Biography
Val is a retired Headteacher and former Magistrate in East Kent where she specialised in Family Courts. She was an Advisor Head for Kent and has moved to Whitstable in 2004.
During her professional career Val represented represented Headteachers on Government Working Parties and in representing local views to the Council. She was a headteacher of two schools before being asked to support and develop failing schools in the South London and Kent.
She is a trustee of the Wynn Ellis Almhouses and Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre.
She was elected to Canterbury City Council in 2019 as a representative for Gorrell ward with Chris Cornell and George Caffrey.
Val sits on the Policy Committee, Standards Committee and Joint Transport Board. She is Labour’s Lead Councillor for Budget, Finance and Income Generation. She is Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
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Articles
Dec 2019
Our first election blog post by Whitstable Labour Party member, Emma.
This general election feels like an extraordinary opportunity for people
Jul 2015
This is my letter to the Times and Gazette from Monday.
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Jan 2022
Whitstable councillors explain their recommendation to proposed changes to on street parking
Dec 2021
This year Labour councillors in Whitstable were at the centre of community efforts to bring a little bit of sparkle
Nov 2021
Local government can be extremely glamorous some times and as such I spent Monday afternoon visiting the Swalecliffe Sewage Plant
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Oct 2021
This evening Canterbury City Council united to condemn the actions of Southern Water following a summer of unauthorised sewage discharges
This evening Canterbury City Council united to condemn the actions of Southern Water following a summer of unauthorised sewage discharges