Fly Tipping

So I moved into Woodcroft on Woodside about 3 weeks ago, As soon as I moved in I spotted at the end of the street that someone had decided to do a little bit of fly tipping below is a picture showing this

As I initially thought that this was at the back of someones house and therefore their own rubbish I decided to leave it. As it became apparent that it was not someones rubbish from a house along the front I decided to contact the council and report it as fly Tipping, The very same day I went back down the road and the rubbish was all gone as shown below.

 It shows that it can be cleared up quickly, there is absolutely no need for people to fly tip.

Regards

Ryan

Resignation of Councillor

I found out last Monday the 13th May that a Councilor for the Woodside Ward of Madeley Town Council had stood down, I was certain that this time I was not going to let it go to someone being Co opted onto the town council, So I got the ten signatures required and handed them into the returning officer at Telford and Wrekin council today.

I think it is about time that we had someone on the Town council who has actually been elected onto it and not someone who has just been Co Opted onto it, No matter what process is used for this it is usually someone who is just there to agree with whatever is going on and what everyone else thinks is the best thing to do. I am certainly not saying that everyone who is Co Opted onto the town council is like this but I am certain that the majority of them are.

I can say that I am Intending to stand as a candidate for the By -election and of course I am aiming to win this election, it is time for someone to bring fresh ideas to the area. From what I have read on previous minutes the town council has been trying to instigate the starting of a local youth council, now I am certain this is something that I can help with as I have previously been involved in one for a number of years.

We need someone in Woodside who is not just going to be a Yes person and agree with everything. I can guarantee that if I am elected that I will fight for what it right for the woodside ward and also for Madeley as a whole. Making sure that everyone is made accountable to what they are doing as Councillors.

Ryan Laing

None representational

In Telford and Wrekin we are lacking a provision for young people to express their views on issue that effect them or to bring issues forward to the main council that they as young people think they need addressed

I was part of the South Lanarkshire youth council for around 4 or 5 years, over this time I was both the Vice Chairman and elected Chairman. Moving down to Telford was a shock in the way that they fail to engage with young people to get their views. In my time my constituency elected me on to the Scottish Youth Parliament and whilst a member of the SYP ( Scottish youth Parliament ) I served a term (1 year) as an executive member and as a member of the United Kingdom Youth Parliament. I have found out since being in Telford that the elections to become an MYP ( Member of the youth Parliament)  in the UKYP are only done within schools.

Now as the UKYP is available for anyone up to the age of 18 the way  people are now elected is not a correct representation of the young people within Telford and Wrekin, I would propose that setting up area youth councils for every area within Telford and Wrekin would be the best way forward. 

I have many ideas on how this should be done, and as I was involved in the re-building a youth council,  I am certain that I can arrange for one to be instigated in each area of the council. It also wouldn't be to bad if it is set up similar to each parish/ Town council. As this could then feed into a main body youth council. I am sure there is already a Youth Forum in Telford but iIhear little about it. 

From this you would also then get a better representation of young people who could be elected an MYP onto UKYP.  I have offered my services to Telford and Wrekin council before as a volunteer, filled in all the paper work for a CRB but then no one contacted me back. I am passionate about young people being heard and would do my up most for a youth council to be set up in my area 

Ryan Laing