Political/Labour Party experience
- Member of the Labour Party for over 40 years
- Branch Secretary Grangetown Branch Labour Party
- Cardiff Sth & Penarth CLP Secretary, Campaign Coordinator
- Agent to Vaughan Gething AM
Experience as a Councillor for Grangetown
- Elected 1985 to 2004
- Re-Elected in 2012
- 2012 – 2014 – Cabinet member for communities, Housing and Neighbourhood Renewal
- 2014 – Member of Planning committee and Children and Young Peoples Scrutiny committee
Governor
- Ninian Park primary school
- Grangetown Nursery School – Chair of Governors
Achievements
- Launch of Hub programme across the City
- Established 2nd Cardiff Partnership Programme – build new Council Housing
Locally
- Completed the gating of all lanes where residents requested and agreed
- Regeneration Scheme for Penarth Rd/ Clare Rd junction
- Grangetown Hub & Library
- Secured improvements to Channel View high rise flats – cladding of blocks to be completed in 2017
- Secured improvements for Channel View Road – work to begin in 2017
- Saved the Grangetown Play Centre building and the continued service
- Brought about improvements to street cleansing – ongoing
Surgeries
- Hold fortnightly surgery at the Grangetown Hub
- Hold monthly surgery at Channel View high rise flats
- Hold monthly surgery at the Islamic Centre in Clare Rd
- Dealt with over 2,000 individual cases
Other Skills/Achievements
- 2004 to 2008 while working for Cadwyn Housing Association
- Set up and managed three private sector housing schemes for the homeless
- CalonAdref – providing permanent housing for homeless families
- CalonLettings – renamed CanDo lettings a letting agency to assist homeless individuals and families
- Calon Temporary Accommodation
- The three schemes collectively provided 400 homes for homeless families.
