Philip Massey
Labour and Co-operative Party
Balderstone & Kirkholt Ward
Thank you for reading my election pitch.
Please use all three votes for your Labour & Co-operative team
It’s a privilege to represent Balderstone & Kirkholt, as part of your Labour & Co-operative Team.
I believe that all voters should be informed and able to make the right decision when choosing who to represent you and your family’s needs. You want a team who will work tirelessly to make Balderstone and Kirkholt a better place for us all to live. As we face the Government's latest cost of living crisis, you want experienced councillors who already have a proven track record of working in the community, who are on your side and know that actions speak louder than words.
It’s worth knowing that the people you put your trust in will deliver the best outcome for you. I always do everything I can to make a difference and am proud to represent you on Rochdale Council.
I was born in Rochdale, and grew up here. I live and work here with my wife and two young children. I want Rochdale to be a great place to grow up in, and a great place to grow old in. I am a volunteer with Rochdale in Bloom and enjoy earning our town the national recognition it deserves.
Your Balderstone & Kirkholt Labour team always work to resolve local issues and to improve facilities in our area. In the last year we’ve been working to make a difference by:
- Introducing FREE bulky waste collections, and ensuring the local tip stays open until 8pm everyday to help tackle illegal fly-tipping - There is NO EXCUSE for these criminals. We will continue to innovate and do everything possible to reduce illegal fly-tipping by using CCTV and employing additional enforcement officers
- We won funding to resurface Hill Top Drive. Queen Victoria Street is next, and by bringing the Highways Service back under council control we will reinvest the savings to fill more pot holes, and improve footpaths such as on Shaw Road and Great Gates Road
- We funded improvements to our park, installing a new fence and hedgerow along the Oldham Road wall to help prevent anti-social behaviour, and also funded new railings and gates around the park to help prevent off-road bikes cutting through. We will continue to invest in our park, with the goal of achieving Green Flag status
- We supported Kirkholt in Bloom who won a gold award, and numerous It’s Your Neighbourhood awards in our area. We take part in and organise litter picks to keep our area looking well. We regularly report any local areas that need extra attention
- When the Tories refused to feed children in the school holidays, we pledged as a Labour Council that no child should go hungry, and have supported families in the holidays
- We regularly work with the police and Community Safety to keep our area safe, and this will continue
- We have won funding for a new pedestrian crossing on Balderstone Road, and are working with Highways and the police to investigate how we can re-engineer roads to slow down traffic. This is in addition to increased speed enforcement operations by GMP particularly around Broad Lane, Oldham Road, Queensway and Queen Victoria Street
- We installed a new community Christmas Tree on Oldham Road, and look forward to holding a community event with the school this Christmas
- We helped to setup Uniform 4 All in the area which is helping many families with school uniform and is reducing waste, you can find them on Facebook at Uniform4A
- We have built a new community and sports facility at Balderstone Library and despite Government cuts to funding have kept our Library open
- We are creating new jobs at Kingsway and across the borough, with Rochdale’s Atom Valley set to become a dynamic, interconnected community blending innovative world-class industry with groundbreaking research
- We are creating more opportunities for our younger residents by working with Hopwood Hall College to extend their offer in Rochdale
- We are regenerating Rochdale Town Centre and our Town Hall, last year winning an award for having the Best Town Centre in the North West
- Labour is bringing buses back under public control, with bus and tram fares expected to be capped at £2 for adults and £1 for children
- And, we continue to offer a weekly surgery open to all residents every Wednesday at the Strand Hub, a monthly joint councillor and neighbourhood police team evening surgery at Balderstone Library for all residents, as well as being available by phone and email. We also keep involved in the local Facebook group.
Please use all three votes for your experienced and hard working Labour and Co-operative Team. As a team we will continue to push the council to provide the support and services we need locally. We have a great community, that all three of us work hard for every day, but we need your help at the election to continue doing this.
Please keep in touch with any issues in your area.
Three Votes for Labour, Three Votes for Balderstone & Kirkholt
Vote Philip Massey - Vote Daniel Meredith - Vote Elsie Wraighte
Phone me on: 07565 630645 Email me at: philip.massey@rochdale.gov.uk
Phone Daniel on: 07715 278306 Email Daniel at: daniel.meredith@rochdale.gov.uk Phone Elsie on: 07592 163094 Email Elsie at: elsie.wraighte2@rochdale.gov.uk
