County Councillor Martin Vye for Canterbury City South West

(Canterbury City South West covers Westgate and Wincheap)

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I've been a County Councillor for over 20 years, since 1989, and a Canterbury City Councillor since 1995. Prior to election I taught Economics and Modern Languages at the Kings School, Canterbury where I was a Housemaster for 12 years. My experiences have proved very useful in my positions of Chairman of Governors of Kingsmead Community Primary School and Foundation Governor for St.Thomas' RC VA Primary School

One of my main interests is Neighbourhood Regeneration. Another main interest is the preservation of the district's countryside, and I have worked actively to preserve and enhance the Kent downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

As a rural councillor I am concerned with improving services to village residents, especially with regard to controlling the volume and speed of traffic. I take a keen interest in the Youth Service and played a part in obtaining a detached youth work project for Canterbury. Each year I have allocated a substantial part of my councillor's grant to youth facilities.

I put constant pressure on Kent Highways to repair and improve our roads and pavements. Look at the state of the road in Bishops Way-Knight Avenue and New House Lane. In 2007 I worked on a group of councillors looking into the risk of flooding in Kent. I made a special point of highlighting the flooding caused by inadequate highways drains in our area - St Peter's Lane, for example and am pushing for more investment in increasing their capacity.

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Grant Aid

Every year, I receive £10,000 to help fund community groups and projects.

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