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WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2008/09
COUNCILLOR: Siriol Hayward
WARD: Offmore & Comberton
Activities
My council colleagues and I have continued to circulate regular Focus newsletters as part of our ongoing mission to inform and communicate with our electorate throughout the year.
We have continued to work alongside the Police at the local Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meetings where members of the community identify and prioritise local problems so that we can develop strategies to address them.
The Offmore Comberton Action Group continues its invaluable work making the area a better place to live in. The Fun Day (named the Borrington Bash) was such a success last July, that we have decided to repeat it and perhaps turn it into a regular feature.
I am a Governor of Offmore Primary and Comberton Primary schools and attend the local Tenant's Consultative Committee meetings when work commitments allow.
As a Wyre Forest District Councillor who represents a Kidderminster ward, I am a Charter Trustee of the Town of Kidderminster.
I am an active member of St. George's Church and I am a member of the Parochial Church Council.
Council Activities
Ethics and Standards Committee
Community Services Scrutiny Committee
External Funding Review Panel
Citizens Advice Bureau Review Panel
Alcohol and Substance Misuse Review Panel
Achievements During the Year
The Community Services Scrutiny Committee considered, among many other topics, a report from the County and District Scrutiny Review of the Summer Floods of 2007 which was comprehensive and fascinating as part of an ongoing process with our partners to improve our response should the floods recur.
I enjoyed taking part in the External Funding Review Panel which streamlined the documentation and the internal Council processes to encourage the volume of successful applications both direct and indirect (by assisting voluntary sector organisations in their bids). This is an important funding stream for the local community, enabling the council to provide more services than it otherwise could at no extra cost to the local community charge payers.
The review of Council funding to the Citizen's Advice Bureau was implemented because we needed to justify the significant financial support which we give that organisation in the light of many requests for funding from other local charities.
The Alcohol and Substance Misuse Review Panel completed its work during the year and submitted a report for consideration by cabinet.
Members' Surgeries
We have continued our strategy of not having official ward surgeries as our home addresses and telephone numbers are publicised locally so the electorate have ample opportunity to contact us should the need arise.
Training and Development
Scrutiny 21/05/2008
LSP 'Learning to Deliver' Workshop 30/06/2008
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