Hazel Grove Action Day

On the 15th of March Annesley Abercorn and volunteers canvassed the Marple South area. The team got a great response from the public, who were enthusiastic about meeting Annesley and the team. Children and adults alike were very excited about the 1962 routemaster bus and enjoyed looking around the bus which was parked in Hazel Grove station car park. Annesley Abercorn said that “We were very grateful for all the volunteers who gave up their time on the day and to all those people who came to see us on the bus, the response from the public was marvellous and we hope to have future action days in the bus for all those who would like to help out”.
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Talk To Annesley At The Romiley Life Centre

Annesley will be visiting the Romiley Life Centre on the 14th of March between 09:30 and 12:30 for a drop in session in which the local community can talk to Annesley about the issues that they feel are important, ask questions about his policies and generally get to know him. The Conservative Councillor Syd Lloyd will also be attending. .
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Annesley Visits Aquinas College

On Friday the 13th of February Annesley visited Aquinas College to give a talk about British politics to the A-level students studying Politics. Annesley spoke about how and why he entered politics as a teenager, his experience at Westminster and the current political situation in Britain today. The Parliamentary Candidate for Hazel Grove was really impressed with the intelligent and sophisticated questions posed by the Aquinas students regarding British domestic politics, and believes many of the students might have prospective careers at Westminster! Annesley stated that “”I really enjoyed visiting Aquinas College recently. We had an engaging Question and Answer session about various British political issues from climate change to Europe. The students I met were very articulate and intelligent. I think there might be a few future MPs studying at Aquinas today!”.
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Opposing Stockport Council’s Decision To Give Planning Permission For The High Lane Service Reservoir

This reservoir would have several negative consequences for the local community

1.  The proposed site and desins are not in keeping with the properties in the immediate area, the 8m tall structure that will have to be built will be intolerable for the mainly elderly community.
2.  Construction work will continue till 11pm each night, creating a great deal of noise and pollution to the local community.  There will be heavy diggers, lorries etc that would restrict the locals view, upon completion the structure would restrict enjoyment of morning daylight.

3.  There are far more suitable sites that would cause much less trouble to the local, elderly community.
4.  The local environment will be adversely affected, numerous animals such as badgers, bats, newts, hares and plant life could be harmed.
5.  United Utilities have failed to provide a scale drawing or artists impression of what the finished work will look like.
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Annesley Investigates Road Widening Plans In Marple Centre

Prospective Conservative MP Annesley Abercorn recently visited Marple Town Centre with local residents to see the area which the local Council wanted to change. Recently, the Council put forward proposals to improve the usage of Chadwick Street car park. Part of the plans involved removing part of the Hollins forecourt and Hollins Lane pavement. Annesley and local residents support improvements to Chadwick Street car park to increase its use but this should not be at the expense of Marple town centre. The Hollins is part of the local community and the loss of it would be detrimental for local shoppers in Marple. Widening Stockport Road to include more traffic lanes would simply make the shopping experience in Marple less pleasant, make crossing the road more difficult as the Council wanted to remove the existing pedestrian crossings if the extra traffic lanes went ahead. For the moment, the Council have put these plans on the back burner. Prospective Conservative MP for Hazel Grove, Annesley Abercorn said, ”I welcome the fact that the Council has listened to the views of residents and the Marple Civic Society who have campaigned on this issue. The proposals have been kicked into the long grass for the moment but we must keep an eye on this issue in case the plans ever get resurrected. If so, local residents and I will campaign against these measures.”

Annesley Attends School Christmas Fairs

Annesley Abercorn enjoyed visiting various local school fairs. He was very impressed with the sheer amount of hard work that pupils, teachers and parents put into the presentation of the stalls and various fun games on offer. Most of all, Annesley enjoyed lovely tea and cake which went down extremely well!
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Annesley Attends Remembrance Sunday Event In Marple

Annesley Abercorn attended the remembrance Sunday memorial service in Marple and laid a poppy wreath on behalf of Marple Conservative Club. Annesley said, ‘‘On such a day it is important that we all remember the sacrifices previous generations made for the liberty that we enjoy today.’’ It was a privilege to be able to be at this memorial service..
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Annesley Visits Manchester Airport

On Friday 17th October 2008, Annesley Abercorn, the prospective Conservative MP for Hazel Grove took a behind the scenes look around Manchester Airport including the airfield and surrounding area. Annesley said, ” I was very grateful to the staff at Manchester Airport who put together a most informative and interesting visit for me. The airport is responsible for thousands of local jobs and is of great significance to the local and British economy.” He added, ”I was also pleased to see that they are doing everything possible to reduce their impact on the environment.” .
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Annesley Works On Birmingham Estate

Last week, Prospective MP for Hazel Grove, Annesley Abercorn attended the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. During his time there, he helped out on the Conservative’s Social Action project which was at the Welsh House Farm estate. Volunteers, including Annesley spent time pulling out weeds from the ground and planting bulbs. Annesley said, ”I’m so glad that I was able to see for myself what a wonderful job volunteers are doing on the Welsh House Farm Estate. Already, some big improvements have been made. It just goes to show what volunteers working together can achieve. All this work is going to make a huge difference to the people living on the estate. The area is being cleaned up, and their lives will be improved as a result of that.” Annesley added, ”It has inspired me to look into finding a project in Hazel Grove where volunteers can make a similar difference.”.
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Shadow Transport Secretary Visits Hazel Grove

The Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers MP met Prospective Conservative MP for Hazel Grove – Annesley Abercorn on Tuesday 19th August 2008 in Hazel Grove

She came to look at traffic levels on the A6 by the Rising Sun pub junction. This is an issue which has been the source of much concern over many years. Prospective Conservative MP for Hazel Grove – Annesley Abercorn said, ”I am delighted that Theresa Villiers MP visited Hazel Grove in her capacity as Shadow Transport Secretary. The building of the A555 relief road was started under a Conservative government but progress was halted in 1997 when the Labour administration took over. I wanted Theresa to see how the high levels of congestion on the A6 are affecting residents’ quality of life through pollution and noise.” He added, “The time has come for action. I recognise the need for a bypass – It would be madness not to complete it.”

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers MP said, ”It is clear that local people feel strongly about the issue. It was very useful to come and see the problem for myself and listen to the concerns of people affected by congestion on the A6. I know that Annesley Abercorn is campaigning very hard for the bypass. He has put his points very well and I shall of course consider this issue very carefully if the Conservatives form the next Government.”