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Thank you for electing me as one of the councillors
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 - diary index

Links in this page:
Introduction to Graham Ellis
Campaigning for Melksham
How does Melksham Council spend your money?
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Some other pages on this site:
Home page and • town diary
Graham Ellis - blog and • blog index
Graham Ellis - background and • views
Philosophies of working as a town councillor
The Role of the Town Council and Councillors
How YOU can help and • Contact me
Links to other web sites and • pictures

MADE for Melksham

posted on 1st April 2023

Appreciating Volunteers

posted on 31st March 2023

Vision needed - Melksham

posted on 30th March 2023


Buy Melksham House?

posted on 29th March 2023

Dominoes, anyone?

posted on 26th March 2023

More tourists for Melksham?

posted on 23rd March 2023


To whom shall I rant?

posted on 21st March 2023

Vision 5, 10, 15 years

posted on 18th March 2023

Cancelled - ECWG meeting

posted on 15th March 2023


Melksham trains - CHANGES from May

posted on 10th March 2023

Carnival and PiP - why not?

posted on 2nd March 2023

Local News, 1.3.2023

posted on 1st March 2023


Environment - 3 years on

posted on 28th February 2023

Town Council - Who tells you?

posted on 27th February 2023

No Party-in-the-Park 2023

posted on 24th February 2023


Away, but still here, for March

posted on 23rd February 2023

A week in the life of ...

posted on 16th February 2023

Offer guests a future

posted on 15th February 2023


Street Cleaning - myWiltshire

posted on 13th February 2023

Vehicle Access to Campus

posted on 12th February 2023

Lovely to meet and listen

posted on 11th February 2023


Cafe in the Park

posted on 10th February 2023

Assembly Hall / Melksham House

posted on 9th February 2023

Town Centre Masterplan - Consultation

posted on 8th February 2023


Splash pad - open or closed on long hot evenings?

posted on 7th February 2023

Proposed updated train service

posted on 3rd February 2023

Consultation and other information

posted on 1st February 2023


Town Precept Unchanged

posted on 31st January 2023

Civic Awards - by 31.1.2023

posted on 30th January 2023

Town Budget - proposed highs and lows

posted on 29th January 2023


Answering social media comments

posted on 28th January 2023

Quiz Night - Melksham - 26.1.2023

posted on 21st January 2023

Lighting in KGV Park

posted on 20th January 2023


Wiltshire Town Populations - 2021 Census

posted on 18th January 2023

Melksham Town Council Tax 2023/24 planning

posted on 14th January 2023

Market Place - please drive safe

posted on 10th January 2023


Melksham Civic Awards - please nominate

posted on 9th January 2023

Vision - Melksham Train Service

posted on 5th January 2023

Looking forward - 2023, Melksham Town

posted on 2nd January 2023


Train and Bus - Melksham, for early 2023

posted on 1st January 2023

What happened in 2022?
posted on 31st December 2022

Melksham Town Council - budget and precept for 2023/4

posted on 19th December 2022


Light Switch on - THANK YOU and comments

posted on 4th December 2022

Melksham Station - passenger numbers and prognosis

posted on 30th November 2022

Security issues in Melksham - lighting and CCTV

posted on 29th November 2022


Learning for Melksham - and notes on the Town Council

posted on 27th November 2022

Taxi - charges and (no) surcharges

posted on 15th November 2022

Electric Car Charging in Melksham

posted on 12th November 2022


Town Centre Masterplan - draft

posted on 11th November 2022

About me as a councillor

posted on 5th November 2022

Planning for next year - Ecomomic Development and Assembly Hall

posted on 2nd November 2022


Learning for Melksham

posted on 31st October 2022

Away and home

posted on 20th October 2022

ClimateFest public transport report

posted on 14th October 2022


Away, recharging batteries

posted on 10th October 2022

Homes for Ukraine / Melksham update

posted on 6th October 2022

New Town Hall hours from 1.11.2022

posted on 5th October 2022


Blue Badge - taxpayer to buy spaces?

posted on 4th October 2022

Democracy in Melksham - watching us live

posted on 3rd October 2022

Transport and the Assembly Hall coming to ClimateFest

posted on 1st October 2022


Melksham Town Council - Grants

posted on 26th September 2022

Area Board Report

posted on 22nd September 2022

Regional Issues - bypassing Melksham?

