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Page Created 27th August 2009 Julian blasts Essex County Leader as being "plain wrong"
Castle
Point Parliamentary Candidate, Julian Ware-Lane, was flabbergasted when he heard what the leader of Essex County Council,
Lord Hanningfield, had said about Canvey's tourist aspirations. Julian said: "Lord Hanningfield's recent comments that Canvey Island should abandon
its ambitions to be a tourist resort are offensive, they are also very wrong." "People should be proud of their communities, and Canvey people are proud of
theirs." "To ignore the
potential of tourism is to dismiss real business opportunities." "I am ambitious for Canvey Island and for Castle
Point as a whole. This is not to deny reality, quite the reverse. Being on the coast is an asset, and Canvey's unique
heritage is not ignorable."
 It is well known what London Mayor Boris Johnson's plans are for the Estuary
– is Lord Hanningfield talking down Canvey as part of a softening up exercise? I am campaigning against the madness
of an Estuary Airport – as well as standing up for all the wonderful things Canvey Island has to offer. "An intelligently developed tourist industry
on Canvey Island could be a well-used facility not just for the locals, but for all of Castle Point and Essex beyond. I do
not see why some of the day-trippers who currently head for the attractions at Southend could not be persuaded to disembark
earlier in their journeys to sample the delights of the island in the Thames." Has Lord Hanningfield ever bothered to visit Canvey Island? Judging by his ill considered
remarks it seems doubtful. "The Leader of Essex County Council should not make these sorts of comments""
added Julian, "he is plain wrong and should apologise to all on Canvey Island".
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