Camposol park renamed in honour of late Mazarron Councillor

Public park in Camposol’s Sector A renamed in honour of Mazarrón Councillor, Silvana Buxton

Ceremony held on Friday April 12 to rename Camposol’s Central Park in Sector A in honour of Mazarrón Councillor, Silvana Buxton.

At the Plenary meeting of Mazarrón Town Council held on Tuesday, October 31 a motion was put forward to rename Central Park in Sector A of the Camposol urbanisation to “Councillor Silvana Elisabetta Buxton Park” in honour of Councillor Silvana Buxton, who was Mazarrón Councillor for Camposol and International Relations since June 2019 until her death last year. The proposal had cross-party support and was approved unanimously and the park was duly renamed on April 12 2024 (see picture gallery below).

Winning a seat in the 2019 municipal election as a PSOE Councillor, Silvana was appointed Mazarrón Councillor for Camposol and International Relations. Although this new role presented its own problems with administrative red tape and council procedures, Silvana never gave up and was the President of the Mazarrón Council Commission which proposed the forming of the Rambla de los Aznares Round Table to include regional and national government departments. Such was Silvana’s persistence that the Round Table was approved within 2 months of the new council taking power.

Other achievements Silvana secured for Camposol include the Children’s playground situated in the park that now bears her name, the Football pitch on sector D, overhauling the medical centre and social centre, public area gardening contracts, pushing for the Council to take responsibility for the public roads and areas, dropped kerbs around B Sector Commercial Centre for wheelchair and child carriage access, the start of new street lighting contracts (C Sector South), chasing the asphalting contract for the main dual carriageway through C and D sectors and many other problems solved for individuals. Silvana had a large “to do list” when taking office, but COVID put a 2-year dent in her plans, followed by her illness.

Silvana passed away on Friday, October 20 2023 after a battle with cancer. Italian by birth, Silvana lived much of her life in England although never losing the Latin passion for causes she felt needed help, married to Geoff, she was the mother of three children and grandmother of seven grandchildren.

A translation of the plaque unveiled at the ceremony reads:

COUNCILLOR SILVANA ELISABETTA BUXTON PARK

The Municipal Corporation of the M.I. Town Council of Mazarrón agreed in the Ordinary Plenary of October 31, 2023 to grant the name of this garden to the memory of Mrs. SILVANA ELISABETTA BUXTON for having been the first foreign Councillor of the municipality, a fighter, assertive, dignified woman deserving of a public space in Camposol where she lived.

Mayor of Mazarrón Ginés Campillo Mendez

Mazarrón, April 12, 2024

At the ceremony attended by Camposol residents and others from around the municipality, Mazarrón Council were represented by the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, the new Councillor for Camposol, 8 serving Councillors, 2 former Councillors and other council staff.

During the ceremony those gathered were addressed by Councillor for Camposol, Carmen Navarro, former Mayor and current Councillor for town planning, Gaspar Miras, former Councillor, Plácida Gómez and Mazarrón Mayor, Ginés Campillo, the speeches were translated by the President of the Camposol Business Association, Julie Townsend. All the speakers referred to Silvana’s tenacity and dignity, much to the pride of Silvana’s husband Geoff who was present to assist in the unveiling of the new name plaque.

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