Denzil Coulson's Blog.

Cllr Denzil Coulson - Ward Councillor for Goldsworth West Page

I am 37 years old and have lived in Goldsworth Park for the last 6 years with my wife, Amanda, and 8-year old son, Joshua. Joshua goes to Beaufort School locally. I am a primary school teacher in Woking.

I have served as your local councillor in Goldsworth West for the last 4 years. For the last two years, I served as the Shadow Spokesman for Housing campaigning on issues such as fighting excessive heating charges and fighting anti-social behaviour. I have also served on the council's economic regeneration task group actively working with officers to support local businesses and encourage job provision.

Cllr Denzil Coulson consults with residents at the Goldsworth Park vandalism public meeting

I have worked actively trying to improve our community such as reporting litter, vandalism damage, clearing of vegetation to Council officers and helping council tenants with housing issues. I have a passion for helping people who need it. This is what I have always done. I serve as a trade union representative and have fought on behalf of members regarding their future pension benefits.

As a teacher, I have also tried to instil civic responsibility and citizenship in my pupils. I ran the School Council and the pupils have learnt how to work for their school community in order to make the school a better place.

My vision for Woking has always been to make it a cleaner, greener and safer place to live and work in. I want to make the Woking Borough Council a more democratic body of regular consultation. I will be campaigning for neighbourhood forums to be set up across Woking again after the Tories dismantled this Lib Dem initiative two years ago. These forums should have a budget and meet at least once every two months in the communities such as Goldsworth Park. It will be a great opportunity for councillors to consult regularly with residents so that the council is never allowed to spend on projects we don't need again.

In my spare time, I enjoy cricket and football - watching it mostly! I also enjoy reading, watching films, the theatre and cycling. Please contact me about any local issues of concern. I will gladly try to help you any way I can.

Please contact Cllr Denzil Coulson at cllrdenzil.coulson@woking.gov.uk or 01483 771676.