2022 Christmas Message - Hold Those Closest The Tightest

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2022 Christmas Message - Hold Those Closest The Tightest

Kashmire Hawker • Dec 25, 2022

My Annual Christmas Message on this extremely reflective Day.

My 2022 Christmas Message in giving you all greetings for today: is hold those closest to you even tighter.

This December 25th understandably gives me feelings not in tune with being Festive, knowing today marks exactly a year since the passing of my late Brother Kieran.

Christmas will forever be tinged with sadness and heartbreak and thus is the reason why one’s house hasn’t had a tree or any decorations up within this year, why I don't care about not presents and why I haven’t listened to many Seasonal songs, barring for the last two weeks of Wolverhampton Parkrun - a thing which gives me something to truly enjoy every Saturday despite life's rollercoaster.

It’s still hard to quite comprehend our families loss in such a quick manner, between when being told on December 20th of him being in West Middlesex Hospital from the 17th, until his passing 8 days later on the evening of Christmas Day.

I again say; as I always have, that he was a man whose potential was utterly unlimitless and whom I know would have been a phenomenon in the world of Business and French, being what he studied at the University of Westminster.

But at least we have a wonderful collection of memories of his 25 years and 8 months - one which my Mum I am sure doesn’t mind me sharing in the above image, when Kieran took her on a visit to the set to her favourite soap in Coronation Street, which included heading inside the world loved Rovers Return Inn several years back. It is without doubt a programme which both was a gripping part of the daily schedule whilst growing up and really does reflect, day to day life for so many up and down the land.

Whatever you folk are doing today and in the coming days, I hope it is as Merry and Bright as it can be for you and your folks. As Sir Keir Starmer said in his message, Christmas is a time to be together with others and not only I will raise a toast to him later, I ask you all join to do the same.

A Toast For Kieran is exactly what my brother would have wanted and from us all, we give our wholehearted thanks to you for your wonderful support - throughout a 12 months which has left us an enormous hole to fill.

Bro - I miss you, I wish you were here through what has been an extraordinary 2022 for me and which I will reflect on via a post here next Saturday: but know your spirit, will forever drive me on and I am always grateful you were a special part of my life.

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STATEMENT: Result of Election of Councillors, to serve on City of Wolverhampton Council for Penn Ward

by Kashmire Hawker • 05 May, 2023

I am utterly gutted, to have come just 46 votes away, from being Elected a member of City of Wolverhampton Council for the ward of Penn. I of course give my warm congratulations and best personal wishes, to Celia Hibbert, Stephanie Haynes and Paul Singh on there Re-Elections; not least to Paul of who now begins what will be a one year term. I want to thank everyone in the Labour team across the City - not least my agent Henry Parry whose first Election helped signficiantly contribute towards our partal success with Celia topping the poll. And most of all, I want to thank the 1,550 residents of Penn for placing there trust in me yesterday. It is a truly humbling feeling to have gained such support, but to be blunt I am heartbroken that it wasn't enough to be there champion in the Council Chamber. For the record and for information, I declined the option of a recount or partal retallying, as a result of the length of time this would have taken - particuarly for the outstanding Counting team who spared a day to support our democratic processes and with 46 votes being a substanial enough tally not to be overturned. I will have much more to say about my campaign in Penn, my views on a hugely encourging set of Elections for my party and my thinking for May 2nd 2024, when I feel ready in the coming few weeks after such a narrow loss which has almost litterally kung-fu kicked me in the gut. But in the words of the wonderful Jacqui Smith, after her defeat in Redditch at the 2010 General Election: "It's a good thing in politics, to take part in an election where you fear you're going to lose, but you hope you're going to win." Such a quote sums up my overriding feeling and with it, I again give congratulations to the Councillors on there Re-Election and my wholehearted thanks to the 1,550 residents of Penn who wanted me to serve them. For that, I am forever grateful.