Team Building in Romania
Congratulations to two of our MLAs, Ian Paisley Junior and Declan O'Loan, who accompanied Habitat for Humanity volunteers on their week in Romania earlier this month.
Participants report that as well as building homes for needy families, the trip proved a great team building exercise. But if anyone is hoping that the experience will lead to a melting in the sometimes icy relations between the two North Antrim MLAs, then I am sad to report that their paths didn't cross, as they worked at the Romanian camp on different days.
Other VIP volunteers included the Methodist minister and decommissioning witness Harold Good, and the veteran Romanian tennis star Ilie Nastase.
Another local politician engaging in charity work is the Upper Bann MP David Simpson, who sets off on Thursday on a sponsored walk from Lurgan to Portadown in aid of the Royal British Legion's "Walk for Heroes" campaign which will help injured soldiers.
UPDATE: I'm told his route will cover 50 miles of his constituency, even though the towns are rather closer together as the crow flies.
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