I did some letter box drops in both Railton and Wilmot during the elections and spent time at both places talking to locals.

I was struck at how large many of the house blocks were in Railton. There seems to be lots of space around houses. While in Railton I booked the Kings Hall in case any locals wanted to come and talk about issues that were a concern to them. Only one came! However the fellow who did come was a wealth of information for me. Railton and Sheffield are towns with similar populations but have a very different feel. I suspect that the Cement Works has shaped much of the feel in the town today.

WIlmot is a very rural area. Some locals feel “out of sight and out of mind”. It is a 35 minute trip to WIlmot from Sheffield. As th crow flies it is a much smaller distance. The creation of Lake Barrington has isolated WIlmot within Kentish. It has not been good for Kentish as a whole. Yes it is a lovely complex but it has made access much harder.