Ashford Independent Party Vote X Ashford Independent Sarah Dacre X Ashford Independent Matt Peach Standing For Local People Not National Party Politics Your Vote Matters! VOTE DACRE & PEACH Local Independent Candidates for Weald Central

Ashford Independents have been popular and successful Borough Councillors over 16 years Sarah Dacre calling ABC to account on behalf of residents. During three recent years the Mayor of Ashford has been an Ashford Independent, including Winston Michael 2017-2018. There are 15 Ashford Independent candidates standing across 12 wards on 2nd May. Matt Peach Elections The polling stations in Weald central are: Your Candidates for • WC1 Village: Great Chart Village Hall, The Street, TN23 3AX GREAT CHART • WC2 : Great Chart Weald Central Village Hall, The Street, TN23 3AX CHILMINGTON Bethersden • Chilmington Green • Great Chart • • WC3 High Halden: High Halden War GREEN Memorial Hall, Ashford Road, TN26 3LY HIGH • WC4 Bethersden: Bethersden Village HALDEN Hall, Forge Hill, TN26 3AF Standing for Local People 2nd MAY 2019 WEALD CENTRAL WARD

www.ashfordindependent.co.uk Not National Party Politics Published by Sarah Dacre & Matt Peach on behalf of the Ashford Independent Party, Birchett, Birchett Lane, Orlestone, Ashford TN26 2ED Printed by The Art of Design, Lenacre Hall Barn, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, TN25 4PF Ashford Borough Elections 2nd May Dear Residents Vote for your two Only Independent councillors can do what is right for Independent Candidates you, without being led by national level party politics dictated by Westminster. on 2nd May There are 1700 residents in Weald Central and this figure will double over the next five years as Vote for us and we promise to challenge Chilmington is built out. There are other very large poor decisions that have no regard schemes planned for other wards - the number of cars on local roads will sky rocket and this facet for your wishes, that damage the alone needs a strong voice at Ashford Borough Council. environment or are potentially New developments are not just about people and not just damaging to our villages. about profits - We will focus on sound environmental principles - We will push for sustainable solutions We will both commit to finding ways to More local Hospital beds and GPs surgeries; local school places with safe encourage improvements in public transport, drop off areas for all schools; good public transport; adequate parking for road networks, broadband and many other issues. all developments away main routes; provision of environmentally sensitive We will resist overdevelopment and stand in the drainage solutions in harmony with landscapes; Rain harvesting schemes and way of speculative green field developments when brown field sites exist. solar capture; Village green areas protected for pedestrian and cyclist access We need affordable homes for young local people and easily maintained with adequate remote parking; Planting schemes favourable to species re- retirement homes and not luxury 5 bed roomed homes for London commuters. introduction and hedgerow replacement around development red line areas; Debate about construction of Broad Oak reservoir and how quickly this will be Party politics won’t play a part in our decisions, just what is best for the completed? Good broadband services. community. We will listen to you and will work hard to satisfy your concerns at Council level. We want to encourage the regeneration of the centre of Ashford, with vibrant local businesses, retailers and restaurants, where residents can visit and enjoy Voting for us, will get what is right for you and your family, your neighbours and their downtime. You deserve a town centre to be proud of. friends. Independent councillors working for you and the local area. We want local people to prompt the agenda and not Westminster politics to Please give us your support and take the time to vote for us on 2nd May. If dictate the local agenda. we are elected, we will make beneficial changes and chip away at the many problems Borough wide. We want Ashford to be our town, not a suburb of London. Use your two votes on 2nd May to Let’s stop the rot and keep party vote for Sarah Dacre and Matt Peach politics out of local lives. email us at: [email protected] or [email protected] to take back control of the ward. www.facebook.com/ashfordindependents