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Bristol Mayor candidate profile: the Green Party’s Sandy Hore-Ruthven
Bristol success story Sandy Hore-Ruthven has officially launched his campaign to become the city’s next mayor.
The Green Party mayoral candidate, Sandy, said,
“As lockdown ends, the work begins to get Bristol back on track. As an experienced chief executive I have a track record of strong leadership. I intend to lead Bristol out of lockdown to ensure our great city recovers and thrives.”
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Sandy has lived and worked in Bristol for over 25 years. During this time he has had a significant impact on the city, taking bold decisions to make Bristol a better place to live and work. Way back in the early ’90s he campaigned passionately to persuade Bristol City Council to invest in recycling instead of spending millions on an incinerator to burn rubbish. His efforts paid off. Kerbside recycling was introduced and today Bristol has the highest recycling rate of any local authority in the country.
He has continued to show himself to be a resilient and effective leader. Unlike other mayoral candidates, he already has proven experience on the ground and has demonstrated his leadership skills. Most notably, he has successfully grown a small East Bristol charity into a thriving youth organisation and major employer. It is now the biggest youth charity in the South West, supporting tens of thousands of young people each year and empowering them to make the most of their lives.
Sandy also successfully persuaded investors to back his vision to put derelict city centre buildings back into useful service. The result was the transformation of the old fire station into a thriving city-centre youth hub that offers employment to hundreds of staff.
Sandy Hore-Ruthven outside The Station – Bristol’s youth hub, which he raised millions of pounds to develop
His strong record of delivering multi-million pound projects on time and to budget has won him the trust of business and investors. This reputation is now enabling him to raise millions more for Bristol, to create a central advice centre for unemployed young people.
The Green candidate for Mayor commented,
“I fought to keep youth services open across Bristol when they were under threat from government cuts, and worked with the community, business and political leaders, locally and nationally, to find ways to keep services running when they were most needed.”
Sandy Hore-Ruthven speaking on Ujima Radio
As a Green Party candidate he is deeply concerned about environmental issues. However, he also understands the urgent need to address inequality in Bristol. He has a track record of supporting some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens, including young people, people with disabilities and learning difficulties, and people who are homeless.
For more information visit sandy4mayor.co.uk
Top image: Sandy Hore Ruthven portraits © Jon Craig Photos
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