Our 2019 local election candidates to Folkestone and Hythe District Council for North Downs West (Bodsham, Elmsted, Etchinghill, Monks Horton, Lyminge, Rhodes Minnis, Sellindge, Stanford, Stelling Minnis, Stowting and Westenhanger) are Susan Carey and Jenny Hollingsbee and are always out and about in the ward every week.

Councillor Susan Carey is also the Kent County Councillor for Elham Valley which covers North Downs West and North Downs East wards and can be contacted at susan.carey@kent.gov.uk for all matters relating to the County Council in the area.

Here they are pictured with our MP for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins, during a regular newsletter delivery and listening exercise in the North Downs villages. You can follow them both on Twitter at @susanjcarey and @jennyHollingsbe