Sarah Jeffreys and Ivo Haest
Working hard all year round for Working hard all year round for The Claydons, Calvert Green, Charndon, Marsh Gibbon, Grendon Underwood, Tingewick, Preston Bissett, Gawcott and other villages
Sarah Jeffreys
I live in Steeple Claydon, where I brought up my family, so I have over 20 years' experience of living locally and being involved in the community. I have taught in several Buckinghamshire schools throughout this time, currently in Aylesbury.
I love the distinct characters of our villages - the sense that we are nestled right in the rural beating heart of our country - but I also feel the frustrations this can bring as we try to stay connected by road, rail and digitally to wider social and economic networks.
I have a strong sense of social responsibility and look forward to playing a more significant role by speaking up for what matters to us.
Ivo Haest
I have been living with my family in Steeple Claydon for almost 20 years. I am involved with many local voluntary agencies, charities and groups. I am a Parish councillor in Steeple Claydon where I lead several working groups like the Road Safety and Neighbourhood Plan groups. I have secured funding for projects from HS2 Road Safety Mitigation funds. Yet, I have been a prominent protester against HS2 and try to make them accountable for the continued havoc they create for many of us.
I am a retired doctor, specialising in public health medicine and nutrition. For half of my professional life, I worked overseas for governmental health and development programmes and Save The Children Fund (UK). For the other half I worked in the NHS and local government in Nottingham and Milton Keynes. If I am elected, I will use my extensive experience to improve our local health and social care services; I want to build healthy communities and not just more houses.
Our Priorities for Grendon Underwood and The Claydons
These elections present a clear choice: moving forwards with the Liberal Democrats or 4 more years of failure from the Conservatives.
- The provision of SEND education services in Buckinghamshire is in crisis. It is something we care about deeply and it just can't go on. A Liberal Democrat council would make addressing the shortfall in local provision an absolute priority
- If elected, we will work constructively with all parties, as we have done previously in our roles on other local councils.
- We urgently need 20 mph limits through many of our local villages to:
- Improve safety for our residents and protect children
- To help protect our road surfaces
- To discourage drivers from rat-running through our villages and encourage more use of the main A roads.
- If elected, we will campaign for Buckinghamshire Council to implement 20 mph limits where Parish Councils identify a need, consult with residents and hold local Referendums of residents to see if they are in favour.
- Lib Dems campaign to maintain the identity of our rural villages
- New housing applications must be in line with local Neighbourhood Plans
- The rural environment needs to be maintained by prioritising Nature Recovery and tackle the scourge of fly-tipping
- Any development must go hand in hand with the provision of services such as schools, GP surgeries and green spaces