Longstanding Midhurst councillor and former chairman steps down

Mark Purves, former chair of the community and environment committee, sat in on his final full council meeting last night (Monday, January 17).

Fire station manager Mark served the town council for ten-and-a-half years and said he would 'recommend it to anyone'.

Speaking to this newspaper, he said: "It is time for a change for me and time to allow other people to step up and get involved. It has been, at times, a big commitment and there is a lot of work to do alongside working full time and with all the community work that I do."

He said he is 'absolutely going to miss it', adding: "It has been a fantastic experience for me on so many different levels and being able to get involved and give an opinion and represent people and their views has been an honour.

"Especially being able to look at things from the perspective of a Midhurst resident and being able to put residents views forward in so many different ways."

Mark said that with few residents attending the council's monthly meetings, he took it as a great responsibility to voice concerns on behalf of the people of Midhurst.