My politics: Councillor Carolyn Heaps

The best thing about politics for me is getting out into the community, meeting people and listening to their issues.

I would like young people to get more actively involved in local politics so I think we need to make our meetings even more accessible, interesting and relevant to them.

I would heartily endorse a mentorship programme whereby interested young people could shadow councillors as part of the curriculum.

I will continue to campaign to get safe access to and from schools in our area and I am also interested in setting up and supporting a good neighbour pilot project in Old Town.

I will also be working with various agencies to ensure our young people will become engaged in more positive activities than they are possibly involved in at present.

As a nurse I am concerned about lifestyle issues such as childhood obesity and the dangers from our culture of binge drinking. These issues need to be tackled locally as well as nationally.

Some websites I recommend

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Kings Church

Interactive website for Kings Church in Eastbourne.

British Heart Foundation

Advice on living with a heart condition, keeping your heart healthy and current research.

Diabetes UK

The largest organisation in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people live with the condition.