For the Full Council meeting on 17th February I asked a written question to Cllr John Kingsbury the leader of Woking Council about the failure of the council to lower the Woking standard for Li Xiaobo.  I was shocked by the answer Cllr Kingsbury gave, that he regretted lowering the flag Aung Sun Suu Kyi, […]

In February I called an additional meeting of the Woking Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee for 21st March, to look at the work of Woking Borough Council’s arms length companies.  This was following concern from a number of members of the council as well as members of the public that Woking Borough councillors do […]

On the 5th March I was pleased to be able to join a local Drive Smart initiative in Knaphill with local police.  I attended in my capacity as the organiser of the local community speed watch group and as a local councillor.  During the morning PCSOs and local police officers targeted speeding drivers as well […]

On Thursday 14th April at a Fully Council meeting of Woking Borough Council a vote will take place on a motion that I proposed at the last Full Council meeting to only fly the flags of countries with democratically elected governments over the Woking Borough Council offices. This motion is not supported by the Conservative […]

I have hardly had time to update my blog recently with there being quite a few council meetings and my being busier than usual at work.  I have continued to work for Knaphill and will over the next few days be updating my blog.  At a relatively recent licensing committee meeting I spoke about the […]

The first series of consultation events that will help shape the Brookwood Farm Country Park and Development are soon to be underway.   The first consultation events are on Thursday 7th April 2pm – 8pm at St Saviours’ Church, Brookwood and Saturday 9th April 9am – 3pm at the Vyne, Knaphill.  Due to work commitments I […]

I share the concerns of local campaigner Lisa Harding regarding the potential for a new Sainsbury’s in Knaphill.  I fail to see how to a new Sainsbury’s in the High Street will create more jobs than it will threaten.  The noise from deliveries and the extra traffic it will bring to the High Street as […]

I along with the other two Knaphill Councillors was asked a list of questions by the Knaphill Residents Association (KRA) following an article in the local press about the Council meeting where the proposals for the land at Brookwood Farm were discussed.  It is my understanding that the Knaphill Residents Association will be using the […]

On Tuesday 11th January 2011, I attended a meeting of the Woking Cycle Forum. The minutes of the meeting are available here: Woking Cycle Forum minutes January 2011. Highlights of the meeting include: Following the vote of the Woking Borough Council – Surrey County Council Local Committee to remove the island known as Fishwick Island, funding is being sought […]

In early December I contacted Councillor John Kingsbury, leader of Woking Borough Council, to request that should Liu Xiao Bo remain in prison in China following his award of the Nobel Peace Prize on the 10th December, Woking Borough Council lower the Woking Standard to half mast on the 28th December, Liu Xiao Bo’s birthday.  […]