About Dawn PARRY
Dawn PARRY, a Fuel Decontamination
Consultant, works to rid transport of
C02 emissions and particle toxins. She
also created the first Solar Powered
Backpacks in 2003, ensuring students
could travel safely with a phone
charge on tap. From the funds
generated she also sends her
backpacks to poverty stricken Africans
and pays for literacy lessons for adult
West African women. Dawn is a
successful entrepreneur and
businesswoman and works within the
field of TV production, broadcasting
and radio. She lives in the adjoining ward of Congresbury and Puxton in
Banwell where she is a Parish Cllr and Vice Chair of Planning . In 2007 as a
NSC Cllr, Dawn was Children's Champion for 'looked after' children, was part
of the team creating the 'Virtual Schools Program' and Vice Chair of Children
and Young People's Services. "I am constantly driven and I want our village
communities to thrive. I'll do whatever it takes to protect our green fields
from Boris Johnson's silly house-
building quota forced on us by his
failed algorithm." Dawn is married to John,
Head of Maths at nearby Sidcot
School.
Dawn is an
influential,
visible,
vocal
experienced
campaigner
Dawn PARRY lives on the border of Puxton and Banwell
and is a Banwell Parish Cllr. She cares deeply about our
local communities and campaigns
both locally and nationally on issues
affecting the welfare of people's
lives. "I cannot tolerate injustice on
any scale and will always use my
platform in work and life to
champion a deserving cause." Dawn
has campaigned for Siroptimist
International, as a Cllr in 2007-2011
she pushed forward electronic
school meal payments across North
Somerset ensuring no child was
identifiable as getting free school
meals, was steering the NSC
committee to start recycling all
waste including food waste, found
over £1.4 Million in unclaimed Pupil
Premium funding for NSC schools by
making it less embarrassing for
parents to come forward with their
change of circumstances. Dawn has
successfully fought several planning
appeals with the Inspectorate. Dawn
has served as Children's Champion
for 'looked after' children, Co-
created the 'Virtual Schools
Program', Vice Chair Children &
Young People's Services among
much more.
Why Don't Our Local MPs Represent Us on Housing Here?
Central government has rushed through a housing
policy based on a failed algorithm. It is forcing vast
numbers of homes to be built in and around our
villages. The developments are inappropriate,
unsustainable, expensive and not built where they’re
needed or wanted. The demand is from Bristol. We are
being exploited by developers and central government
to give up our greenbelt, our clean air, our precious
delicate eco-systems, protected wildlife and our rural
village identities.
We have two Conservative MPs covering North
Somerset yet they have been completely ineffective in
looking after our local interests. It is their government
who has placed us in this situation. They talk the talk
about achieving Climate Emergency targets but there
is no Passive Housing policy restricting developers to
build only super high energy-efficient homes that are
cheap to heat. And they are impotent in their
protection of our environmen. I will be vociferous in
my campaigning as your Cllr to stop all over-
development here. I will call for smaller, sympathetic
developments with strict energy-efficiency criteria
complying with Passive Housing technology in areas
they're needed. And here's something that I believe to be sensible, sustainable, will easily create housing where it's wanted and that will breathe life back into Bristol where the restaurants, cafes, food outlets, bars and pubs have suffered terribly over lockdown - it may sound radical, but how about we turn all those empty offices in the City of Bristol into lovely affordable apartments and maisonettes to provide housing where many young people especially, want to live and where there is employment and great infrastructure and public transport?
Just a common sense thought...
