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Debbie Young
​Conservative Councillor

Working for the people of Stroud and Chalford

Shop News

24/9/2014

 
Debbie runs the Volunteer rota for the local community shop. The shop is open from 07.3- 13.00 all week with extra hours on Thursdays until 7pm. Full training is given to all volunteers and more volunteers are welcome, if you want to volunteer contact  Debbie on Cllr.debbie.young@stroud.gov.uk
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Our Air Ambulance

12/9/2014

 
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Debbie  spent the day at the Co-op in Cainscross raising  money for the Great Western Air Ambulance. Pictured here with Charlie, the Critical Care Bear, they also visited the local nursery. Our Air Ambulance is totally funded by donations and it costs £6 to fly one mile and £50 to lift it off the ground to save lives in our local community. Have a look at what they do to save lives at www.gwaac.com

Community shop

21/7/2014

 
On Saturday the doors of Chalford Village Shop finally opened in it's new premises, The ex Seventh Day Adventist Church on the High Street. Long time volunteer Leslie Doyle Davison cut the ribbon, to start the massive queue of customers. The shop is run by volunteers and Debbie manages the volunteer rota.

Currently the shop will be open from 8-1 every day with extended opening until 9pm on Thursday. It is hoped to extend the hours gradually over the next few months
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Debbie said " Each slot is a 2 hour session and full training is given. those who can commit to a regular slot are as welcome as those who fill in on an ad hoc basis. Please contact me if you can help out and extend our hours"

New Community Radio Station

10/6/2014

 
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Following the sad demise of Stroud FM, Jess Bracey who was a previous presenter with Tea Cakes and Talk has launched her own community radio station. Bus Stop Radio is a multi media platform which Jess has pumped her own money into. Debbie having appeared on the show and sharing a liking of food with Jess was invited to the launch last week at The Black Book Café in Stroud. Jess and Debbie talked about the project and Debbie has offered to give a political input to the new station.

Anybody wanting to join Debbie in supporting this community project can contact Jess on jess@busstopradio.com

World War 1 Poppies

30/5/2014

 
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Debbie visited Puddleducks the local community playgroup last week to scatter Flanders Field poppies. Debbie's daughter attended Puddleducks as a toddler so she was delighted to have been invited to join in the commemoration of 100 years of World War 1 starting.

​Puddleducks are based at the Royal British Legion in Chalford so the poppy scattering was very reminiscent

Community Strores

16/5/2014

 
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Debbie has always been a supporter of the Community Stores. For the last 6 months last support has been very practical as she has taken on organising the volunteers rota. with the shop currently open from 7-30 to 1pm Monday to Saturday and 7.30 to 10.00 on Sunday, that means that 22 volunteer slots need to be filled.

When the shop moves this number will at least double, so there is a concerted attempt to recruit and train more volunteers. The date for this is looming as it is hoped to complete on the purchase on the 23rd May with then some time for refurbishment. It is also hoped to be able to offer volunteering opportunities for people with learning difficulties and Debbie is liaising with County Council Officers to make this happen.

Debbie said " You take it quite personally to ensure that the shop stays open, we have some fantastic volunteers, some of whom do regular slots and others who brilliantly fill in the gaps. I am really enjoying doing the rota, it can be stressful but everyone is so good at filling in. It is onward and upward"

Anyone wanting to volunteer for a couple of hours each week can contact Debbie.

Saving Frith Youth Club

16/5/2014

 
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The Frith Youth Centre was threatened with closure as the current trustees, who had been in post decided it was times to hand over the reins. with no-one forthcoming the Parish Council stepped into the breach.
Debbie has set up and is chairing a Working Party to turn the Youth Club into a Community Hub. The Youth Club is currently operating at a large deficit each year and new funding streams need to be found to support youth activities
"We have identified several issues that currently limit the usage of this facility including décor, and also identified new uses the Club could be used for such as a Lunch Club, exercise classes and toddler groups. this would provide the much needed revenue to provide activities for the young people in our Parish" said Debbie.

Plans have been started to work with  The Door Youth Project in Stroud and Debbie has applied for several grants to be able to undertake the work needed to turn the Club into a Community Hub and regenerate this valuable facility
"This is a really exciting project " Debbie said " and I am delighted to be working with The Door who have a strong reputation in this field"

Scarecrow Trail 2014

17/4/2014

 
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Debbie spent Monday at the Chalford Scarecrow Trail selling maps for the annual event. Having started on the Saturday, by Monday over £700 had already been raised.

This year is even bigger and better this year with 76 scarecrows along the High Street and up to Chalford Hill.

Debbie said "this is a great event for the village, it shows our community off at it's best with everyone working together to provide a great days entertainment and raise money for charity. I am really pleased to be part of it"

Air Ambulance

27/3/2014

 
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Today Debbie met with Emma (right) and Nicole (left) from the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. Debbie had previously visited their air base in Filton and this was time for the fundraisers to repay the visit. The aim was identify some key players in the county to help with fundraising. The air ambulance needs £1.75 million a year to run and all this comes from charitable donations and volunteer help.
Debbie said "The Great Western Air Ambulance is literally a life save for everyone and I do hope that I have been able to give the fundraisers some key people who may be able to help them raise the enormous sum they need"

Community Payback

13/3/2014

 
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Debbie met with Justice Secretary Chris Grayling and Matthew Haynes today to promote REACH, a Social Enterprise which works with offenders as part of a community payback scheme. REACH who have recently worked with Chalford Parish Council and Debbie to replace posts around The Old Common which has saved the tax payer around £1,250 on this project alone.  
Matthew was concerned that proposed changes to the Probation Service would have an adverse impact on the role of social enterprises within the rehabilitation agenda and was therefore invited to put his concerns directly to the Minster.

Matthew said “ I am so grateful Debbie invited me to this event. It  was an amazing opportunity to raise my concerns directly with the Minster and I spent at least 10 minutes talking to him about the role of REACH and the positive impact it has on the lives of offenders and communities."

Debbie continued  “ People often  criticise non custodial sentances however community payback makes a huge difference. For low level offenders prison is  costly and often detrimental, whilst community payback benefits local communities in a positive way and actually benefits the tax payer, as in the case of the replacement post on The Old Common”

Debbie as an ex Prison Governor really appreciates the role REACH has in changing offending behaviour patterns which will benefit the community and was really pleased she was able to help them ​
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