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David Ledger George Sparks Ashford Independent Party Vote X Ashford Independent David Ledger X Ashford Independent George Sparks Standing For Local People Not National Party Politics Your Vote Matters! VOTE LEDGER & SPARKS Local Independent Candidates for Weald South Follow us on Weald South Ashford, Be Independent on Facebook David Ledger There is growing support for Ashford Independents. Together with other members we will use our extensive local government experience to scrutinise and challenge damaging decisions at every opportunity. Together, with your support, we can make a difference. Don’t forget to use a postal vote if it’s more convenient. It is time for change and every vote matters. George Sparks Ashford Borough Your Candidates for Council Elections SHADOXHURST Polling station: Hamstreet • Shadoxhurst • Hamstreet Victory Hall • Shadoxhurst Village Hall WOODCHURCH Warehorne • Woodchurch HAMSTREET • Warehorne Village Hall WAREHORNE • Woodchurch Memorial Hall Annexe 2nd MAY 2019 Standing for Local People WEALD SOUTH WARD www.ashfordindependent.co.uk Not National Party Politics Published by David Ledger & Peter Davison on behalf of the Ashford Independent Party, Birchett, Birchett Lane, Orlestone, Ashford TN26 2ED Printed by The Art of Design, Lenacre Hall Barn, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent TN25 4PF Ashford Borough Elections 2nd May Dear Residents We are standing to jointly represent Weald IT IS TIME South, our community, in the Local Elections on 2nd May because we want to make sure local voices are heard in Ashford Borough Council. FOR CHANGE! We have attended many Council meetings throughout the development of the current Vote for us and we promise to challenge Local Plan 2030 that will now shape the whole poor decisions that have no regard for of our Borough, including all our villages. We have both fought hard to keep the rural local people, the environment, or character of Shadoxhurst and Orlestone but that are potentially damaging to we believe that Ashford Borough Council has not listened to us as Parish Councillors – so we would like to have a louder voice as part of the our communities. Borough Council. Rural Parishes are desirable places to live. They will continue to be targeted by speculative developers all the while Government Policies drive targets for Councils that are about the numbers of houses built, rather than residents’ • Are you concerned by the loss of our quality of life. We can’t change Government policy but we can help shape the countryside to house building? local decisions to reflect local concerns. • Are you concerned that the house building fails to meet truly local needs? A local voice! • Do you fear that our rural parishes will become part of greater Ashford? We are two local people; David has been on Shadoxhurst Parish Council for four It’s time to be bold! years, chairing it for the last three, George has been a Member and Chairman of Make a difference; Vote Independent. Allow us to represent the many people Orlestone Parish Council for decades. who feel disenfranchised and ignored by Ashford Borough Council. We have the courage to stand for you and challenge decisions that affect our villages. If you feel that your Council doesn’t listen – vote for an Independent Borough Councillor! We are standing for local people, not party politics. No National Party Politics Hamstreet, Shadoxhurst, Woodchurch, and Warehorne need a strong voice. Ashford Independents are the credible alternative. We stand as a group but do We both live in the Ward and understand your issues because they are our not have a Party Whip. Every Ashford Independent candidate is free to represent the views of the community that has elected them, not tied to National Party concerns too. We are ready to provide credible opposition in Ashford Borough policies. How to fix democracy is a current national debate. Council – to challenge, scrutinise and set an alternative agenda that is about Let’s start in Ashford! Let’s start now! you, the people who live in our villages; every age group, dynamic and lifestyle. VOTE David Ledger and George Sparks ON 2ND MAY We believe that ‘IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE!’ We think that our Borough Council has let our villages down. We want ACTIVE representation of Weald South Ward in Ashford Borough Council. We will provide YOUR VOICE inside the Council – speaking up for OUR communities..
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