posted on 20th September 2022


ClimateFest - 2nd October 2022

posted on 19th September 2022

Hire charges - Assembly Hall and Town Hall

posted on 15th September 2022

Electric Bus Demonstration, 17.9.2022

posted on 13th September 2022


Passing of Queen Elizabeth II

posted on 9th September 2022

Melksham and District Link

posted on 4th September 2022

Where should we spend your money next year?

posted on 3rd September 2022


Is there a conflict of interest?
Melksham Town / Wiltshire Unitary

posted on 1st September 2022

Car Parking - Campus, Blue Badge, etc

posted on 30th August 2022

Assembly Hall - looking forward

posted on 29th August 2022


ClimateFest - 17th September 2022

posted on 27th August 2022

Planning for Melksham Town for next year

posted on 26th August 2022

Assembly Hall - new start friends meeting - 25.8.2022

posted on 23rd August 2022


Melksham Campus - resident questions

posted on 22nd August 2022

Melksham bus and car park price changes from 1.9.2022

posted on 20th August 2022

A350 NOT to be national strategic route?

posted on 19th August 2022


Open online democracy and plastic elephants

posted on 18th August 2022

Safari Animals in Melksham

posted on 17th August 2022

What happens in the Market Place?

posted on 16th August 2022


Questions about Melksham Campus

posted on 15th August 2022

Byelaws - KGV Park

posted on 14th August 2022

Sensory Garden and other projects

posted on 13th August 2022


Extrordinary meeting report (1) - 9.8.2022

posted on 10th August 2022

Searching my blog

posted on 9th August 2022

Our Town - 7.8.2022

posted on 8th August 2022


Friends Garden - a quiet oasis

posted on 6th August 2022

How come it's just one standing

posted on 5th August 2022

Planning for our future

posted on 3rd August 2022


AHWG - Terms of Reference

posted on 2nd August 2022

Opening of Melksham Community Campus

posted on 1st August 2022

Assembly Hall Working Group - setup

posted on 31st July 2022


Council Projects - systemic update

posted on 30th July 2022

"Homes for Ukraine" - an update

posted on 29th July 2022

Getting to Melksham Campus by Bus

posted on 28th July 2022


A dozen updates from full council

posted on 26th July 2022

Assembly Hall Working Group

posted on 24th July 2022

Should your Town Council be involved?

posted on 23rd July 2022


Is everyone welcome?

posted on 19th July 2022

Working for the community

posted on 18th July 2022

Collecting a national award for MTUG

posted on 17th July 2022


Peter Blackburn, R.I.P.

posted on 14th July 2022

Please don't overhang

posted on 11th July 2022

Labour Club - demolition - and how planning has worked

posted on 9th July 2022


Behind closed doors?

posted on 7th July 2022

Assembly Hall - looking forward

posted on 4th July 2022

Public owned estate in Melksham

posted on 3rd July 2022


Reasons why progress is slow

posted on 1st July 2022

KGV Park - Status of various projects

posted on 28th June 2022

Area Board - priorities for the next year

posted on 23rd June 2022


Campus opening August - big THANK YOUs

posted on 22nd June 2022

Safeeguarding those around you

posted on 17th June 2022

Planning Applications coming up on Monday

posted on 4th June 2022


Local Heritage Assets

posted on 28th May 2022

2022/23 Town Council Structure

posted on 23rd May 2022

Questions to a Town Councillor

posted on 22nd May 2022


Learning basics - life in Melksham, UK

posted on 20th May 2022

Welcome to the new Mayor, and Committees

posted on 17th May 2022

24 hours - a long time in local politics

posted on 16th May 2022


"Would you stand for Mayor?"

posted on 15th May 2022

Far away, but still learning

posted on 20th April 2022

One year on - Environment

posted on 9th April 2022


Assembly Hall - name and rate change?

posted on 6th April 2022

One year on - Openness

posted on 4th April 2022

One year on - Equality

posted on 3rd April 2022


Linking sponsors in the UK to guests from Ukraine

posted on 2nd April 2022

Annual Parish Meetings

posted on 20th March 2022

Melksham resources on Facebook

posted on 18th March 2022


Trolling may feel good but does not help

posted on 13th March 2022

Who should be Mayor for the next year?

