Amber Valley Labour Group

PROTEST AGAINST TORY ATTACKS ON

THE ELDERLY, DISABLED AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE OF DERBYSHIRE

8 SEPTEMBER  

MEET ON THE TERRACE AT COUNTY HALL at 1pm

COUNCIL MEETING STARTS AT 2pm 

TELL THE TORIES WHAT YOU THINK  ABOUT THEIR DEVASTING PLANS

Amber valley is to run a number of its Community Forums during September

The dates are as follows


Alfreton and Somercotes - 2nd September- The Christian Centre, Hall Street, Alfreton  7pm-8.30pm

Heanor and Langley Mill- 9th September-Phoenix Centre Training Room , Aldercar Community
 and Language College, Daltons Close,  Langley Mill  7pm-8.30pm

Ripley and Codnor-16th September -Field Terrace Community Centre , off Slack Lane, Ripley 7pm-8.30pm

Belper and Duffield -21 September -Whitemoor Centre, 100 John O'Gaunts Way, Belper 7pm-8.30pm

Western Parishes-28th September- St Paul's Church Hall, Quardon 10.30am-12 noon

Amber Valley Borough Council is considering the possibility of electing all of its 45 councillors at the same time, to bring it line with the other Derbyshire districts.

Information relating to whole council elections can be found on the Council’s web site  www.ambervalley.gov.uk on the Democracy and Elections page. Anyone requiring a paper copy of the consultation document should call 01773 841631 

Copies are also available at the Council’s Town Centre Offices.

Anyone wishing to submit representations regarding the proposals, must do so by Friday, 10 September 2010.

Representations can be submitted:

By writing to: The Chief Executive, Amber Valley Borough Council,
 PO Box 15, Town Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3XE

Or by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Attempts by the Labour group to stop the Tory Council withdrawing support for the Free Swimming initiative failed by just 7 votes at the meeting of the Borough Council in Ripley.  The concern was first raised by Ripley and Marehay Cllr Lyndsay Cox who asked for the decision to be considered by the Scrutiny Committee.  At the full council, the Tory controlled Council had refused to discuss any of the points raised by the Labour Group about the proposal being contrary to both the Council procedures for making decisions and the support for the scheme from the company that runs 3 of the Council's Leisure Centres, DC leisure.