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[27 Apr 2010 | guest author | No Comment]
Social Action day in Richmond Park

By Ben Mallet

On Tuesday 20th April, Richmond Park’s Conservative parliamentary candidate, Zac Goldsmith teamed up with local residents for a Social Action day.
Following a consultation, Zac and the team met with some residents of Robinson court, in Richmond upon Thames. The residents had suggested that there were two sites in the court that could do with some gardening.
Homebase Richmond kindly donated some plants and volunteers set about digging over the land and planting the shrubs.
Alongside the gardening, local Conservative council candidate, Katharine Robinson had organised and advertised a “bring and …

[8 Apr 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
Huge show of support by Enfield CF for local candidates

Over 50 people gathered in the Willow in Winchmore Hill to hear Marina Yannakoudakis MEP and Nick de Bois PPC give a rallying cry for the upcoming local and general elections.
Marina said she was “thrilled at the turnout and enthusiasm” of the candidates and thanked event organiser and council candidate Jason Theo George for putting on a fantastic night.
Jason thanked the guests for their support, commenting that “at such a crucial time for our local and national politics this has been a terrific show of support from local Conservative supporters”.
Enfield …

[31 Mar 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
London CF campaign in Hereford

On Friday evening a dozen of us met at Paddington station to embark on a four hour train journey to Hereford in order to take part in a huge action weekend to support the Conservative candidate Jesse Norman.

We delivered over 8,000 pieces of literature in key areas and canvassed hundreds of residents, listening to their concerns.

[11 Mar 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
Spring Forum ‘Brightons Up’ Conservative Campaign

With just weeks to go before the general election, the Conservative Party couldn’t have picked a more vibrant and forward-looking town than Brighton to hold its Spring Forum for 2010. The conference centre was buzzing with ideas and aspirations as activists gathered for one last time before voters head to the polls to decide on the next Government.
David Cameron delivered a bold and striking address to delegates, clearly defining the modern, progressive vision of the Conservative Party and the plan for change we will deliver for our country. This was …

[2 Feb 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
London CF makes waves in Watford

London Conservative Future spent the weekend campaigning in Watford for PPC Richard Harrington and the local action team. The event, which included a detailed campaign briefing and constituency profile session, saw a dozen activists spend Saturday and Sunday on the campaign trail in the top target seat.
Activists teamed up with the local Association and completed several canvassing and leafleting sessions, engaging with Watford residents and listening to their concerns. The group also got the chance to see the newly launched campaign minibus, which included the slogan ‘Vote for Change’ to …

[20 Jan 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
London CF kicks off 2010 Target Seats campaign

Last night London Conservative Future officially launched its 2010 Target Seats campaign at The Morpeth arms in Westminster. The event, which was attended by over 70 young activists from across London and beyond marks the formal start of the campaign support programme pledged by the regional committee to help target seat candidates.
The campaign was formally launched by Theresa May MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Shadow Minister for Women who thanked London CF activists for their contributions so far. Her speech was followed by a series of …

[15 Jan 2010 | Michael Rock | No Comment]
Do you live in North East London?

Nicolas Clark is the new Area Chairman for North East London Conservative Future.
Nicolas  is currently a research assistant at ResPublica. Since graduating from Warwick University with a degree in History and French he has been training as a public law barrister. Nicolas is currently fighting a council seat in Islington for the Conservatives.
In the run-up to the general election he is attempting to rebuild the area network so that we can have a lasting organisational structure.
The importance of North-East London should not be underestimated in the next election or for …

[11 Jan 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
Launching London Conservative Future into 2010

Since its launch in January 2009, London Conservative Future has made a huge contribution to the party’s campaign effort both on the ground and over the phone. Our huge network of volunteers has created fresh new branches from in the North, South, East and West of London, recruiting hundreds of new members and encouraging young people to play a part in politics.
Over the past 12 months, our membership has managed over 20 on-the-ground campaign days in top target seats such as Richmond, Tooting, Carshalton, Sutton, Eltham, Westminster to name just …

[8 Jan 2010 | Michael Rock | No Comment]
David Cameron invites CF to help Make Change Happen

The Leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron, yesterday opened a new Campaign Centre at Conservative Headquarters and invited all Conservative Future members to get involved in the General Election Campaign.

Supported by the Party Chairman Eric Pickles, David met over 40 CF members who attended the event and declared the GENEVA Campaign Centre open for business.

[4 Jan 2010 | Clare Hilley | No Comment]
It’s time to make 2010 the Year for Change

It seems like only yesterday that we launched London Conservative Future at the Old Bank of England with Eric Pickles and Liam Fox. Since then, our activists have successfully managed numerous campaign days both on the ground and at the GenEVA telephone canvassing studio. The enthusiasm and commitment of Conservative Future activists is second to none and has played a key role in the party’s wider election machine.
As this morning’s advertising campaign proclaims, 2010 really needs to be a year for change for our country, and Conservative Future activists can …