posted on 12th March 2022

Museum for Melksham?

posted on 11th March 2022


A solution looking for a Problem?

posted on 10th March 2022

Ukraine. Welcoming refugees and sending aid

posted on 7th March 2022

Facebook Moderation - Friends of Assembly Hall

posted on 1st March 2022


A Virtual Hub for Melksham

posted on 28th February 2022

PAID Blue Badge parking in Melksham from 1.4.2022 ?!

posted on 27th February 2022

Melksham Town Hall / Ukrainian flag

posted on 26th February 2022


Melksham South Play Areas

posted on 23rd February 2022

Waterloo Live - the Assembly Hall's Waterloo?

posted on 20th February 2022

Bridge to ASDA?

posted on 19th February 2022


Happy to Chat

posted on 13th February 2022

Campus - what to do with other public assets

posted on 26th January 2022

Town precept - how Melksham compares

posted on 1st January 2022


Review of 2021

posted on 24th December 2021

Who do I contact about what - Christmas and the rest of the year too

posted on 23rd December 2021

Work starting on Melksham House

posted on 15th December 2021


Melksham Town Council precept set for 2022/3

posted on 14th December 2021

SOB - State of Our Buses

posted on 12th December 2021

Should Melksham borrow a million?

posted on 10th December 2021


Back in Melksham, but not at tonight's meeting

posted on 29th November 2021

I do not leak

posted on 19th November 2021

Melk039 - letter to resident

posted on 17th November 2021


Melksham Town Council budget 2022/23

posted on 15th November 2021

Campus Pictures - 12.11.21

posted on 13th November 2021

Cycle and public footpaths - Melksham South

posted on 10th November 2021


Train service cuts push people back to driving

posted on 4th November 2021

Branding, dogs and cycles

posted on 27th October 2021

Zoom council meetings

posted on 26th October 2021


How hard can hybrid be?

posted on 23rd October 2021

Save the Train rolls again

posted on 22nd October 2021

Through trains, London to Trowbridge

posted on 13th October 2021


Bus and train working together

posted on 5th October 2021

What is climate change?

posted on 4th October 2021

Climate Strategy (Consultation)

posted on 3rd October 2021


Consultations

posted on 2nd October 2021

Council help for The Hub?

posted on 29th September 2021

Car Share - the future

posted on 28th September 2021


"Town Council" or "Town Councillor"?

posted on 27th September 2021

FoMAH - changed meeting venue
meeting report

posted on 24th September 2021

Area Board - Summary, 22.9.2021

posted on 23rd September 2021


Neighbourhood Issues

posted on 21st September 2021

Options to get to the station

posted on 20th September 2021

Alternative Path?

posted on 15th September 2021


FoMAH - This Week (13.9.2021)

posted on 13th September 2021

Melksham Transport User Group

posted on 12th September 2021

Staff and role changes at MTC

posted on 11th September 2021


Dog Bark - KGV Park

posted on 10th September 2021

Upcoming Bus Improvements

posted on 8th September 2021

on Personal Electric Vehicles

posted on 7th September 2021


Climate Strategy Consultation

posted on 6th September 2021

First three months - interview

posted on 3rd September 2021

FoMAH (Assembly Hall) Meeting - this evening

posted on 2nd September 2021


Evening without a car

posted on 1st September 2021

Hollybobs and Cafes

posted on 24th August 2021

Welcoming to Melksham

posted on 19th August 2021


Event Spaces - working together

posted on 18th August 2021

Help ME to help THEM help YOU

posted on 17th August 2021

friends of Melksham Assembly Hall

posted on 16th August 2021


Town Hall meeting summary

posted on 10th August 2021

Speeches! Assembly Hall and Bypass

posted on 9th August 2021

Bypass (my response)

posted on 8th August 2021


Bypass (again)

posted on 7th August 2021

Footpath blockage - Alder Way to Conigre Mead

posted on 6th August 2021

Looking forward - Assembly Hall

posted on 5th August 2021


Melksham Assembly Hall

posted on 4th August 2021

Get your Covid vaccination TODAY

posted on 3rd August 2021

Staff announcements

posted on 1st August 2021


Councillor Interaction on Social Media

posted on 31st July 2021

Picture Melksham - MAPG

posted on 24th July 2021

My personal short cuts

posted on 22nd July 2021


Your representative within your community

posted on 21st July 2021

Melksham - Within and Without

posted on 20th July 2021

Burning our waste in Wiltshire

posted on 19th July 2021


Please continue to wear your facemask

posted on 17th July 2021

Online from next Monday
Town Council public meetings

posted on 16th July 2021

Consultation or consultation?
Survey or survey?

