Changes in Running
Canterbury City Council
You may have read and been interested in the changes in
the way that Canterbury City Council will be run from 8th
May 2002. Following acceptance of Westminster’s edict to
mn Canterbury City Council on “Cabinet” lines, the
Conservative Group (the largest single group of
Councillors) was all set to run the Executive following the
Liberal Democrat’s well publicised decision to go into
Opposition. Further assurances were received following
their leadership change. At the last moment, they and the
local Labour Party decided that a Lib-Lab pact would run
Canterbury City Council.
You simply cannot trust the Liberal Democrats
and their leadership!
Bekesbourne Children now get places at Bridge School
Three of our new primary school age children in Bekesbourne
were to be denied places at the Bridge & Patrixbourne CEP this
September. Following intervention from your local Councillor
Bill Oakey, and MP Julian Brazier, they have now been offered
places. The school has undergone extensive works replacing
the old poitakabin classrooms with purpose built ones and
providing a computer suite. It is no wonder that its popularity
means there are more applications than vacancies. Your local
Councillor Bill Oakey promises to fight to ensure that
admissions criteria favour local children and has already had
discussions with KCC on this matter. Local Children must
have first priority to attend their local school.