Ann Garner

Monday evening was a Lib Dem Bury Exec meeting – it was the first time I’d seen our Chair Nissa after becoming a Mum, too. She’s great and is really focused on us politically, too. It was good to see everybody and catch up too!

Tuesday – a chain of late afternoon meetings – firstly with our LAP Manger Carran to explore grant applications for community-based funding and touch base with her – then an Action Group of Social Housing Residents with the Police and local Cllrs (I was the Cllr rep) - we were talking about getting involved with the big lunch …and then a quick coffee with an amazing Council Officer to catch up with developments in our council ward, Sedgley. By 7pm I was at our Cllr surgery where a resident had asked me to find out about council tax banding – it’s a very unfair system … it was good to talk with her. I had hoped that my evening meal would have been ready for me …. after 23 yrs., of marriage, apparently he’s still developing his culinary skill base …..

Tonight was the campaign group working to prevent Goals Soccer from being allowed to build in green space – our local park at a rental charge and lease – I still believe firmly that parks are not free building plots for councils to either dispose of or make huge sums of money from by restricting people’s free use of them!

Tomorrow – Safer Stronger Confident Communities – Council Scrutiny Commission – I’ve circulated its agenda for my colleagues consideration – it looks like a ling evening to me – the scrutiny of the Council’s new and first Alley Gating Policy needs a meeting – not to be one of many agenda items – we need to be actively reviewing it and getting alley gating projects held up by a lack of a policy into action!