Participation at Council Meetings and Panels

I attended all Full Council meetings, Cabinet and Board meetings and the Children’s Panel meetings. I am also attending the training consortium meetings to assist the Board members to promote their activities.

Participation at District Assemblies

I have played an active part in the District Assembly again this year and attended all its meetings and have been involved in many activities associated with the District Assembly.

Participation on Outside Bodies and Partnerships

I am now a member of the Greater Manchester Health Commission working to improve the health and wellbeing of our residents throughout Greater Manchester.

Participation on School Governing Bodies

I am Chair of Governors at Astley Sports College and have attended many meetings throughout the year.

Constituency Work

During the past year I have dealt with many complaints and enquiries from constituents, some at our monthly surgeries.

Training and Development

I have attended two training courses during the year and I am part way through a course to learn sign language to assist me to communicate with deaf people.

Achievements during the Year

Once again this year Adult Social Care and Housing have been inspected by the Government and have achieved the highest scores possible. Our Supporting People department was one of the best performing departments in the country and my thanks go out to all our staff that helped achieve this.

We opened a new facility recently in Stalybridge to house people with a learning disability. I know the residents and their families are very pleased with their new homes.

My work with the Tame Valley Community Green continues once again this year. We improved the area with grants made available to us and our work will continue. We have also helped other groups who have set up recently.

I would like to thank all the staff who have helped me again this year. I appreciate the work they do on my behalf.