Hilary Percival
Leesland and Newtown ward Candidate and Chair
I have lived in Gosport for most of my life, working in a local early years setting for many years as well as assessing students for a childcare course for Portsmouth College. I brought up my children in Leesland, and now help to look after my grandchildren. I am a governor at Leesland Infant and Junior Schools.
I have been involved in the development of Leesland park from the start, and I am a volunteer warden for the Wildgrounds Nature Reserve. I think Gosport is a great place for families, with potential to be even better. Children should be able to spend more time outside and I feel it is important to maximise the use of green spaces, making them safe spaces for children, as well as valuable wildlife habitats.