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Roy Swales
I am a 5 th Generation former soldier. My family were always Light Infantry and Indian Army. I served in the 16 th Independent Parachute Brigade, was seconded to the FCO and carried out security duties at Embassies in conflict areas. I served in Surrey and Hampshire Police after leaving the forces. I am now retired but ran the Totton RBL remembrance parades for several years. I retrained and work as a Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner with the Local NHS community teams.
Biography
My wife is a Clinical lead locally with the NHS. I have lived in the Forest for about 20 years since retiring from the Army and Police, my wife was born at the former Fenwick Hospital in Lyndhurst and her family are lifetime residents here. I am a former Executive Director of Real-Life Options a charity for young people with learning difficulties.
The New Forest is a beautiful place to live for those that can afford it. However, take a walk into some of the more built-up populated areas and see the truth. Families on council waiting lists for years, with no houses being built. Planning regulations of a draconian nature exist to throw up barriers instead of facilitating building access. Food banks across the Forest due to soaring prices.
Access to services Drs and Dentists, public transport to the General Hospital and other medical services. The New Forest is so poorly served by our local ambulance services that some patients are unable to get to hospital or afford a taxi to get there, which is often the advice given. In the Forest itself, we see the younger generations driven away because of low employment, high costs in both lands, rent and lack of housing, leading to population displacements we can little afford to accept. Council accommodation waiting lists through the roof and virtually no building. Local NHS resources struggle daily to meet demand.
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