Gareth Wilson

Liberal Democrat Campaigner for Haddenham & Aldreth Learn more

Work Progresses on Playpark

by Gareth Wilson on 18 July, 2012

At todays site visit work continues. The installation includes outdoor gym equipment and Gareth tries it out despite the damp weather.

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Haddenham Play Equipment

by Gareth Wilson on 10 July, 2012

The Parish Council is upgrading and enhancing the play facilities at Haddenham Recreation Ground This project will provide new play equipment at the site in order to bring it up to a modern standard and promote more usage by the residents of the parish.  The upgrade will broaden the appeal and open it up to […]

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A Cinema for Ely

by Gareth Wilson on 13 June, 2012

East Cambs Development and Transport Committee met on Tuesday 12th June. The possibility of a cinema coming to Ely was discussed.  In order to ease the way forward the officers were recommending adding it to our ECDC Plan.  There was still just time to do this.  All the Masterplans for Ely, Soham and Littleport had […]

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Travellers in East Cambs

by Gareth Wilson on 13 June, 2012

  The Government is offering £13 million pounds to local authorities to assist with more travellers’ sites.  At the recent Development and Transport Committee I asked why we were not applying for some of this money so that we could make sue that the site agreed with Planning Permission on Grunty Fen for 11 plots […]

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Chair and Vice Chair of Scrutiny Blackmail

by Gareth Wilson on 13 June, 2012

“Liberal Democrats on East Cambridgeshire District Council have expressed outrage that the council’s ruling Conservatives tried to blackmail the Lib Dem opposition into withdrawing a nomination at the authority’s Annual Meeting. The Conservatives then seized the vice-chairmanship of the council’s Scrutiny Committee for themselves when the Lib Dems did not give in. The Liberal Democrat […]

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NEW LIB DEM LEADER FOR EAST CAMBS COUNCIL

by Gareth Wilson on 18 May, 2012

        Haddenham councillor Gareth Wilson has been elected leader of the nine-strong Liberal Democrat group on East Cambridgeshire District Council.         The election was held at the group’s annual general meeting on 12 May.  Littleport West councillor Neil Morrison was elected Deputy Leader, and will also retain the position of group chairman.         […]

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Following a debate on the Liberal Democrat amendment to reject the Conservative tax rise of 2.95%, instead accepting the 2.5% grant from central government, which would have meant that local taxpayers paid nothing extra, a vote was held. The record of that vote was that all the Conservatives voted to raise the tax and all […]

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Road Safety in Haddenham

by Gareth Wilson on 24 April, 2012

The Parish Council and your District Councillors have been trying to get improvements to Station Road traffic and speeding over the last 10 years.  Some improvements have been achieved but there is still much to be done   Most of our Road safety achievements were initiated by our Parish Council Road Safety Working Party and […]

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Witchford New Recycling Centre

by Gareth Wilson on 6 November, 2011

Gareth, Pauline and Ian were invited to the opening of the new household recycling centre on November 1st. This excellent facility is much better than the old site at Grunty Fen. It is only a pity that it is situated in the wrong place. (see previous article)   

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East of England Regional Conference

by Gareth Wilson on 1 November, 2011

Gareth and Pauline went to the Eastern Regional Liberal Democrat Conference on 22nd October in Cambridge. Our Region’s MPs were there and several members of the House of Lords We debated a Green Future for the East of England, The importance of Science in our region and the NHS changes. Julian Huppert MP for Cambridge         Simon […]

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