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AutumnNewsletter 2018 Chair’s Comments – Carol Groves COUNCIL Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter and thank you for being here with us tonight. I hope that you have enjoyed the lovely summer. We have made hay ELECTIONS while the sun has been shining to get out and about campaigning right across the constituency. 2019 I look forward to meeting more of our members over the coming months  May 2019 sees the 4 yearly election and would especially like to welcome those new members with us here tonight. cycle for East and Crewe and Nantwich Town Councils. Currently the Conservatives hold Cheshire Carol East, disappointingly, our neighbours in Cheshire West do not, and they are making a DEPUTY CHAIR POLITICAL – concerted effort to win this back. In we need to hold the seats VICKY HIGHAM we have and also to win our target wards. We still have some vacancies for candidates.  our engagement with our voters has been It’s been a really eventful time since my If you are interested there’s a simple process invaluable. appointment in February. that’s not scary Over the summer months we continued We started by developing our strategy 1. Be a member of the Conservative Party with our regular Street Stalls and then for the next 3 years, including our Ward – if you’re not you can join – please twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, Leaders approach, and have used this as contact John Statham our blueprint to focus on our activities from we’ve been out in our wards delivering April onwards. newsletters and also gathering information 2. Complete a candidate application form on what’s important to our residents 3. Attend an informal interview to gain We held our first street stall of the year through knock, drop and collect surveys. approval to be on the candidates list at the end of April, to coincide with the As a result of this we’ve had feedback from Nantwich Farmers Market, outside of our 4. Join some of the weekly campaigns – over 1,200 residents in Crewe, Leighton, offices in Churchyardside and haven’t speak to Vicky or David Nantwich, Shavington, , looked back since. 5. Apply for one of the candidate vacancies and Willaston & Rope. Over the We hold a regular street stall on the last coming weeks we will be out and about in 6. Depending on how many applicants Saturday of every month now. these areas together with . there are for a ward there may be a meeting to decide who is the best We are now Thanks to all of those who have been candidate starting to out and about, as well as those who hold regular have been behind the scenes printing, 7. Start campaigning with the team! ward councillor preparing the rounds and data inputting We have vacancies for the two Town surgeries to – we couldn’t have done it without you. Councils as well. The Conservatives tackle any We have a lot of new faces, so if you’d currently hold Nantwich Town Council, local issues. like to meet some of our newer members, disappointingly we don’t have any Look out for please come along to our campaign councillors for Crewe – 2019 will see a adverts for sessions, or prep activities – watch out for change – but we need you to affect this! your local ward the weekly email from David. If you feel that you’d like to build your surgery with your local Ward Councillor confidence as a councillor, and you live and the newly appointed PPC. There’s lots of ways you can help out in spreading the word, please see our article within 3 miles of the town you’d like to be It has been a busy time in readiness for further into the newsletter. considered for then follow the following the 2019 elections. We have completed steps most of our candidate selections for the Finally, I’m delighted to have been 1. Complete an application form wards we currently hold, & some of our selected as one of our 2 candidates for target ones, however there are still some Nantwich North and West. I have a great 2. Attend an informal interview for approval vacancies. If you are interested in standing affinity to this ward my daughter attended 3. Start campaigning with the team as a candidate or as the Wyche, my grandmother lived a Crewe/Nantwich Town Council candidate on Welsh Row in the alms-houses, please see the feature opposite. my mum and dad lived in a flat on Barony Court, and for the last 30 On June 4th we welcomed our Campaign years I’ve lived in Reaseheath on Manager, David McNeilage, to our team The Green. and the help and support in building on Crewe & Nantwich Newsletter DEPUTY CHAIR MEMBERSHIP Portcullis Club  This is an inclusive, & FINANCE – JOHN STATHAM exclusive club. People from all walks of life  help your local community, gain political Growing our membership are welcome, however experience, and develop useful skills in Our members are our greatest asset, it is limited in numbers public speaking and problem solving. New volunteering their time and skills in countless to 24. This is because Councillors bring fresh ideas and fresh way to ensure