As a Town Councillor the most frequent requests and complaints I get are for road safety across the ward. Given that the town council isn’t responsible for Highways – Wiltshire Council are, this can be particularly frustrating. Local Highways Footpath Improvement Group (LHFIG) There is a however a Wiltshire Council mechanism intended to give greater […]
Category Archives: Latest News
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May
May
Over the past 18 months i’ve been working with the newly formed town quarters. One of the first active quarters was the Artisan Quarter, which sits in the triangle from the arches through Park Lane and New road, to Hathaway retail park. The quarters are a hot bed of ideas and represent what I think […]
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May
May
This afternoon I spoke at County Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, on the absolute need for Solar farms on low grade agricultural land in addition to rooftops to meet energy security and climate goals in Wiltshire. As the lead administrator for Zero Chippenham on the Community Rooftop solar scheme i’m doing everything I can to facilitate the […]
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May
May
On Thursday 23rd May 2024 there is a referendum in Chippenham for the Chippenham Neighbourhood Plan with the question Do you want Wiltshire Council to use the Neighbourhood Plans for Chippenham to help it decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood area? Chippenham residents will have the choice of voting Yes or No. For transparency, as […]
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Apr
Apr
Lime Down Solar park is a proposal for a 500MW solar park across a number of sites in North Wiltshire. The panels are situated in areas North of the M4 and the battery storage and grid connection close to Melksham. None of this is directly in Chippenham, so why do I feel the need to […]
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Aug
Aug
For the last nine months i’ve been working with independent businesses in the newly formed Artisan Quarter of Chippenham. The Artisan Quarter forms the triangle between the Brunel Railway arches, the top of New Road to Octoprint, and the border of John Coles Park and Marshfield Road. The initiative has been ground up from businesses. […]
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Jul
Jul
One of the reasons I became a councillor in Chippenham was to try and prevent the ongoing environmental destruction around Chippenham through cumulative large scale development. Where i’ve failed to prevent the development, i’ve tried to push for the highest possible sustainable construction standards. So I once again experienced that sinking feeling when I saw […]
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Jun
Jun
I was pleased to receive unanimous support for my motion to try and protect the historic trees on Chippenham’s Island Park against potential future development. Here is my motion.. it was unanimously supported at Full Council Wednesday 21st June 2023. To write to the Chief Executive at Wiltshire Council requesting any future development which adjoins […]
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May
May
In both 2022 and 2023 I’ve put forward joint motions to help support Chippenham Folk Festival and ensure it continues post pandemic. In both cases my motion has been to waive part of the hire fees for Town Council facilities. My rationale being that if the Folk festival failed to continue, then the council would […]
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Apr
Apr
I was pleased to jointly present a motion with fellow Independent Councillors to make Chippenham Town Hall reception a warm room for residents struggling to heat their homes through the difficult cost of living crisis in the winter of 2022. Perhaps surprisingly it received considerable opposition from some councillors and was narrowly voted through by […]
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