Forest Hill

Parliamentary Candidate: Chris Phillips

Born in Bath in 1957, Chris is a former Royal Colllege of Art student and an architect with over 20 years of experience. He has completed a number of significant regeneration projects in London and the UK

The Phillips family live in Beckenham, where Chris’s wife is a Conservative Councillor for Clock House Ward, and their two sons are pupils at St Olave’s Grammar School.

Chris is also a Councillor at the London Borough of Bromley, where he has served as Cabinet Member for Social Care, Health and Housing and Chairman of the Local Economy Committee, with a priority of town centre regeneration and renewal. He is also a Governor of Bromley Adult Education College

Chris has raised considerable sums for charities through sponsored runs, and swims, and organises the annual Mayor of Bromley’s sponsored walk. A committed Christian, Chris is also well travelled, an accomplished draughtsman and a keen football follower.

Listen to what Chris has to say in his newly recorded message to the voters of Lewisham West and Penge.Chris’s message is on YouTube

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Andre Bourne:

Andre is a candidate for the Forest Hill Ward. Andre writes:

“I am 27 and was brought up in a working class environment by my mother in Paddington, West London; but I have lived in Eliot Bank, Forest Hill for two years now. I went to London Metropolitan University where I graduated in Business Law and Politics. I have since fully qualified at the London School of Law as a Paralegal.

I have been a member of the West Lewisham and Penge Conservative Association since November 2008.

I am an experienced Complaints Adviser specialising in clinical dental treatment for the Regulators of Dentistry. I am also a keen supporter of the RSPCA and have previously done voluntary work for the Mayhew Animal Home. I enjoy travelling and experiencing new cultures and aim to do a charity trek to see Machu Picchu in the near future.

Kenneth Lemeh:

Kenneth is married with two children aged nine and five.  He has lived in Lewisham since 2002 and studied at both London South Bank University and Westminster Business School.  Kenneth has an engineering background, specialising in delivering sustainable business solutions.  He is particularly interested in encouraging investment in Forest Hill and supporting small business in the area.

Ray Squires:

Ray is a local businessman who has lived in Lewisham for over forty years and Forest Hill for over twenty.  He has four children who were all educated locally.  He takes a keen interest in education and was a school governor at Adamsrill School for six years.  Ray thinks it is time for a change: “Lewisham has one of inner London’s highest council tax rates which has gone up 55% under the current Labour Mayor.  We will work with Simon Nundy the Conservative Mayoral candidate to deliver his pledge of a 5% council tax cut in 2011″.