Member of Parliament, but recent negative publicity aimed at
discrediting the Labour Leader may also be a factor.
You and other members of the NEC will be interested in the recent
response of Virgin Trains to persistence on my behalf by my constituency Member
of the House of Commons, South Shields Emma Lewell-Buck following my referral
over a year ago and where it is possible to speculate that Labours plans to take back the railway
into national public ownership and recent events involving the Labour Party
Leader has led to a compensation award
of four open return first class tickets for use throughout Virgin East coast.
The formulation of the original response to Emma is also noteworthy as it does
not challenge the basic facts of my complaint but places the blame on everyone
other than company management.
I am sending a copy of recent correspondence between Emma and Virgin to
the General Secretary of party. I
suggest the parallel between what happened to me on 21st September
2015 and the need for the party leader to sit on the floor will be of direct
interest to him and his team.
On 21st September 2015 I had booked a second class homeward
ticket from Kings Cross to Newcastle before I developed a mobility disability
the result of radiating back pain where the medical diagnosis was that because
of my age (I was 76) I would have good and bad days. At one point I was unable
to get out of bed without help, tie shoe laces and walking was painful. The
condition had improved sufficiently by the time of the planned September 2015
visit to London but on arrival at the Kings Cross station early I had secured a
mobility seat close to the disability toilet in the first second class carriage
after the service bar carriage which in turn was after the first class
carriages. The location proved significant in terms of subsequent events.
On arrival at the station there was an announcement of disruption to the
East Coast line and there were also announcements on the train explaining that
passengers from other trains were being asked to join the train and this
included a train to Leeds and another train on the East coast line before we
were able to depart. The impact of this was that despite new passengers being
asked to move down the train and take any available seat the space in between
where I and another disabled passenger
with a leg in plaster were sitting and the toilet and the way to the
service bar became blocked by standing and sitting on the floor passengers and
their luggage. A staff member managed to
get through to us at one point an apologised but the human and luggage
obstructions remained for most of journey and then eased from York. The
explanations for the delay at Kings Cross and on the train varied and appeared
to be different from what was subsequently observed.
Because I am able to book in advance when East Coast trains under temporary
government control introduced a 24-week advance booking service I commenced to travel first
class making an increased number of
return journeys a year and have found that provision of food,
drink, and Wi-Fi in addition to better
seating and space can match the total cost of the ticket let alone the
difference between first and second class although the standard of service
provided varies between the individual journey catering teams. My concern in
September 2015 over the health and safety failure for all passengers and in
particular those with disability.
In their letter to Emma dated 7th September 2016, after she
had pursued the failure to respond, Virgin claim they issued a response on 30th
October, enclosing a copy of a two and a quarter page letter which they allege
was sent but not received by Emma. It will be of interest that in a subsequent
situation where I was eligible for a cheque for 50% reimbursement I made direct
contact by phone some six week after making the online submission which states
a cheque will takes a month to be advised that there although the payment had
been authorised the reason for the delay was a back log in cheque issuing
because of the number of situations of service delays that were arising.
A journey to London in August was delayed 1 hour and 6 minutes
(attending Durham V Middlesex Cricket game at Lords where I met members who had
travelled earlier the same day and where the delay was over three hours (a
suicide on the line at Newark and where staff have said there has been a
significant rise in the number of suicides on railway lines and which merits
separate concern as to why). I have still not received the 100% reimbursement
due and have planned to wait until the end of the month to make inquiry if the
cheque does not arise beforehand.
The original October 2015 letter from Virgin is of general interest
because it refers to their plans for changes and improvements since being
awarded the contract, but it is the WOW extraordinary compensation award
because of the delay in one year that causes me to write to you. Virgin have
provided four open for a year first class return tickets to be used between any
stations on the East Coast line and which have a potential value of over £1500. This may be due to the persistence of the
individual Member of Parliament, but recent negative publicity aimed at
discrediting the Labour Leader may also be a factor.
Receipts
Grange 4.35 cash
Waitrose 4.79 card
Victoria 6.78 cash Sainsbury
£4.95 card
Car Parking £23 card Newcastle
Southern trains to St Pancras 4.05
Cinema VIP extras 2 x £2 Trains 2X 33 plus £1 £77
Accommodation £108 total approximately £250 for weekend
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