Here’s a little piece I was asked to write by the LGiU on my role, and published today;
Councillor Abi Brown is deputy leader of Stoke-on-Trent Council and leader of the Conservative Group. Here she talks about the challenges of juggling her council role with the demands of family life.
Councillor Abi Brown
It started a few hours after I was first elected in 2010. The letter said induction for new councillors would be on the Monday morning and I was required at 9.30am. Unfortunately, I had a prior engagement at Parent and Toddler Group with my eldest child, who had stoically put up with hours of leafleting for the last few months. I turned up on the Tuesday, when child 1 was safely ensconced at preschool, signed my declaration and committed myself and my family to the life of a local councillor. I stood for election, but you need your family’s support every step of the way.
You can read the rest of the article here.