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I’m proud to be your Labour & Co-operative candidate for Hunslet and Riverside - as a lifelong resident, I love our communities and I know personally the challenges we face, as I face them with you.
I’m already working hard for our area: serving as a school governor at Greenmount Primary and The Ruth Gorse Academy, supporting local charities like The Leeds Community African Trust, and volunteering at the Beeston Festival, and both the Greemount and Beeston Hill Resident Associations'.
I’ve also shadowed local Cllr Paul Wray for a year. I’ll be ready to help residents from day one if you put your faith in me.
My dad, who is in the RAF, taught me the value of public service. That is exactly why I want to give back to the place where I grew up - to be a strong local voice who will make a difference every day.
Our local councillors, Paul Wray and Mohammed Iqbal, work hard to put our community first. I want to join them to build a safer, healthier area, supporting everyone, but also ensuring the voices of women and young people are back at the table locally, and heard in the halls of power at Leeds Civic Hall - as they should be.
DELIVERING CHANGE
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New CCVT: Beeston Hill United Free Church and Hunslet Church of the Nazarene, Brick Street, Church Walk, Kirkgate and Crown Street in Leeds.
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Police Action: Closing drug dens across Beeston, Hunslet and Leeds. Stop trouble at Garnets Pocket Park, Cross Flatts and Hunslet Moor Parks.
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Safer Nights: Stopped shops on Dewsbury Road from selling alcohol all night and secured a Cumulative Impact Area across Beeston Hill and Hunslet Moor.
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Illegal Camps: Built barriers at Moor Road, Grove Road, and Leasowe Recreation to stop illegal camps, and other locations.
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Road Safety: Put up fences near Hunslet Carr Primary, and the Royals to stop speeding quad bikes.
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River Safety: Provided funding for safety ropes along the river, and cleaning up under the main river bridges and removing drug dealers.
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Rule Breakers: Cracked down on holiday rentals (Airbnbs) causing crime, noise and other antisocial be
JOINT CANDIDATE
PLEDGES
You know your community better than anyone. I want to use your insights to help make it better.
To be a voice for positive change now and in the future, and ensure we get the best deal for local people.
To offer real solutions, not empty slogans that look good on leaflets or social media.
COMMUNITY WORK
I'm actively involved with community groups and organisations across the ward. Here are just a few examples:
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Governor Greenmount Primary
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Governor Ruth Gorse Academy
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Beeston Festival Committee
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Beeston Hill Residents Association
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Greenmounts Residents Association
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Leeds Community African Trust
There are many more as well as being a trusted adviser and supporter to many other groups in the public, third and faith sectors.
ELECTION INFORMATION
If you vote in person will be required to show photographic ID. The accepted forms of photographic ID are:
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a passport issued by the:
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UK
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Channel Islands
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Isle of Man
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British Overseas Territory
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EEA state
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Commonwealth country
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a driving licence issued by the:
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UK
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Channel Islands
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Isle of Man
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EEA state a biometric immigration document
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Scheme Hologram
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a Ministry of Defence Form 90
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a Blue Badge
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a national identity card issued by an EEA state
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an Older Person’s Bus Pass
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a Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
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an Oyster 60+ Card
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a Freedom Pass
Expired photographic ID documents if the photograph is still a good likeness.
No photographic ID - Call 0113 222 4411 or visit https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate and apply for a Voter Authority Certificate NOW.
LABOUR IN LEEDS
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Leeds Children's Services - receives Outstanding Ofsted.
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We’ve kept our children’s centres and youth services open.
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Leeds will retain Earned Autonomy status for the Supporting Families programme for 2023-25.
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Expanding in-house children's residential provision Leeds has 10 of our local authority owned children’s homes and is investing in 8 new two bed children’s homes.
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Investment in Children & Families commissioning activity Investment of £750k to increase staffing capacity.
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Edge of Care Service is a new team to work with adolescents and their families to prevent family / placement breakdown which would result in entry into the care system.
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Child Poverty Leeds has continues to tackle child poverty through the Thriving Strategy, despite the removal of the local strategy as a statutory requirement.
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Let’s Talk – provides a safe space for parents/ guardians with experience of children’s services to feedback and input into plans to improve services and help families to help children. Parent led training is being developed for children’s social work.
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Archway – a new hub for care leavers aged 16 - 25 has opened. It provides a safe place offering homely facilities like laundry and showers, food and lunch clubs, as well as a cyber suite and access to counselling and crisis support and support into employment, education and training.
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Child Friendly Leeds now ten years old.
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The 12 wishes for the city have captured the views of 80,000 children and young people to identify their top issues and priorities for the city.
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Child Exploitation and Contextual Safeguarding team has been successful in securing a place as part of the DfE funded work.
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Futures Team is expanding this award-winning service works with young people who have had a previous child removed. The expansion of the service will mean they can work with more young people during pregnancy.
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WRES pilot – Jointly with Adults and Health we have completed the first stage of the Workforce Race Equality Standards (WRES) pilot as one of 18 LAs. This has provided us with an action plan to tackle race inequality in both directorates and will strengthen the corporate offer.
VOLUNTEER
LABOUR'S PLANS
