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Notes:
WYRE FOREST DISTRICT COUNCIL
ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2009/10
COUNCILLOR: Anne Hingley
WARD: Franche
Section 1: Ward Activities (including Surgeries)
Personal contact with residents continues to be my first way of communication, to include home visits, phone calls and emails. Our bi-monthly newsletter, Franche Matters, keeps the community updated on projects and local authority issues. My contact details are always published with a return slip for residents comments. Now that quarterly Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meetings are established and well attended in Franche, our ward surgeries are not used, therefore after our April 2009 surgery, Councillor Baker and I decided to cease these for the time being. At PACT a range of issues are brought to the attention of police officers and Councillors – in particular parking outside schools and on street parking where properties have no provision, speeding, drainage, road and footpath repairs. I am using the Hub to log and reference local issues and am encouraging residents to do the same. This helps highlight “hot spots” and to follow up on unresolved problems.
I attend Community Housing Tenants meetings and walkabouts.
As a Governor of Franche Community School and St Catherine's CE School, I am taking an interest in both their new school builds.
Thirty affordable housing units have been completed at Wilton Avenue on behalf of Community Housing Group. Franche Councillors liaised with the workforce to solve problems raised by the neighbourhood during the construction - quick action resulted in good site management. The project was completed within the timescale set.
White Wickets children's playground opened in December and this replaces the one in Wilton Avenue. The play area includes the latest designs in play equipment. Consultation took place with children and local residents.
Section 2: Council Meetings
Appointments & Appeals – a two day interview process for the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer, preceded by dedicated preparation work.
Cabinet – I am Cabinet Member for Legal and Corporate Services. Regular meetings with the Director of Legal and Corporate Services include implementation and management performance of Business Plan, overseeing the Constitution of the Council and updating many statutory changes. Monitoring the strategic direction on Property Rationalisation Programme and the management of public assets and budget targets. I have monthly meetings with my Cabinet colleagues together with the Corporate Management Team to advance the aims and objectives of the Council's Corporate Plan and Priorities, promote local democracy through a programme of events with younger people, engage with communities, cohesion meetings, attend Scrutiny Panels and the Corporate Performance Clinics.
Section 3: Achievements
Council – Accountable to Council as custodian of the Constitution and have attended all meetings.
Kidderminster Educational Foundation.
Section 3: Achievements
Previously as Cabinet Member for Housing, I was invited to join a project team set up to deliver a new transitional housing scheme in Franche in conjunction with Stakeholders. My objective was to seek community engagement from start to finish enabling neighbours to have input and reassurance at all stages of construction. Regular meetings took place in the local church. The scheme was completed in December 2009. The Developers have won the National Site Award for the Considerate Constructors Scheme 2010!
I have been instrumental in promoting the needs for a Lengthsman Scheme in Kidderminster. In 2009 as a County Councillor pursued this issue with vigour. The Lengthsman Scheme has a shared budget between Wyre Forest District Council and Worcestershire County Council and comes into effect from April 2010.
Section 4: Special Knowledge
Business skills together with University of Life experience, particular knowledge in Health Services.
Section 5: Attendance Percentage for 2009/10
96%.
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