Test
- The hopes and fears of Hornchurch residents
have not been adequately represented by the sitting
MP and there is a real danger that their disquiet
at what is planned for the South Hornchurch
part of the Thames Gateway will be ignored and
government plans steam rollered through. Conversely,
there is a hope that Rainham might be selected
as one of the two Regional Casino sites for
London. The
£200 million investment would transform
the immediate area and have a positive impact
upon the whole of the Borough. It is essential
that the Rainham case is forcefully put. It
will not happen unless it is.
I first became
involved in community activity when the local
authority proposed building factories on what
has now been saved as a Site of Special Scientific
Interest (SSSI), Rainham Marshes.
Later, I successfully
stood in the London Borough of Havering Council
elections in May 2002 for the Residents Association
and currently represent South Hornchurch Ward.
I have been
a member of numerous Council committees including
the Environment & Housing Overview & Scrutiny
committees and Chairman of the Corporate Overview
& Scrutiny committee. I currently represent
the Area Committee for South Hornchurch, Rainham
and Elm Park wards on the executive committee
of the Police & Community Consultative Group
(PCCG) and as a Council representative on the
Queens Theatre Council of Management.
I am a member
of the Investment committee and Vice Chairman
of the Licensing committee. I am the Co Chairman
of the Mardyke Tenants' Steering Group, a member
of Brittons Park steering group and Chairman of
the Havering River Transport Steering group. I
have also been a governor of schools in Dagenham
and Havering.
My purpose
in standing for Hornchurch is to diligently and
forcefully express constituents hopes and fears
on major local issues for the area, and most importantly
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DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THEM.
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