Or complete it online at surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Lakenheath1 News from Lakenheath, Eriswell & Elveden Conservatives 3 What should the Parish Council’s priorities Please tell us about any other local be for Lakenheath? 4 issues which concern you. (Please tick your top three priorities) ¨ Supporting more local housing ¨ A second primary school ¨ Improved health care services News for Lakenheath, Eriswell & Elveden Autumn 2018 ¨ Improved bus service intouch ¨ Traffic calming measures ¨ Other (please complete section 4) In order to make this survey representative, Please let us know if you can help with our NEW WEST SUFFOLK 5 6 how did you vote in the 2017 General work locally: Election? ¨ I can help deliver leaflets ¨ Labour ¨ Lib Dem ¨ I can display a poster at election time COUNCIL IN MAY 2019 ¨ Conservative ¨ UKIP ¨ I would like a postal vote May 2019 will see elecons for a new council for this area. Forest Heath and St. Edmundsbury will ¨ Green ¨ Independent ¨ I would like to make a donation join together to become the new West Suffolk Council and it is planned to expand our Lakenheath ¨ Didn’t vote ¨ I would like to stand for council ¨ Other (please state) ___________________ ¨ I would like to join the Conservatives Ward to include Eriswell and Elveden (subject to public consultaon). n For several years Conservave run Forest 7 Thinking ahead to the next local elections in May 2019, as things stand today, what are the chances of you voting for each of the parties below – on a scale of 0-10, where 0 means there Heath and St. Edmundsbury councils have been would be no chance of you voting for that party and 10 means you would be absolutely certain sharing services, saving tax-payers over £4m per to vote for that party? Please tick one number for each party. annum. In under a year’s me they will jointly Please tick < No chance of voting for this party Certain to vote for this party > become West Suffolk Council, set to be one of the largest district councils in England. Labour 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The new council will then save a further £800,000 Liberal Democrat 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 annually through more efficiencies. The number Conservative 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 of councillors will also reduce and this is why our UKIP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ward will be growing in size (see green area of map opposite). Green 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Independent 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cllr. Colin Noble said, “West Suffolk will become the sixth biggest district in England and will punch Other (Please state below) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 well above its weight, creang real opportunies __________________________________________ for our residents and the local economy.” The proposed new Lakenheath Ward in the new West Suffolk Council from May 2019 Message from the Editor—Cllr Colin Noble RAF MILDENHALL BASE MUST BRING GROWTH LET’S BE POSITIVE ABOUT n Following last year’s decision by the US Air THE FUTURE Force to stay at RAF Mildenhall unl 2024, Conservave councillors at Forest Heath n Next year we will experience major changes to the have been working with the MOD on a governance of our country and our local area, with the development brief for the base. new West Suffolk Council being created in May 2019 and with Brexit we’ll have le the EU in March. Local residents don’t want the base to Many people are worried by uncertainty, but I believe become just a huge housing estate when the that these changes represent a real opportunity for the Americans leave. They want opportunies people living in this area. With the new Council we can for jobs, retail, leisure, health, educaon and take full advantage of our unique posion in Suffolk industry as well as good quality housing. with the economic powerhouse of Cambridge to one side and the Port of Felixstowe to the other. As Con‐ Local Conservaves are determined to plan servave councillors we are here to help our businesses for an excing future for our area that will Cllr. Colin Noble grow and focused on creang high value jobs for our District & County Councillor boost the economy and benefit everyone. residents. Caring and Campaigning for our Community Find out more at westsuffolkconservaves.com News from Lakenheath & Eriswell Conservatives Autumn 2018 Help us campaign for our COUNCIL INVESTS TO EARN villages in the Lakenheath Ward CASH TO KEEP TAX DOWN Staying in touch with local people is really important to us. Please take a minute to fill out this survey and return it n Over recent years local factory building saving 100s of jobs