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Neil Butters is your new representative
- elected May 2007 - on Bath & North
East Somerset Council (B&NES).
B&NES is a unitary authority; that is,
it covers the functions of both a district
and a county council. Neil represents
Bathavon South ward, which includes
the villages of Monkton Combe, Freshford,
Midford, South Stoke, Hinton Charterhouse,
Wellow, and Shoscombe. He is a
member of the Liberal Democrat Party.
Although new as a councillor in the
Bath area, he has lived in the area
for three years and before that, served
for nine years as a Borough councillor
in the Swindon area - and 12 years as
a parish councillor. Also, he
has worked in Bath in the past.
He lives in the ward, in South Stoke.
"It is good to see first-hand what goes
on in your ward if you want to help
your residents."
By profession, he is a career railway
manager. He currently serves as
Secretary to the (Great Britain-wide)
Railway Heritage Committee, a statutory
body sponsored by the Department of
Transport. (The Chairman is an
active peer.)
His particular interests are
very similar
to those of his well-known pre-decessor Gitte Dawson:
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keeping our villages alive -
maintaining post offices pubs and
other important facilities
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making local schools available
for local children
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fighting off inappropriate planning
and licensing proposals that would
harm the villages in Bathavon South.
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getting traffic calming and
speed limits to reduce through traffic
in villages, promoting the shared space concept wherever possible
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safeguarding and
promoting public transport
- getting the Council to provide
bus or fare car services where bus companies won't, and getting First
Great Western to serve Freshford
better
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promoting markets – eg farmers
markets in our towns and working
for a longer Bath
Christmas Market Bath as it
has proven so popular both with
residents and visitors.
-
pressing for
sustainable decisions in
whatever the Council does.
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Neil is always keen to hear from residents
- with problems he might help you solve,
or just suggestions as to how things
could be done better. He, with
help from Gitte and others, publishes
a local newsletter to keep residents
informed. If you would like to
read the latest one, you can download
it here.
You may also wish to have a look
at Neil’s
election flyer to find out
a little more about him.
You can contact Neil on -
Tel: 01225 832256
E-mail: Cllr
NeilButters@aol.com
His postal address is -
Hillside Cottage
Southstoke Lane
South Stoke
Bath BA2 7DN
Neil particularly likes to hear from
those keen to help with keeping people
informed! Could you deliver newsletters
in your street?
Latest Newsletter
- December 2007
December 07 (.pdf 335 kb)
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