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Iain Sykes

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Council Candidate - Little Harwood & Whitebirk

I have lived in Blackburn since I met my wife in 2010 and moved here from the Lake District.  Until recently I held a customer service position for a large outsourcing company in the area.  However, a life changing family situation led me to follow my dream, leave my role and become a student, enrolling on degree in Computer Science and Digital Technologies.  I also run my own small fledgling website design business.  In between this, I look after my mother (with the help of my wife) who lives with us following a major stroke last year.

I have always had a very keen interest in computers and the Internet and following a 2 year stint at college, I became a qualified computer engineer, working for a computer company in Kendal where I remained for around 8 years. I thoroughly enjoyed my role as I always felt like I had done an honest day’s graft!

Whilst I am not a political person, after founding the Sunny Bower Community Group via Facebook, I decided that as I’ve been trained to be a good communicator, I’d put these talents to good use and make a difference for the people in the area I represent.  I am not a person who simply believes in saying yes to those in authority for the sake of it, I believe that those decision makers need to be challenged for the sake of us all and I have recently been in a position to do that.

I am passionate about my community, green space and our environment.  I believe we should cherish our environment and not just blindly build on it without consideration for our future generations.  Green space is good for all of us and not least the wildlife and our mental health.

My hobbies include computing, music, world beers and lagers, and walking our two Pomeranian puppies.

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Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Your Conservative team for Little Harwood & Whitebirk is headed up by Iain Sykes, our candidate for the ward.

If you have any local issues you want to raise then please do contact us.

News

Carpet Fly-Tipped at Layby

Residents Secure Council Signage to Combat Fly-Tipping

Sunday, 13 December, 2020

The Council has pledged to install signage in a layby warning of prosecution for fly-tipping after residents purchased their own CCTV camera to put a stop to persistent fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in the layby.

Residents Secure Santa Visit for Sunny Bower

Thursday, 10 December, 2020

Residents of Sunny Bower received a welcome visit from Santa on Wednesday evening thanks to the efforts of the Sunny Bower Community Group.

Details of New Local Plan Revealed

Friday, 4 December, 2020

Details of the new Local Plan that will govern development policy across the Borough for the foreseeable future have been revealed by the Council.

Carpets Fly-Tipped at the Layby

Residents Purchase CCTV Camera to Combat Fly-Tipping

Friday, 27 November, 2020

Sunny Bower residents have purchased a CCTV camera to combat persistent fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in a layby off Whalley Old Road.

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