Peter Christie - Bideford North
He is the longest serving member on the Bideford Bridge Trust where he has served three terms as chairman. He is also a trustee of the North Devon Museums Trust and chairman of the North Devon Athenaeum. Widely known for his weekly column in the North Devon Journal on Bideford life as well as the 'Yesteryear' feature he has also written for the North Devon Gazette and the Western Morning News and runs several local historical websites. He has published 41 books on North Devon (20 of these on Bideford) with another one coming out this year. He has an unrivalled knowledge of the history of Bideford and has worked hard to defend that heritage against unsuitable developments. His proposals to both town and district councils still, unusually, attract wide cross-party support – and, as always, he undertakes to work with any group who have Bideford's real interests at heart.
Peter Hames - appledore
I have served as a Green Party Councillor on Braunton, Northam and Torridge councils. I have lived in Appledore ward for 22 years and was a trustee of Appledore Book Festival for thirteen years, responsible for organising the fringe events, and I organise gigs at North Devon Jazz Club in The Beaver, Appledore.
I live in the ward with my partner and enjoy growing vegetables, walking, playing the piano and listening to live music. We use solar power to heat our water and to generate electricity.
I have recently been elected the Mayor of Northam!
Huw Thomas - Bideford East
Huw will bring his communications and organizational skills as well as his local knowledge of Bideford to serve you.
He will focus on:
Community led planning: Protect greenspace to stop urban areas joining up.
Ensure infrastructure is provided with new housing.
More affordable housing: Increase the proportion and hold developers to it.
Address shortage of social housing and homelessness.
Reduction of pollution and waste: Stop sewage/effluent discharges into sea/water courses. Support more re-use and more recycling.
Protection of leisure facilities: Ensure leisure centres offer a full programme of activities. Improve the cycle and footpath networks across the area.
Wendy Lo-Vel - Northam
Wendy will bring her communications and organizational skills as well as her local knowledge of Northam to serve you.
She will focus on:
Community led planning: Protect greenspace to stop urban areas joining up.
Ensure infrastructure is provided with new housing.
More affordable housing: Increase the proportion and hold developers to it.
Address shortage of social housing and homelessness.
Reduction of pollution and waste: Stop sewage/effluent discharges into sea/water courses. Support more re-use and more recycling.
Protection of leisure facilities: Ensure leisure centres offer a full programme of activities. Improve the cycle and footpath networks across the area.
