Hexham 1 Prudhoe 0

This morning's campaigning started off well, canvassing door-to-door in East Hexham. We had several offers to put up one of our posters (see below), though I'm concerned that in the enthusiasm to put them up immediately, the posters aren't being secured by anything other than their own weight!

We broke off at midday when I had Sunday lunch with my wife and kids at the Beaumont Hotel, next to Hexham Abbey. Life is, to say the least, interesting with small children: my eldest daughter now won't go into a bathroom unless she is persuaded that it is a 'ladies' bathroom, leading to 5-minute debates with a smart 3-year old as to the precise meaning of a symbol on a bathroom door!

Unfortunately the afternoon session planned in Prudhoe was a bit of a wash-out, as the rain started to come down just as we planned to be hitting our stride. After a brief review, we collectively decided that phone canvassing was a better use of our time. We'll be back in Prudhoe tomorrow.