CLLR PAUL CULLEN

About me

I have been an elected Independent Richmondshire District Councillor since 1983 having first represented Lower Swaledale before becoming a Councillor for Hipswell following the boundary reorganisation in 2003. 

I have served as Chairman on several committees during this time and was Chairman of the Council in 1997.

My present roles are Chairman of the Scrutiny Management Board and Chairman of Scrutiny 1.

 Ward

Hipswell Ward consists of the two parishes of St Martin’s and Hipswell. The smaller St Martin’s Parish is situated in the Swale Valley bordering the parishes of Richmond, Hipswell, Hudswell and Easby. The larger Hipswell Parish is made up of Hipswell Village, the now private housing estates of Leadmill and Pleasantdale in Hipswell West and the MOD properties and barracks in the Bourlon, Cambrai, Gaza and Richmondshire Lines areas. It also includes Risedale Sports and Community College, the Tesco shopping complex and the newly opened Garrison Pool and Library. It is a two seater ward and in population figures is the largest ward in the district.

Surgeries

For the Hipswell part of the Ward, I continue to hold surgeries, by appointment on the second Wednesday in every month at the White Rose Club in Hipswell West from 6 – 7 p.m. I also attend the monthly meetings of Hipswell Parish Council where I am also available for consultation.

As regards the St Martin’s area of the Ward, I hold a surgery by appointment from 6 pm before each of the the St Martin’s Parish Council Meetings which I afterwards attend that are held in The Heritage Room at the Station starting at 6.45pm.

Interests

I am Chairman of the Company Board of The George and Dragon, an award winning Community owned pub in Hudswell, a small village just outside Richmond, which provides pub facilities, a small library, a local shop and allotments for the community. It has recently featured prominently in the television series 'The Dales'.

I organise the Richmond Swaledale Acoustic Folk Club Guest Evenings in New Road, Richmond and I also run the George & Dragon Acoustic Folk Evenings on the second Sunday of each month and the Blues and Country Evenings on the first Monday.

If you wish to contact me please use any of the following:

Email: cllr.p.cullen@richmondshire.gov.uk

Telephone: 01748 824150    

Address: Flowery Dell Lodges, Hudswell Lane, Richmond, DL11 6BD