Simon Bowkett: Your candidate on 3 May 2012
I’m Simon Bowkett, your local Labour Party Candidate for Pinhoe in Exeter’s 2012 City Council elections. I have lived and worked in the Exeter area for the past 3 years, after coming to the area from Weymouth in Dorset where I have been a borough councillor for the past 8 years.
I currently work as a Business & Services Development Manager for Exeter Council for Voluntary Services, an organisation that helps to nurture, develop and support local charities and community groups. My role is to actively promote and develop volunteering, active citizenship and community initiatives.
I believe a strong sense of community is essential for a healthy, balanced neighbourhood, which is why I am delighted to have been selected to represent Pinhoe. Since coming to Pinhoe, I have been struck by the strong community identity we have here and the level of community activity we have.
I am certain very few people are still fooled by the Conservatives’ “Big Society” rhetoric – even Tory politicians seem desperate to be distanced from the idea! Labour is, and has always been, the party of hard-working families and communities, which is why I am proud to be a Labour activist. I shall be working hard, together with your Labour city councillor Moira MacDonald, your Labour county councillor Saxon Spence, and your Labour MP Ben Bradshaw, to ensure that Pinhoe thrives and develops as a vibrant, safe, and prosperous community for all its residents.
There are lots of ways to engage with my campaign, and let me know what YOU need from a candidate and from your council. Please feel free to contact me at any time. I’d be delighted to hear from you, and to receive your support. I look forward to meeting you very soon.
Link Road Consultation
Simon Bowkett together with Saxon Spence and Moira MacDonald attended the recent consultation events about the proposed new Link Road for Exhibition Way that were held by Devon County Council at Pinhoe and St James Schools.
Now that planning approval has been given for the development of the Ibstock brickworks to...Read More »Friends of Pinhoe Library
Saxon Spence, Simon Bowkett and former Labour councillor Val Dixon attended the recent AGM of the Friends of Pinhoe Library. Despite deep cuts to the Libraries Service that resulted in the job losses of many library staff, Pinhoe has managed to stay open with just one librarian, and with the...Read More »Stunning Youth Shelter Officially Opened
Your local Labour team of Saxon Spence, Moira MacDonald and Simon Bowkett attended the recent opening of the stunning new youth shelter in Arena Park. It has been created by a partnership between James Bond of the social enterprise Carving Community and volunteers from the local area. However to simply call...Read More »Transport in Pinhoe
The Pinhoe Labour team is taking a close look at local transport, particularly transport that can help to take more cars off our roads. Labour will be working with the County Council and with transport operators to ensure that Pinhoe gets a better service, more affordable service.
Simon Bowkett, said, “Like...Read More »Potential Pinhoe Link Road Consultation
There will be two Public Consultation events held to show the various alternative plans being considered regarding options for a link road between Exhibition Way and Harrington Lane, including a route via Chancel Lane. The consultation will also include the upgrading the existing Exhibition Way bridge, and improving safety on...Read More »Arena Park Play Area Investment
Arena Park is benefiting from over £80,000 of investment. The “dugout” is now finished but it is to be joined by a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and sports coaching for local children. Work on the MUGA should start as soon as possible with the sports coaching to follow after...Read More »Pinhoe School to get an Extension
School places are always a concern for parents so it is good news that Pinhoe School is to be extended.
Pinhoe Labour Candidate, Simon Bowkett, said, “This is great news for local parents and children. We need more investment like this in our communities”
...Read More »Knight and Vibes Clubs Moving Forward
Both the Knight Club and the Vibes Club are looking forward after a tough time last year.
The Vibes Club is attracting more young people to its sessions at the Pinhoe Church Hall. While the Knight Club has returned to its usual programme after a period of closure due to flooding,...Read More »Eastern Fields: Your local Labour Councillors are listening to all your Views and Concerns
As in other parts of Exeter, there are competing demands for land in Pinhoe. The Tory-led government has thrown the country into the biggest crisis in house-building in the last 50 years. Here in Exeter there is an enormous unmet demand for housing.
There is a lot of public interest in how...Read More »Chancel Lane Concerns
In the last newsletter Moira and Saxon promised to follow-up on the ongoing problems of speeding traffic and the hazards for pedestrians and cyclists crossing Chancel Lane bridge.
There should soon be some good news. City Council officers have been working with Taylor Wimpey, the builders of Chancel Park, to release...Read More »
