Published:
September 11, 2008 In
photos: Liberal Democrat leader visits Burnham hovercraft charity
Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrat party,
made a 'flying' visit to Burnham-On-Sea on Thursday (September
11th) when he joined crewmembers of the town's rescue hovercrafts
for a training session.
Mr
Clegg met BARB crewmembers and was given a tour of the charity's
seafront station before he clambered onboard the Spirit Of Lelaina
hovercraft, as pictured above, for a flight along the beach to
the town's lighthouse.
He
described his flight as "bumpy, noisy, and exhilarating"
and went on to praise the work of the charity.
He
added: "The volunteers are providing a public emergency service
in an area that is deceptively dangerous. It was very interesting
see for myself how a community-run organisation can provide what
is literally a lifeline service."
Mr
Clegg was accompanied during his visit by the Liberal Democrat's
parliamentary candidate for the Wells constituency, Tessa Munt,
and the leader of Sedgemoor's Liberal Democrats, Joe Leach.
A
camera crew from BBC One's Politics Show was among the
media who filmed Thursday's visit.
The
group moved on to Cheddar for a formal Liberal Democrat supporters
dinner in the evening.
.NICK
CLEGG VISITS BURNHAM
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