Election candidates asked how they would support the return of an Isle of Wight ice rink
Candidates from across the political spectrum were asked where they stood on the issue of supporting an ice rink back on the Island
Details of where candidates in today’s Isle of Wight council and town, parish and community councils stand on the issue Ryde Arena have been shared by Ryde Arena Community Action Group (RACAG).
RACAG asked all candidates in the election to detail how they would support getting an ice rink back on the Isle of Wight.
They explained,
“The Covid-19 pandemic has changed all of our lives and further complicated the situation for us. The planning permission for the Smallbrook site came with a list of conditions, many of which can only be addressed by the council.
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CANDIDATES: Cllrs Natalie McVey and Martin Allen are standing for the Green Party THE Green Party in Malvern has announced its candidates for this year’s May elections. Cllrs Martin Allen and Natalie McVey have been chosen to stand for Croome and Malvern Trinity respectively after long-time councillor John Raine, the party’s co-chair, decided not to seek re-election. Cllr Raine said: “After eight years as County Councillor for Malvern Trinity Division I feel that it is time to ‘hand the baton on’ and I am delighted that my colleague District Councillor in Malvern West Ward, Natalie McVey, has agreed to succeed me as our candidate.
“I only missed one meeting following the birth of my daughter.. but it’s one thing to show up to meetings, but if you want to do it right - which I do - you have to put the work into it. As a new mother, I think any new parent will tell you, in the first weeks after your child is born you just don’t have that time,” Ms O’Byrne said.
While fellow Green Party Councillors offered to help with her Firhouse-Bohernabreena constituency work for as long as she needed, Ms O’Byrne agreed a more formal recognition of maternity leave was required within politics rather than the goodwill of colleagues.