The Fulwell & Hampton Hill Lib Dem team: Cllrs Jonathan Cardy, Malcolm Eady and Jeremy Elloy

May 2010 Election %s: C 34.9; LD 50.1; L 10.1; G 0; I 4.9. LD hold. PLEASE scroll down the page for details of Jonathan Cardy, Malcolm Eady and Jerry Elloy

• YOUR local Lib Dem team: Cllr Jonathan Cardy [8977 1398 Garden Flat, 87 Waldegrave Road, TW11 8LA cllr.jcardy@richmond.gov.uk] · · · • · · · Cllr Malcolm Eady [8977 1398 13 Station Road, TW11 9AA cllr.meady@richmond.gov.uk]] · · · • · · · Cllr Jeremy Elloy, [8274 8540 1 Gloucester Road, TW11 0NS cllr.jelloy@richmond.gov.uk.

2011 News

• [From Comments Winter 2011] Affordable housing comes on stream: THE new affordable homes on the former garage sites at Shacklegate Lane and Railway Road are now completed and in use. This is a welcome addition to our affordable housing stock and a positive contribution to reducing the waiting list. These Council owned sites were originally earmarked for private developments by the 2002-6 Conservative administration. Had the sales gone ahead they would have been developed intensively to maximise profit. Fortunately your councillors persuaded the then Liberal Democrat Council to strike a balance between the provision of housing and off street parking in recognition of the loss of the old garages on these sites. We also got agreement with the Housing Association developer to redesign the Shacklegate Lane homes to give their skylights views of the allotments rather than of the bedrooms of York Road.

• SCHOOLS Building Update: Three of our local schools have major rebuilding programmes underway that were arranged under the last Liberal Democrat administration. The £6m expansion project at St Mary's & St Peter's is nearing completion. The new hall and some of the classrooms are already in use and project completion is planned by next summer. The £8.2m expansion project at Stanley Primary school is well under way and the first new classrooms should be ready by next June, with project completion by the December 2012. The £16m refurbishment project at Hampton Academy has also commenced. An idea of what the new school will be like can be gained by looking at the architect's video on the school's web site.

• ROBBING schools to pay the dustman: Schools have been told that from next April they will have to pay for refuse and recycling collection. As Council institutions, most have not been charged for this service. In future schools will be charged half rate, but this is still several thousand pounds per year per school. Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Malcolm Eady said: "This is in effect a reduction in the Council funding for schools. We have already seen cuts in services the Council provides to schools, but we are now seeing them being charged for services that the Council used to provide free of charge. The schools get no extra money, so this means a reduction in amount spend on Children's education. . It also sends out the wrong signals to our schools, especially those like Hampton Hill Juniors and Stanley Primary, which have made big strides to improve their environmental footprints."

• SECONDARY school place provision fears - inclusive school must be priority: Over the last 20 years the birth rate in the borough has increased by 43 %, yet in that time very few extra secondary school places have been added. In 4 to 5 years time in the parts of this ward, which are equidistant from Teddington School, Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy, there will be a shortage of secondary places at local schools. During the summer the Conservative led Council purchased the Adult College's Clifden Road site for a new school, which could have eased the demand for community school places in the area. Instead the Council announced it planned to lease the site to the Catholic Church for a new school.

Your Lib Dem Councillors considered the decision premature, as the Council had not produced plans of how they would provide for the extra community school places. In early November we called a special council meeting at which we requested that all parents should be consulted about the future use of the site before the Government made a decision about a new Catholic school. The Conservative administration rejected this request. They will only hold a consultation after the Government has given approval for a new Catholic secondary school. We support the provision of a local Catholic School, but only if the Conservatives first ensure that there are sufficient school places for all our children.

• DISABLED people face new curbs on their mobility after cost-cutting measures taken by Richmond's Conservative-run council. Under the Taxicard Scheme, people who qualified used to be able to take 104 taxi journeys a year (equal to a return trip every week) at the subsidised cost of £1.50 a journey. But in July, the cost was raised to £2.50 and the maximum amount of subsidy was reduced, meaning that only quite short journeys are possible without extra cost to the disabled person. For some less severely disabled people, their journey entitlement has been halved to 52.

