Hart Plain
Your Local Liberal Democrat Champion for Hart Plain
This year we have an exceptional local champion for Hart Plain.
Jules Ashley is a very keen and able person who loves working in the outdoors. She is very keen to encourage others too to enjoy the South Downs which is on our own doorstep.
Helping people has become a passion for her. By electing Jules in this year’s local elections, she will be able to provide better help for the local community and help make your voices heard at council.
Jules Ashley grew up in a small hamlet in Hertfordshire and later moved to Hampshire in 1991 when her (then) husband, who worked for Marconi Underwater Systems (now BAE) was located from Watford to Waterlooville. They have 2 adult sons, one lives in Waterlooville, the other on Hayling Island. She is immensely proud of both of them.
Overall, Jules has lived on the Wecock Farm estate for total of 13 years. Much has changed during that time, but unfortunately much has also remained the same.
Jules has worked in various roles, which have been varied and interesting. In one particular sector she worked in made she realised that she had the desire and the aptitude to help people.
It has been her experience that many people are unaware that help and support for everyday problems exists if they know where to ask for it. For example, during the last few years she has helped a lady obtain a noise abatement to prevent her upstairs neighbour from playing his music very loudly by getting noise monitoring equipment installed by Environmental Health services. She had similar success with a noisy dog complaint.
Jules is deeply concerned about the natural environment and its importance in people’s lives.
She is currently working as a volunteer path warden for the Hampshire County Council Countryside Service and walk local paths clearing overgrown vegetation or reporting more serious issues like fallen trees are fly-tipping to the relevant authorities.
With more and more of the countryside being used for building she is passionate about keeping what is left accessible to everyone, whilst protecting essential biodiversity. She is currently trying to prevent a renegade group of path wardens from using power tools on the footpath network due to the unnecessary destruction they are causing.
1. Improve Local Parks
Drainage and children's play areas in many of our local parks needs to be improved.
Many of our local parks are in need of some work to improve the facilities for the family and pets to use.
The children’s play areas are in need of repair in many of our local parks. Your Lib Dem team will work hard to improve the funding so this much needed work can be brought forward for the parks in our area.
Your Lib Dem team will also work to see better measures taken to prevent unwanted vehicular access, whilst also encouraging those with mobility issues and cyclists to use the parks.
2. Putting Residents First
The Liberal Democrats want to represent your views to the council. We have been listening to you on the doorstep all year.
All too often local views are ignored. You have told us that you are concerned about too much development, too much traffic, too few dentists, too long to wait for a GP appointment. You think that all new housing should be fitted with solar panels.
Everyone should have easy access to electric car charging points.
Traffic needs to be slowed, roads should be safer for cyclists, potholes should be fixed, road noise reduced.
Your Lib Dem team have raised these points with the relevant authorities throughout the year and will continue to do so.
3. Stop Aquind
Aquind wish to run new power cables from France to near Lovedean Sub-Station
Imagine many months of traffic upheaval along Eastern Road Portsmouth and London Road (past the allotments) and Hambledon Road whilst an interconnector pipe is installed from Eastney to Lovedean, bringing French energy backed by Russian investors. Russians who have donated £1.5 million to Conservative Party MPs including £1,500 to Alan Mak MP.
The construction would mean many months of disruption and untold damage to the fabric along the route threatening fragile biodiversity along Langstone Harbour. Toxic material long-buried safely in landfill sites might be unearthed, further harming the environment.
The cables carry data which Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt, former Secretary of State for Defence, calls “a considerable threat to national security.” This project is under review for final decision by a Conservative cabinet minister. We fully oppose this project.
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