Welcome to Ashton District Assembly

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District Assembly Meetings

Ashton Assembly meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 6.30pm.

Search Committee Agendas, Minutes and Reports

(The Agenda for the meeting will be available online, 5 working days before the date of the meeting)

Question Time

You have a chance to ask about local service at every meeting during Question Time, which forms part of the meeting. People wanting to ask questions are asked to fill in the question sheet before the meeting starts. You can get the sheet before the day from libraries, customer service centres, pick one up at the meeting before it starts or use the online form.

Please hand your sheet to Nazma Islam at the meeting. Please note that questions sent via the online form must arrive before noon on the day of the meeting.

Ashton-under-Lyne District Assembly is in its 10th year and in this time we have seen it go from strength to strength.

We have responsibility for services that have a real impact on people's quality of life, from keeping our streets clean and litter free to making sure our parks are desirable places to visit.

In addition to these vital services we also hold public meetings where local people can ask questions about any council services or can listen to what is going on in Ashton.
Ashton is a key town within Tameside and we are proud to be at the hub of many events and activities. Please support us at forthcoming events and celebrations and remember you are always welcome to attend District Assembly meetings and ask questions.

Our District Assembly meets every few weeks. Every day, teams of Assembly staff are out and about making the streets cleaner and safer and working with others to provide more services and activities in our town.

So we hope you’ll come along and get involved.

Ashton District Assembly Members

Advisory Group Members:

• June Allman - Broadoak and Smallshaw Community Association
• Janet Patterson - Currier Lane Area Residents Association
• Vincent Robinson - Ashton Ladysmith Cricket Club and Trust
• Tim White - 12th Ashton Scout Group
• Yasmin Patel - New Charter Academy
• Samuel Rosbottom - New Charter Academy

Each District Assembly has an advisory group made up of representatives from voluntary and community groups, residents groups and local businesses. They also include a student representative from each secondary school in the area.

Members attend all the District Assembly meetings and take part in debates, offering information, advice and voicing local views before councillors make their decisions.

Achievements This Year

• Oxford Park - Major investment and refurbishment of Oxford Park.
   
• Cedar Park - Improvement works carried out to make the park safer and more user friendly. Initiatives include an education cycle way around the park for young children to have fun learning about road safety.
   
• Waterloo Store Street Park - A refurbishment programme has recently started which includes improvements to existing facilities and improved security measures.
   
• Summer Events - It was a fantastic summer for events in Ashton with the District Assembly again sponsoring the Tameside Canal Festival and the fabulous Black Knight Pageant.
   
• Green Flag Awards - Oxford Park and Park Bridge Country Park won a Green Flag Award for the quality of the parks from the Civic Trust. West End Doorstep Green also received a Green Pennant Award for managing a high quality green space.
   
• Street Cleansing - The Council’s street cleansing performance continued to improve which has placed the Council amongst the best performing Council’s in the country for street cleansing.
   
• Environmental Improvements - Lots of environmental improvements to improve the street scene have been carried out by the District Assembly, which includes street signing replacement and the development of sustainable planting schemes which remain green all year round and have been much admired.
   
• Britain In Bloom - The floral displays within the town have contributed towards the Council’s success in winning the North West In Bloom Competition in 2007 (for the third year in succession) and being nominated to represent the North West region in this year’s national Britain in Bloom competition.

How to Contact Us

For matters relating to the Assembly's work, please contact Town Manager, Robert Wheeler:

0161 342 3820 0161 371 5399 Send a Message to Ashton District Assembly

For enquiries about meetings, inlcuding Question Time, please contact Democratic Services Officer, Nazma Islam:

Nazma Islam, Democratic Services Unit, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6DL
0161 342 3562 0161 342 2187 Send a Message to the Democratic Services Officer

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