Roles
- Chairman of
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Chairman of Employment Appeals Panel
- Group Spokesman - Independents
- Member of those Committees/Groups listed on the right
Constituency Work
- Traffic Liaison Meetings
- ECC/LAA Partnership Meeting
- Site Visits for Planning Applications
- Local problems within the constituency - parking traffic,
planning, waste tipping etc.
- Halstead Consultation Exhibition
- Opening of Flood Prevention Scheme work
- Visit to Brussels for Regional Assembly
Involvement with Organisations within Braintree
District and Elsewhere
- Halstead Town Centre Strategy Panel
- Halstead Town Football Club
- Halstead Town Councilor - St Andrews North Ward
- Member of East of England Regional Assembly
- Leader of Independent Group - BDC
- Treasurer of Halstead Residents' Association
Training and Development Undertaken
- Training for Peer Councillor Accreditation with
IdEA
- CPA Pilot Scheme Accreditation with Audit Commission
- Risk Management
Key Personal Highlights/Contributions During the
Year
- Secondment to Audit Commission for CPA Pilot to South
Oxford District Council
- Mentoring Councillors at Waveney District
Council
- Attending climate change at Nottingham
- Agreement signing at the Discovery Centre
- Presentation of recycling scheme to Cabinet and Council to
raise levels of recycling throughout the district
- West Ham reached the cup final [very personal
highlight!]