posted on 15th July 2021


First two months - a bit about council meetings

posted on 13th July 2021

Melksham Tidy - at Station Volunteering

posted on 4th July 2021

Under 5 mile journey. Why not cycle?

posted on 28th June 2021


Town Visioning Day - initial report

posted on 27th June 2021

Town Visioning Day - upcoming

posted on 26th June 2021

Moving forward - assets and amenities

posted on 22nd June 2021


Melksham Town Council, Environment, Climate

posted on 20th June 2021

Cleveland Bridge, Bath - and what it means for Melksham

posted on 18th June 2021

Road Works - Spa Road - Pedestrian issue

posted on 15th June 2021


Passengers returning to the trains

posted on 14th June 2021

On a bypass for Melksham - view and alternatives

posted on 13th June 2021

New Councillor at Annual Town Meeting

posted on 25th May 2021


Sustainable Transport Briefing - Melksham

posted on 24th May 2021

My roles on Melksham Town Council

posted on 18th May 2021

Strategy and tactics

posted on 16th May 2021


Early days - now a Melksham Town Councillor

posted on 14th May 2021

Graham Ellis - elected to Melksham Town Council
Independent for South Ward

posted on 10th May 2021

Thank you for voting - How I reached you

posted on 8th May 2021


Thank you for voting - results awaited

posted on 7th May 2021

Election Day!

posted on 6th May 2021

Please vote - here are your polling stations

posted on 5th May 2021


Graham Ellis - your candidate revealed

posted on 4th May 2021

Cycling (and signage, safety and security) - Melksham

posted on 3rd May 2021

Melksham Train Service - then, now, future

posted on 2nd May 2021


A Tale of Two Cities Cafes

posted on 1st May 2021

On reaching everyone with my message

posted on 30th April 2021

Recap - why I am standing for Town Council in 2021

posted on 29th April 2021


Writing to inform residents and others

posted on 28th April 2021

Why is a big double decker running up my street?

posted on 27th April 2021

Wiltshire - how each vote works (PCC, Unitary and Town/Parish)

posted on 26th April 2021


Melksham Markets

posted on 25th April 2021

It IS possible to slash private car mileage and still get around!

posted on 24th April 2021

Chamber of Commerce - my record there

posted on 23rd April 2021


Postal votes are arriving - please vote wisely

posted on 22nd April 2021

Voting analysis - Melksham South Ward

posted on 21st April 2021

Improving Bus services - England to Melksham South

posted on 20th April 2021


Promoting Melksham in Reading

posted on 19th April 2021

Melksham Bypass - answering "are you for or against"?

posted on 18th April 2021

On Melksham Bypass and housing growth

posted on 17th April 2021


Town Councillor - job spec and what I can do for you

posted on 16th April 2021

Melksham Public transport - a growing need in the next decade

posted on 15th April 2021

Addressing Issues - School drop offs and pick ups

posted on 14th April 2021


Persistance pays - overcoming political hurdles

posted on 13th April 2021

Melksham, litter picking volunteer

posted on 12th April 2021

Big changes in our streets - electric car charging

posted on 11th April 2021


How does Melksham Town spend your Council Tax?

posted on 10th April 2021

Online answer questions, every 4 days.

posted on 9th April 2021

Making it walkable to the station - saving lifts and driving

posted on 8th April 2021


From 2 empty trains to 9 busy ones. Next, buses!

posted on 7th April 2021

Campaigning in partnership, and with passion, for Melksham

posted on 6th April 2021

Rubbish bins - do we need even more?

posted on 5th April 2021


Melksham Town Centre

posted on 4th April 2021

An Introduction to Graham Ellis

posted on 2nd April 2021

Four in a Bed

posted on 1st April 2021


Restoring old buildings

posted on 31st March 2021
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