The proposal to put up a wind turbine on Mill Plain above Ringmer has split the village, with many people vehemently opposed to it and many others seeing it as a perfectly good and benign way of generating renewable energy. If you want to see what I’ve said on the subject, click on the Submissions tab to the left to read my submission to the Planning Inquiry that began on 26 February.

The waste incinerator planned for North Quay in Newhaven is one of our biggest local issues, because if it’s built, it will affect all parts of the Ouse Valley and Ringmer ward which I represent, especially South Heighton. As I’m deeply alarmed by the terribly backward step that this incinerator represents for the environment, I recently wrote a four-page paper explaining the complex planning background to the whole issue. Click on the underlined title above to get access to a link to the paper.

The Low Carbon Ringmer initiative was set up by the Ringmer Liberal Democrats but we have deliberately kept party politics in it to a minimum, in the hope of getting it seen as a community campaign irrespective of party views or affiliations. Click on the underlined 'Low Carbon Ringmer' above to see a picture from the fair and get easy access to the Low Carbon Ringmer website.

I have also been active in other areas, including highlighting ways in which bus services can be improved that might save on some car journeys, and using some of my contacts in the sporting world to help Ringmer Community College in its quest for an all-weather games pitch which will become a community facility.