Brian Myers

I am one of your County councillors for Willington.

I was born at Sunnybrow and have lived in the area all my life. I have been married to Alice for 46 years and have two children Julie and Andrew and two grown up grandchildren Rebecca and James.

I have been a community activist for many years and was once described in the local press as “the human embodiment of community spirit” - Praise indeed.  I am a past Chairman of Willington Community Partnership and currently Company Secretary for Willington Community Action. I am a member of the Methodist Church and the GMB union. In 1995 I was elected to Wear Valley District Council where I was the Chairman of Housing Services and in 2001 was elected to Durham County Council eventually becoming a member of the cabinet from 2003 – 2008 holding the portfolios for Waste Management, Planning and Trading Standards and Social Inclusion and Sport and Leisure, This year at the council AGM following the elections I was elected as Vice Chair and consider this to be an exciting period in local government and a great honour to be elected by my peers to this role. In 2007, I was appointed as a magistrate on the North Durham Bench, a very worthwhile way of serving the public. A highlight of my life was being honoured by the Queen for services to the community by being awarded an MBE.

I consider myself an imaginative, versatile and self motivated person with a history of highly developed organisational skills, a good understanding of social policy and the ability to work at all levels. A problem solver, I am able to work constructively with a wide range of people. I feel that unity is strength and now the dust has settled from Local Government Review former county and district members must put differences behind them and get on with the job of making County Durham a place that is economically viable, prides itself in its care of the older residents, has a reputation for its educational facilities and achievement, environmentally friendly with above average recycling rates,  and consults in a meaningful way with its residents.

As your councillor I'm very interested in hearing your views on the topics that are relevant to our community. There are a number of ways you can get in touch; I look forward to hearing from you...

Welcome to My Blog!
My 'blog' is my personal journal where you can read and comment upon the activities that I and the council get involved with. Call back regularly ...
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