Tamworth County Council Candidates announced

Polling Station Sign - Photo: Adam Tinworth

The County Council elections are being held on June 4, when we can decide who can be Tamworths voice within Staffordshire County Council, where Tamworth has 6 representatives.

The elections this time round promise to be interesting with the regular parties being joined by candidates from Hands of Tamworth Schools, who are campaigning against changes to the towns secondary education system.

The candidates are:-

Amington Division

Alison Anketell (Liberal Democrats)
Carol Freda Chadwick (Green Party)
Richard Rober McDermid (Labour Party)
Jeremy Oates (Conservative Party)
Victoria Sanford (Hands Off Tamworth Schools)

Bolebridge Division

Geoffrey Arthur (Liberal Democrat)
Carol Ann Dean (Labour Party)
Stephen Brian William Ferry (Hands off Tamworth Schools)
Michael Anthony Oates (Conservative Party)

Perrycrofts Division

Benedict Burne Adams (Conservative Party)
Jennifer Blake (Liberal Democrats)
Michael John Cooke (Independant)
John Alan Garforth (Labour Party)
Carolyn Jane Land (Hands off Tamworth Schools)

Stonydelph Division

Brian James Beale (Conservative Party)
Margaret Mary Clarke (Labour Party)
Christopher Terence Cooke (Independent)
Robert David Marsden (Hands off Tamworth Schools)
Marguerite Elizabeth Stockdale (Liberal Democrat)

Watling North Division

David Geoffrey Foster (Labour Party)
Garry Jones (Green Party)
Susan Margaret Phipps (Hands off Tamworth Schools)
Jennifer Pinkett (Liberal Democrat)
John Wells (Conservative Party)

Watling South Division

Lee Stephen Bates (Conservative Party)
Mark Justin Edwards (Green Party)
Roger Gwynedd Jones (Liberal Democrat)
Brian Derek Morris (Hands off Tamworth Schools)
Sheree Dawn Peaple (Labour Party)

Tamworth Scoiety of Arts Exhibition is paid tribute

Congreagation including Cllr Jeremy Oates, Mayor Beale and Chris Pincher

The Tamworth Society of Arts Exhibition this weekend at the Town Hall was praised by the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt MP.

The parliamentary front bencher toured the exhibition with members of Tamworths Conservative party including Mayor Beale and Council leader, Jeremy Oates.

The exhibition coincided with the 175 anniversary of Sir Robert Peels Tamworth Manifesto which launched the Conservative Party in 1834 when read from the window of the Town Hall.

Mr Hunt was on hand to honour the anniversary of the Tamworth Manifesto whilst viewing the exhibition and sharing a cup of tea with the organisers.

Mr Hunt, said;

“Tamworth is an historic town with links going back centuries. It also has a special place in the history of the Conservative Party because Robert Peel founded it here based on principles of free trade and help for ordinary working people. I am very pleased to visit and to find the community so vibrant.”