Independent Town Councillor for Chippenham

Hardens & Central Ward

I am an independent Chippenham Town Councillor working to support residents in Hardens and Central Ward, make the town centre a great place to be, and protect the environment.

I was elected as an Independent town councillor on May 6th 2021.

In May 2023 I was elected by fellow councillors as Deputy Leader of the council. 

Matthew Short

Matthew Short
Independent Town Councillor - Chippenham - Hardens & Central ward

Road Safety Improvements in the Pipeline

As a Town Councillor the most frequent requests and complaints I get are for road [...]

Artisan Quarter new Hanging Baskets

Over the past 18 months i’ve been working with the newly formed town quarters. One [...]

I speak at County Hall in Favour of Solar Farms

This afternoon I spoke at County Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on the absolute need for Solar [...]

Chippenham Neighbourhood Plan Referendum 23rd May 2024

On Thursday 23rd May 2024 there is a referendum in Chippenham for the Chippenham Neighbourhood [...]

Why I support Lime Down Solar Park

Lime Down Solar park is a proposal for a 500MW solar park across a number [...]

Union Road and Artisan Quarter

For the last nine months i’ve been working with independent businesses in the newly formed [...]

Showell Development Site objection

One of the reasons I became a councillor in Chippenham was to try and prevent [...]

Island Park Motion

I was pleased to receive unanimous support for my motion to try and protect the [...]

So what could we do differently?

I certainly don’t have all the answers but as one of my favourite quotes goes…

If you want to build a flotilla of ships you don’t sit around and talk about the carpentry. You set the saws ablaze with visions of exploring distant shores – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

So here are some ideas to set the Chippenham Town & Wiltshire Unitary council saws ablaze…

 

Road Safety Improvements in the Pipeline

As a Town Councillor the most frequent requests and complaints I get are for road [...]

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Artisan Quarter new Hanging Baskets

Over the past 18 months i’ve been working with the newly formed town quarters. One [...]

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