About Debbie
Committed to our Country
Throughout my career I’ve been passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others. Whether this has been through my business providing specialist technical training, fundraising for various charities or helping with activities for young people.
I entered politics as I believe I can do more to ensure that our Country thrives.
I have valuable candidate experience, having stood in the 2019 General Election: participated in hustings, conducted media interviews and campaigned solidly for over 4 months.
I am deeply committed to bringing positive change and progress through political engagement at all levels of our democracy.
A Dedicated Conservative
I am very proud to be elected Chairman of my local association. My focus in on securing long term financial stability to support campaigning at all tiers of local government.
To deliver this I’ve set up initiatives such as the Rushcliffe Legacy, Local Conservative Business Club, membership drives and a comprehensive fundraising plan.
In my past role as DC Membership, I focused on improving member engagement through regular newsletters, increasing membership by 10% and ensuring digital ticketing & payments were implemented.
Delivering Locally
Working for the local community is very important to me. That is why I strive to help individuals through my elected roles as Borough Councillor and Parish Councillor.
During the last local elections we campaigned hard as a team to retain control of our flagship Rushcliffe Borough Council. Since this success, we’ve been able to approve the Local Development Order (LDO) for the redevelopment of the Ratcliffe on Soar Freeport site. This achievement is key to bringing in significant jobs & investment to the local area and more widely across the D2N2 region.
As a Councillor I enjoy working for residents and have represented them opposing unwanted developments and working with enforcement officers over local transport issues.
I’m actively involved with plans for growing the local economy by sitting on the Growth & Development Scrutiny Group, Licensing Committee, Local Development Framework Group and supporting all councillors by Chairing the Member Development Group.
Supporting our National Economy
In my capacity as a geospatial specialist it means I can use specialist software for maps and databases.
This is a vital skill that forms the foundation of delivering a spatial plan at constituency, regional and national level. These skills mean that I am well placed to help deliver national and local initiatives around key policies to serve local communities.
Through my business I am proud that I’ve been able to provide high quality training to many individuals supporting a large number of UK businesses, local authorities and government departments. It is gratifying to know that I have had a hand in helping UK businesses harness geospatial technology so they can expand and grow.
Getting Policy Right
I am a firm believer that the key to successful government is valuing members and their views on policy. To ensure that members views are heard by the Party I set up my local Conservative Policy Forum (CPF) group.
Under my leadership and report submissions, within 12 months, the new group climbed to No1 place in the CPF leader board (out of 300 groups) and has remained there ever since.
I am committed to ensuring members have a voice in national politics.
As a successful leader I have presented to the No10 policy unit, been involved in the development of Campaign Literature focusing on Capitalism in our economy and provided peer marking for other CPF group reports. I have also lead groups at Regional and National Party conferences.
My Family
I have been happily married for over 25 years and place a high value on family. I have 3 wonderful children and enjoy spending time with them whenever possible. In my free time
I like to go walking, work in my garden and will have a go at most activities - including jumping out of an aeroplane!