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It’s the time of year again for East Cambs to put together the new
Electoral Register. You should have received your form in September.
Please fill in the names of all the people normally resident in your house
who are over 18 or who will become 18 by February 2004. Students who live
away from home during term time should register at their home address and
their college address. They can vote at both addresses in local elections
but must only vote at one address for Westminster and European elections.
If you and others in your house are not on the register, you will all lose
your vote. Next year there will be District and Parish Council elections
in May and possibly a referendum in the autumn on whether or not Britain
should join the European Single Currency. So please fill out the form to
ensure that you keep your right to vote.
The Electoral Commission has completed its review of the electoral
arrangements in East Cambridgeshire. Despite concerns expressed by East
Cambs District Council and some Parish Councils, they have accepted the
Boundary Committee’s recommendations in full. From May 2003 the number of
District Councillors will increase from the current 37 to 39 so that Ely
can have 2 extra Councillors to reflect the recent and expected future
growth in population. Many of the wards have changed significantly, not
least our neighbouring ward of Bottisham, which expands, from covering the
villages of Bottisham and Lode to also include Brinkley, Borrough Green
and Westley Waterless. But the Swaffhams ward remains the same – Reach,
Swaffham Bulbeck and Swaffham Prior – with a single District Councillor.
The Boundary Committee now moves on to reviewing the boundaries of the
County Council Divisions.
The computers in Downing Court Swaffham Bulbeck and Dykes End Reach have
proved popular, with 37 people regularly using them so far. These
computers are available for anyone to use to update their skills with
computers and through computer based learning. There is an Access Point
Organiser for each computer who can help learners to get started and help
if they have any problems. If you would like to use one of these
computers, please contact Geoff Durrant, Project Manager, on 01353 865448.
On the 2nd August I gave birth to a daughter, who we have called Kathryn.
She was born by caesarean section and weighed 9lbs 8ozs. She is keeping me
busy, so you won’t see me around much for a few more weeks and may have
trouble getting me on the ‘phone. But if you leave a message on 742509 or
e-mail me on ccane@cix.co.uk or write to me at 34 Swaffham Road, Reach,
CB5 0HZ I will follow up your query and get back to you.
Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat Councillor for the Swaffhams and Reach |
