Hard work and Hawthorn Road
This week I’ve knocked on every door in Hawthorn Road and spoken to loads of really friendly people; the major issues there are planning and dog bins. I was accompanied by a new member of The Labour Party – one of 30,000 odd that have joined since the May 7th. If you’d like to join and get involved read more here.
You might not know that being a councillor is supposed to be something you can do even if you have a full-time job as well. It really isn’t easy! Over my first few weeks it has dawned on me how much time councillors must put-in to do the job well. I’m so glad that as a househusband I have the flexibility of being able to make phone calls and send emails throughout the day from home, even if my two kids make phone calls a major challenge! If I was still working as a nurse I wouldn’t have managed to finish half of my casework.
During the week I’ve received letters from Ore residents who would like help and advice. One of which lead me to take some photographs of our ward’s untidy pavements to send to the county council highways department. There are quite a number of pavement improvements needed in Ore, I just hope they have the will and the resources available to do it. I’ll keep the pressure on!
Tomorrow I’ll be attending the Red Lake Residents Association which I’m sure will be very interesting. I’ll feed back on what is said in my next post.
( Hawthorn Road view from: Street Cities – Free Mapping and Street View Tools )
