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Vote Kevin Blencowe, Gail Marchant-Daisley and Daniel Zeichner on May 6th!
Councillor Kevin Blencowe, Petersfield
26 Petworth Street, Cambridge CB1 2LY. Tel 07914 700602 Email kevin.blencowe@cambridge.gov.uk
Kevin Blencowe is one of your local Labour candidates for the City Council elections in 2010. Kevin is city councillor for Petersfield and also the Labour spokesperson on housing and planning matters. He is chair of the East Area Committee.
Kevin says, "I have represented Petersfield as a city councillor for the last 16 years, and it has been a privilege to work with the local community to make our area a better place in which to live.
Having been a youth worker and a member of staff at Cambridge YMCA for many years I continue to strive to improve the range of activities and facilities provided for our younger citizens. I help run a community bingo club two evenings a week, support our local over 50s club at Cherry Trees on St Matthew's Street and am on the board of the Folk Museum. I am also a governor at St Matthew's Primary School, where I started as a youth worker many years ago.
I was 30 years old when I first became a councillor, quite young at the time! I have always been an active sportsman and still play football and cricket; I helped save cricket on Parker's Piece a couple of years ago. As a teenager I had trials for Tottenham Hotspur FC. I am currently chairman of the Cambridge YMCA football club which plays in the Cambridge Sunday morning league."
Kevin sits on the following City Council committees:
Gail Marchant-Daisley, Petersfield
120 Ross St
Gail is one of your local Labour candidates for the City Council elections in 2010.
Farewell to Councillor Ben Bradnack
Councillor Ben Bradnack, Petersfield
Ben Bradnack recently stood down from being a Labour councillor for Petersfield ward, having served since 1992. A former teacher and a governor at St Matthew's Primary School and Cambridge Regional College, Ben and was head of General Education at Long Road College between 1980 and 1991. After his retirement he became a councillor and is widely known and respected as a tireless caseworker and advocate for his constituents.
Ben worked to maximise the benefits and minimise the damages caused by Petersfield's proximity to the city centre. He campaigned against street drinking and for more open space, recycling and community facilities and better public transport. The list of his achievements is truly vast and we, like all Petersfield residents, are very sorry that ill health has forced him to stand down. We wish him a very happy retirement from being a councillor.
Some of your other local Labour team members: Petersfield
Councillor Lucy Walker, Petersfield
69 Glisson Road, Cambridge, CB1 2HG Phone: 01223 367615, Email: lucy.walker@cambridge.gov.uk
Lucy Walker was elected as a Labour councillor in Petersfield in 2007. She says, "I have lived and brought up my children in Cambridge for the last 18 years and I am committed to improving our local communities and pressing for resources to enhance the quality of our lives.
Local government is the point of delivery of national policies and it is important to ensure that the city as a whole, and our ward, genuinely benefits from a Labour government. Although the city is prosperous, there are pockets of poverty and disadvantage and we need to develop and maintain vital local facilities and services".
Lucy works closely with her fellow councillors and local residents on community safety issues and protection and enhancement of open space and play areas. She says, "Petersfield is one of the most densely occupied wards in the city. We must continue to monitor developments, protect our open spaces and ensure that all city services work as well as possible. That includes finding workable solutions to the bin-cluttered pavements, enabling residents to claim grants to help insulate and adapt their homes, making sure our parks and play areas are well managed, and helping Mill Road remain a successful shopping street which everyone can enjoy".
"I am also concerned about the lack of young peopleâ€(tm)s activities in the city and work with the Labour team to press for more resources for teenagers. It is also vital that we tackle the lack of affordable housing, traffic congestion and pollution, and ensure that all new developments are supported by a coherent and sustainable transport plan with effective public transport."
Lucy represents Cambridge on the Urban Commission of the Local Government Association and has recently been nominated as a Cam Conservator. She is a member of the Co-operative Party and the Cambridge Cycling Campaign.
Lucy sits on the following City Council committees: