Canvassing

Hi,

Over the past week the team and I have been out and about Canvassing; knocking on doors and chatting to people about the forthcoming elections and gaining feedback on issues that Local Government can help to address. There is a common thread to the feedback we've been getting; the state of our roads, lack of Police visibility, speeding and the lack of activities for our youngsters. All of these I have noted and will look into at great length if I am fortunate enough to be elected to represent you.

For most of us on the team this was the first time we had been Canvassing and we all approached it with a little trepidation. I must say though that the response has been fantastic, with everyone we've talked to being extremely polite; even staunch supporters of other political parties have taken the time to chat and politely inform us they would never vote Conservative!

On quite a few occasions though we have had the comment back that "...we don't support the Conservatives, but would vote for someone from the village." This is great as it gets to the heart of my campaign, a campaign that is focused on giving the village a strong local voice in Towcester; a campaign that is predominantly about what I as a village resident can do to support this fantastic village we live in.

I am hoping that we will be able to meet as many of the people on the doorsteps as possible over this coming month, as we get closer to election day on May 3rd. We look forward to chatting to you and hearing about your issues and concerns that are pertinent to Local Government.