intouch County Council elections: Polling Day 2 May Election Special MAYFORD GRANGE CROSSING HOE VALLEY PROJECT SUCCESS Simon (here with local activist Colin Scott) is Simon was pleased to have personally campaigning for a pedestrian crossing on secured eventual flood defence consideration Westfield Road near Honeypots Road. upstream of Mayford Bridge.

SIMON BELLORD FOR DEFENDING THE GREEN BELT

WOKING SOUTH ■ Since becoming a ■ Simon has lived in Woking since 1987, when he arrived with Phillips Borough Councillor in 2006, Petroleum. He has three grown-up children who attended local schools. Simon has gained a reputation His work has been in ICT and property surveying and he was elected as as one of Woking’s foremost Borough Councillor for Mayford and Sutton Green in 2006 and 2010. green belt supporters.

As a local Councillor, Simon has He was very pleased to see that the been hands-on. The Martlands Conservative County Council has passed a business park is safer for motion in support of Surrey’s Green Belt, Kemishford residents, the pledging to uphold the National Planning pedestrian footway over Smarts Policy Framework’s role in protecting the Heath railway bridge has been a Green Belt. great improvement. Simon said: “The Green Belt gap between Simon counts it a privilege to be Woking and is a precious vice chair of governors at commodity to everyone in our Borough, not Westfield School and was just those who live nearby. I will continue to delighted to be elected to serve do everything I can to protect it and am another four years. He believes delighted that Surrey County Council is that the school has terrific committed to it too.” children and very dedicated staff; this was recognised by Ofsted recently and Simon hopes to see PARKING NEAR the same improvements in all our local schools. Simon Bellord believes he can bring better representation to Woking South after May 2 WOKING TOWN

■ The parking situation for many WHAT HAS YOUR COUNTY residents outside the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) near Woking COUNCIL DONE FOR YOU? Town Centre is unacceptable, says Simon. Found and made more than Committed £25m extra to our

1 £200million of savings in the past 5 highways to help reduce potholes Continuing expansion of the CPZ is meaning four years and get the local economy moving more and more cars are displaced further and further out of town into residential roads. Identified a further £80m in sav- Agreed £11m for adult social care Residents are increasingly fed up with having ings to be made between now and 2 6 to allow people with dementia to commuters parking all day in their roads, 2016 stay in their homes longer. meaning that relatives and visitors have nowhere to stop. Awarded Council of the Year for Created 500 Surrey apprenticeships 3 this efficiency by Improvement and 7 to give young people a better start “I live just outside the Town Centre and many Efficiency South East in the jobs market of the people affected by this are my friends The Council believes residents will understand and neighbours,” said Simon. “If I am elected I Funding 12,000 new school plac- promise to do more to sort this problem out.” and support its decision to fund and deliver es and injecting £10m to boost 4 school standards these important services.

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The County Council has also announced a school expansion for Knaphill as part of the Brookwood Farm development and this will ease pressure on the current Knaphill and Brookwood schools.

COUNTY BOOSTS APPRENTICESHIPS Clockwise from top: Saj Hussain opposes Brookwood Farm but is happy that a school is ■ Surrey County Council is creating proposed there; Simon Bellord is a governor at Westfield Primary; Conservative Hilary Addison 500 new apprenticeships in is a governor at Goldsworth Primary 2013/14 to give young people a boost in the jobs market. SURREY GETS CONNECTED The Conservative-led Council is funding these opportunities and believes they will eventually save ■ A deal with BT to to provide superfast broadband will make Surrey money by reducing the need for Jobseekers’ benefits and allow more young people to the best connected county in the UK and could boost our economy by contribute to the local economy. Council leader almost £30m a year. David Hodge said: “People consistently tell us that what matters most to them is roads, school places, Conservatives at Surrey County Council signed a contract with BT to create a county-wide high- protecting the vulnerable and opportunities for speed network to help firms to do business online and ensure communities are not left behind. It young people to get into work.” will mean connection speeds of upto 80Mbps will be available with BT.

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