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Odd Down
Your Odd Down Liberal Democrat Councillors are Steve Hedges and Nigel Roberts, who have been working hard for the residents of Odd Down since 1999.
Odd Down Liberal Democrats still have the only weekly surgery in the authority, which has been going for 10 years, and are the only ward with their own dedicated web site at www.odddownlibdems.org.uk.
Steve and Nigel know they still have things to do. As a result, they have targeted the following issues for the next council:
1. Resurfacing in Kingsway
2. Traffic lights for Banwell Rd
3. Keeping Culverhay open
4. Street Cleaning improvements
5. Completing council adoption of Sulis Meadows
6. Reducing the speed of traffic on Rush Hill
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Councillor Steve Hedges
Stephen Hedges was born in Wellington, Somerset, he moved to bath when he was five years old first living in the married quarters on the London road. His family then moved to corston view in Odd Down and lived in a prefab, soon after he moved to Barrow road, the Schools he when to were St Lukes (now St Phillis) then he attended Westhill Boys School (now Culverhay) he has lived in Odd Down for over 30 years. Steve works for a care home and is a painter and decorator.
Steve has been a councillor in Odd Down since 1999 and has been a School Govenor at St Phillis School, and is a member of the Odd Down Community Association.
Steve and Nigel still have the only weekly surgery in the Authority which has been running for the last ten years.He first ran for council because he believed the council should be run on behalf of the people, and when the people speak the council should listen.
Steve says "It has been an honour serve Odd Down since 1999, with Nigel Roberts, we have helped residents stop a School being built on the Odd Down playing fields. Helped residents to stop 2000 extra houses being built around Odd Down, helped residents get Sulis Meadows adopted and the landscaping sorted.
We have helped residents save St Martins primary School, and many other small success, from getting pot holes fixed to getting street signs repaired, and a speed control sign installed in rush hill, with two more to follow this year in Odd Down, old fosse road traffic calming.
However we still have things to do, so our pledge for the next Council is.
We will work hard to achieve.:
1) Keeping Culverhay open
2) Resurfacing in Kingsway
3) Speed of traffic on rush hill
4) Completing the adoption of the Clarks estate
5) Traffic lights for Banwell road
6) Make Odd Down a better place to live and play
7) Protect our green spaces.
Contact Steve:
Email [email protected]
5 Oak Avenue, Englishcombe Park, Bath Ba2 2Ha.
Tell: 01225 358622
Councillor Nigel Roberts
Nigel Roberts was born at the RAF hospital in Ely, Cambridgeshire. He
graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Biochemistry, and now
works as a Haematology Laboratory Manager at the RUH.
Nigel has been a councillor in Bath since 1992, and a councillor for Odd
Down since 1996. He is also a member of Odd Down Community Association.
He believes that decisions should be made locally, in the area it
affects. As a councillor he hopes to improve Odd Down for all residents,
by providing more facilities for those in Odd Down, and especially for
young people, keeping the streets clean and reducing crime.
Nigel says: "I have been pleased to represent Odd Down since 1996: they
are great people in the area. Steve Hedges and I have helped defend
building on the Odd Down playing fields, fought off 2000 extra houses
being built around Odd Down, and helped residents finally get Sulis
Meadows adopted. We have also achieved many other successes, from
getting pot holes repaired to getting street signs mended."
Together they run the only weekly councillors surgery in Bath and North
East Somerset.
Contact Nigel
email: [email protected]
11 Old Newbridge Hill, Newbridge, Bath, BA1 3LX.
Tel: 01225 336366
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How you can help
The Odd Down Liberal Democrats work for you all year round.
Steve and Nigel are always busy helping local residents and striving to improve Odd Down. You can help them keep local residents up to date and aid their election campaigns.
If you would like to get involved then please press on the link below to have a look at our
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