6 June 2008, 08/123
Chairman's plea to support charities
Smaller charities will benefit from the fundraising efforts of
West Lancashire District Council’s new Chairman during his year in
office.
Cllr Cyril Ainscough was elected the new Chairman at the annual
Council meeting on 21 May and has pledged to help those groups and
individuals that find it hard to compete for donations against the
bigger charities.
The retired engineer, who has been in politics since 1988,
said:"There are so many small groups out there that do a lot of
great work with so little money that I felt I wanted to do
something to help them. At this stage I’ve not picked any
particular groups, as I’m still open to suggestions. So I’d love to
hear from as many of you as possible."
The married father of three is looking forward to his year in
office and as well as wanting to raise as much money as possible
for charity he is also looking forward to meeting new people along
the way.
The Chairman said: "I’m really excited that I can do something
for the people of West Lancashire and get to meet people along the
way and represent the District. I’m very much a people’s person. I
like people and I enjoy meeting them because I find it easy to
connect and chat to people so I want to go out and see as many as
local residents as possible. I’m also particularly interested in
the youth of today as I was a scout leader for 18 years, so I’m
looking forward to meeting lots of young people during my year in
office."
If people would like to make a donation or want to organise a
fundraising event to raise money for the Chairman’s charities,
please contact Ann England on 01695 585033.
This year’s Vice-Chairman is Cllr Geoff Roberts, who was Leader
of the Council for more than six years. He will help to represent
the district together with his Lady, Eileen Roberts.
Related information
> The Chairman of the Council