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Cllr. Bryan Sweetland

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Kent County Councillor for Gravesham Rural Division and Vice President of Gravesham Conservative Association.

Bryan is a candidate for Central Ward in the Gravesham Borough Council elections on 2nd May 2019

Bryan is an experienced local councillor having served as a Gravesham Borough Councillor from 2007 until 2015, representing Higham and Istead Rise and at Kent County Council where he represents residents in Rural areas in Gravesham (from 2009 until now). At KCC, Bryan has been responsible for Highways, Recycling, Environment and Business. He often visits local schools and is regularly seen supporting Ebbsfleet Utd.

​​​Bryan has lived in a Gravesham for the last 40 years. Over the last ten years he has secured over £150,000 in grants for local voluntary organisations. He has led the fight in Gravesham to protect our countryside against inappropriate development and is a member of CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England). For the last ten years he fought against government plans to build the new Lower Thames Crossing through our precious countryside.

Now retired, professionally Bryan was a senior manager in the telecommunications industry. He has served as a non executive director on the board of a number public organisations (NHS) and commercial companies.

Bryan attempts to play golf, enjoys walking his dog (Henry) and enjoys being a grandad.

You can follow Bryan on Twitter @bryan_sweetland

 

Read Bryan's pledges for Central

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Our pledges for Central

Protecting our Green Open Spaces

News

Kent County Council Road and Pavement Repair

Repair and improvement programme for Kent’s footpaths

Wednesday, 6 February, 2019

An extensive repair and improvement programme to clear vegetation from Kent’s footpaths has begun.

Kent County Council look after trees, hedges, shrubs, flowers and grass verges in the county and deals with weeds on roads and pavements. 

Bryan Sweetland

Bryan Sweetland's sound advice ignored on Lower Thames Crossing

Monday, 24 December, 2018

Six years ago as the Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, I was told by the Government Roads Minister that the Lower Thames Crossing congestion problems would be solved by building another bridge at Dartford.

Shorne Defibrillator

Lane and Sweetland help secure new defibrillator for Shorne

Sunday, 23 December, 2018

Bob Lane and Bryan Sweetland commissioned a new Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Shorne Village Hall on 22nd December 2018.

Secondary School place deficits in Gravesham

Building on the Greenbelt will increase school place deficit in Gravesham

Saturday, 15 December, 2018

By Bryan Sweetland, Kent County Councillor for Gravesham Rural.
 

Rural bus services in Kent

The Challenge for Rural Bus Services on Sundays

Monday, 26 November, 2018

By Bryan Sweetland, KCC Councillor for Gravesham Rural (in picture, second from left). I have always supported the case for a Sunday bus service in the rural areas.

Bryan Sweetland of Gravesham

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