I have been a Hebden Royd Town Councillor since 2015 for Fairfield Ward.
Before this I was a Lecturer of Law in Further Education for twenty years. After my retirement I worked as a teaching assistant with children and young people with additional needs.
I have been a member of various committees including Community Funding, the Picture House, Projects and Events, the Twinning Committee, the Strategy and Review Committee and the recently set up ad hoc Cost of Living Committee.
Individually I have represented residents of Fairfield in meetings and communication with the Environment Agency as flooding matters are so important in the Ward.
I am also in touch with the Neighbourhood Team regarding vandalism, graffiti, petty crime and other related matters which affect the local area, and I have also sat on the Board of the Community Association and was also a member of Hebden Bridge Partnership.
I had the great privilege of being the Mayor of Hebden Royd in 2017 during which time I involved myself with many Community Groups and helped raise money for my chosen charity Andy’s Man’s Club.
Alongside my Council work I am a host working alongside Horton Housing and I provide accommodation and support to young people coming out of care or homelessness for various other reasons.
I am an active member of my local community and I and a group of like-minded friends founded a Book Group which has been running successfully since 2006. I am also a member of a local quiz team and I set quizzes for fundraising events.
On a personal note, I have three grown up children who all live in the Manchester area. I am a Mancunian but Hebden Bridge is my chosen home. I have six grandchildren who visit Hebden Bridge regularly as they love the town as much as I do.Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is a matter which you are concerned about within the Fairfield Ward, and I will do my best to help or at the very least listen.
