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

Tackling Climate Change during the Pandemic - Chichester Observer

There is huge energy behind tackling climate change and improving our natural environment. Whilst dealing with a global pandemic has been all-consuming over the past six months, it has not changed our commitments and goal to be net-zero by 2050.

Council boosts patrols in coastal areas to tackle obstructive parking

Chichester District Council has boosted its parking patrols in coastal areas in response to an increase in dangerous and obstructive parking. Since Friday (22 May) the council’s civil enforcement officers (CEOs) have issued more than 180 penalty charge notices (PCNs) to drivers who have not parked

Covid-19 News: New funding to support dairy farmers through coronavirus

A new fund will enable eligible dairy farmers in England to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. England’s dairy farmers will be able to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Three crop rule relaxed and £6 million fund for farmers

New measures to help farmers get back on their feet and move on from floods following extreme weather and flooding across England The Government is announcing new measures today (Friday 20 March) to help farmers recover from recent flooding. A £6 million pot of funding to help farmers recover from

Gillian attends West Sussex MPs Farming Conference

Gillian joins other West Sussex MPs and representatives from across the farming and growing community to discuss their concerns moving forward covering areas such as environmental protection, rural crime, changes as we leave the EU and access to labour markets.

Council Works With Local Community to Help Protect Wildlife

Chichester District Council has joined forces with local organisations at a working party in Fishbourne this week to help protect one of the district’s rare chalk streams. The stream runs along the eastern side of Fishbourne Roman Palace, and is one of only 200 chalk streams on the planet, providin