Although I have lived and worked in many places in the UK and abroad I have been back here, in ‘God’s Own County,’ for over thirty years.
I grew up in the East Riding and Wakefield. As an only child with no children or close family I have had time to be involved in many community groups and activities. These include Holmfirth WI, Holmfirth Film Festival and Cafe 100, where I am a Trustee. I sing with the Soul Choir, paint with the Emergence group, am in two book groups and socialise a lot with friends and my Astronomer partner, John !!
My professional life has been in Education. My passion has been to help make a positive difference to children and young people’s lives. I taught Textiles, Art and Design in Secondary schools. At Leeds University I lead the Secondary teacher training programme. At the Department of Education in Manchester, I lead on Business and Diversity in the Recruitment Division.
In my role as a Parish Councillor and Chair of the Climate Action, Communications and Engagement Committee (CACE) I will work with my Parish Council colleagues, Kirklees Councillors and officers, Community Groups and interested individuals to ‘get things done’ !! My priorities are to help make sure: – people in the Holme Valley understand what the Parish Council is doing and can do; – HVPC meets its Climate Action targets; – that the interests of residents in my Ward, Upper Holme Valley, are represented. I love it here and want to help make it the best place it can be for all its residents. The Holme Valley is my home as well as theirs.