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Andrea and Robin Are Working Together for a Better De Parys! News from your local De Parys Ward Conservatives intouch Edited by Andrea Spice and Robin Illingworth Andrea and Robin are working together for a Better De Parys! Including: Improving Pavements Planting More Trees Andrea Spice and Robin Illingworth Tackling Litter AIR QUALITY IN DE PARYS DE PARYS AND YOUR Andrea and Robin have been looking into the air quality monitoring undertaken in the streets of De Parys SAFETY In recent weeks the traffic. Robin and Andrea are concerned about the deterioration of Government has launched a Safety markings on your roads. world leading plan to tackle air It would be complacent not to Robin and Andrea are alarmed Frustratingly for Andrea and pollution, stating that air consider the potential impact that the safety markings on Robin, the Council have to pollution is one of the biggest that emissions may be having the roads and pavements date ignored our requests for threats to public health. In De across the ward, and with have been allowed to priority to be given to the Parys ward, apart from an affordable technology available deteriorate so much putting repainting of safety markings apparent spike to near the legal Andrea and Robin want to raise drivers, cyclists and on Caves Lane and although limit for NOX in 2014, emissions the profile of the issue and to pedestrians at risk on their assured they would be measured are, thankfully, see an increase in the number of daily travels. completed in the summer of marginally better at the last devices for De Parys and to start 2018 they are still to be done. reading than they were several to build transparent and It appears that expenditure years ago. accessible data for all. has been diverted into the If elected, Andrea and Robin painting of new yellow lines would do their best to ensure However, did you know that the Andrea and Robin hope that by around the ward rather than that ongoing maintenance is available data from the Council’s generating and communicating maintaining painted warning considered when prioritising on line resources suggests that ward specific data, De Parys can signs that are now faded and work to be completed within in De Parys there are only three lead the way in helping the unclear. the ward. basic passive air quality Borough set better priorities for monitoring devices? One on any new air quality action plan. Kimbolton Road near Budgens, and two on Goldington Road. Are you concerned As well as all the households in about the air quality the ward, we have four schools, numerous care homes, a wing of in De Parys? the Hospital. Also a number of Please let us know Do you have concerns about eroded cycle lane markings, our 59 streets, like Polhill your views zig zags or caution signs on the wards roads? Avenue, De Parys Avenue and If so, let Andrea and Robin know and they will continue to Park Avenue are heavily used by push for action De Parys Conservatives - Caring For Our Community - ALL Year Round! Promoted by Bernard Jones on behalf of Andrea Spice and Robin Illingworth , all of the Bedford & Kempston Conservative Association both of 3 Waltham Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FY Printed by White Hart Press, 58A York Street, Bedford, MK40 3RL. News from Your Local De Parys Ward Conservatives! ANDREA AND ROBIN, ACTIVE AND COMMITTED IN DE PARYS Through speaking with residents, Andrea and Robin have tackled enthusiastically large and small issues alike including in the last year….. Andrea and Robin attend community safety fo- Andrea and Robin continue rums held at Castle Newnham and separately Andrea and Andrea and Robin meet school leaders to discuss areas where to push for Robin ensure dangerous ensure a Councillors can better serve the school that tree replacement bench community in the future junction stumps are not markings to be is in situ a feature of the repainted for a following severe Andrea and Robin bring to street safer cyclists damage residents attention the poor scene and that and pedestrians provision and basic passive new trees are right of way equipment for air quality planted across monitoring across the ward the ward Andrea and Robin press for resolu- tion to resolve bin lorries destroying shared green space Andrea and Robin reflect concerns of residents over speeding on Pemberley. 20mph signs will not be enough – as with elsewhere in the ward they are widely ignored and unenforced Andrea and Robin regularly at- tend community meetings with Andrea and police for ward crime prevention Robin priority setting demand Crediton Close Andrea and Robin regularly attend resurfacing community meetings with is put on the residents and university highways plan representatives @ Crown Copyright. Source OS Maps Andrea and Robin regularly meet local business owners to Andrea and Robin put pressure on Council to understand how, if elected, they can reverse the perceived explain why, with £2m available for Highways neglect they feel from the current council’s indifference to to spend to Mar-19, only Tiverton, of all roads small business in De Parys, has been resurfaced Andrea and Robin convey residents concerns that whilst broadly welcomed, new LED street lights are felt to be less bright than predecessors causing potential safety issues in winter in particular Andrea and Robin highlight the poor quality of road safety markings that appear to sit behind the Andrea and Robin support residents in the efforts to find a painting of yellow lines in the Council’s priorities pragmatic solution to congestion issues in Goldington, Campbell and Bradgate – and undertake that if elected, the tens of thousands spent by the council on consultations Andrea and Robin ensure since 2013 will not be repeated barriers at crossing are repaired YOUR LOCAL DE PARYS CONSERVATIVES TEAM! Andrea Spice Robin Illingworth Tel: 07739 903028 Tel: 07725 036155 [email protected] [email protected] Facebook: @andreafordeparys 10 Cornwall Road, Bedford, MK40 3DH WORKING ALONG SIDE Gianni Carofano—Mayoral Candidate Ryan Henson— Parliamentary Candidate W: gianniformayor.co.uk T: 07584 746 065 Fb: /gianniformayor W: ryanhenson.org.uk T: @gianniformayor E:[email protected] De Parys Conservatives - Achieving Results For The Local Community! Promoted by Bernard Jones on behalf of Andrea Spice and Robin Illingworth , all of the Bedford & Kempston Conservative Association both of 3 Waltham Drive, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9FY Printed by White Hart Press, 58A York Street, Bedford, MK40 3RL. .
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