General Election

At the election in May I will be supporting Anna Turley and also standing as a Councillor for Labour in the Newcomen Ward. I will be posting election leaflets in the very near future to provide a history of myself and why I want to represent the Newcomen Ward, but for now I will give a brief outline :-

I live on Troutbeck Road and have done since 1959 except for during my army service (nine years, Royal Engineers). I am married to Davina and will be celebrating 45 years of marriage in November. I have three grown up children Bryan, Nicola And Toni, three grandchildren, Lauren, Lewis and Olivia and one great grandson, Jack. 90% of my family and extended family live in the Newcomen Ward. I work as a shoe repairer and have my own shop on Marske High Street. I left school at 15 and started work as an apprentice joiner but left after 6 months to become a telegram boy with the GPO, from there I went into the army where I served from Oct 1968 - Feb 1978 . I then went to work at British Steel on mobile tools at Redcar Ore Terminal and later moved to the coke ovens . In 1981 I went back into the post office . I worked at Cannon Park Sorting Office and served as union chairman in the MLO. I trained with my brother as a shoe repairer whilst working at the post office and went self employed in 1992 . Both of my daughters work for the NHS and my son works within the Redcar steel complex. I am a founder member of Dormanstown Junior Football Club and anyone interested can see our achievements on www.dormanstownjfc.co.uk. I am passionate about providing affordable facilities for the young people of the area.

If you would like any more information you can contact me though this page, phone me 07900 92487 or e-mail cobbler160@msn.com