Supporting our rural and coastal communities

Gillian works to support rural communities and businesses. Gillian represents a large part of the South Downs National Park and coastline from Chichester Harbour AONB to the Pagham Nature reserve that includes the Port of Selsey.

Gillian works closely with Government bodies such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) and DEFRA as well as local groups, agencies, businesses and individuals to protect and enhance our rural communities across the Chichester constituency.

Keep up to date with her work here.

News

Local Village Shop Wins National Runner Up in Rural Awards

Lodsworth Larder, already the regional winner in the 2021 Countryside Alliance Awards have just been announced as the runner-up nationally in the Village Shop category. The shop has been a central hub for the community throughout the pandemic a point recognised by the judging panel and local MP, Gi

Letter from Environment Agency on Southern Water

Letter from Environment Agency on Southern Water and wastewater discharges into Chichester Harbour Our recent enforcement action against Southern Water was in response to their failure to meet permitted flow rates to full treatment prior to discharging storm effluent at a number of their assets dur

Update: Letter from Gillian on Southern Water Fines & CSOs

The condition of the Chichester Harbour and its water quality is an issue I’ve been concerned about for some time and I’ve been undertaking work on this myself and with colleagues which I will outline in greater detail below.

Local businesses welcome visit from Government Cabinet Minister

Gillian Keegan and Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Amanda Milling MP visited two local businesses last week (Wednesday 4) as part of Amanda’s national ‘levelling up tour’. They started at Natures Way, a local food producer where they met the companies founder, Robert Langmead, and its CEO, Colin Sm

Chichester MP visits local Beavers

Gillian recently visited the home of some of the constituency’s newest residents, a pair of Beavers, released in the South Downs National Park.