• DOES your road need a 20 mph speed limit to protect vulnerable pedestrians? Then please contact your local Lib Dem councillors for help. The Government has just made it easier for Councils to introduce such limits. In narrow heavily parked residential areas, especially where road speeds are already below 24 mph, zones can now be designated simply with signs at either end of the road and 20 mph roundels on the tarmac. The good news is that Richmond Council's current Conservative administration supports the changes.

The bad news is that they will not even consider taking action unless more than 51% of the households in a road formally agree to a 20 mph limit. While consultation is vital, response rates from householders are notoriously low. So it is tough to achieve such a majority, especially as empty homes are, quite unfairly, treated as "No" votes . But if you do want a 20 mph limit, please contact your local Lib Dem councillors who are willing to assist you in consulting your neighbours. Please also sign GLA candidate Munira Wilson's petition when it is delivered to your door.

• FOOD Waste Recycling: The new council has to their credit continued with the strong emphasis on recycling pioneered by the Liberal Democrats. But the Tories have done one really silly thing. Liners for the small waste food caddies used to be on sale at branch libraries. Now they don't keep them any longer, and give you the names of local stockists. The only problem is that these shops don't stock them!

This discourages people from recycling, costs the Council more in refuse disposal, puts the library staff under pressure, and undermines our branch libraries which need all the help they can get at present. Not clever! If you want biodegradable liners to fit the small caddies, you can get them from Sainsburys and Waitrose. You can wrap the food waste in newspaper, but liners are much easier.

• FRIED Chicken Plans refused: A developer acting for a fried chicken franchisee has made two planning applications to turn the old Jenny Lind pub in Hampton Hill High Street into a takeaway. Cllrs Cardy and Eady along with many Hampton Hill residents and traders persuaded the Council's planning committee to decline both applications. The developer has appealed and as we go to press we await the result of the appeal - the latest info will be on Facebook at " Friends of the Jenny Lind".

• FULWELL Road Property Repair: We have been pressing the Council for years to chase up the owner of a vacant property in Fulwell Road, to put it in good repair and let it. The good news is that following the threat of a compulsory purchase order; the house has been put in good repair. The bad news is that it has yet to be let and the Council is pursuing the owner to press for occupancy.

• PLANNING Appeal Result: Following a Planning Appeal the developers of the Somerset Road/Elmtree Road site have received permission for the proposed residential development. This contains some affordable housing and the current administration has made £800,000 available to assist in the provision of the affordable element. Cllr Cardy opposed the application because the proposal would have been a case of overdevelopment, though he welcomed the demolition of the current eyesore office block.

• AFTER prolonged pressure from your Councillors a speed-warning signal has been installed in Park Road. These flash up the speed of the vehicle and display a smiley face if the vehicle is travelling within the speed limit, or a sad face if the limit has been broken. These signs are not permanent and will move around the borough.

• UNFORTUNATELY the flashing speed signals on the Hampton Road between Stanley Road and Hampton Hill High Street have ceased to function. While the Council is under pressure to replace them pedestrians are safer now that the Blandford Road pedestrian crossing is in place. The Council is targeting shopping areas and places elderly people might visit - such as care homes and surgeries - for pavement improvements. This means pavements elsewhere will be neglected. However, the Council still has a responsibility to repair pavements when a fault has been reported. So do report any hazards - you can do this easily online, or by phoning the Council on 8891 1411.

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• BUSHY Park News: Looking for somewhere to park for a trip to Bushy Park? Try the new Clapperstile car park , reached via the old entrance to the National Physical Laboratory on Queen's Road, Teddington. The facility was opened to provide parking spaces lost by the closure on weekdays of the old car park near the Woodland Gardens. But it seems news of it has failed to spread, so even at busy times, there are often lots of spare spaces.

