Welcome to Ashton District Assembly

District Assembly Meetings

Ashton Assembly meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 6.30pm.

Search Committee Agendas, Minutes and Reports

(The Agenda for the meeting will be available online, 5 working days before the date of the meeting)

Question Time

You have a chance to ask about local service at every meeting during Question Time, which forms part of the meeting. People wanting to ask questions are asked to fill in the question sheet before the meeting starts. You can get the sheet before the day from libraries, customer service centres, pick one up at the meeting before it starts or use the online form.

Please hand your sheet to Nazma Islam at the meeting. Please note that questions sent via the online form must arrive before noon on the day of the meeting.

Ashton-under-Lyne District Assembly is in its 10th year and in this time we have seen it go from strength to strength.

We have responsibility for services that have a real impact on people's quality of life, from keeping our streets clean and litter free to making sure our parks are desirable places to visit.

In addition to these vital services we also hold public meetings where local people can ask questions about any council services or can listen to what is going on in Ashton.

Ashton is a key town within Tameside and we are proud to be at the hub of many events and activities. Please support us at forthcoming events and celebrations and remember you are always welcome to attend District Assembly meetings and ask questions.

Our District Assembly meets every few weeks. Every day, teams of Assembly staff are out and about making the streets cleaner and safer and working with others to provide more services and activities in our town.

So we hope you’ll come along and get involved.

Ashton District Assembly Members

Councillors for Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst
Richard Ambler	Alan Whitehead	Pauline Harrison
Councillors for Ashton-under-Lyne St. Michael's
Margaret Sidebottom	Yvonne Cartey	Bill Fairfoull
Councillors for Ashton-under-Lyne Waterloo
Catherine Piddington	Michael Whitley	Lynn Travis
Councillors for St. Peter's
Warren Bray	Joyce Bowerman	David McNally

Advisory Group Members:

• Vincent Robinson - Ashton Ladysmith Cricket Club and Trust
• June Allman - Broadoak and Smallshaw Community Association
• Janet Patterson - Currier Lane Area Residents Association
• Samuel Rosbottom - New Charter Academy
• Jessica Booth - New Charter Academy

Each District Assembly has an advisory group made up of representatives from voluntary and community groups, residents groups and local businesses. They also include a student representative from each secondary school in the area.

Members attend all the District Assembly meetings and take part in debates, offering information, advice and voicing local views before councillors make their decisions.

Achievements This Year

• Green Flag Awards - Oxford Park and Park Bridge Country Park won a national Green Flag Award for the quality of the parks.
• Street Cleansing - achieved our best ever street cleanliness performance exceeding the very challenging performance targets for 2011/12 making Tameside one of the best performers in the country.
• Environmental Improvements - Lots of environmental improvements to improve the street scene have been carried out by the District Assembly, which includes street signing replacement and the development of sustainable planting schemes which remain green all year round and have been much admired.
• Entente Florale Europe 2011 - The Royal Horticultural Society nominated Tameside to represent the United Kingdom in Entente Florale Europe, a Europe wide environmental competition last summer and was very proud to be honoured with the second highest award, a Silver Plaque. The award recognised the long term endeavours of the authority, community groups, residents and businesses in making Tameside a better place to live, work and visit.
• You Choose - Event at which local residents had the opportunity to decide which projects and which local residents made decisions on the allocations on a set amount of money to Local Community Groups and Organisations within the DA area.
• Children Play Provision - new play equipment installed in King George V Playing Fields and Waterloo Park.
• Adult Outdoor Gym Equipment - installed at Richmond Street.

How to Contact Us

For matters relating to the Assembly's work, please contact Town Manager, Assistant Executive Director (District Assemblies):

0161 342 3725  0161 342 2842 Send a Message to Ashton District Assembly

For enquiries about meetings, including Question Time, please contact Democratic Services Officer, Nazma Islam:

Nazma Islam, Democratic Services Unit, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6DL
 0161 342 3562 0161 342 2166 Send a Message to the Democratic Services Officer

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