A weekly update
Week Commencing 10/03/25
MONDAY
Morning
- Dealing with case work, constituency matters – (a list of examples of the sorts of matters I deal with is at the end)
Afternoon
- Independents meeting with Jane Corrie Head of ARA
- This is a regular / scheduled meeting…. Items on the agenda for Ward 6: Bus shelters | A71 upgrade | Christmas lights | Pavement Parking | Street lighting
Evening
- Community Action Plan meeting (Galston)
TUESDAY
Morning
- Casework
Afternoon
- Presentation to the Irvine Valley Parish Church of Scotland Guild – Darvel
- I had the great privilege of talking to this wonderful group of ladies and telling them what I’m doing next.
WEDNESDAY
Morning
- Community Walkabout Gauchallands Galston
- Cllr McGregor and I joined members of the Gauchallands community for a walkabout and update on community matters, some good, some bad. Also, in attendance were representatives from the antisocial behaviour team plus housing officers.
Afternoon
- Finance meeting for independents – this was an update on budget related matters.
EVENING
- Meeting with Sgt Buchanan Grant our Community Police Officer, at Galston Police Station, along with representatives from DDCC. Antisocial behaviour was the top priority. I don’t think the impact of this is being appropriately recognised within EAC.
THURSDAY
Morning
- I had been invited to attend / watch a multi-agency operation on the A71, based at Newmilns fire station. This was a combined operation involving the local police, traffic police, East Ayrshire Licencing, enforcement and Environmental Health, SEPA plus the DVLA. A full report of the activities will be made available next week.
- Additionally, I also dealt with a number of constituency matters plus case work.
Afternoon
- Social Media training at Newmilns Chat Hub
FRIDAY
- Casework
