Richard Parsons, the INDEPENDENT candidate
to represent Alderbury and Whiteparish Ward on Salisbury District Council.

A safe pair of hands? Richard Parsons at West Dean is your Independent Candidate standing for Election in the Alderbury and Whiteparish Ward of Salisbury District Council on 1st May 2003.

Born and bred locally from farming 'stock', Richard, 53, is the eldest son of the late WJL Parsons whose family have farmed at Church Farm, West Dean for over 100 years. He is an active member of both the Local Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses and the Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Married to Gillian, who works as a receptionist at Salisbury District Hospital, they have two teenage daughters who have been educated at West Tytherley Primary School and St Edmunds Girls School in Laverstock. The eldest is currently on a Raleigh expedition to Namibia in South West Africa before taking up a place at Oxford Brookes University in September next. Richard is particularly keen to encourage Youth Development in South Wiltshire so that the next generation will want to contribute positively to the future prosperity of the area.

Richard has been involved in Parish Council affairs for the last 12 years as Clerk to West Dean PC and more recently as Parish Council Clerk at Odstock PC, Grimstead PC and Landford PC. He also acts as one of the area representatives on the Executive Committee of the Wiltshire Association of Local Councils.

He believes in the continued expansion of technology within Salisbury District Council, enabling people to view and comment directly on such matters as Planning Applications, Waste Tips and Affordable Local Housing. To this end he has created many websites for Parish Councils and Community Initiatives where reports of meetings can be viewed with links to relevant documentation. His commitment to local issues is unquestionable; he made a significant contribution to the recent Local Agenda 21 Rio+10 Salisbury Earth Festival and has helped several Local Parish Councils obtain project funding.

Richard believes that local government should be effective and unobtrusive. He has described himself as being 'INDEPENDENT' because Local Government is about Local People and Local Issues. If elected he will use all of his resources to influence Local Government in South Wiltshire on issues that are of concern to all parishioners.

There are five candidates for the three Councillors who will represent the Alderbury and Whiteparish Ward on Salisbury District Council for the next four years. Most importantly, everyone who is eligible to vote, should vote. That's democracy in action!!

Remember...... to vote at the Local Elections on 1st May...... and vote for the Independent Candidate, Richard Philip Parsons.

Visit: www.sp5.org.uk/richard          -          Tel: 01794 341405

Printed and published by Richard Parsons of 27 West Dean, Salisbury, Wiltshire. SP5 1JQ.