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In June, I met with Kent Highways in St
James', where I spent much of an afternoon walking around the area,
showing them the problems with road surfaces, brick pavements, kerbs and
lighting. As a result, a full inspection is now being undertaken
and funding being sought to address the state of roads and pavements in
St James'. The example on the left is
the crossing outside St Barnabas Primary School in Quarry Road, where
much of the road marking has worn away. What a way to welcome
youngsters to their day at school... |
| In May 2009, I joined the Steering
Group for the
St Barnabas Community Project. Our aim is to raise enough
capital to build a new Community Centre for the Parish of St Barnabas.
Click the link above to visit the St Barnabas Project
website directly - for further details of the newly opened
Barna-bus Pre School click here. |
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In April 2009, I met with and local residents
to discuss the route which many parents and young children have to take
to get to St James' Primary School.
Traffic speeds, low kerbs and high road surfaces all combine to create a
dangerous route to school - we need this sorted out now. |
| During the Borough election
campaign, many local residents told the Conservative team about the
problems they had since the Borough Council had started charging for
Sunday parking in its car parks. Because
the local parking restrictions apply only from Monday to Saturday, on
Sundays most of the local roads around the car parks fill up with
shoppers looking to avoid the car park charges. This can't be
right, and I've written to the Borough Council to ask them to consider a
more sensible parking solution. |
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April saw the Conservative Team in St James'
on the campaign trail with our Borough Council candidate Alan McDermott.
Alan worked long and hard knocking doors and dropping leaflets.
Greg Clark MP and I came out throughout the short - only three week -
long campaign, adding to the Saturday "Street Surgeries" we had been
doing for some months. Despite a
passionate and spirited campaign, sadly Alan lost to Mary Lewis, the
incumbent Liberal Democrat Borough Councillor - but not before he halved
her vote! |
| Organised a "Question Time" at St
Barnabas School during Local Democracy Week, with Martin Vye, Liberal
Democrat Education Spokesman and Dr Mike Eddy, Leader of the Labour
Group at Kent County Council. For nearly two
hours, the three of us answered questions from St Barnabas pupils.
Many revolved around what County Councillors actually do, and one or two
asked why we have political parties.
In all a really worthwhile afternoon, and one
which we'll repeat again in due course. |
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Pressed for the repair of broken and damaged
street lights in Camden Road when local residents complained that the
lower end of Camden Road was in virtual darkness. |
| Successfully achieved a new lighting
scheme at the junction of Camden Road and Albion Road |
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