Participation at Council Meetings and Panels

• Council Meetings
• Resources and Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Panel

Participation at District Assemblies

Fully involved with issues relating to Ashton-under-Lyne

Participation on Outside Bodies and Partnerships

• Greater Manchester Pension Fund
• Greening Greater Manchester
• Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund

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

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 as part of the Member Development Programme.

Achievements during the Year

• Housing issues
• Traffic issues
• Improved street lighting
• Alley-gating
• Street and road repairs
• Fly-tipping issues
• Planning issues