Latest queen’s park & Charminster news
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A sad farewell to King’s Park Plant Nursery after 100 years
After 100 years, King’s Park Plant Nursery has permanently closed. BCP Council decided to axe the facility as part of £41m of further cuts to balance its books. Councils across the country are in dire financial straits, following 14 years of swingeing cuts to council funding by the Conservative Government. Green Councillors Alasdair Keddie (Queen’s…
Councillor alasdair keddie
Alasdair Keddie topped the poll to be elected as Green Party Councillor for Queen’s Park & Charminster in the May 2023 BCP Council election.
Alasdair has lived, worked and studied in Bournemouth for 30 years, the last 23 of these in Charminster, and it is where he has chosen to raise his young family. Alasdair says: “I am committed to improving Queen’s Park and Charminster for everyone who lives here.”
Alasdair’s background is in IT and business. After graduating from Bournemouth University in the 1990s, he worked as a technical consultant for IBM, then as a self-employed consultant working on open source software projects. He now owns his own local small business. He is a passionate environmental campaigner, and long-standing member of Greenpeace. He is experienced in organising fund-raising events and activities, and has led campaigns against rainforest destruction, oil drilling and fracking.
Contact Councillor Alasdair Keddie
alasdair.keddie@bcpcouncil.gov.uk [council matters]
alasdair.keddie@bcp.greenparty.org.uk [Green Party matters]
01202 375572
Councillor alasdair keddie’s regular surgeries for queen’s park & charminster residents
Third Wednesday of each month
3pm-4pm at Queen’s Park Family Hub, East Way, Charminster
follow alasdair keddie on social media
facebook.com/AlasdairKeddieBmth – Following Alasdair on Facebook is the best way to keep frequently up-to-date with his councillor activities.
queen’s park & Charminster green view – Alasdair’s community newsletter
Alasdair Keddie’s community newsletter, detailing his activities, is delivered to every home in Queen’s Park & Charminster by his team of volunteers.
View issues as PDF documents here to catch up with Alasdair’s work.
Queen’s Park & Charminster Green View – Summer 2024 | Issue 4
Queen’s Park & Charminster Green View – Spring 2023 | Issue 3 (BCP Council election edition)
Queen’s Park & Charminster Green View – Spring 2021 | Issue 2
Queen’s Park & Charminster Green View – Winter 2020/21 | Issue 1 | [YouTube version…]