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■ Since taking control of Woking Borough Council in 2007, Woking Conservatives have frozen or kept Council Tax low, invested in Woking’s Town Centre and villages, almost doubled recycling rates and helped more people get affordable homes. The Conservatives led by Cllr John Kingsbury are putting Woking on the map as a place in which to live, work and visit. Investing in our Borough Value for Money Economic Development

1 Conservatives have completed the 2 Conservatives have focused on value 3 Conservatives are supporting local Hoe Valley Project, lifting hundreds for money, protected all Council businesses with Start up Woking of people out of the flood plain. This project also services, improved recycling, brought forward and Business Breakfast events to promote provided state-of-the-art community facilities in new affordable homes, balanced Woking’s Woking as a place to do business and create Woking Park and and a budget and improved its reserves. new jobs. significant natural open space along the Hoe Valley. This year the focus on value for money and We have seen the opening of McLaren’s car protection of services will be continued and a production centre, Skanska’s new offices, the Conservatives have maintained funding to new free weekly collection for disposable completion of Orion Gate in Barratt’s New voluntary organisations and revitalised the nappies and other hygiene waste will be Central Development, the opening of the Town Centre with the opening of Jubilee Square introduced across the borough. Travel Lodge opposite Woking Station and the and eight new retail outlets. start of a Premier Inn in Church Street West. Much-needed help for disadvantaged families Major community projects are underway in St will be provided through a new Family Support Woking will soon benefit from a new covered Johns, and , where a new Service, which will include helping them get Market in Peacock Walk, an upgrade of access road and an Asda Superstore will bring into work. Both of these initiatives — opposed Commercial Way and planning applications for 400 more jobs. by the Liberal Democrats — will be provided the Bandstand Square development supported because the Conservative administration by County Council that will include a believes in increasing, not cutting, services. 60,000sq ft Marks & Spencer store.

Promoted by Woking Constituency Conservatives of Churchill House, Chobham Road, Woking GU21 4AA. Printed by Print Co Ltd, 16 Lower Guildford Road, Woking GU21 2EG.  Investing in roads: over 300 miles of roads repaired or resurfaced last year  Investing in excellent schools: budgeting for 12,000 new school places over the next 5 years plus £10 million to secure excellent education standards  Superfast broadband: securing 100% ac- cess to superfast broadband for Surrey homes and businesses within 2 years Moving 60% of Council spending to Surrey firms THE VITAL CHOICE AT THE HEART OF MAY ELECTION VOTERS TO DECIDE HOW SURREY WILL BE RUN Voters in Woking face a vital choice on May 2 make up the shortfall. This suits the Lib Dems, would rather support a populist freeze now this year — whether to keep the Conservatives as they could then campaign against these cuts and campaign against the resulting cuts in control at Surrey County Council. in future County and Borough Council elections. later.

Surrey Council Leader David Hodge recently The small Council Tax increase will help fund Surrey Conservatives will not play games with announced a Council Tax rise of 1.99%, which 12,000 more school places and further the electorate, nor with council taxpayers’ the Liberal Democrats opposed while failing to investment in education standards, provide an money, nor with the services that the Council put forward any proper alternative. extra £25m to improve our roads and secure provides, which are used in large part by the an additional £11m in much-needed adult young, the vulnerable and the elderly. They wanted the Council to take a one-off social care and dementia support for our Government grant worth 1% and freeze Council ageing population. A vote for a Conservative County Council is a Tax. But this would not have been right for vote for a council that knows that it still has Surrey. With a freeze worth just 1%, Surrey The Lib Dems oppose this — in their latest more to do, that is serious about raising would have been left £50 million short over leaflets, the party claims the Conservatives are standards and will not play petty politics the next five years, needing to cut services to “taxing for nothing”, which is not the case. They with the people it serves. CONSERVATIVE ACTION NEAR YOU...

Richard Wilson, a governor at two local schools, is looking carefully at the increased Cllr Saj Hussain (right) is delighted that at last Colin Kemp and Woking Borough Councillor pressure on primary school admissions in Knaphill is to have its own War Memorial. Saj, Hilary Addison have been working hard to raise , and the surrounding area who was elected as a Woking Borough Councillor concerns about the time taken to complete local due to high birth rates. last year, has campaigned hard to secure a roadworks in Triggs Lane, Woking. suitable site. Richard said: “I am pleased to be working with As a result of their pressure and that of Cllr the County Council and schools to provide more He said: “A huge thanks should go to Rev Linda Kemeny, Southern Gas Networks have school places for local children. An increase in Sherlock, the Baptist Church and everyone who worked extended hours to get Triggs Lane re- the birth rate has put extra pressure on primary has helped make this happen.” opened well ahead of the three-month schedule. schools, which needs addressing.” SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL AT A GLANCE ■ Investing in roads: more than 300 miles of roads repaired or resurfaced last year

■ Investing in schools: budgeting for 12,000 new school places over the next five years plus £10 million to secure excellent education standards Cllr Simon Bellord (right) is very pleased that around 200 residents in Westfield and along ■ Superfast broadband: delivering 100% access to superfast broadband the Hoe Valley are seeing the benefits of the for Surrey homes and businesses within two years Hoe Valley flood prevention scheme, with no flooding reported this winter. The project has also created superb community facilities for ■ Moving 60% of Council spending to Surrey firms to boost the local local groups in Woking Park and in Goldsworth economy Park. ■ Visit our website: www.wokingconservatives.org.uk ■ Follow us on Twitter: @Woking_Cons ■ Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WokingConservatives ■ Or phone 01483 773384