I have lived in Wokingham for nine years.

Full statement

My work in the community has included a successful campaign to get a splash pool in the new Leisure Centre and I was also the founder of the Friends of Fox Hill Group which is dedicated to the protection of Fox Hill Woodlands. It is now a successful community group that carries out regular conservation working parties creating dead hedges, clearing invasive species and restoring the woodland to his natural state. I am the lead volunteer at the Woosehill Toddler Group and, with other volunteers, I strive to make it a welcoming group for all. Wokingham really has a lot to offer and is a fantastic place to live and work. It is important that we don’t take that for granted and work hard to keep it that way. I am passionate about activities and events for children, environmental initiatives, parks and recreation, and community wellbeing. That is why I am standing as a borough councillor; my skills and experience would suit working on inclusive events, especially for children and families and environmental issues that affect the immediate and wider community.