• REPLACEMENT of the Hampton Hill Cricket Club pavilion in Bushy Park which burned down at the end of last year has been slightly complicated by the fact that standards have changed since the old pavilion was built. As the club was only insured to rebuild what they had, they need to fundraise so that the new building meets modern standards. We hope the community will be generous enough to enable the club to rebuild.

• ROYAL Parks economies pose challenges for Bushy Park: As one of the results of Government economies Bushy Park and Richmond Park are now under one management team and there will be cuts in the maintenance budget. Bushy Park must not be treated as a lower priority of the two and the Friends and local Lib Dems are watching the situation closely.

More immediately the Royal Parks Board is being reconstituted to give the Mayor of London a greater say and there are fears that the new Board will not include an appropriate ecological expert.. As Richmond Park is already a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Bushy Park is likely to become one it is extremely important locally that this aspect of the Royal Parks is given proper weight. Brian Paddick took the point entirely. Bushy Park is facing a 30 % cut in funding it receives from the Government, and ways in which this shortfall will be covered are being explored.

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• [From Comments Spring 2011]: TANGLEY Hall: A betrayal of trust: Local Residents have been left reeling after the Conservative Council announced they intend to press ahead with their massively unpopular and damaging decision to close the specialist dementia care centre at Tangley Hall, Hampton. Tangley Hall, a day centre which specialises in respite care for sufferers of moderate to severe dementia, also offers very real support to their carers. It is purpose built, over subscribed and open 365 days a year.

Despite a 2,500 petition and recommendations by an independent task group, which outlined ways to save money and allow Tangley Hall to remain open, the decision to close has gone ahead. Cllr Jerry Elloy, part of the Lib Dem "Save Tangley Hall" campaign team, said: "The Conservatives are prepared to subsidise parking charges for high CO2 emission vehicles to the tune of £410,000, but not prepared to spend £136,500 a year on an important frontline facility like Tangley Hall. It is a disgrace."

Liberal Democrat Councillors have used special powers to invoke an extraordinary general meeting of Richmond Council so that the closure of Tangely Hall can be discussed. "The Conservatives have pressed ahead without consulting. We called this meeting so they can come to the Council and explain themselves," said Cllr Eady.

• THE Borough's Schools are Under Threat: Local Liberal Democrat Councillors are campaigning to stop the Conservative Council's "reckless" academy plan that will result in the removal of local democratic control over schools The wholesale school reforms, which were not in the Conservative election manifesto, or in the national coalition agreement, are planned despite the fact that our primary schools are the best in the country and at secondary level, we are achieving record results.

An end for Council run schools: The plans would involve dismantling the local education authority, by either outsourcing services and or terminating their provision. The new style academies will not allow for Council co- sponsorship, nor sponsorship by an experienced provider of educational services.

Council support makes a real difference: Over the past few years, schools needing Council support received it and we are now reaping the rewards. Two secondary schools are now rated outstanding by Ofsted, and all bar one of them are oversubscribed. Last year to bring about change at the three underperforming schools, we co sponsored them with two top class educational providers.

The Liberal Democrats have written to Richmond's head teachers and chairs of governors urging them to debate and reject the Conservative council's plan. Cllr Malcolm Eady, the Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson said: "The driver of change is the Conservatives' desire for significant cost cutting and to remove the influence of the council from the education provision in the borough. "If it is implemented it will drastically reduce the council's ability to provide more school places and risks damaging school performance. The pace of change and the adoption of these untested ideas would be completely reckless."

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• SCHOOLS: A Proud Record of Investment

THE last Liberal Democrat Council administration invested heavily in new school buildings and these projects are now progressing well.

St Mary's with St Peter's: After a delayed start this £7m project is well underway, the steel frame work is in place and the first classroom will be ready by September.

