Westcroft Square School Hosts Council Election Hustings

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Ravenscourt Ward residents can register now for chance to quiz candidates

Hammersmith's three most westerly residents' associations, Westcroft Square, St Peters and Hamlet Gardens have organised a local election hustings event at the London School Of English, 65 Westcroft Square on Wednesday 7 March.

This event is for people who live and work in Ravenscourt Ward, and if it is oversubscribed preference will be given to residents and members of Westcroft Square, St Peter’s and Hamlet Gardens Residents’ Association.

Registration is essential, and seating in the venue is limited. Please arrive at 7.15pm for a prompt 7.30pm start. Westcroft Square’s Greg Kerr has kindly agreed to moderate.

Register for this event here.

The organisers say: "This May, local elections in Hammersmith will appoint councillors to run our local authority for the next four years, including three councillors to represent Ravenscourt Ward.

"To help us make the best informed choice in these elections, we have arranged for council candidates standing in our ward to come along and answer residents’ questions about their parties’ visions for Hammersmith, and for our corner of it.

"Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrat’s have all confirmed. Others may join if they respond in good time. Candidates will each have up to five minutes to set out their stalls, and questions will then open to the floor."

 

Councillor Harry Phibbs will represent the Conservatives. He tweets at @harryph
Jonathan Caleb-Landy will represent Labour. He tweets at @jcaleblandy
Irina Von Wiese will represent the Liberal Democrats. She tweets at @IrinavonWiese

Harry Phibbs, Conservatives
Harry Phibbs has been a councillor for Ravenscourt Park Ward since 2006 and is currently the opposition spokesman on housing as well as writing a local blog called the Hammersmith and Fulham Forum. He is married with three daughters and is a journalist - formerly with the Evening Standard and now with the Conservative Home website. He has served as a school governor, a housing association board member and on a number of other community and charitable bodies as well as the Council's Adoption Panel. As a council Cabinet Member he was involved in reducing red tape and increasing the transparency of council finances. He was also involved in negotiating for Boris Bikes to be made available in the borough. Local initiatives he has been involved in range from the planting of more street trees, the restoration of traditional lamp posts and the opening of the West London Free School. He is also actively involved with the social enterprise Create Streets which champions attractive housing development.

Jonathan Caleb-Landy, Labour Party
Jonathan currently heads up the Advocacy Communications and Media team for conservation charity, WWF-UK, and is a dedicated member of the Labour Party. A former Head of Media for national learning disability charity, Mencap, he is also a trustee of Hammersmith & Fulham Mencap. Jonathan has previously worked for a human rights charity in Cambodia after starting his career in the City. He is a loyal and long-suffering QPR fan, having lived locally all his life. He is excited to be getting married later this year.

Irina von Wiese, Liberal Democrats
Irina von Wiese has lived and worked in London for 22 years. She is a double qualified German and UK consumer lawyer. Working for a technology company, Irina is interested in digital inclusion and smart city development. In her free time, she volunteers for local charity, Refugees at Home and enjoys photography and music. Irina is a member of the Brackenbury Residents Association and lives with her daughter Alexia and Ethiopian Refugee Hayat in Cardross Street.

 

 

March 2, 2018