WYTHALL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Together we can make Hollywood a better place to live and work.

Wythall residents need a strong INDEPENDENT LOCAL VOICE to speak out as their District Councillor. We are giving you that CHOICE.

Why should you vote for your WYTHALL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION candidate? We need to improve the way Bromsgrove District Council is managed: The Council has lost its way and needs fresh ideas and a new approach to delivering local services.  The planning department is officially the worst performing in the entire country and has been “Designated” by the Government which means that large developers are able to by-pass the Council’s democratic planning process.  Your Council Tax money is being wasted on grandiose schemes to revive the flagging Bromsgrove town centre.  Converting an old, unsuitable building into a new Council House with limited space and car parking, this means that virtually all of the Council staff will be based in Redditch, which adds to the expense.  Borrowing over £11m to build a new Bromsgrove Town leisure centre with no sports hall and which our residents cannot reach by public transport. Council Tax payers will be repaying this debt for the next 50 years.  The New Homes Bonus has not been fairly shared with Wythall. We have had to accommodate many new homes with no additional facilities or infrastructure. This short term Government funding is currently used to prop up council services—but what will happen when it runs out? Only Wythall Residents Association Councillors believe that Wythall residents should receive a fair share of this bonus.  Central Government money allocated to support the Parish Council Tax has not been distributed as intended and has been shared with areas that do not have a Parish Council, such as Rubery and Bromsgrove town.  Last year the Council Tax was needlessly raised by nearly 2% and now the Council has a surplus of £700,000 of your money that they have not spent. The garden waste collection service also made a profit of £262,000, but, despite this, residents are having to pay increased charges for the brown bin service.  All focus is on Bromsgrove Town Centre - Wythall currently receives few benefits. You need and deserve better. This election is your opportunity to say it’s time for CHANGE Independent minded councillors. Your Wythall Residents Association councillors vow to work with other like-minded independent councillors to reform and improve the way the Council is run. Given the opportunity, we will together form a new administration and manage the Council effectively and fairly! Forget Party Politics—Vote for Common Sense All change and a time for change for the next four years The local elections are being contested with new wards this year and this means that you will have to choose just ONE new councillor to represent you and your neighbours. We have candidates standing in every Wythall ward to give you the opportunity to elect a truly Independent person who will represent YOU and not their mainstream political party. When we speak and vote in the Council Chamber we have YOUR interests at heart and will never put party politics before people.

Stephen Peters election message to the people of Hollywood

Dear Voter, I have lived in Wythall for 36 years and many of you will know me as a former District Councillor, your existing County Councillor and Parish Councillor and for my work with the charity Wythall Together saving the Library and providing the highly-valued Dial-a-Ride bus service for those of you who are unable to use the commercial bus services. You may have seen me at the PACT meetings or had cause to contact me for advice or to resolve some local problem. My only ambition has been to do the right thing to the best of my ability for the people I represent and to improve the lives of residents of all ages. If you elect me as the District Councillor for Hollywood I promise to carry on my work on your behalf with the same enthusiasm, good humour and integrity. I know the area very well and I am always quick to respond to local problems and issues as they arise. Representing you has always been a joy to me and I shall regard it as a privilege to be your new District Councillor. I am on your side and together we can make things better. If you have difficulty getting to the polling station on Election Day please give me a ring on 01564 824927. Many thanks, Stephen

WYTHALL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION - We put people before party politics We are not concerned with which mainstream political party is supported at national level. Our concern is local government. If elected, our mandate is to ensure that Wythall residents get a fair share of the services provided by our local Bromsgrove District Council and that we receive value for money from the district council tax that we pay.

Published by Paul Baxter on behalf of Wythall Residents Association, The Croft, Houndsfield Lane, Wythall, B47 6LS Printed by Berrington Print, Umberslade Road, B29 7SB WYTHALL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

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