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In Touch - Latest on Stephen and The Conservatives in Fareham East
27th July 2020
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Steve Ingram, who is the Conservative candidate for next year’s postponed Borough Council elections, decided to sound out the opinions of the 5,800 voters.
So he delivered his survey to every household in the ward and published it on his Facebook page and website. He said: “The results have been truly amazing as I have received back over 2,017 responses and they are still coming in.
“I really needed to know your concerns so that I can truly represent you and know that we are all ‘on the same page’.”
Empty shops in the town centre topped the list with 75% of responders concerned, followed by 65% wanting more life skills to be provided in schools and 62% demanding an increased police presence. Despite the current wave of anti-social behaviour and drugs abuse (with a surge in dangerous inhaling from NOS canisters), these prompted responses of 46% and 39% re-spectively.
Other priorities included providing more youth clubs (49%), protecting green spaces (49%), keeping council tax low (44%) and road repairs (44%).
Other issues raised included job opportunities, affordable homes, parking, litter, weekly rubbish collection, libraries and provision of school places.
Steve’s survey also listed the Conservatives’ most important pledges where, not surprisingly, the NHS (48%) and Brexit (35%) were well ahead of schools (28%), im- migration (21%), income tax cuts (19%), pensions (18%), defence and national security (15%), welfare and benefits (9%) and house building (5%).
He added: “I really want to represent your wishes and feel that this survey has gone a long way to ensure that this will happen.”
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A FAREHAM supermarket answered an urgent appeal to help during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Asda was contacted by InTouch team leader Steve Ingram when people, many of them vulnerable, couldn’t get enough supplies due to safety measures stores had imposed.
Although the Government and Borough Council were trying to help as many as possible, Steve said some were falling through the cracks. A phone call to the local Asda solved the dilemma.
Store manager Dean Glasspool immediately set up a system which allowed him and his team to shop within the store using more than one trolley at a time. This enabled them to do a complete shop in one visit.
Steve said: “This was the breakthrough we needed. Without the help from Asda we would not have been able to help a lot of the people who needed it.”
Asda has helped many groups within the community during the pandemic. Dean set up a group headed by Heidi within the store to support groups who were providing help to local people. “This help was invaluable and a big thank you must go out to Dean and his team,” added Steve.
Groups they have helped include Acts of Kindness, Gosport & Fareham Homeless Support, Hampshire Food Revolution, Wallisdean Infant School, Fareham District Nurses, Locks Heath Day Care Centre.
Steve’s ward survey reveals some shock results
Steve Ingram, who is the Conservative candidate for next year’s postponed Borough Council elections, decided to sound out the opinions of the 5,800 voters.
So he delivered his survey to every household in the ward and published it on his Facebook page and website. He said: “The results have been truly amazing as I have received back over 2,017 responses and they are still coming in.
“I really needed to know your concerns so that I can truly represent you and know that we are all ‘on the same page’.”
Empty shops in the town centre topped the list with 75% of responders concerned, followed by 65% wanting more life skills to be provided in schools and 62% demanding an increased police presence. Despite the current wave of anti-social behaviour and drugs abuse (with a surge in dangerous inhaling from NOS canisters), these prompted responses of 46% and 39% re-spectively.
Other priorities included providing more youth clubs (49%), protecting green spaces (49%), keeping council tax low (44%) and road repairs (44%).
Other issues raised included job opportunities, affordable homes, parking, litter, weekly rubbish collection, libraries and provision of school places.
Steve’s survey also listed the Conservatives’ most important pledges where, not surprisingly, the NHS (48%) and Brexit (35%) were well ahead of schools (28%), im- migration (21%), income tax cuts (19%), pensions (18%), defence and national security (15%), welfare and benefits (9%) and house building (5%).
He added: “I really want to represent your wishes and feel that this survey has gone a long way to ensure that this will happen.”
View the full report.
Asda responds to plea to support local community
A FAREHAM supermarket answered an urgent appeal to help during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Asda was contacted by InTouch team leader Steve Ingram when people, many of them vulnerable, couldn’t get enough supplies due to safety measures stores had imposed.
Although the Government and Borough Council were trying to help as many as possible, Steve said some were falling through the cracks. A phone call to the local Asda solved the dilemma.
Store manager Dean Glasspool immediately set up a system which allowed him and his team to shop within the store using more than one trolley at a time. This enabled them to do a complete shop in one visit.
Steve said: “This was the breakthrough we needed. Without the help from Asda we would not have been able to help a lot of the people who needed it.”
Asda has helped many groups within the community during the pandemic. Dean set up a group headed by Heidi within the store to support groups who were providing help to local people. “This help was invaluable and a big thank you must go out to Dean and his team,” added Steve.
Groups they have helped include Acts of Kindness, Gosport & Fareham Homeless Support, Hampshire Food Revolution, Wallisdean Infant School, Fareham District Nurses, Locks Heath Day Care Centre.
