for the South Ward on Melksham Town Council in May 2021, for a four year term.
I am sticking, after the election, to what I said before the election. You can still find that at my campaign website at http://graham4melksham.uk.
... a year on I have learned a lot. Still keeping you informed, still with the same philospohies though with some elements tune by what I have learned along the way. Now chair of Economic Planning and Develoment - looking forward to helping further to co-ordinate Melksham's future. Also on "Assets and Ameneties" looking after facilities like parks, play areas, the Assembly Hall and Town Hall, and "Community Development" nurturing local groups and supporting events and information flows.
Graham Ellis - Links
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From my leaflet ...
I write "And I have been actively involved in various organisations, past and present" and here they are:
Present
• Melksham Rail User Group, vice chair at http://www.mrug.org.uk
Station friends group at Melksham Station, also promoting train and bus travel
• Coffee Shop forum, webmaster at http://www.passenger.chat
Great Western Passenger forum - trains and public transport across the South West
• Option 24/7, committee member at http://option247.uk
Looking to improve the effectiveness of our bus network. Big bus changes in the next 2 years
• TravelWatch SouthWest, board member at http://travelwatchsouthwest.org
Co-ordination of public transport groups across the South West of England
• The Well House Collection at http://www.twhc.org.uk
A "Museum for Melksham" though we really need something in the town centre
• West Wilts Rail User Group, committee at http://www.wwrug.org.uk
Rail User Group for Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster and Melksham
• Well House Consultants Ltd, director at http://www.wellho.net and http://www.wellhousemanor.co.uk
My IT training business and our Melksham Hotel. Still doing a couple of contact jobs!
Past
Links and web sited for the following have moved on since my time with the organisation:
• Shadow Campus Operations Board (notes at http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z405.html)
• Chamber of Commerce, President (notes at http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z402.html)
• Save the Train, founder (retired page at http://www.savethetrain.org.uk)
• Railfuture, director
• TransWilts CIC, board member (early notes at href=http://www.wellho.net/resources/Z402.html
• TransWilts CIC, Community Rail Officer
• Bath Bus User’s Panel, member
Previous writings from "The Horse's Mouth" Blog
I wrote some 4,500 articles on my Blog - "The Horse's mouth" in the 10 years up to 2017. Many of them remain relevant to this day - here are some categories you might like to follow:• on Politics and Religion
• on Buses in Wiltshire
• on Cycling and Walking
• on Current Affairs
• on the Chamber of Commerce
• on the TransWilts CRP
• on other organisations
• on Melksham Campus
• 8 years back - introduction to Melksham
Social Media and feedback opportunities
• Facebook - campaign page• Twitter - campaign account
• Facebook - personal page
• Great Western Coffee Shop forum - my latest posts