Dear Residents,
The March edition of the Sellindge Parish magazine is, unfortunately, only delivered to Sellindge Parishioners which precludes information spreading from outside the Parish. As S&DRA is a conduit for information to ALL, we feel that the March edition of the said magazine is worth reading for very good reason as it mirrors the feelings of the majority of informed Shepway residents.
A local resident, Richard Lofting; a long standing resident and respected author, has taken the time to make his views known to the Parish Council and to our amazement his letter has been published. Here it be:
Dissenting Voices
Having read in the Sellindge Parish news letter over several months, the one sided discussion on the New town proposal at Otterpool and how marvellous it will be for us, the condescending tones of our District Councillors and others are almost at the level of a Headmistress at a primary school telling the children it is for their own good, so it must be the right thing to do?
I also remember that the village has had an 'all inclusive' survey on the needs of the village regarding housing and what we wanted. The upshot of that was a village plan produced that most people were in broad agreement with it, although I feel it was more of an architects utopian dream rather than a practical plan. However, the point I am trying to make is, why bother with such surveys when another idea comes along and the original plan is totally disregarded by the elected council members. Ok, it is outside the village, but will detrimentally effect us all in the locality. We have recently seen what happens when the proletariat has had enough, Brexit and Trump are but two examples of dissent towards the establishment. It is high time the role of councils and their minions were returned to the position of servants of the people rather than their masters, as it seems to be at present.
I feel the only way forward from here is for the electorate to vote with their feet, and at election time to forget political allegiances of old, and vote for the candidates who are actually listening to us rather than the establishment stooges we have at the moment!
Richard Lofting
In the same magazine our present KCC Councillor Susan Carey writes:
My term of office as County Member for Elham Valley is nearly at an end so next month instead of a report in this newsletter I'll be delivering a leaflet to you. It's up to you if I return after the election on 04 May. It is a privilege to represent such a beautiful part of Kent and its people
Ms Susan Carey
We at S&DRA will be looking forward to reading the mentioned leaflet. Either way, we will be publishing Ms Careys' achievements in, er, protecting such a beautiful part of Kent and representing its people.
Restraint is a wonderful thing.
S&DRA.
