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Campaign Day Three – Transport

Wilfred — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:40:34 +0000

What a beautiful sunny day in Wiltshire. This morning we met early shoppers in Melksham outside our lovely new Waitrose. I had to leave the team delivering (thank you for all your help!) for an interview with the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald before going to Corsham to meet Theresa Villiers, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.

I had arranged for the campaigners to re-open Corsham train station to meet with her, alongside local councillors. Public transport in our mostly rural constituency is so important to help reduce our reliance of the car. I had already invited Network Rail to meet with councillors and campaigners last month, as well as Theresa, to ensure that Corsham Station remains front of mind.

Andrew Murrison, Shadow Minister for Defence, joined us at the Great Western Pub, Corsham with the campaign group to reopen Trowbridge Driving Test Centre. This is another local campaign I fully support. Andrew and I have worked on many initiatives over the 4 years I have lived in Chippenham. We are keen to ensure a seamless transition if I am elected on May 6^th for his constituents who move to the new constituency of Chippenham at this election.

Thank you again to everyone who came out to help, if you would like to get involved or put up a poster please email wilfred4change@gmail.com

Chippenham Job Club

Wilfred — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:54:23 +0000

Are you looking for work? Then come along to the Chippenham Job Club.

The first meeting is Thursday 18th March, 8.30am and speakers include me and Andy Jackson from Your Performance Development with top tips on your CV and staying motivated. Its free! You can just turn up, or ideally pre-book your place with Dom on dom@cmdrecruitment.com

The job club will be held at CMD Recruitment’s offices at:

Station Hill House
Station Hill
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 1EQ

The next Job Club will be on the 22nd April, at 9am.

Keeping Corsham Station plans on track

Wilfred — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:37 +0000

This week I have been keeping plans on track for the reopening of Corsham railway station. I arranged to meet with Network Rail along with Councillor Dick Tonge, Councillor Peter Davis and other interested parties this Monday 8^th March.

Network Rail advised at the meeting that the aspiration would need a fully-funded business case with backing from the industry to proceed. Councillor Dick Tonge explained “we are delighted that Wilfred has arranged this meeting today. It has clarified the railway industry’s policy. We now need to talk to First Great Western concerning the slots needed to accommodate Corsham. We have a number of other interested parties to approach all of which recognise the need for a station here in Corsham.”

I have been campaigning for Corsham station to be reopened since becoming the Conservative candidate. Corsham has a population exceeding 19,000 and still growing. Public transport links are essential as the town continues to expand. Local support for the new station remains high, and I will do everything I can to get the station reopened, inviting Network Rail down today to meet with the key parties involved is essential to understanding how the project could move forward.

Constituency Rail Links

Wilfred — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:02 +0000

I am lobbying network rail with Wiltshire Council to ensure our rail service is improved across the region as part of their Route Utilisation Strategy.

Get involved by signing up to http://www.transwilts.org.uk/pledge.html or join the campaign to reopen Corsham station by contacting admin@corsham-station-campaign.org.uk