Participation at Council Panels and Committees

I have served as Cabinet Secretary to Councillor Kieran Quinn, Cabinet Deputy for Economic Services, and Councillor Alan Whitehead, Cabinet Deputy for Technical Services.

I also serve as a member on the Personal and Health Services Scrutiny Panel and Tameside Schools Organisation Committee.

I have also attended the majority of Full Council meetings held this municipal year.

 Participation at District Assemblies

Denton and Audenshaw District Assembly I hold special responsibility for the environment and local liaison. I have attended the majority of meetings held within this municipal year.

Participation of School Governing Bodies

I continue to be a member of the governing body at Manor Green Primary School.

Constituency Work

I have dealt with many complaints throughout the year from local residents.
We also deliver the Denton South Ward Labour Party Newsletter to over 5,000 homes keeping everyone informed of the good work the Denton South Labour Team do throughout the year. I consider it to be a great privilege to represent all the residents of Denton South Ward on Tameside Council.

I receive enquiries over the telephone, by e-mail, letter, through our regular surgeries, or when I am simply stopped in the street. I go on regular "walkabouts" in the Ward with my colleagues, where we introduce ourselves to our constituents and take questions/complaints.

We work with local residents groups, the police, the youth service, Tameside Patrollers, Groundwork Tameside, local schools, Irwell Valley Housing Association, New Charter Housing Trust and West Penning Housing Association, looking at the various problems within the community, i.e, neighbour nuisance, crime, vandalism, "grot spots", etc. 

Achievements during the year

Once again this has been a very successful year; with the continuation of the improvements to facilities for all age groups in the Denton South Area.

Haughton Green Young People's Centre continues to thrive, The Friends of Haughton Green Playing Fields continues and The Denton South Partnership has had another successful year, ensuring all agencies working in the Ward are aware of what is going on and opportunities are not lost and resources not wasted.

I am very proud that the Denton South Partnership was started three years ago by the Elected Members for the Ward to give local residents a chance to be fully involved in the decision making process for the allocation of the Safer Stronger Communities Funding.

Members' Surgeries

I have held advice surgeries every Saturday at Haughton Green Library and every Monday or Tuesday at Haughton Green Young People's Centre with my Ward colleagues. These were well attended by local residents throughout the year.
Training and Development Activities undertaken.

I have attended training courses this municipal year, which have been offered to Members as part of the Member Development Programme.