It's been a very rewarding year for me in Dewsbury west.
Supporting people to take part in sport and increase their physical activity and improve their health and well being has been high on our ward agenda. We contributed to the funding for the summer activity programme that has developed all over Dewsbury.
Over the year myself and ward colleagues have supported
the formation of 3 new TRAs in the Dewsbury Moor and Scout Hill areas and
continued to support the existing TRAs and other residents groups.
During the early intervention and prevention consultation
we met with cabinet members and senior officers to ensure the appropriate offer
of children's services in our ward.
Following those discussions we pleased to see that our
sure start centre in Dewsbury Moor was kept as part of our future offer. We
were really pleased that families with children would continue to have access
to this valuable service in our ward.
As part of last years district committee we funded the
development of community activities in scout hill, a project in Dewsbury Moor
to support young girls, a day trip for people with dementia and their carers
and contributed towards a job and skills project help support people in
Dewsbury.
Having listened to constituents all over the ward we grew
an understanding of the impact that fly tipping, littering and general lack of
environmental amenity had on people's lives. With this in mind we developed a
ground breaking pilot project to tackle these issues. We secured over £20,000
for the ward to run some environmental improvement schemes in target areas.
Myself and ward colleagues with our local MP have
continued to support the campaign to save vital services at Dewsbury and
District Hospital. We will continue to represent your views on this going
forward.
During last years changes to the councils museums and art
galleries services, we supported local residents in forming the group that now
is working towards a positive future for the mansion house at crow nest park.
Supporting people to take part in sport and increase their physical activity and improve their health and well being has been high on our ward agenda. We contributed to the funding for the summer activity programme that has developed all over Dewsbury.
For the second year funding has been provided for the
primary schools year 6 study clubs. Last years clubs resulted in the pupils at
all of our Dewsbury way primary schools achieving higher levels in literacy and
numeracy. This also have them a greater confidence and really boosted their
self esteem.
During 2017/18 myself and ward colleagues will continue
to be there for anyone needing advice regarding council services. We will
continue to represent you and fight for the things that matter to you most.
