Kennington Community Forum's Campaign for a Community Council

We the undersigned electors live in Kennington and believe that we should have our own Community Council. We request that Ashford Borough Council should make the necessary provisions for establishing a Community Council by conduc/ng a Community Governance Review and that this should be completed as soon as possible. We hope that the outcome will be an independent Community Council for Kennington, covering the area currently served by Kennington Community Forum (that is, the Wards of Kennington, Li2le Burton, Bybrook, Bockhanger (north of the M20) and the non-parished part of Boughton Aluph), which will work closely with its residents and Ashford Borough Council.

THE CAMPAIGN FOR A KENNINGTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL IS BIG NEWS! It’s made headlines in the Ken sh Express, Ashford Herald and Kent on Sunday

THERE’S STILL TIME TO SIGN THE PETITION

A Kennington Community Council would provide a more powerful voice for everyone in Kennington, Bybrook, Bockhanger and Little Burton

IF YOU WOULD LIKE BETTER INPUT ON *Planning applications *Crime prevention measures *Street lighting *Cycle paths *Leisure facilities *Bus shelters *Youth projects *Support for local groups PLEASE SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN

We can now accept scanned copies of signed pe ons Please return this form to one of the following: Chris Morley, 47 Broadhurst Drive, Kennington, Ashford TN24 9RQ Robin Britcher, 169 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford TN24 9AE Bockhanger Library www.kenningtoncf.parishes.gov.uk

We can now accept scanned copies of signed pe ons. Please a ach scan and e-mail to chris.f.morley@gmail.com

Kennington Community Forum — along with community organisations in Central Ashford, North Willesborough and South Willesborough — supports this campaign for community councils in the Ashford urban area For more information visit www.kenningtoncf.kentparishes.gov.uk or www.ashfordcommunity.co.uk

Community Councils are a great way to give residents a more powerful voice that Ashford Borough Council and Kent County Council must listen to.

Their role is to represent the community, provide services to meet local needs and improve the quality of life and community well-being.

They are the first er of local Government in England.

The Localism Act of 2011 gives more authority and power to local government.

To form KENNINGTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL we need you to sign a pe//on which will be presented to Ashford Borough Council. If we have sufficient support from you the Council will take this further.

For this to succeed we need 1,000 Kennington residents to sign the pe on calling on Ashford Borough Council to hand down local decision-making powers to the community To raise money for a Community Council a precept is added to the Council Tax bills for everyone who pays Council Tax in the community.

In Kennington this would amount to about 50p a week per household.

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Community councillors are elected every four years — anyone who fulfils the necessary legal criteria can stand.

A Community Council is a non-poli cal level of democracy with extensive legal powers and responsibili es.

They have the legal right to be informed about all planning applica ons in the community.

Community Councils can help groups in the area through funding, providing somewhere to meet, or by publicity.

Community Councils can provide, maintain or contribute to services such as leisure centres, youth projects, bus shelters, car parks, community transport schemes, crime reduc on measures (an -social behaviour, CCTV), cycle paths, allotments, safety schemes, street cleaning, street ligh ng and traffic calming measures.

Area covered by the proposed Kennington Community Council