As I am sure many of you have noticed in the latest Focus, I am standing down as a councillor for Knaphill.  It has been a real honour to serve residents as councillor in Knaphill for the last four years.  In the next few months I am likely to be moving to London to make […]

I was impressed by the second presentation and consultation event held in July for the potential development at the Brookwood Farm site in Knaphill. It was my impression that concerns raised in the first consultations had been listened to. I raised one concern at the second consultation regarding the design of pedestrian access for the […]

During 2009 Woking Borough Council spent nearly £1 million on expensive consultants.  By 2010 this had risen to nearly £2 million and looks set to be nearly £2 million again in 2011.  This does not in my opinion represent good value for the tax payers in Woking.  I would much rather have seen this money […]

Following the media comment about Nick Clegg wanting to address the issues of poor social mobility in the UK through ensuring that it is not ‘who you know’, but ‘what you know’ in the UK that makes a difference.  I would like to add my view that there is actually nothing wrong with helping friends […]

Talking to residents recently about the consultation regarding the development of the land at Brookwood Farm, there are, as is to be expected, key themes which come up time and time again.  These recurring themes, are the points around which I will formulate my checklist of aspects I will look for in the details of […]

I wholeheartedly and sincerely wish to encourage residents in Knaphill to vote for Lisa Harding on 5th May. Lisa is possibly the most energetic, dedicated and empathetic candidate I have ever met. She is single minded in her determination to deliver for residents in Knaphill. I have been impressed and possibly put to shame by […]

A few months back I wrote about my frustration that the Conservative Executive running Woking Borough Council had declined to double the number of parent and child parking spaced in the council operated car parks in the town centre, from the existing 8 to 16, following a recommendation from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.  Since […]

It was a pleasure to join the young people and volunteers to assist them with their celebrations for the Cabin’s 2nd birthday at the Vyne in Knaphill recently. For the first time the Rose room was used for activities at the Cabin.  An excellent and evidently popular DJ and team of MC’s entertained the young […]

Sadly it is really common to see litter on the ground around the bench at the bus stop in Barnby Road.  Yesterday the amount of litter was terrible and I reported it to the local neighbourhood officer at the Council, so that it is quickly cleaned up.  There was too much litter for me to […]

Next Monday is the second birthday of the Cabin in Knaphill.  It is amazing to think that the Cabin has already been going for two years.  The impact that the Cabin is having for young people and the community is clear.  Young people in Knaphill appear much happier and more engaged with the community than […]