Every morning I get up and feed the horses, and then proceed into the office to check my computer for emails and action the emails, I then more often than not have to attend a meeting based on local issues, which can range from buses in rural areas which is a must in my opionion to country park issues to Highway problems mainly potholes. I also run a small company and attend to day to day matters, I return back home feed the family and more often than not go back out to an evening meeting.

My day starts far to early, 6am start, where I step out of the back door and walk over to the stables and say good morning to our horses, I feed them and rug them and turn the out in the field. My daughter is very lucky to have horses and so am I. I do not have to do the school run any more as both of my children drive and get themselves off to college. I make a few phone calls send some emails and then get ready to go to the County Council if I have a meeting booked or go to the office and sort out the paper work. There is never nothing to do. During the course of the day, I fit in the washing, ironing, housework, walk the dogs, and sometimes manage to cut the grass.

Give as much as I can to those that are positive and motivated in life, listen and learn about their problems and help them deal with them, give the youth the opportunity to be involved in local issues that concern and affect them.

Be proud and feel very honoured