Welcome to Stalybridge District Assembly

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District Assembly Meetings

Stalybridge 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.

Stalybridge 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 service or can listen to what is going on in Stalybridge. Please watch out for forthcoming events and celebrations and remember you are always welcome to attend District Assembly meetings and ask questions.

Many people have also filled in questionnaires at our meetings. Over 95% of you say the meetings are useful in addressing local issues. Over 90% think the meeting venues are easy to get to and the meetings interesting, well-run with good presentations. 92% of you also think the meetings are at a convenient time. 86% think the issues are discussed adequately and people given enough opportunity to speak.

Our District Assembly meets every few weeks. And, 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.

Stalybridge District Assembly

Stalybridge Advisory Group

• Joyce Howarth - Rotary Club (Stalybridge/Dukinfield/ Ashton)
• Jacob Sutcliffe - West Hill School
• Samuel Bennett - West Hill School
• Sohail Majeed - Youth Representative

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

• Stamford Park Lottery Bid - £3.9m HLF funding secured for the major renovation of the Stamford Park. Work commenced on site in February 2011 and is expected to be completed by Spring 2012.
• Green Flag Awards - Cheethams Park won a national Green Flag Award whilst Gorse Hall Park won a Green Pennant 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.
• Tameside in Bloom - well received by judges and general public. Not only did the Council win the Large City title in North West in Bloom for the sixth successive year but we also won the national Britain in Bloom city category with a gold medal. We were also awarded a Royal Horticultural Society Britain in Bloom special merit award for environmental quality and nominated to represent the United Kingdom in Entente Florale in 2011.

How to Contact us

For matters relating to the Assembly's work, please contact Assistant Town Manager, Kevin Gartside:

0161 342 3664 Send a Message to Stalybridge District Assembly

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

 Democratic Services Unit, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6DL
 0161 342 3562 0161 342 2187 Send a Message to the Democratic Services Officer

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