First Aylsham Focus - Broadland Liberal Democrats

On Aylsham Oulton Marsham
Focus
News from David Harrison, Steve Riley & the local Liberal Democrats
Community First
David Harrison and Steve Riley,
District Councillors for our area, work
hard all year round to support our
local community.
routes causing villages and residents
real concern where plants have been
built and in villages such as Marsham
as the trackers go through them.
David and Steve from talking with
residents in Aylsham fully support the
need to ensure that the market centre of
the town remains vibrant and well kept.
The other issue is one of not growing
crops for food but for generating power
using up large acreage of many farms to
do so. The original idea for digesters was
for small farm use just on one farm self
contained using the farms own waste to
generate power. This is a very good
green way of dealing with waste.
The main issue being raised is of the
empty shop and the the old Post Office.
David and Steve say ‘We have given
and will give continued support to
residents and the town council with
initiatives to bring these privately owned
assets back into productive use.’
Despite previous applications for AD
plants being accepted by Broadland,
both applications have been turned down
by the planning committee. At Oulton
the developers appealed the decision
Recently two planning applications
taking it to the planning inspectors. They
were submitted to build two large
scale anaerobic digesters, the first was lost the appeal vindicating Oulton’s
opposition, In Aylsham the developers
in Oulton and the second in Aylsham.
have another 4 months to mount an
Both parish and town council opposed
appeal if they wish to do so. Steve and
the applications. In supporting both
David are committed to continue
councils’ opposition, Steve and David
supporting Aylsham in fighting any such
said the main concern with this type of
appeal and will keep residents posted.
anaerobic digesters is the fact that they
farm a large area to feed the digesters,
up to 40 miles, resulting in large tractors
and trailers movements using undefined
David and Steve say that working to support
residents and parish council views is their main
priority.
New General Election candidate announced
Steve Riley will be the Liberal Democrat
candidate for Broadland in the General
Election on May 7th.
Steve is Broadland District Councillor for
Aylsham. He is a proven election winner as
he won his Council seat off the
Conservatives two years ago in a by election
polling nearly four times as many votes as
the Labour candidate!.
Steve lives locally within the Broadland
constituency with his wife and family. He
has been prominent in campaigns such as
the old RAF Coltishall base for the benefit
of the community for many years.
Steve says “I am standing because I think
that Broadland needs a different kind of MP,
someone who puts people and our local
communities first before party politics.
When speaking to residents they often
say they are just not listened to, that
promises are made and then not acted
upon.’’
The residents and voters of
Broadland deserve better. An MP that
acts upon promises, an MP that is
active and seen to be active within our
communities. Broadland deserves a
hard working MP, an MP that leaves
no stone unturned in achieving the
best for individual residents and
communities here in Broadland and at
Westminster.
for the voters of
Broadland and with your support we can
make that change
A record of delivery. A promise of more.
News in brief
Labour can’t
win in
Broadland
Pupil Premium Boost for our Schools
Liberal Democrats believe in giving every child a fair
start in life. The Pupil Premium was in the Liberal
Democrats 2010 election manifesto, and the Lib
Dems were able to incorporate it in the coalition
Negotiations. The Pupil Premium is paid by the
Government to schools and is targeted at the
children of lower income families who qualify for free
school meals. These children have previously been
lower achievers compared with their peers from a
less disadvantaged background.
Schools in our area have benefited from the
Pupil Premium to the tune of tens of thousands of
pounds in the 2014/15 financial year. The schools
can decide how the money is spent provided it is
used to help these disadvantaged children. This
can take various forms, for example; extra staff for 1
to 1 or group catch up sessions, counselling or
nurturing sessions, or for subsidising school
educational visits.
The results for these children show that the
intervention is working.
Contact the
Lib Dems:
Steve says ‘’I know from talking with teachers and head
teachers in our area that this funding has been of real
benefit to the whole of the school they teach in as well
as individual children. Liberal Democrat policy is making
so much difference to children’s lives and to their future.’’
Free School Meals: Lib Dem policy on school meals
means that thousands of primary children in Norfolk now
receive a free nutritious lunchtime meal. Research shows
that providing free school meals has real benefits for
pupils’ attainment by improving concentration. It also
saves parents about £400 over a school year.
Broadland Result 2010
Tory 24,338 Votes
Lib Dem 17,046
Labour
7,287
County Results 2013
Highways Matters
Tory 6 seats
It is the time of year when potholes become an even
bigger problem than usual - any resident is able to
report a pothole through the County Council website
or calling 0344 800820.
Lib Dem 4
UKIP 1
David Harrison says “Potholes can cause hundreds of
pounds of damage to vehicles. We need to make sure
they get fixed.’’
Labour 0
In 2013 Lib Dems won Council
seats in Aylsham, Reepham,
Wells, Hevingham & Spixworth.
Labour didn’t come close to
winning anywhere!
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Economy rescued by Lib Dems
Thanks to tough decisions taken
by the Liberal Democrats in
government, the economy has
been turned around and is now
back to the size it was before
Labour’s disastrous economic
crash.
The Lib Dems have focused
on creating apprenticeships
to help deliver a fair recovery.
Lib Dem PPC Steve Riley said, ‘’It
has been a tough few years and
difficult decisions have had
to be made by Lib Dems in
Government, but thanks to the
resilience and hard work of local
people we’ve been able to turn
things around.’’
“ I know it’s still tough for many
people in Broadland, so it is vital
that the local MP works hard to
campaign to bring better economic
development to our area, this is
something I am totally committed to.
The recovery would not be happening
without the Liberal Democrats and it
Back the Liberal Democrats
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Since going into government in
2010 the Lib Dems have:
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Created over 1.7 million more private
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I will be supporting the Lib Dems in May
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Given an £800 tax cut to ordinary local
workers - real help with the cost of
living.
Created a record
apprenticeships
number
“It is the Liberal Democrats who
have delivered an £800 tax cut to
help millions of people weather the
storm and through policies such as
our focus on creating
apprenticeships we are making sure
everyone benefits from the recovery,
not just those at the top.”
Do you want to vote
by post?
We have District and Parish Council
elections on May 7th as well as the
General Election.
If you would like to vote by post or
proxy you can apply by contacting
[email protected]
or calling - 01603 430424
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Steve Riley said, ‘‘It is a shame that the Lib
Dems could not achieve all they wished for
in their manifesto in this coalition, however,
I’ m proud of what the Lib Dems have
achieved in government. We’ ve turned the
economy around and are delivering a fair
recovery. But there’s more to do, and I
need your support to create the stronger
economy and fairer society that will give
everyone the chance to get on in life.
Broadland deserves support from
Westminster. I will work to achieve that for
all of us.’’
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