I taught Government and Politics at Stroud High School for twenty-eight years and am well known to many parents and young people in the area.

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I have been at the forefront of getting Stroud District Youth Committee members involved in the performance monitoring of all Council committees.

At the moment I am supporting setting up a Rodborough Youth Forum for Stroud District Youth Council and trying to get funding for Rodborough Youth.

I have been representing Rodborough on Stroud District Council since 2011. I am on the Community Services and Licensing Committee and sits on panels deciding on licensing issues.

I sit on the Stroud and Rodborough Educational Charity, which dispenses sometimes hefty grants to children and young people under 25. I also attend Cowle Trust meetings regarding the Museum in the Park and Stratford Park Management Committee meetings. A review of Leisure provision in Stroud District is currently under way. During lockdown he has volunteered on the Community Helpline when it was initially set up.

My two particular areas of interest are Youth Services and Stratford Park. I attend Stroud District Youth Council meetings and have been at the forefront of getting SDYC members involved in the performance monitoring of all SDC’s committees.