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Popular local candidates stand for Bishopstoke residents in Parish Elections!!! |
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Editors comment: Four local candidates take a stand on behalf of local residents for the Bishopstoke Parish elections on the 5th of May. For to long the Bishopstoke Parish Council has been totally dominated by Party political groups. It is refreshing to see four independent candidates putting themselves forward for nomination, in an effort to bring to the Council, new, fresh ideas, and to ensure that the needs and opinions of the residents of Bishopstoke are better reflected and maintained in the future. |
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County Councillor Andy Moore, candidate in the Bishopstoke Parish elections: Central Ward, standing under the UKIP ticket, hits out hard at the Lib/Dem. Eastleigh Council's past record. Editors comment: Councilor Moore, is an ex Lib/Dem member, who now represents Eastleigh East as a UKIP. County councillor. Councillor Moore has 20 years experience as a local politician serving Eastleigh East, including Bishopstoke; he is a vigorous, local political campaigner with a good record in serving the local community. |
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Manifesto response to our invitation from the Green Party. Ania Waterman is a Borough Council Candidate for Bishopstoke East and David Hubble is a Borough Council Candidate for Bishopstoke West.
Eastleigh Greens are
standing candidates in
both Bishopstoke Wards
and would vote against
all the options put
forward in the Local
Area Plan. Housing is an
area where a new
approach is required. We
can no longer progress
as a society by saying
we need more houses so
lets build on every
green space
we have, once it's gone
it is never coming back.
We need to look properly
at the stock we
currently have, look at
the brown field sites
that could be converted
to housing and more
importantly we need to
stop building houses
that are not affordable
to the majority of
people, that are sold in
the main to private
landlords who rent it
back to those in need of
a home at over inflated
prices so they profit
from any building and
the circle of more
housing carries on
because it is all held
in private hands. To
make this change happen
people of all areas in
Eastleigh should work
together to enable
change rather than let
this Council split us
into small groups so
they can divide and
rule. Real change is the
only solution all other
parties want the status
quo and do not care to
change anything as they
will lose out.
Community
Editors comment:The Green Party: For Homes, For Clean Air, For Fair Wages, For Equality. In apposing all of the options contained within The Council's Draft Forward Plan, including B. & C., The Green Party candidates show solidarity with the majority of Bishopstoke residents, whilst at the same time appear to endorse Stoke Residents Association amended preferred option to the Local Plan: SRA. Option A1. Views warranting serious consideration by the Bishopstoke electorate. |
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Borough Election candidate, Anne Winstanley fails to take a stance regarding the Council's Forward Plan Options B & C. in her Pre-election manifesto for the Bishopstoke ward!!! Editors comment: Anne Winstanley's 'nil comment' in her pre-election manifesto regarding Options B. & C. of the Council's Forward Plan & it's effect upon Bishopstoke, simply speaks volumes! This is the lady who voted for 100 new builds at The Cemex site, and a further 60 at The Bellway development: nearly 600 in the Anchor Retirement development, and then stated at a recent Parish Meeting to discuss The Council's Forward Plan & Options B & C.: "That Bishopstoke needed to take an even greater share of new builds in the Borough & that to date Bishopstoke had got off lightly!!" Voters will draw their own conclusions! |
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Borough Election candidate, Sue Toher vows her support for Bishopstoke Residents AGAINST the Council's Draft Local Plan Proposals: B & C!!!!! Editors comment: Sue Toher, as a local councillor, has always put the views of local residents, before Party political dogma. Her expressed views and actions in the past, have consistently been for the better of Bishopstoke & its residents. |
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Following the public consultation phase, we are feeling that Eastleigh Borough Council and Bishopstoke Parish Council did not do enough to ensure that all local residents knew about Options B and C. We produced leaflets and worked hard to rectify this situation, but we are concerned that not all our local representatives are keen to support their electorate’s views. Bishopstoke is unusual in having no independent councillors - 100% of current parish councillors represent national political parties. We have expressed concern previously about 6 of the 14 multi-tasking as Borough councillors, especially where dealing with a proposal that is from the Borough Council – including the “Issues and Options Document” which suggests thousands of new homes and a north Bishopstoke Bypass on the countryside between Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and Colden Common. Therefore, we would like to see more independent candidates stand as parish councillors in May’s local elections. All 14 posts are up for election. Please could you get in touch if you would be prepared to stand as an independent parish council candidate? We would like to explore how we can support candidates who are:
· Opposed
to Options B and C in the
“Issues and Options” document.
