MY WEEK started last Saturday at a Labour fundraiser at St George’s in Kemp Town to raise money for our local and general election campaigns, writes council leader Bella Sankey. It was a great event, with Goan cuisine and live music and the first time we have taken stock and celebrated winning overall control of the council last year. As I said in my speech to supporters we need to continue to make the case to our residents that our city needs a strong Labour majority to do the work and take the decisions that will reduce inequality, make our city greener and become the best small city in the world to live in and visit.
That means continuing to listen to residents and, where we can, taking action to improve the outcomes our council delivers. On Monday we were straight back to work on our cost of living action plan – establishing a cross directorate team, chaired by Cllr Mitchie Alexander, cabinet adviser on community engagement, to take action to support those most in need. Our Fairness Fund is being established with over £600,000 already committed by your Labour council.
We will be asking local partners and businesses if they would like to contribute and sponsor the fund so we can grow our capacity to create better life chances in Brighton and Hove . On Wednesday I had a sunny and uplifting trip to Rottingdean, Ovingdean and Saltdean with Cllr Maureen Winder, our lead on green spaces and equalities, to see the brilliant work by children’s charity, PARC. Co-founded by .