The SGRA are very sad to report that Cllr Peter Harman passed away suddenly on Thursday 22 August 2024
Peter was a long-time resident of Greenhithe and after an impressive career in the London Fire Brigade Service he went on to serve his community for over 20 years in various roles as Town Councillor of S&G and Stone, Mayor of Swanscombe, Borough Councillor and also as a member of Kent County Council.
Peter cared deeply about his local community and was relentless in his efforts to address issues that were impacting on residents of S&G including involvement of local MPs to address ‘the boy racers in Crossways’ and most recently the closure of Galley Hill Rd. Peter was mentioned in Hansard in May 2024 where grateful thanks were given to him by the Minister of transport for his tireless efforts to address the lack of urgency to reopen Galley Hill Rd. He was a long serving member of SGRA and more recently the Chair, running regular monthly meetings.
Peter was also very involved in the local fire service life boats.
He was well known in Swanscombe and Greenhithe and has always made an important contribution to the lives of local residents, he will be greatly missed.
He leaves his wife Jo, two daughters Kate and Charlotte and two granddaughters Emily and Jessica.
Lorna speaks about becoming an SGRA Councillor
Cllr Lorna Cross speaks about her reasons for becoming an SGRA Parish Councillor