Name: Julia Tyburn (Liberal Democrats)
Ward: Peninsula
Julia was born in Paddington but has worked in South East London for 21 years and has now lived in South East London for 10 years. She lives with her husband, Rupert, in East Greenwich. She is a Trustee with United St Saviours Charity, Southwark- an Almshouses charity, Member of South East London Chamber of Commerce, Friend of East Greenwich Traders Association and Member of the Greenwich Society
Julia set up Zenon Consulting in June 1998 and is currently Managing Director. As a senior HR practitioner with over twenty years’ experience in HR, general management and Board level roles, Julia combines national policy level access and thinking with a deep understanding of specific culture issues and their solutions. Julia was interim Director of HR at Greenwich Healthcare/Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust in 2000-2002. She is passionate about HR and its role in transforming people and services.
Why does it matter that people vote in council elections?
It really matters that people vote in Council election as local councillors can focus on local issues that affect all of us.
Why are you standing to be a councillor?
I am standing as Councillor in Peninsula because I am passionate about the area that we live in. Greenwich is a beautiful place and is visited by millions of people every year. There are thousands of people who live and work here and our role as councillors should be about supporting all of these people and to sustain a safe and vibrant Greenwich for all.
What do you like most about the area you wish to represent?
There are 2 things that immediately come to mind about East Greenwich – the view at the top of Maze Hill is stunning and the energy and tenacity of the local traders in East Greenwich.
If elected, what would be your priorities for the Peninsula ward over the next four years?
My priorities, if I was elected, for Peninsula ward are :
· Doing what residents really want
· Stop Labour’s misguided plans for blocking roads north of Trafalgar Road
· Stop unsuitable modern buildings in or bordering the East Greenwich conservation area
· Revive East Greenwich and Trafalgar Road shops and businesses
I’m glad to see someone is going to stand up to the dreadful builings being proposed in the area. Hardys pub has applied for planning on a 10 storey hotel on Trafalgar Road – with an indication that this is a test case, with more high rises to follow if they are successful!
I don’t have anything against skyscrapers in Canary Wharf but not something with the achictectual merit of a breeze block in the middle of a victorian highstreet in clear view of the wonderful Greenwich Park.
Planning consultation closes May 25th and is on the greenwich council website – if anyone feels inclined to view it and comment.
A link to that Hardys planning application
http://tinyurl.com/2vls83j
They seem to have applied for a 4 storey extension only late last year
just what we need as a backdrop to the Queen’s house.
The architects are a Greenich firm. Is there no limit to the arrogance of these people? They think theyr’e Richard Rogers or Inigo Jones with that cheap and nasty box, with its 1980s wrought iron on the balconies?