These are contact details of the various organisations or people you may wish to contact with your views about the railway, or local transport in general. You can really help by writing in support of the railway.

Local government organisations:

Telephone

email

Address

West of England Partnership

0117 9036114

James White, Group Leader Transport Policy, West of England Partnership, Wilder House, Wilder Street, Bristol, BS2 8PH

Government Office for the South West

0117 9001700

swcontactus@gosw.gsi.gov.uk

Richard Sheard, Regional Director, Government Office for the South West, 2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EH

South West Councils

01823 270101

info@swcouncils.gov.uk

Dennett House, 11 Middle Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1SH

South West Regional Development Agency

01392 214747

enquiries@southwestrda.org.uk

Corporate Headquarters, Sterling House, Dix's Field, EXETER, Devon, EX1 1QA

Government ministers:

The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Transport NEW

House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1P 3HH

Theresa Villiers MP, Minister of State for Transport NEW

House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA

Local MPs:

Dr Liam Fox MP - Somerset North

020 72194198

admin@northsomersetconservativ es.com or

mrsionedouglas@hotmail.com

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP - Bristol South

0117 9090063

primarolod@parliament.uk

PO Box 1002, Bristol, BS99 1WH

Stephen Williams MP - Bristol West

0117 9423494

stephenwilliamsmp@parliament.uk

PO Box 2500, Bristol, BS6 9AH

Kerry McCarthy MP - Bristol East

0117 9421900

southwest@new.labour.org.uk

Newfoundland Court, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, BS2 9AP

Charlotte Leslie- Bristol North West NEW

0117 973 6811

Bristol & South Gloucestershire Conservatives
5 Westfield Park, Bristol, BS6 6LT

Chris Skidmore - Kingswood NEW

0117 973 6811

5 Westfield Park, Bristol, BS6 6LT

Jack Lopresti - Filton & Bradley Stoke NEW

0117 9736812

jack@jacklopresti.com

5 Westfield Park, Bristol, BS6 6LT

TravelWatch South West:

TravelWatch South West

01225 787929

office@accesssouthwest.org

TravelWatch SouthWest CIC, Cranmore Cottage, East Cranmore, Shepton Mallett, BA4 4SD

Local Councils and key contacts:

See also Links page

Cllr Elfan Ap Rees, Deputy leader and executive member for strategic planning, highways and economic development, North Somerset Council

01934 822524

elfan.ap.rees@n-somerset.gov.uk

Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Rd, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1UJ

Transport Policy Team, North Somerset Council

01275 888507

transport.policy@n-somerset.gov.uk

Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Rd, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 1UJ

Cllr Gary Hopkins, Executive Member for Strategic Transport, Waste and Targeted Improvement

, Bristol City Council

0117 985 1491

(home)
 

gary.hopkins@bristol.gov.uk

The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR

Local newspapers:

Evening Post

0117 9343000

epletters@bepp.co.uk

Temple Way, Bristol, BS99 7HD

Western Daily Press

0117 9343000

wdletters@bepp.co.uk

Temple Way, Bristol, BS99 7HD

Clevedon Mercury

01275 335100

newsdesk@clevedon.co.uk

Clevedon Mercury, Temple Way, Bristol,BS99 7HD

North Somerset Times

01934 414010

nstimes@archant.co.uk

32 Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1LW

Weston & Somerset Mercury

01934 422500

newsdesk@thewestonmercury.co. uk

32 Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1LW