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INDEPENDENT ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCILLOR FOR COWES WEST & GURNARD (Since 2009) Timeline: 1993 Green Candidate for IWCC Election (Ryde NE); 1994 Green Party European Elections Candidate (Wight & Hampshire South); 1995-2001 Independent IW Councillor (Ryde NE); 2001-2005 and 2011- Cowes Town Councillor; 2005-2009 and 2012- Gurnard Parish Councillor; 2008- Northwood Parish Councillor; from 2009 Independent IW Councillor (Cowes West & Gurnard). I've served as a Justice of the Peace since 2001. INDEPENDENT? I'm fully Independent was an Executive/ Cabinet member until 2017 and from 2021. As an Independent I robustly defend putting the needs of communities first. I have no political activists, sponsors or businesses shadowing me and therefore my loyalty to represent Gurnard & Cowes is absolute. I aspire to be a hard working, transparent, effective and enthusiastic Ward Councillor. Please contact me to meet at your convenience, or visit my surgeries listed below. Thank you for visiting my website!

Friday 12 November 2010

Working Together to Support Northwood House

I received the following Statement from the Isle of Wight Council concerning the Car Parks at Northwood House:

The IW Council will cease to operate Park Road Car Park adjacent to Northwood Park from Saturday 13 November 2010.
 
The council has been operating this long-stay park on behalf of the Trustees of Northwood House and therefore council-issued parking permits have been valid. The trustees have, as is their right, now found other partners to run the car park on their behalf.

As a result, IW Council permits will not be accepted at Park Road Car Park from 13 November. The council has alternative long stay parks at Brunswick and Mornington road at which permits can be used and they are also valid for the park and ride car park at Somerton.

All long stay permits holders have all been written to by the council in order to explain the changes. A refund for any unused months is being offered to motorists wishing to surrender their permit.

Permit holders requiring further information should contact Parking Services on 01983 823714 or e-mail parking.services@iow.gov.uk.

At last weeks Cowes Town Council meeting, a proposal was put by the Council to Manage the Park Road Car Park, and use the revenue to support Northwood House Trustees. Unfortunately by this time, the Northwood House Trustees had negotiated with Europarks to manage this car park. Trustees felt this was the best of several options available (including one by the IW Council). This should provide Trustees with a steady revenue stream to invest back into Northwood House and Park. Last week, Northwood Parish Council also supported the efforts of Trustees and as a Councillor, I’m hoping to get all stakeholders to attend a public meeting and outline to the community future options for Northwood House. The Friends Of Northwood House and Park, have just completed a Questionnaire which I hope to report back next month.

I am hopeful that Cowes Town Council will remain supportive, as Councillors want this further discussed before considering raising their precept, in the meantime I’ve been asked by the Friends to raise questions at Full Council. Further information can be found on the: www.northwoodhouse.org/carpark website.
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