James Duddridge, Local Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East Supports Local Candidate Gary Lowen Standing for Milton Ward in Upcoming May Local Councillor Election.
On 12th January James Duddridge and many volunteers were in Milton supporting Local Candidate Gary Lowen standing for Milton in the upcoming local councillor elections in May.
James Duddridge said:
It was great to be out and about and support Garry. I wish him the very best of luck in the rest of his campaign. Garry is very dedicated and would be a great councillor to represent the people of Milton.
Gary Lowen said:
I was delighted to launch my election campaign in the heart of Milton Ward on Hamlet Court Road and was pleased to meet residents and listen to their concerns with a view to taking action where possible.
I firmly believe that you cannot live in a community without giving back. Our town thrives on Tourism and our High Street is the gateway to the Town, we need to work together to reshape the High street and Hamlet Court Road in the face of the changing retail environment. We also need to work together to think of imaginative solutions to deal with the Homeless situation.
I would like to thank everyone who took the time out to support me in the launch of my Milton Campaign.
Gary Lowen's Bio
I am a partner in the Gleneagles Guesthouse and Tearooms since November 2012.
I also have my own management consultancy company but prior to setting up on my own I have worked in two major Government departments – Defence and the Department for Education (DfE) Southend Local Authority and An Education Charity. In Defence, I was in a number of operational posts in the UK and Overseas and ended my Defence career in the management training division, project managed the introduction of Performance Management across the department and providing Leadership and management training to military and civilian staff.
In the DfE, I was a policy official in the School Workforce Unit. I worked with key stakeholders across the country, including ministers, to bring Performance Management in to English and Welsh Schools. I designed and managed the national roll out of performance management training for Headteachers, LA officials and Governors. I was the Leadership Management Adviser for all schools in Southend based in the Children’s Service of Southend Borough Council. Providing advice and training to headteachers, governors, teaching and non-teaching staff. I was instrumental in establishing the Graduate Teaching Programme and established the first Interim Executive Board in the country. I also secured Investors in People status for the Department.
I left SBC and joined the Eastern Leadership Centre a not for profit charity as Deputy Chief Executive responsible for the strategic management of the back office function in the company and National college and TDA programmes across the Eastern region. I also worked with a number of local authorities to develop and deliver online training for Governors. I left ELC to establish my own management consultancy company and work in Education and Social Care.
I am a Community Volunteer through my membership of Thorpe Bay Rotary Club, Director of Southend Carnival Community Interest Company and Chair of the Mayors Charity, I am a member of the Southend Business Partnership Executive and Southend Tourism Partnership. I am also a member of Southend Rugby Club.