· Not
intending to stand as Borough or
County council candidates whilst
being a parish · Keen to represent the views of Bishopstoke’s residents. Independent candidates we support would be “Independent – Action Against Destructive Development: Bishopstoke' on the ballot paper – the new action group that Stoke Residents Association is transforming into. This follows conversations with residents in Bishopstoke, Fair Oak, Colden Common, Upham and Allbrook – all concerned about losing our green spaces, our local countryside. Timing is tight – all our independent candidates will need to get their nomination forms in by 4pm Thursday April 7th – so if you could let us know asap that will help greatly. Some links to useful online guides: The Electoral Commission, Local Government Association. And a link to Eastleigh's Election website. As Action Against Destructive Development, we will do our best to find out what position Borough Council candidates intend to take on Options B & C – and the North Bishopstoke Bypass – and to share that with you all. Regards, David Lovegrove Action Against Destructive Development (Stoke Residents Association) 117 Stoke Common Road, Bishopstoke, Eastleigh, SO50 6DW Tel No. 02380 615720
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Saturday 13th February
Eastleigh Local Plan 2011-2036 Issues and Options document, appraisals and assessments: Consultation Representation from Stoke Residents’ Association
Stoke
Residents’ Association’s
response to the above:
This is an 11 page
document, found upon the
following link, and is
in 'Word' Format.
Consultation Representation from Stoke Residents’ Association The SRA. 'Alternative Development Option A1’ can be found upon the following link, and is in PDF. format: The SRA. 'Alternative Development Option A1
Our alternative option
A1 seeks to illustrate
that there are
potentially viable
alternatives to allowing
development to take
place across the most
attractive and
environmentally rich
parts of the Borough.
These alternatives
could be better
developed if we had more
time and access to more
information - our hope
is that the Eastleigh
Borough Council officers
will be charged with
properly challenging the
develper-led proposals
against the Borough’s
own policies which we
are certain will result
in Options B and C being
found completely
unacceptable.
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Protest takes
place against plans for 3,700
homes between Bishopstoke and
Fair Oak
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PROPOSED ACTIONS:
— Tuesday 2nd February
(7.00pm) An
opportunity for all local
residents to come along to the Bishopstoke Parish
Council Meeting: at the
Methodist Hall on Sedgwick
Road, Bishopstoke, where
they will be encouraged to
put forward their opinions
to Parish Councilors,
regarding The Eastleigh
Borough Council Proposed
Draft Local Plan, with
particular reference to
Options B. & C., in as much
as these options will
dramatically effect Bishopstoke, Fair Oak and
surrounding areas. The
support & views of all local
residents is requested upon
this occasion!! Please
arrive early as this meeting
will be well attended!
— Saturday 6th Feb. -(morning)
Residents and
Councillors are
invited to join members
of the Stoke Residents
Association on an
'Option B. Ramble',
meeting at 10.30am:
Saturday 6th Feb at the
Stoke Park Road entrance
to Stoke Park Woods, ( so
folk can park nearby)
and then take the
route included in
Option B. to the Fox and
Hounds pub at Fair Oak.
During the Ramble
residents will be given
the opportunity to ask
questions & study plans
concerning Option B.
from committee members
of Stoke Residents
Association, and any Councilors who
choose to attend.
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18th January 2016
Bishopstoke residents are campaigning against proposed greenfield development outlined in the latest version of the Proposed Draft Revised Eastleigh Borough Council Local Plan. Details of these Planning proposals for consultation can be viewed at the Council Offices or online here. In particular we refer your attention to Option B. page 32 of the Proposed Draft local plan, & The Stoke Residents Association opposition to these proposals. We are opposing Option B of the Council's Draft Proposed Local Plan on the grounds that Eastleigh Borough Council, and Ward Councillors have ignored the substantial opposition of local residents to this Draft Proposed Local Plan. Further, that we consider the Council has failed to take proper account of its own sustainability and transport assessments by including Option B. to the North East of Stoke Common in their Proposed Draft Forward Planning. Do take a look at the Councils Proposed Draft Forward Plans, because if adopted there could be irrevocable changes to our local environment and landscape. If you feel strongly, please get involved! An Exhibition of Eastleigh Borough Councils Draft Local Plan will be held at The Community Centre in Church Road upon Wednesday 20th January 2016, between 1500hrs. and 2100hrs, and residents are encouraged to attend and view the Council's latest proposals contained within their Revised Forward Plan, with particular reference to Option B, the proposed new road, and development to the North of Stoke Park Farm. Members of the Stoke Residents Association will be in attendance, to outline the Associations objections to Option B. in as much as it is likely to severely affect the the whole of Bishopstoke, and in particular the community of Stoke Common.
'For more information go
to www.eastleigh.gov.uk/lp36'
Link to Information leaflet
PDF format: for News & further
information:
"Save Our
Countryside!"
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