Stanley Primary School: The amalgamation of the two existing three form entry schools, Stanley Infants School and Stanley Juniors School, took place last summer. The planning application for the new building and the refurbishment which will expand the school to four forms of entry has been passed. The application also included a new children's centre and a new Autistic Spectrum Unit. This is an £8.2m project in three phases. The first phase will be completed by the end of the year.

Hampton Academy: The plans for the £17m building and refurbishment project were submitted before Christmas. If successful, the final sign off and the award of the building contract will take place at the end of February.

Teddington School: The project is now complete and the official opening will take place towards the end of this term. The £37m building, of which £12m came from the Council, has been highly praised by staff and pupils. The local Conservatives opposed the expenditure on the project.

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• PLANNING MATTERS

­ - The proposal by Ashill Developments to develop the Somerset House site and the industrial warehousing site at 14 Elmtree Road was turned down by the planning committee in August, but has since gone to appeal. This was heard in mid January and we are now awaiting the decision. Although some local residents have welcomed the residential development of the site, others have been concerned about the overdevelopment and parking problems which it would create.

­ - The council has received an application to develop the Jenny Lind pub in Hampton Hill High Street into a hot food take away establishment. The planning number is 10/3735/FUL and drawings can be found on the Council's web site or at Hampton Hill library.

­ - A new proposal to extend 91 Stanley Road, Teddington to provide five self contained flats and a retail shop on the ground floor was submitted last November. Your ward councillors opposed the development as it was overdevelopment of this prominent site on the corner of Princes and Stanley Roads. Planning officers have recommended refusal.

­ - The Council and the Dental Practice at 2 Gloucester Road, Teddington have been in negotiation to agree a suitable parking layout which is in line with the original planning permission. Agreement has been reached, covering both surface drainage and landscaping. The Practice have until the end of March to comply.

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• NEWS IN BRIEF

Holly Road Playground - Improvements are scheduled to the climbing frame and safety surfacing as we go to press.

Clamping - it isn't cricket - Unwary motorists are still having cars clamped in Cricket Lane near the Carnation shop in Hampton Hill High Street. Wheel clamping on private land is to be banned under legislation, supported by Vince Cable, to be introduced to Parliament this February. Meanwhile the Council is working on regularising ownership issues, and investigating other means of controlling the problem or warning residents of the danger.

Puffin crossing for Hampton Road - At long last a proper pedestrian crossing is being installed across Hampton Road by the National Physical Laboratory. Following years of pressure from your Councillors a Puffin crossing will be installed by the eastern arm of Blandford Road. Work should be completed by the end of February.

Trees at Fulwell Station - Your Lib Dem team are pressing South West Trains to replace some of the 20 trees removed or cut back before Christmas at Fulwell Station. The work reportedly took place because the trees were diseased and at risk of falling on neighbouring homes or the railway line. We have been told that no more felling will take place and are seeking a timetable for when the new trees will be planted. This new planting should help to improve the environment around the station and add to the privacy of those residents who overlook the train track.

20 mph zones - An assessment of the viability of 20 mph zones in the borough's residential areas has been cancelled. While this would be inexpensive, the present administration has decided not to take these experiments forward on grounds of cost.

HAMPTON Hill Library Update: A revised planning application for the Texaco garage site is being considered, and if successful, construction on a new library will start very soon.

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  Cllr Jonathan Cardy 8943 0096 cllr.jcardy@richmond.gov.uk

Roles: Environment and Sustainability Overview & Scrutiny Committee; Statutory Accounts Committee; I'm also a Council nominee to: Richmond Housing Partnership Management Board; Hampton Fuel Allotment; Richmond Upon Thames Arts Council; Vice Chair Royal Paddocks Allotment Management Committee and I'm a governor of Hampton Hill Juniors school

I have lived in Teddington since 1991, and have been elected as a Councillor four times: from 1998 to 2002 I represented Hampton Nursery; in 2006 and 2010 I have been elected to represent the people of Fulwell and Hampton Hill. I am a backbench Councillor, and my work on the Council has varied from chairing the councils backbench task group on the allotments service to helping local residents put their case to the planning committee. Outside of my Council related roles I have in the past amongst other things been an elected staff representative on my previous employers European works council; done voluntary work with several local charities, in ways as various as hedge laying to being a trustee. I am also an amateur archaeologist and have taken part in digs at Olduvai Gorge and on Easter Island.

