Local Conservatives have spent a great deal of time listening to the concerns of local people.  Here are some aims that a Conservative Council will pursue:

• We will carefully promote sensible schemes of traffic management and parking.

• We will work with the Police towards zero tolerance of crime and social nuisance.

• We will encourage more local initiatives like Sure Start, which help young families so much.

• We will strongly support business, jobs and tourism.

• We will actively encourage modern leisure facilities for all.

• We will plan for serious improvements in recycling, litter reduction and toilet provision.

Don Bunting lives on the edge of the Northgate Ward where together with his wife Caroline they own and run a specialist retail business. They have two grown up sons

Although local politics and welfare have always been an interest of Don, until recently a lack of time has prevented any deep involvement. However, the present need for change at a local level has never been greater.

With your future and his being dependent upon improvement in both the Northgate Ward as well as Canterbury as a whole you can be sure that in voting for Don you will be helping to achieve a common goal.

Graham Gibbens is a member of Kent County Council and is a Governor of Parkside Primary School in the Northgate Ward. He has supported local residents in a range of issues that affect life in the Northgate Ward and especially in relation to education and highways matters. He is an active member of St Peters Methodist Church in Canterbury. He is married and two of his daughters are at University. He works as a consultant for a range of international organisations.