to us, so that we can stay in touch with issues that are personally important to you and your family. councils have seen their central and earning a rental income and in Decide whether Then fill in your If completing the paper survey below, then government grants reduce in 2016 it bought a solar farm in How to Lakenheath which is generang a 1 details to ensure detach this page from the newsletter and exchange for retaining business complete you’ll complete 2 3 financial return of over 10% per the paper survey the survey is refold the survey at FOLD 1 and then FOLD 2. rates raised locally and this has year. Income from these iniaves is this survey: rightly encouraged councils to below or complete representative & give Then moisten the gummed strip, seal and post being invested into front-line council it online us your views it back to us FREE become more commercial, services, helping secure their quality nowhere more than in Forest and also keeping our council tax low. Heath. To complete it online visit surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Lakenheath1 Conservave councillors are also PLEASE WRITE IN BLOCK CAPITALS Conservave run Forest Heath is encouraging businesses to rent solar renowned naonally as one of the panels to split the financial savings Name to help economic growth and to most commercially minded local The Council’s Solar Farm in Lakenheath authories in the UK. It has created generate further income for the Address FOLD 1 FOLD ï ð ï FOLD a housing company, it has bought a council to improve services. FOLD 1 FOLD Employment NEWS COUNCILLORS SUPPORT HEART WEST SUFFOLK BENEFITS FROM Home DEFIBRILLATORS IN LAKENHEATH Postcode Mobile GOVERNMENT JOBS POLICIES Tel n Lakenheath councillors n Figures out this month show that more Email address Louise Marston and Colin people are in work in the UK than ever Noble were delighted to before and that unemployment is now at a Which of the following local issues are most important to you. Please number from 1 (most contribute money from their 40 year low. In West Suffolk, the number of 1 important) to any number up to 14. locality funding budget to people claiming the key out of work benefits support a fantasc village has fallen by 859, a 45% drop since 2010. iniave to place Heart (Please number in priority order) nLocal employment has increased in East Defibrillators on the Anglia, with 3,162,698 people in work – an ¨ Building affordable homes ¨ Road and pothole repairs Lakenheath High Street in increase of 338,646 more people with jobs ¨ Supporting local shops & businesses ¨ Generating more green energy case of emergencies. since 2010, benefing families across the ¨ Reducing litter and improving street cleaning A defibrillator is a life-saving region. ¨ Reducing crime & anti-social behaviour emergency system that n And youth unemployment connues to go ¨ Maintaining low Council Tax ¨ Reducing speeding on rural roads delivers a dose of electric down by an average of 141 every day since ¨ Recycling & rubbish collection ¨ Creating of more jobs the Conservaves won the general elecon current to a suspected heart aack vicm. The machine can be used by simply ¨ Creating a successful new West Suffolk Council in 2010. More jobs means more people with ¨ Improving public transport following the instrucons on the cabinet. spending power to boost our local economy. ¨ Having an efficiently run parish council ¨ Introducing Parking Enforcement FOLD 2 FOLD FOLD ï ð ï WORK BEGINS ON £40M 2 FOLD 2 Which THREE of these national Conservative commitments are most important to you? YOUR CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGNERS FOR LAKENHEATH HUB IN MILDENHALL TO (Please number from 1 (most important) to 3 OPEN IN TWO YEARS TIME ¨ Cut the deficit and deal with the country’s debts ¨ Commitment to deliver on Brexit Cllr Colin Noble Mobile: 07504 417929 ¨ Crack down on tax evasion and avoidance ¨ Invest more in our National Security and defence Email: [email protected] ¨ Control and reduce immigration ¨ Continue to create more jobs Facebook: Facebook.com/Askcolinnoble ¨ Increasing funding for the NHS by £8bn per year Blog: Askcolinnoble.wordpress.com ¨ Ensure welfare benefits are fair and reward work ¨ Protect spending on schools ¨ Expand Britain’s National Parks Cllr Louise Marston ¨ Cut income tax and raise the personal allowances ¨ Increasing the national living wage Mobile: 07887 711955 ¨ Ensure pensions rise by a minimum 2.5% per year ¨ Build a million more homes by 2022 Email: [email protected] Stephen Frost Local Campaigner We would like to keep in touch with you about these issues The information you provide will be used to influence policies only, and Mobile: 07710 436672 The Hub will include a school, a leisure and our work locally.