Councillor Rodney Downer

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Title: Independent

Party: Alliance Group

Electoral Division: Wroxall Lowtherville and Bonchurch

Contact information

Home address: 
Oaklea
Grove Road
Wroxall
Isle of Wight
PO38 3BL

Phone:  01983 854203

Mobile:  07594 581076

Bus. email:  rodney.downer@iow.gov.uk

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Committee appointments

Term of Office

  • 04/06/2009 -

Appointments to outside bodies

Annual Report

 

Annual Report 2023

 

Councillor Rodney Downer –  Wroxall, Lowtherville and Bonchurch Ward

 

Have attended Full Council meetings, Health and Adult Social Care Committee, and Policy and Scrutiny Children’s Committee, Ventnor Town Council and Wroxall Parish Council meetings.

 

Wroxall. Flooding issues outside Yard Farm Cottages - made representations to Island Roads. Met with Bereavement Services and Parish Council Chairman regarding Cemetery grass cutting. Friends of Cemetery - held meetings regarding repairs to the Bothy at the Cemetery.

Landslip St John’s Road. Made many representations about this matter and a temporary solution is in place.

 

Lowtherville. Cut back overhanging vegetation on pavement near the Graben with a Ventnor Town Councillor. Made representations when signs were placed without warning about roadworks at the Graben. The works were reduced to three days and works on the pavement to follow. Litter picking in Lowtherville. Attended meetings of residents committee at St Margaret’s Hall.

Met with Friends of Cemetery about establishing wild flowers at sites in the Cemetery. New swings have been installed at the playground in Lowtherville

Concerns about access have been expressed.

 

Bonchurch. Liaised with Property Services to the conclusion of works at Bonchurch stream. Dealt with flooding issues at Madeira Vale.

Held meetings with Southern Water regarding re-routing sewer after cliff fall.

This was in Kings Bay Road. Attended meetings of Bonchurch Community Association. Attended Bonchurch open gardens. Started surgery at coffee morning once per month at St Boniface Church.

 

Visits to Ventnor Community Pantry and Baby Box, Better Days Café and Ventnor Well Being Café.

Humbled to lay wreaths for Remembrance at Wroxall and Bonchurch.

 

Have met many people in the past year in all parts of the ward. Do not usually hold surgeries but am always available to do my best to help residents.

 

Rodney Downer

March 2023.