Christian Newsome

Councillor

Kirkley

christian.newsome@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk

Register of Interests

My name is Christian Newsome, and I have been a Lowestoft resident all my life. I am proud to be part of the working community and fabric of this town. I am a member of and volunteer with many organisations, including the East Anglian Transport Museum and Halesworth railway trust. I think preserving our heritage is as important as regenerating the town for the future.

I want to make Lowestoft a place which we can all be proud of, make sure we are heard loud and clear by our local elected representatives on the best way forward for Lowestoft. That is why I stood for town council to help to improve areas of Lowestoft and our local community.

Christian Newsome

Committee	Date	Attendance
Full Council - AGM	19/05/26	Present
Full Council	26/05/26	Apologies
Planning Committee	02/06/26	Apologies
Assets, Inclusions and Development Committee	08/06/26	Present
Personnel Committee	09/06/26	Apologies
Extraordinary Personnel Committee	09/06/26	Apologies
Extraordinary Full Council	09/06/26	Apologies
Finance and Governance Committee	10/06/26	Present
Planning Committee	16/06/26	Apologies
Extraordinary Personnel Committee	23/06/26	Apologies
Full Council	23/06/26	Apologies
Planning Committee	07/07/26	Absent
Finance and Governance Committee	08/07/26	Apologies
Extraordinary Full Council	13/07/26	Present
Assets, Inclusion and Development Committee	13/07/26	Present
Planning Committee	21/07/26	Apologies
Extraordinary Personnel Committee	28/07/26	Apologies
Full Council	28/07/26	Apologies
Planning Committee	04/08/26	Apologies
Assets, Inclusion and Development Committee	10/08/26	Present
Finance and Governance Committee	13/08/26	Apologies
Full Council	25/08/26	Present
Planning Committee	01/09/26	Present
Finance and Governance Committee	10/09/26	Apologies
Assets, Inclusion and Development Committee	14/09/26	Apologies
Planning Committee	15/09/26	Present
Full Council	29/09/26	Present

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