As a sitting councillor and candidate for the Beverley Rural Ward my first priority is as always to the residents of the Ward.

I have been proud to represent the Beverley Rural ward since 2002 and have come to love the distinctive identities of the villages within the ward.These are difficult times for rural communities when maintaining essential services is becoming more and more of a challenge.

To give you some background knowledge about myself, I was born in Yorkshire and have lived and worked in and around Cherry Burton for a number of years with my day to day working being part of our family business of residential care homes, caring for the local elderly community.

I am married with two grown up children and have lived and worked in Holderness all my life.In September last year I retired, having been an insurance broker in the area for a number of years, during which time I was lucky enough to have the opportunity of meeting many of the residents of Holderness in their homes and on the phone.

I was born in Hedon and have lived there all my life apart from a four year spell spent in Canada in the 70s. 

I have been a Hedon resident since 1967, am a Chartered Surveyor by profession and run a small family business in the town.  

I have lived in the area all my life and moved to Hedon in 1985. I worked for the NHS locally for 43 years and care about the services provided locally.

I have lived in South East Holderness for many years, and been an active member of the Roos Parish Council for the last four years, where I have taken on lead roles in emergency planning and fighting for local democracy.Locally I have represented community groups and parishioners. I have raised my profile through the local media and have had a regular slot on Radio Humberside speaking about local issues.