As Councillor for Fulwell and Hampton Hill I have, as promised, worked to protect the village character of Hampton Hill and the small town ambience of North Teddington. In doing this I have opposed several planning applications (not always successfully, but I did get the top floor of the new Shacklegate lane houses flipped round so that the dormer windows will have a lovely view of the allotments instead of into the bedrooms of York rd). Helped resolve an assortment of blocked drains and clogged ditches; arranged for some extra cycle parking, got an unnamed road named as cricket lane; found an appropriate way to commemorate our local war hero Norman Jackson VC and arranged for the filling of an awful lot of potholes.

Cllr Malcolm Eady 8977 1398 cllr.meady@richmond.gov.uk

Roles: Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Education; London Councils (formerly ALG) - Children and Young People and Families Forum.

Malcolm has been a Teddington resident since 1973. He has two children, both of whom were educated at local state schools. He is a Professional Chartered Mechanical Engineer. For 22 years was a production design consultant, advising on applications of new technologies, which included carrying out environmental impact of competing products, and he then spent 8 years as a IT manager.

He was elected to the council in May 2002. Currently chairman of Education Overview & Scrutiny committee. He also serves on the Transport Consultative Group, Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education, and Children's Quality Services Group. He is treasurer for Churches Together in Teddington, local Treasurer for the Children's Society, and a Governor of St Mary's & St Peter's School.

Cllr Jerry Elloy 8274 8540 Mobile: 0776 419 6294 cllr.jelloy@richmond.gov.uk

Roles: Co-ordination, Finance and Performance Commission; Audit and Planning Committees ; Environment and Sustainability Overview & Scrutiny Committee (chair); Royal Paddocks Allotment Management Committee. Governor of Stanley Infants and Nursery School

I have lived in Teddington for 25 years. My three daughters were all educated in local schools and colleges, and my wife has taught in local secondary schools and the tertiary college during that time. My professional background is in administration, and I worked with the Church Commissioners and the Archbishops' Council for over 30 years before retiring in 2007. I became a councillor in 2002. My council activities have included work on the Pensions Committee, the Audit Committee, the Planning Committee and the Environment and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Committee which I currently chair. I am a Governor of Stanley Nursery and Infants School , which my children all attended. I am particularly interested in environmental issues, but I am also interested in sport - cricket especially. I am also keen to promote greater use of Council facilities for community activity throughout the borough, with particular emphasis on increasing the facilities for children and teenagers. I am also greatly involved in promoting Fairtrade within the borough.

. . working for you, all the year round!

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Election 2010: Jonathan Cardy LD 2658 elected; Malcolm Eady LD 2617 elected; Jerry Elloy LD 2511 elected; Jean Doherty C 1929; Joanne Hope C 1764; Sarah Meagher C 1740; Monica Saunders G 754; Penelope Banaji L 552; Sampson Low L 546; Sheila Nixon L 475.

Election 2006: Electorate 6754 Seats 3 Ballot Papers 3413 % Poll 50.5; Malcolm Eady LD 2015 Elected; Jonathan Cardy LD 1998 Elected; Jeremy Elloy LD 1972 Elected; Sallie Colak-Antic C 1072; Gloria Cadet C 1032; Jonathan Hollis C 985; Monica Saunders Green 458; Leonard Griffiths Labour 222.

2002: Malcolm Eady LD 1,080; Jeremy Elloy LD 1,068; Sallie Colak-Antic C 1,000; Stuart Leamy C 992; Janice Dorn C 961; Andrew Reeves LD 895; Monica Saunders Grn 409; Peter Anderson Lab 375; Samuel Rosenthal Lab 362; Gurdip Kalsi Lab 320; Jonathan Wainwright Ind 241.

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