Participation at Council Meetings and Panels

• Council Meetings
• Overview Forum
• Cabinet Meetings
• Board Meetings
• Audit Review Meetings

Participation at District Assemblies

Fully involved with issues regarding Ashton-under-Lyne

Participation on Outside Bodies and Partnerships

• Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority
• Greater Manchester Joint Waste Development Plan Document

Constituency Work

• Members' Advice Surgeries
• Regular walkabouts within Ward with Officers, highlighting residents concerns and issues
• Environmental issues
• Public meetings including planning issues
• Tenants and Residents Meetings
• Home visits
• Supported grants to community/sporting clubs/ groups
• Supported residents with improvement areas
• Homewatch meetings

Other Key Tasks Undertaken

Represented council at:

• Environmental Health Congress
• Institute of Waste Management

Members' Advice Surgeries

Every other week a surgery is held at two different venues of which I attend.

Training and Development

Training is undertaken regularly throughout the year in both my capacity as a Cabinet Deputy and also member of the Executive Board.

Achievements during the Year

Representing residents regarding their concerns:

• Housing
• Traffic issues
• Improved lighting
• Gating
• Street and road repairs
• Fly Tipping
• Recycling
• Under age sales enforcement
• Youth provision
• Garden waste/ brown bins/ recycling
• Maintaining Waterloo war memorial and supporting other environmental schemes
• Hanging baskets throughout the Ward
• Successful pilot of fortnightly refuse collections in Stalybridge