An interesting question! And we’d be curious to hear your answers!

Every four months, David and I analyse all the casework we have been doing in the ward, and we check off the work we have done against the roads in our ‘patch’.  This confirms to us whether or not the work we do on your behalf is carried out principally in some areas of Headington, rather than in others.

When we analysed our casework for the months from May to August, we found that few residents from one area of the ward had contacted us for help or advice.  We prioritised that area of the ward for an early street surgery which was very successful and led to a second walkabout in the locality. We are delighted that many of the people we spoke to in the St. Anne’s Road/Margaret Road/Rock Edge/Gathorne Road area have now volunteered to start up a new residents’ group, and we are helping them set this up.

In the last four months we have noticed an upturn in workload from the areas where we held street surgeries, so these events have been successful in raising people’s awareness of who we are and what we do.  We intend to continue with these, and one area we would like to focus on in the forthcoming four months is New Headington.

If you would like a copy of our workload breakdown by roads in the ward, please contact us and we will send you a copy