Independent Councillor for Rainhill. Greenbelt campaigner, helping to make my community a better place, giving a voice to ordinary people.

Joined January 2018
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Winners of inaugural Rainhill Parish Annual Cup Played each year between Rainhill Rocket FC & Rainhill United JFC Sponsored by @ParishRainhill Congratulations Rainhill Rocket U10 Thanks to @Tasker4MP coming along to present cup and medals Next year @Rainhill_United will host
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3 Chairman's walk into a pub ........ Can add own punchline
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๐Ÿ‘€ @Donna4Rainhill asked We did High visibility boot cleaning stations (technical term๐Ÿ˜‰) at every exit Don't clean boots outside neighbours houses please @ParishRainhill @AvcHowitt @Tasker4MP ๐Ÿ’ช Up the Rainhill โšฝ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Birthdays at Rainhill Rocket FC at the Holt โค๏ธ๐Ÿฐ Football family Community @ParishRainhill @Tasker4MP @Donna4Rainhill It's what we do
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The Rainhill Independents effect What was inherited What stage were at now All for very little ยฃ @Tasker4MP @Donna4Rainhill @AvcHowitt โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‘
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We have been working for 4 years with a group of volunteers, at first, to try and save the library from closure and then to try and take on the former library building. Our aim is to set up a community library that can also act as a community hub to bring Rainhill Together again
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Reserves manager Jay Campbell gave us his thoughts after there 4-1 win away at @Kelsall_FC on Saturday ๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿ”ตโšช๏ธ
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Weekends all the Rockets kids are team mates but during the school week they were rivals in a local schools football tournament representing Longton Lane St Bart's St Ann's @Tasker4MP @Donna4Rainhill @ParishRainhill All Rainhill ๐Ÿ˜โšฝโค๏ธ
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Rainhill Rocket FC has been established on the Holt in Rainhill for 30 years Can you see the difference between the first 26 years and the last 4 @ParishRainhill @Donna4Rainhill @Tasker4MP Do you know what caused the difference ?
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How did Rainhill Independents start? They started with a passion to protect our greenbelt and green open spaces in Rainhill. @RainhillSOGB However, they soon evolved into wanting better for EVERYBODY in Rainhill with a desire to see @sthelenscouncil politics become more open, honest, transparent and accountable. They were not manufactured, parachuted in, driven by a national party, they were born of community spirit and respect for where we live. Being Independent doesn't change a general election result because May 7th 2026 IS NOT A GENERAL ELECTION, ITS A LOCAL ELECTION, to determine who will have the best interests of Rainhill at their heart. It's NOT about "numbers for Nigel" or a "kicking to Kier" it's about your voice in Rainhill being heard in St Helens Town Hall amongst 5 NATIONAL political groups, driven by their own central agenda, not a Rainhill agenda. This is NOT a general election, it's local, so vote for the people that represent you locally that are not whipped how to act for the following of their national party/group, they are there to solely represent YOU and Rainhill. @Tasker4MP @ParishRainhill @RainhillLibrary #thinkindependent #voteindependent #weareRainhill #RainhillTogether #LOCALELECTIONS #May7th
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We've had nothing but positive help from current Parish council When problem of stop cutting open spaces happened professional politicians we turned to MP's etc ,for help towed party line &stayed away. The independents were there for our part of the community every minute
How did Rainhill Independents start? They started with a passion to protect our greenbelt and green open spaces in Rainhill. @RainhillSOGB However, they soon evolved into wanting better for EVERYBODY in Rainhill with a desire to see @sthelenscouncil politics become more open, honest, transparent and accountable. They were not manufactured, parachuted in, driven by a national party, they were born of community spirit and respect for where we live. Being Independent doesn't change a general election result because May 7th 2026 IS NOT A GENERAL ELECTION, ITS A LOCAL ELECTION, to determine who will have the best interests of Rainhill at their heart. It's NOT about "numbers for Nigel" or a "kicking to Kier" it's about your voice in Rainhill being heard in St Helens Town Hall amongst 5 NATIONAL political groups, driven by their own central agenda, not a Rainhill agenda. This is NOT a general election, it's local, so vote for the people that represent you locally that are not whipped how to act for the following of their national party/group, they are there to solely represent YOU and Rainhill. @Tasker4MP @ParishRainhill @RainhillLibrary #thinkindependent #voteindependent #weareRainhill #RainhillTogether #LOCALELECTIONS #May7th
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Rain for weeks Very heavy Thursday & Friday Only mean 1 thing All games ON at the Holt today @WarrJFL @lpoolfl @_MYFL 6 year olds to open age ๐Ÿ”ฅ @Liverpool_CFA New Vets team 1st game next week ๐Ÿ’ช
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It's 16 weeks today till the election and in all honestly, already, I can't wait for it to be over. What will be will be, re elected or not, the last few years have seen me lose my Mum, nearly my Dad and I've had close friends go through horrific health scares and accidents so I know more than anything that life matters. "Lefty Labour" "Righty Reform" Decisions decisions, the name calling has already begun๐Ÿ™ˆ In the next 16 weeks I will watch with amazement, disbelief and possibly sadness as some decide not to stand, others jump ship rather than go down on their own and the unpleasant nastiness of politics is played out with the usual underhanded personal insuits being thrown. I was always told, voting nationally, it's always the party you align with but voting locally for where you choose to live should be about the person you trust to represent the community you live in. So with that in mind I'd ask the nasty element of each political party, do what you've gotta do to feel you're campaigning but know this, if you don't mind, I'll just crack on showing up for my residents, getting the job they've asked of me done and contributing to my community and the roles i hold within SHBC, as I have done for nearly the last 7 years. Roll on the 8th May when it's all over ๐Ÿ‘ @Tasker4MP @ParishRainhill
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You asked, we actioned ๐Ÿ‘ Following contact from a concerned resident regarding dumped nitrous oxide cannisters on the edge of a children's playground, @Tasker4MP and I went out to clear the area today. Our amazing teams at @sthelenscouncil would normally come out and do this but with some staff still off after Christmas, we knew we could get this done quickly to free up our teams to tackle other areas of fly tipping. This wasn't small time personal use, there were 3 full boxes of industrial size cannisters, balloons, along with vodka bottles and surpisingly, Gaviscon bottles too! This would indicate multiple users and potentially a place of ASB if that was the site were they were used at. We will work now with St Helens Council, Rainhill Parish Council, Torus Housing, Reach Rainhill and Merseyside Police to look at the area and the issues involved as well as try and deter further incidents by working together to secure it. #councillorsAREcommunity
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Replying to @Liverpool_CFA
Before and after shots of @HowdensJoinery game changer kitchen
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Christmas came early to open @rocketsrainhill NEW Howdens Kitchens this weekend! A great morning with the club and Rainhill Parish Council๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ“ Another one of our clubโ€™s benefiting from The Howdenโ€™s Game Changer Programme!
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This morning we've had @ParishRainhill and @Liverpool_CFA at The Holt to officially open the building after the extensive refurbishment @FootballFoundtn @rainhillfc Partnership works ๐Ÿ’ช
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When the wife mentions going to a retail park and you remember you need to get a cheeky little cut in while it's so mild. Save of the season ๐Ÿ‘ Holt pitch 1 ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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