Late Ashford councillor Alex Ward, 31, recognised by Prince Michael of Kent with award
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A road safety campaign - coordinated by a late councillor - has received royal recognition.
From 2019 to 2020, Ashford borough councillor Alex Ward coordinated the #50by30 campaign for The Towards Zero Foundation, which set a global goal of halving road deaths by 2030.
Alex Ward celebrates his election to Ashford Borough Council with proud dad David last May. Picture: Paul Amos
Sadly, in July 2019, he began having trouble walking and by February he was unable to stand or lift his head and was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
His increasingly deteriorating condition meant he couldn t attend a meeting in Stockholm in February, during which the Global Ministerial Conference agreed with the target of halving deaths by 2030.