that our campaigns are the main events are enthusiasm to local politics. successful. That’s why both locally and twice a year there’s nationally, the Conservative party is working  Make a donation a meal with a Cabinet Minister, one hard to attract new members. In Crewe Whereas the Labour Party receive millions in Westminster and one in Crewe and and Nantwich we are hoping to continue from the trade unions, we are reliant on the Nantwich. There are other events as our recent success in attracting new support of individual donors like you to get well. members. We have had a good response our messages out. Any money you donate There’s a minimum donation of £500 per to our ‘Knock, Drop and Collect’ surveys will be used to campaign locally. person, per annum. which gives people the chance to indicate their willingness to get involved. Often, all it  How could you help? Occasionally there may be an opening takes to get someone on board is to ask the yy Delivery network. Just a few hours a for a new member, if you are interested question: “would you like to join us?”. month and a little more at election time in joining you can put your name down can go a long way to ensure that we can on the waiting list Over the Summer, efforts to swell our ranks get our Conservative message out. have been rewarded with a 20% increase From time to time, a member cannot in membership. We have set an ambitious yy Display a poster. Perhaps you have a attend an event and the ‘slot’ is made membership target for 2020 which will display space which is highly visible. If so, available to ‘taste’ the club. This is provide Crewe and Nantwich with a larger, we would love to hear from you. offered to waiting list members who have enthusiastic and dynamic team to help paint yy Administration. There are always not yet had a taster in the first instance. Crewe and Nantwich blue once again! opportunities to help with admin jobs. If you are interested in more information  Get Involved yy Campaign days. Head out with our on the Portcullis club please contact the Become a member. If you are not already committed team of activists, canvassing office. a member you could consider joining the all over Crewe & Nantwich. It’s a great Conservative party. For just £25 a year (£5 way to meet other members and usually for aged 22 and under, or £15 for serving or ends with a coffee or something CONTACT CREWE former members of the armed forces), you stronger in the local pub. can play a major role in the party. & NANTWICH  Social Events CONSERVATIVES There is a full programme of social events held throughout the year and we would love Crewe and Nantwich Conservatives, to see you and your friends at one soon. Churchyardside, Nantwich CW5 5DE All the money raised goes towards local 01270 625 144 Conservative campaigns, all whilst enjoying creweandnantwichconservatives.org.uk the company of like minded people. office@  Become a councillor creweandnantwichconservatives.org.uk Becoming a Councillor is a most rewarding experience. It gives you the opportunity to EVENTS UPDATE  August saw our fabulous Garden Upcoming Events Party hosted by Mr and Mrs Potter.  Candidate Launch Party – Friday Hosted by an artisan distiller £15 pp. which We raised a large amount to help with 28th September - Olive Grove Centre, includes 6 gins to taste and nibbles, oh go campaigning, but more importantly it London Road, Nantwich. Get to know your on then we’ll include mixers too. was a time to catch up with old friends Parliamentary candidate better over a glass Limited to 40 tickets, these are selling fast. and make new ones, swap ideas & of wine. experiences on the campaign trail and Please call the office to secure yours.  have some fun. Thanks to Donald and Quiz Night (26th October, 7.00 for 7.30. Members and their guests welcome Eileen for a smashing event. Richmond Village) with a mouth watering Hot Pot supper and an excellent bar. Quiz  Burns Night – 25th January, Richmond We have several events in the diary – teams are a table of 6 and it’s £10 pp. If you Village. To commemorate that well known please see opposite. can’t make a full table we can fit individuals poet Rabbie Burns, we have tables of 6 and If you have an idea for an event that together to make a team. 10. Tickets are £30 pp for 4 courses and a you’d like to host or would like to get drink for the toasts. It will be a traditional Please email to [email protected] involved in helping out please contact Burns Night with a twist. before the 16th October to say... “it’s in my John or Vicky. Our new Business Plan diary, I will bring a team”. Members and their Again if you can’t make a full table we will approach means that it shouldn’t result guests welcome try and accommodate requests to seat in individuals having to financially fund smaller numbers together. Members and events, if they are not in the situation to  Gin Tasting – 23rd November at the their guests welcome. do so. Olive Grove Centre, London Road, Nantwich

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