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Jean Ashworth

Jean Ashworth

34 Hollowspell
Smallbridge
Rochdale
OL12 9AW

Tel: 01706 653787

Email: jean.ashworth@
rochdale.gov.uk


Ward: Smallbridge & Firgrove
Party: Liberal Democrat

Run The Race


On Tuesday evening 16th March I had the honour and the privilege to meet with the Bishop of Manchester the Rt Reverend Nigel McCullough at Wardle Village Church and met with fellow Pennines Councillors Ashley Dearnley & Janet Darnborough.
It was part of Bishop Nigel’s Pilgrimage...

Date posted: 17/03/2010

Health Trusts Efficiency Drive

Efficiency’s in the Health trust need to start at the top, Management is so top heavy and many of these position’s have over doubled in the last few years in fact many post’s are just jobs created and not essential or needed no-one knows these managers on the wards at the hospital...

Date posted: 05/03/2010

Magic Wand, If only ?


Over the last few weeks I have had many phone calls regarding Snow, Ice and missed bins collections, as I know all fellow Councillors also have had.
I also have suffered missed bin collection; Ice & Snow on my estate I have skated and skidded just like everyone else and have like many had...

Date posted: 19/01/2010

My Report to Council

Thank you Mr Mayor for the opportunity to report to the Council the latest developments on various matters relating to the Pennines Township.
I have several small but significant successes to report this time, Mr Mayor. Since you and Ms Etchells were kind enough to attend the event, I’m...

Date posted: 15/01/2010

Be Aware!

Just over 2 weeks ago I went to a community involvement day held in the Pennines at Milnrow Working Men’s Club regarding community safety, and how distraction burglary works. It was a really well attended event and even though there were some light-hearted scenarios it brought the truth home....

Date posted: 30/12/2009

Credit were it is due

I want to say well done to our highways team today, they have had a very difficult task of keeping our roads open due to extreme weather conditions.
A lot of people are upset that thier street, estate, etc has not been gritted but difficult choices have had to be made to keep our main roads open...

Date posted: 20/12/2009

A difficult decision

Tonight I had to decide wether to go to the M6 Studio Theatre to watch Giants Foot Youth Group perform thier depute play "Cindyella" or go to the Town Hall to meet Nick Clegg?
I chose to go to watch the Giants Foot Youth Group and it was brilliant, congratulations to all concerned you...

Date posted: 17/12/2009

A Special Event

This morning I went to a very special pantomine it was a "Wriggly Nativity". The costumes were fantastic, the music was brilliant and no wonder it was called Wriggly Nativity, no one could help but jiggle and wriggle to the songs and music.I laughed cried and clapped all the way through...

Date posted: 10/12/2009

End Violence Against Women Campaign

On Monday 4th November I travelled to London with Khalda Manzoor and Mina Nazir from the Rochdale Women’s Welfare Association, Trafalgar Street, Rochdale to join the mass lobby of parliament for the Stop Violence against Women No Recourse, No Safety campaign. We did a mass walk from the...

Date posted: 22/11/2009

What a Fiasco!

Since the start of all this downgrading of our hospital I have had many concerns which I have publicly voiced my opinion and it hasn’t suited certain people.
The move to turn A&E into an Urgent Care Centre and moving the Walk in Centre has gone ahead regardless of not having enough...

Date posted: 09/11/2009

Who would have thought it?

Well the day finally arrived I reached my 60th birthday and retired from the NHS after 32 years service.
Where have those years gone I constantly ask myself?
I started work at Birch Hill Hospital in1978 in the laundry. I used to work 4.30 until 8.30pm to fit in with my children at the time; as...

Date posted: 22/08/2009

An experience for sure?

I know some might think I “harp” on regarding the downgrading of our Rochdale Infirmary but over the past few months I have experienced many a personal need for these most valued services, A&E, medical and surgical wards.
From the bottom of my heart I can’t thank or praise...

Date posted: 15/04/2009

Deep Concerns


“We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine but less wellness” quote ;( George Carlin)! This was in an email I recently received and made me think of today’s many problems!
I have deep concern regarding...

Date posted: 02/01/2009

Some good positive things happening!

What a busy but pleasant informative day I had on Friday I was invited to the Official Opening of Littleborough Children’s Centre on Denhurst Road. What a fantastic centre this is not only for the children but for all the busy mums & dads in the area well done to all the staff, parents...

Date posted: 26/10/2008

Good to be Back

Just had a look at the tutorial of how to get back to posting my online diary entries many thanks RO really easy to follow instructions.
I do like the "Save" addition as often I like to just write as I feel rather than have to write it in word document although I know sometimes it is...

Date posted: 21/10/2008

My Report to Council

ROCHDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
TOWNSHIP CHAIR REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
REPORT OF THE PENNINES TOWNSHIP CHAIR TO THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON 15TH OCTOBER 2008
Thank you Mr Mayor for the opportunity to report to the Council the latest developments on various matters relating to the...

Date posted: 09/10/2008

Family come first

Today I went to the Disability Awareness Day at Richmond Hall hosted by MP Paul Rowen and met some fantastic people. It was a real eye opener listening to some of their experiences of being in a wheelchair.
We were put into groups and asked to list 5 major issues both in and out of disablement and...

Date posted: 24/02/2008

Something missing from this magazine!

Welcome to our Making it Better magazine (January 2008)
Ok I have read it back to front inside out and something is missing?
It tells us about changes to our maternity services that there might be a possibility of a standalone midwife-led centre in Rochdale, no more children’s in-patient...

Date posted: 15/02/2008

Pavement Parking - No Consideration!

One thing that really annoys me is 'pavement parking' - why do people do it when there is room enough for two cars to get through? Have these drivers no consideration for the disabled in wheelchairs or on scooters or mums with prams or toddlers?
A few weeks ago an elderly 83-year-old man in my...

Date posted: 03/02/2008

Sad Loss - Mr Saeed Chaudhry

I was saddened to hear that Mr Saeed Chaudhry had died in Pakistan on Tuesday 22nd January.
He was the hospital Muslim Chaplin for the last 16 years both at Birch Hill and the Rochdale Infirmary. He will be missed coming on his visits.
I spent many a time talking to him about the changes ongoing...

Date posted: 03/02/2008