THE CHIPPY BUSINESS GROUP
 

Gerry Alcock	Caroline Wills-Wright	Georg Wissinger	Keith Riley	Yasin Qadir
Lived 20 yrs in CN. Was a Marketing Director in Unilever. Now a consultant.  Partner in Manor House Gallery. Runs the Town website.	Set up her own shop "Chippings" in town  4 years ago. Daughter at CN School - cares deeply about youth facilities and tourism.	Lived in CN for 25 years. Runs an international antiques business with several large showrooms in the town	25 yrs business experience.Runs Key Antiques with his wife.Governor and keen supporter of CN School which his daughter attends. Active fundraiser for the PTA	Co-manages family Londis store. Studies Politics at Oxford Brookes University Co-ordinates Chippy Youth Forum
We are a group of Chippy business people standing as candidates for the Town Council because we believe we can help. We know the Town Council can't actually DECIDE much these days. But in a small town you have to decide what you really care about, prepare a financial case, get broad community and business backing and then sell your ideas hard, enthusiastically and professionally to the District and County Councils or other agencies. That’s the kind of thing we all have some experience with. We think we can contribute. Please give us a chance on May 1st.
WHAT WE CARE MOST ABOUT
n Developing the closest possible ties between local business and the community n Encouraging self-help first (rather than immediately asking for handouts) n Ensuring that the present choice of shops and services is maintained n Encouraging local job creation n Suggesting ways of reducing the traffic chaos n Urgently developing facilities for young people both publicly and privately funded n Developing and enforcing sensible parking policies including residents permits n Getting Broadband for Chippy n Making the town as attractive as possible n Fighting to retain local services - like ambulances, hospital, retirement homes n Making better use of existing facilities - like the Town Hall & Guildhall n Ensuring that inevitable residential development maintains a proper balance