Beauchief & Greenhill ward is in the South West of Sheffield and contains Beauchief, Greenhill, Chancet Wood, Low Edges, Batemoor, and Lower Bradway.
Your Local Campaigner – Steve Ayris
Steve Ayris has lived in the South of Sheffield since moving to the city in 1975 and has been an active community campaigner for 21 years. He is also a former school governor at local schools.
Steve is currently campaigning for a lorry ban on Abbey Lane and to save the swimming pool at Graves Leisure Centre from Labour’s axe.
You contact Steve about local issues at steve.ayris@tiscali.co.uk
Local Councillors
Beauchief & Greenhill has three Lib Dem councillors. Learn more about them below:
Name: Cllr Simon Clement-Jones
Years as councillor: 7 Term Ends: May 2015
Bio: Simon moved to Sheffield in 1989 to study mechanical engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. He has worked in the steelworks in Sheffield, Barnsley and Rotherham before starting a computer consultancy business in 1999. Simon was first elected as a local councillor in 2004 to represent Beauchief and Greenhill and has since been re-elected twice. Simon has been a Governor of Greenhill School for 7 years, a Trustee of Woodseats Advice Centre and a Champion of Chancet Wood Children’s Home. Simon was the Council’s Cabinet Member for Finance from 2008-2011 and in this position delivered the lowest ever council tax increase three years in the row including a historic council tax freeze last year.
Tel: 0114 249 1079 E-mail: simon.clement-jones@sheffield.gov.uk
Surgeries:
- 1st Saturday of the month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Greenhill Library, Hemper Lane.
- 3rd Saturday of the month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Jordanthorpe Library, 15 Jordanthorpe Centre.
- Last Friday in the month from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. at Greenhill and Bradway Tenants’ Meeting Room,Gresley Road.
Name: Cllr Louise McCann
Years as councillor: 3 Term Ends: May 2012
Bio: Louise McCann was elected as a councillor for Beauchief & Greenhill in 2008. As a local councillor, she has prioritised improving local roads and repairing potholes, supporting services for young people and tackling graffiti in the area. Louise has sadly announced that she will not be seeking re-election as a local councillor and will retire as a councillor in May 2012.
Tel: 0776 381 2977 E-mail: louise.mccann@sheffield.gov.uk
Surgeries:
- 1st Saturday of the month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Greenhill Library, Hemper Lane.
- 3rd Saturday of the month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Jordanthorpe Library, 15 Jordanthorpe Centre.
- Last Friday in the month from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. at Greenhill and Bradway Tenants’ Meeting Room,Gresley Road.
Name: Cllr Clive Skelton
Years as councillor: 7 Term Ends: May 2014
Bio: Clive Skelton has been a councillor for Beauchief and Greenhill for seven years. He had previously spent four years as a county councillor in Suffolk. Until 2011, Clive was Chair of Sheffield’s Licensing Board and gained a reputation across the city as a fair and respected Chair. In 2011, he was also named the hardest-working councillor in Yorkshire. Locally Clive has worked hard to improve play areas across the ward and reduce anti-social behaviour. He continues to take pride in representing his local community. Outside of politics, Clive’s main passions are photography and his grandchildren.
Tel: 0114 262 1692 E-mail: clive.skelton@sheffield.gov.uk
Surgeries:
- 1st Saturday of the month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Greenhill Library, Hemper Lane.
- 3rd Saturday of the month from 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Jordanthorpe Library, 15 Jordanthorpe Centre.
- Last Friday in the month from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. at Greenhill and Bradway Tenants’ Meeting Room,Gresley Road.
