Recent Activities & Campaigns

• 11 April - Attending Northern Area Committee meeting  
• 7 April - Discussions regarding loos at Hepscott Parish Hall  
• March - Discussions with Parishes as to use of speed radar gun 
• March - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting 
• March - Attending public exhibition on Blue Sky Forest - Hadston 
• Attending Full Council for budget setting (not fun!)
• Attending Northern Area Committee meeting 
• 11 January 2011 - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting  
• 7 January 2011 - Meeting with Officers to discuss installation of streetlights at new footpath, The Plough Inn, Mitford
• 3 September - Attening Northen Area Planning Committee meeting  
• 2 September - Attending Community Chest Funding meeting 
• 2 September - Attending Full Council meeting 
• 13 August - Meeting with David Cherrie, Highways Maintenance Manager (Northern Area)
• 13 August - Site meeting at The Willows with Council Planning Enforcement Officers and site owners 
• 10 August - Attending Widdrington Station & Stobswood Parish Council meeting 
• 3 August - Attending Widdrington Station Community Forum working group meeting 
• 31 July - Attending Hepscott Flood Action Group meeting 
• 20 July - Attending GMDT meeting 
• 14 July - Representing Northumberland County Council at Buckingham Palace Garden Party 
• 11 July - Attending WRP presentation on Blue Sky Forest 
• 8 July - Attending Druridge Bay Community Forum meeting 
• 6 July - Attending Northern Area Committee meeting 
• 23 June - Attending Community Chest Panel meeting 
• 18 June - Attending Widdrington Village Parish Council meeting 
• 16 June - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting 
• 8 June -  Attending Widdrington Station & Stobswood Parish Council meeting
• 21 May - Attending Widdrington Village Parish Council meeting
• 19 May - Attending Mitford Historical Society's AGM, Mitford
• 18 May - Demanding (and getting) action over The Willows, Widdrington Station
• 12 May - Attending Mitford Parish Council AGM
• 11 May - Attending first formal meeting of the Northern Area Committee in Alnwick
• 20 April - Attending informal meeting of the Northern Area Committee at County Hall
• 28 March - Attending Mitford Community Centre open day
• 19 March - Attending final CMBC Full Council meeting
• 18 March - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting
• 17 March - Assisting Save our Surgery campaign through local press and FOI Request
• 16 March - Attending Ulgham Parish Council meeting
• 9 March - Attending Widdrington Station Parish Council meeting
• 28 February - Attending opening of Ulgham Playground
• 26 February - Attending CMBC Full Council meeting
• 25 February - Attending Meeting at County Council
• 16 February - Arranging pavement repair works for Ulgham, commencing 13 April 2009
• 16 February - Attending Ulgham Parish Council meeting
• 10 February - Site visit to Hepscott Bridge with County Bridges Inspector and local residents to discuss further flood alleviation works
• 9 February - Attending Widdrington Station Parish Council meeting
• 7 February - Attending Mayor's Charity Northumbrian Evening at Ponteland
• 6 February - Attending Rights of Way Committee meeting
• 22 January - Attending public meeting on proposed windfarm at Todd Hill Pigdon
• 19 January - Attending Ulgham Parish Council meeting
• 15 January - Attending CMBC Executive meeting (on flood report)
• 13 January - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting
• 12 January 2009 - Attending Widdrington Station Parish Council meeting. I announced funding of £1,000 towards the siting of a new street light at Grange Court
• December 2008 - Helping residents at Widdrington Station have repairs to street lighting undertaken
• 8 December - Attending Widdrington Station Parish Council meeting
• 8 December - Attending a meeting on the establishment of Community Forums, at County Hall
• 6 December - Assisting residents of Widdrington Station to have a street light repaired
• 3 December - Raising highways issues affecting Widdrington Station with County and CMBC Officers
• 2 December - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting
• 21 November - Discussing speed zones for Widdrington village with Officers
• 20 November - Attending Widdrington Parish Council meeting
• 17 November - Attending Ulgham Parish Council meeting
• 7 November - Taking issue on Depositor Protection with County Executive Member
• 6 November - Attending Executive Meeting at Castle Morpeth Borough Council
• 5 November - Attending full meeting of County Council
• Attending Hebron Parish Council meeting
• Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting
• Attending full meeting of Castle Morpeth Borough Council and raising issue of "preventable flooding"
• 15 October - Surveying Hepscott's culverts, drains and ditches with County Council Officers and members of the Flood Action Group
• 14 October - Attending Hepscott Flood Action Group meeting
• 3 October - Arranging a meeting between County Council Officers and members of the Hepscott Flood Action Group
• Attending Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham
• Attending Ulgham Parish Council meeting
• Attending Hepscott Parish Council meeting to discuss setting up a local Flood Action Group
• 11 September - Attending Full Council meeting at County Hall and demanding assurances that ongoing efforts to clear highways drains and culverts are sped up to ensure blockages don't cause flooding again
• 8/9 September - Assisting flood victims in my areas, including flood advice and arranging temporary flood defences
• 6 September - Visit to Stobswood Welfares
• 6 September - Surgery at Widdrington Station
• 5 September - Rights of Way Committee meeting
• 3 September - Attending full Council meeting at County Hall
• 26 August 2008 - Raising various issues with CMBC Officers following concerns expressed to me by a resident of Stobswood
• Advising residents of Hepscott on planning issues relating to proposed developments
• 11 August 2008 - Attending Widdrington Station & Stobswood Parish Council meeting
• 7 August 2008 - Requesting enforcement of environmental laws against the dumping of builder's rubble in the lane to the rear of Liddell Terrace, Widdrington Station
• 5 August 2008 - Raising the issue of the unwired illuminated safety signs at Grangemoor Road, Widdrington Station, with County Highways, and securing repairs as required
• 29 July 2008 - I launched the Village Green Initiative, in order to take a proactive approach to village green registrations within the Division
• 25 July 2008 - Ensuring that the full repair of the path between Mitford and Morpeth is submitted as a "capital scheme", with urgent temporary repairs to be undertaken as soon as possible
• Combatting fly-tipping in Widdrington Station
• 22 July 2008 - Attending Mitford Parish Council meeting and announcing £4,500 funding to enable the commencement of part of the refurbishment works to Mitford Community Centre
• 21 July 2008 - Attending Ulgham Parish Council meeting and announcing £5,000 funding to enable commencement of the new Ulgham playground
• 17 July 2008 - Attending the North East Exporters' Awards 2008, representing Castle Morpeth Borough Council
• Raising concerns about Post Office plans to close branches at Mitford and St Mary's Field
• Ensuring County Council Highways investigate surface flooding at East Acres, Widdrington Station. I will be asking for information on this and working with the Council to address the problem
• Helping local residents to request Council help to repair a broken fence at The Grange, Widdrington Station
• Negotiating funding for the resurfacing of Hepscott Village Hall car park
• Assisting Ulgham Parish Council to achieve funding goals for the new playground at Ulgham
• Securing funding for improvements to the community centres at Widdrington Station and Mitford
• Supporting the introduction of 30mph zones in Tranwell village and Widdrington Village
• Finalising plans for interactive speed signs for Hepscott, Hebron, Mitford, Ulgham and Widdrington Village
• Visit to the ATAC Centre, Widdrington Station

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