The Park Barn & Westborough Community Association meets every two months and last night’s meeting had a busy agenda. Wayne McShane, the Chairman, gave his report which led to a long debate on the progress of the Park Barn & Westborough Parking Group.  The Action Plan will be published when it is finalised but there […]

I am proud to have been re-elected to represent the county council division of Guildford West which includes Ashenden Estate, Park Barn, Westborough and parts of Stoughton up as far as Rydes Hill.  The division also takes in the University of Surrey including the student residences and the Royal Surrey County Hospital.  The election period […]

I attended the Police Panel meeting at St Francis Church in Westborough this evening. It was good to meet a new member of the neighbourhood team and the new Anti Social Behaviour Officer from Guildford Borough Council.  It was also good to learn about the successes they have had in the fight against drug dealing […]

Like most councillors I get a lot of emails and letters.  Most of my postbag is taken up with potholes and the state of our roads.  One subject which is being raised more frequently now is that of speeding on residential roads and outside schools.  A lot of councils have introduced a 20MPH limit in […]

I love ending a day in a very positive way.  The Pond Meadow Partnership group met again this evening and agreed our vision for what we want to achieve for our community.  We were joined by representatives from Surrey Youth Services and Guildford College.  Everyone round the table set out what they would like to […]

A little while ago I was approached by Ann Mather about the possibility of setting up a North Guildford Food Bank.  Luckily I was able to help by using some of my county councillor allocation towards the setting up costs.  This morning I dropped in to see how the food bank is working and was […]

There was a good turn out of residents to the Park Barn & Westborough Police Panel meeting at the Park Barn Centre last night. There were two police officers and two PCSOs there, Tracy James – one of our Community Safety Wardens, as well as Lib Dem Guildford Borough Councillors Mark Chapman and Julia McShane, […]

Surrey Highways are just sending out letters to residents of Cabell Road to tell them that the work will start on 29th October and is planned to go on until 30th November.  It is likely that the road will have to be closed at times during the works although the council will try to keep […]

A bouncy castle, a barbecue, live music and a chance to vote on bids for TravelSmart money to be spent in Westborough Ward.  That was how we spent Saturday afternoon at the Park Barn Centre.  The afternoon started with the barbecue being fired up by Wayne McShane, the Chairman of Park Barn & Westborough Community […]

I went to the coffee morning organised by Shirley West and the others in the team at the Park Barn Centre.  I have to say the atmosphere was brilliant.  The Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Jenny Jordan was there was well.  The coffee was good and they had my favourite lemon drizzle cake which I could […]