Herts and Minds HP 11/1/2014 [Edition 1, Volume 1] Vesper Hunter UKIP Hertfordshire’s, newly elected Chairman Vesper was elected by the Herts branches’ chairmen on 6 October 2014. It is her job to lead the Herts 7 November 2014 Committee helping the branches and candidates campaign across Herts to Herts and Minds win in 2015. Announcing new regular update from UKIP in Hertfordshire UKIP is targeting 140 wards across the county and for OUR FIRST HERTS MPs. Welcome to your first regular county by UKIP and for Every single seat COULD update coming to you from UKIP, who’s on what be ours. UKIP Herts. committee at branches, what special events are taking Vesper has been a member of and an activist for UKIP We ask you to send us your stories from around the county, your ideas for what we should be doing in the county and thoughts and feedback on what the Herts Committee is doing. The more critical and open the better! since 2012. Her own local branch is SW Herts where she still is also Membership Secretary and Secretary. She is standing in North Chorleywood and Sarratt ward in May 2015. In these short updates we’ll place, who’s visiting Herts, Vesper ran her own IT aim to keep you apprised of what’s news, and who are Security and Auditing what’s happening around the your elected members and business for 15 years from St Page 1 of 6 Albans. She has two daughters. candidates, at local, county To make this update an and parliamentary levels. We excellent resource for shall try not to repeat what is candidates and activist / queries, ideas, said in Independence, UKIP’s branch committee members thoughts to Vesper magazine. Instead we will we ask you to send us your focus on our beautiful county stories from around the Hunter at of Hertfordshire and the huge county, your ideas for what [email protected] opportunity UKIP has in this we should be doing in the county. county and thoughts and If you prefer to feedback on what the Herts discuss then call her There is one primary objective of Herts and Minds: To help get Kippers elected across the county! Committee is doing. The more critical and open the better! Spotlight on… Watford, by Nick Lincoln PPC Watford remains a fascinating weather-vane for parliamentary elections. Amazingly, since 1974, whichever party has won in Watford has won the general election! the redevelopment of Euston will see a decade’s worth of reduced services from Watford Junction, one of the busiest commuter stations in the country. UKIP are polling strongly in the town and are coming up on the inside rail. Watford could well be a four-way marginal come May 2015. Fascinatingly, in Watford, UKIP pick up the ex-Labour vote as much as the disaffected Tory one. Nick, 45, owns his own financial planning business. As a businessman himself, living in the county’s commercial centre, Nick knows only UKIP is the party of prosperity and economic common sense. Nick is committed to preserving what remains of the town’s green spaces and allotments. As well, Nick is determined to help Watford’s commuters in opposing HS2: The following letter was published in the Watford Observer this week. Page 2 of 6 Send feedback, on 07785 782095. News / Events / Activities / Welcome to New members south of Bishops Stortford. get involved at your local Campaigning while ceremony. socialising! NB. This Saturday, there will be a WW1 commemoration event, organised by our very own Frank Brand. The event We all wish Mark Reckless will run 2 to 4 pm, at the very best on 20 All Saints Church, November as the UKIP Croxley Green and includes a candidate in Rochester and 30 piece brass band. Strood. The bookies have him All welcome! as favourite to join Douglas Carswell MP as UKIP’s 2nd elected MP in the Gary Cahalane of St Albans House of Commons. We branch made a complaint to should win but nothing is the Principal Librarian of certain, by any means. If you are going to Rochester to help his campaign, let Vesper know and there may be others from Herts who would like to join you. Prior to the Clacton ByElection a group of us, from Broxbourne, went in a minibus to deliver newsletters helping Douglas Carswell. See photo up on right. It was a super day out Hertfordshire in respect of a For the first time, UKIP Watford is to be part of the official wreath laying ceremony in Watford as part of Remembrance Ceremony, Sunday 9th November 2014 at the Watford War Memorial from 2.50pm. Nick Lincoln, UKIP PPC for Watford, will lay a wreath on Sunday. The presence of a UKIP representative at this event is reflective of the rise of the party's prominence both nationally and locally. The Malting Library, St Albans, by CND. It was clearly political and was hanging just 2 weeks before the May Euro and local elections. This mural display in the library was in the Green Party's key target ward in St Albans during the election fortnight. He spoke to a member of library staff who was quite by the seaside, the sun was shining and it was UKIP will also be laying tremendous to be able to wreaths in Stevenage, speak with Douglas after a Hoddesdon and SW Herts, full day of