Stephen Worrall (High Peak Liberal Democrats)

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Stephen Worrall

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Charlesworth, Parish Council Secretary,Executive 2012 Regional and Federal,Conference Representative 2012

3 Spring Rise, Simmondley, Glossop, SK13 6US

Stephen.Worrall@highpeaklibdems.org.uk

07411 950287 (mobile)

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After being born in 1990 I have lived (first in Hadfield and then Simmondley), been educated (Simmondley Primary, Glossopdale Secondary and Glossopdale 6th Form) and worked (Woolworths and Card Factory) in the borough of High Peak my whole life.

Currently I am in the 3rd year of a 4 year Masters degree in Chemistry (MChem Chemistry with Industrial Experience) at the University of Manchester. The third year is a fully assessed industrial placement year and as such I am in the midst of a full time12 month placement with the Chemical Analytical Service provider Intertek ASG, based in Manchester.

Living on the border of Saint John's ward and Simmondley I have always had strong ties to and feelings for it, stemming from when my Great Grandparents were evacuated to Chisworth from Salford during the blitz to today, where I spend a great amount of time in the villages of both Charlesworth and Chisworth where my partner and her family live.

My ambitions for St Johns

Having worked in the borough since the age of 17 (and still doing so despite other work commitments) I am acutely aware of the strain our town centres are under. Working in Glossop town centre over the past years I have seen numerous retailers close their doors for the last time (having worked for one such retailer that did myself) and often these stores then remain empty,

Additionally places like the Heritage Centre and the Tourist Information Centre have been forced to close down. These losses in both services and jobs are being felt keenly and I, like the Liberal Democrats, wish to do everything we can within the law to protect out town centres from further detrimental developments and to attempt where possible to encourage new businesses to open. I find it particularly outrageous that we no longer have a Tourist Information Centre (other than a brochure rack in the Municipal Buildings) in Glossop, which as the "Gateway to the Dark Peak" is a popular tourist destination. As an elected Borough Councillor I would work towards attempting the re opening of such a centre.

As a young person looking to get on the property ladder in the near future I am more aware than most of the lack of affordable housing in the area. I don't want to have to move elsewhere to find housing that I can afford but unless things improved that may well become unavoidable. I, like the Liberal Democrats, wish to push for the development of new and most importantly affordable housing which at the same takes into consideration energy efficiency and the provision of services for the increased population (such as schooling and transport).

In general I believe very strongly in the importance of local goverment and if nothing else I want to encourage people to participate both by voting and getting involved more directly in local goverment for the benefit of everyone in the borough.