Tracey Crouch

Tracey Crouch has been chosen as the Conservative Candidate for Chatham and Aylesford Constitiency.

At a packed meeting of members supporters and the public, Tracey Crouch was chosen as the new Parliamentary Candidate for the Conservatives. She, beat off 26 other hopefuls to win the nomination.

Tracey, who works in the insurance industry, is a qualified football coach and a member of Kent Cricket Club. She is the lead manager in an independent charity which aims to reduce crime and build safer communities through various projects and activities. She also works with the Citizenship Foundation, an education based charity which runs the National Youth Parliament Competition is schools.

Tracey has extensive experience in campaigning in Local, General and European Elections and is delighted to have the opportunity to fight the next election for the Conservatives in Chatham and Aylesford.

Embracing Internet "Blogging"

Princes Park Conservatives are embracing internet "Blogging" to improve communication with the voters!

Britian's top political Blogger, Iain Dale, visited Chatham & Aylesford Conservatives on Friday 26th January to help launch the Conservatives new "interactive" on-line diary - aimed at improving communication between local councillors and candidates and the communities they serve.

Matt Bright and Pat Gulvin will be using their Blog to keep residents informed about local issues and campaigns to improve services and facilities.

There will also be fast-links on the site to enable readers to contact their councillors and other service providers - such as Medway Council.

Iain Dale is the former owner of "Politicos" Bookstore in Westminister. He now writes "Iain Dale's Diary" an on-line political diary which attracts hundreds of thousands of readers every week.

Speaking at a meeting in Chatham, Iain said,

" Increasingly people are turning away from newspapers and the traditional media. The internet is a growing influence in the way people obtain their news and information. Local Conservatives deserve congratulations for the foresight and progressive outlook."

Chatham & Aylesford's Parlamentary Spokesman, Tracey Crouch, added,

" We are always looking for new ways to communicate with local communities. Younger voters in particular are far more likely to join in the political debate if they can do so on-line. this is a really exciting development and indicates how the Conservatives are in touch with new developments and ideas."