I have lived in Hellaby with my husband David for 44 years, bringing up both of our sons in the village, initially on Barrie Grove, then moving to Kevin Grove in 1999. Now two of our four grandchildren also live in Hellaby and they absolutely love to make use of the local park and the adjoining countryside, along with our dog, Leo. This is an important and crucial part of Hellaby which we need to hang on to at all costs.
I like to think of myself as a people person and my long career in Senior management in Education gave me plenty of practise in this. I developed a wide variety of organisational skills, which I feel I’ve put to good use during my time as a Parish Councillor.
As a continuing Parish Councillor I strive to do my best to encourage residents to get involved in safeguarding our community and the land which is precious to us as much as possible. I am used to organising and getting things done, I like to get involved in making improvements at Centenary hall and around Hellaby, where finances allow.
As Parish Councillors, who are all unpaid residents and have been elected to serve the community in Hellaby, we want to do our best to improve Hellaby for all residents, hence developing the recent residents survey. We encourage you to get in touch with any of us if you have any ideas or concerns. We can’t always help, as we only have a very small voice compared to Rotherham Borough Councillors, but we will always do the best we can and at the very least lend a friendly ear.