Author Archives: Christian Holliday

New Landmark sign at Burpham Shops

Following a ballot on the design by local residents, a new landmark metal sign has been erected at the parade of shops on London Road. On one side it states ‘Kingpost Parade’ and on the other ‘London Road Parade’, reflecting the different names of the two halves of the shopping parade.

The sign was paid for from S106 developer contributions. The design process was overseen by Guildford Borough Council.

The erection of the new sign follows the resurfacing improvements that were made to the parade last year and the local listing of the Edward VIII pillar box by the Council.

Strong interest in Burpham Neighbourhood Forum

The Burpham Neighbourhood Forum held its first public meeting today since being designated as a Forum by Guildford Borough Council.

Forum members, the general public and local media turned up at the church hall on New Inn Lane to hear about the next steps in the process of preparing a local neighbourhood plan. The forum resolved to prepare and distribute its survey to residents. The survey results will form part of the evidence base that will feed into plan preparation. New members were also recruited, bringing fresh ideas to the plan preparation process.

Christian welcomes Coalition for Marriage to Guildford

The Coalition for Marriage group was out and about on Guildford High Street today collecting signatures to oppose proposals to redefine marriage. Nationwide, over 644,000 people have so far signed the petition. I support the Coalition for Marriage in their aim to keep marriage as the union between a man and a woman.

The proposed change would undermine marriage – in Spain for instance the number of people getting married has fallen dramatically following redefinition. I am also concerned that once marriage has been redefined once, it could be redefined again and again. Could marriages one day contain more than two people?

Same sex couples already have equal rights in the eyes of the law under civil partnerships. No change is therefore necessary. The State should continue to give due recognition to the importance of the lifelong union between one man and one woman.