My week – week ending 13 April

Amanda Dodwell CBC, Comment, Community, Diary, LLTC 13th Apr 201913th Apr 2019 1 Minute

On Monday I co-chaired the CBC Corporate Parenting Panel, assisted by one of the young people in local authority care. We looked at a report from the Children in Care Council (consisting of children and young people in care) on activities they had been involved in, including the training of social workers.

On Wednesday morning I attended a meeting at the Whitehouse to discuss future plans for Astral Park and other pavilions in the town.

On Thursday evening I attended the joint CBC / LLTC Partnership Committee. Issues discussed included disabled access to buildings in the town and Rotary’s ‘Yes We Can’ program (sports activities for children and adults with disabilities).

The rest of the week has been spent delivering leaflets and canvassing around LB South.

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My name is Amanda Dodwell, and I have been a Conservative Councillor for Brooklands Ward (Leighton Linslade Town Council) and Leighton Buzzard South (Central Bedfordshire Council) since 2011. Previously, I was a Councillor in Wantage, Oxfordshire, on Wantage Town Council and The Vale of White Horse District Council. Originally from Buckinghamshire, I attended Waddesdon C of E Secondary School and Aylesbury High School, and studied Economics at Leeds Trinity University. I have lived in Leighton Buzzard for over 13 years, with my husband Adam and son Jack. I had the privilege to be Mayor of Leighton Linslade in 2013/14, and Leader of the Town Council in 2015/16. Since 2012 I have been Deputy Executive Member for Children, Families and Education at Central Bedfordshire Council, with a particular interest in looked after children (LAC). I am a member of the Fostering and Adoption Panels, and since July 2018 I have been Chair of the Corporate Parenting Panel, overseeing services for children in care. As the parent of a child with additional needs (Jack was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 3), I am passionate about services for children and young people, and those with additional needs and mental health problems. View all posts by Amanda Dodwell

Published 13th Apr 201913th Apr 2019