postings. We that we know of. There’s still ended the day with a most time to make preparations to enjoyable dinner in a pub just paid-for poster on the wall of sure that the CND display was not political. (!!!) This was despite the posters calling for £ multi-billion changes in government expenditure, and a serving Prime Minister dressed up as Marie Page 3 of 6 Antoinette saying “Let them [Photo: Broxbourne branch Jonathan Davis gave a eat Trident”. meeting] resounding toast to the longest serving and most And this was during the successful peace-time Prime election period! Minister in over 150 years. The result of his complaint is the Principal Librarian has confirmed to him, in writing, Mick Matthewson, candidate that no such displays will be for South Oxhey, tells us allowed in future. She confirmed that displays from CND or similar campaigning organisations seeking to Barclays Bank branch, on Vesper was our Keynote speaker and she gave an The service this bank gives to [Photo: Vesper giving her accepted for future pre- Keynote speech] election periods. At least, local business, and elderly people, is absolutely paramount. With the revised guidelines have gone reduction in bus services, this out to libraries around the will leave residents county. The pre-election increasingly isolated from period is determined by the essential services. Chief Legal Officer. Let’s see what actually happens. The bank branch should not close. Well done Gary and we can all learn from your actions. There is a petition to air the “We have a great opportunity branch held an open meeting on January 15th 2015. uplifting message. influence the vote will not be On 13 October Broxbourne South Oxhey estate is to close if we work hard and together. This is not a time for egos.” locals feelings (Mick’s included) Suggestions for taking action include: celebrating the magnificent Chairman Salv Scozzaro election of Douglas Carswell spoke of Broxbourne’s Members go to South Oxhey MP and the extremely close activities and Cllr David Platt and do an Action Day with second of John Bickley in presented what Eastern petition signing. Heywood and Middleton. Region are doing. We could write to Barclays This was a well-attended Co-incidentally, in the same meeting with members from week of our first elected MP, all over East Herts. Margaret Thatcher would Candidates are free to have have been 89. On the same press contact, raise petitions day as the branch meeting. and so on, as they see fit. Page 4 of 6 and ask for reasons behind closure. Update on UKIP member numbers: opportunity to represent UKIP in the upcoming General Election. Nationally there are over 40,000 of us! At the last count, on 1 November, Eastern Region stands at 4,968 members which is significantly more than the average of the regions. The average is just over 3,000. We must now move forward and hit the ground running. Stevenage is a winnable seat for UKIP, so we will get out there and start campaigning on the doors. It is my aim, that every door in the constituency will be knocked on by my team and me. Another merely 32 members in Eastern Region and we will be 5,000!!! In Hertfordshire Mercury (6 November) “A serviceman has been selected to contest a Conservative seat for UKIP.” Christopher Vickers, 29, was selected by members of the Stevenage branch to contest the town’s parliamentary seat in the 2015 General Election. Mr Vickers currently serves in the Army Reserves with the Regiment, and has been on tours of duty in Iraq, in addition to serving as a UN peacekeeper in Cyprus. 3rd battalion, Royal Anglian On being selected, Christopher said: “I am honoured to be given the Page 5 of 6 My experience as a noncommissioned officer in the British Army has given me the leadership skills to present a credible alternative to the failed old political parties in Stevenage.” This election is not just about me, it is about the people. I will say what I believe and will not give you any nonsensical spin. With me, what you see is what you get. We will also be fielding a full slate of local council candidates and it is our intention to win multiple seats, to loosen the stranglehold of the Labour party on this town.” If you would like to help your branch, your county, your region and/or your country, contact your local branch chairman or Vesper Hunter. How can you help? Help out at a stall in your Town Centre / Market? Deliver leaflets? Drive voters to polling stations? Fundraising? Social activities? Go on branch action teams aka committees? Mr Vickers works for an IT Stand as a company in London in his Councillor? civilian life. Make tea? HERTS Helpers Herts Chairman Vesper Hunter – Candidate North Chorleywood and Sarratt [email protected] @vkeizer Digital/Social Media Richard Booth – SW Herts and Colleen Blyth – Stevenage @ukipherts Fundraising Mark Hughes – Chairman NE Herts @markjhughes Literature Library Nick Lincoln – Watford, PPC Watford @ukipwatford Editor Herts and Minds Jonathan Davis – Broxbourne @J0nathanDavis @BroxbourneUKIP Page 6 of 6
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