Meet the council

Your Town & Borough Councillors 2011-12

Cheshire Ward

Councillor Dean Aylett (Independent)
  • Cllr. Aylett is this year’s Deputy Mayor of Mossley 2011/12.
  • Contact: 01457 834589
  • Biography:  I was educated at Mossley Hollins, I am a a self-employed Joiner and I work around the local area.  I was elected in 2007 to Mossley Town Council and re-elected in 2011. I am currently the Deputy Chairman of Mossley Town Council, a Committee Member of the Mossley Independent Steering Group and Mossley Twinning Assosiation. I am also a Member of Woodmeadow Allotments.
Councillor Val Carter JP (Independent)
  • Contact: 01457 832949
  • Biography: Elected to Council in 2003,  Re-elected 2007, 2011;  Mayor of Mossley 2006/7 & 2009/10.  Governor of Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School; Secretary of the Mossley Traditional Whit Friday Committee; Acting Secretary Fairtrade Mossley Steering Committee; Member of Standards Committee (TMBC); Member of Fairshare Committee; Member of Micklehurst Partnership Group and Member of Mossley Sports Forum
Councillor Joseph Dowthwaite (Labour)
  • Contact: 01457 838756
Councillor Idu Miah (Labour)
  • Contact: 01457 836688

Lancashire Ward

Councillor Patricia Dossett (Independent)
  • Contact: 01457 832012
Councillor Marie Milne (Independent)
  • Contact: 01457 834098
  • Biography:  I was elected to serve on Mossley Town Council in 2003, re -elected in 2007 and again 2011, A member of Mossley Independent Steering Group. I had the honour to be Mayor of Mossley 2007/08 and 2008/09. I am Chairman on two Committees Mossley Traditional Whit Friday Committee and Baden House Scouts & Guides , a member of The Friends of Mossley Park,and an active member on getting Mossley to be come a  Fairtrade Town in 2011.
 Councillor Frank Travis (Labour)
  • Contact: 01457 839132
  • Biography: I attended Hartshead Secondary and Ashton Grammar schools before working for Lancashire, Greater Manchester County and Tameside Planning Departments.  I spent thirty years in Economic and Community regeneration until March 2011 and I am now self employed working in the third sector, supporting community organisations. I am involved in Friends of the Park; Treasurer, Friends of Mossley Station; the Twinning Committee, where developing and delivering the Mossley International Festival of Arts and Music was particularly special. A board member of Cash Box Credit Union since 2009. I was elected to Mossley Town Council in May 2011.

Yorkshire Ward

Councillor Anthony Milne (Independent)
  • Contact: 01457 834098
  • Biography: I was proud to be elected on to Mossley Town Council at the elections in 2011, and was honoured in becoming Mayor for Mossley 2011/12 A member of Mossley Independent Steering Group. I was elected to serve on The Standards Committee (TMBC). A committee member on The Friends of Mossley Park, I also support Mossley Traditional Whit Friday Committee and Baden House Scouts & Guides.
Councillor Eleanor Shember-Critchley (Labour)
  • Contact: 01457 837098
  • Biography: I work for a community radio charity where I manage a research project and am also self-employed as a website designer/developer. I am actively involved with Friends of Mossley Station, Mossley Twinning and a committee member of Woodmeadow Allotment Association. I was honoured to be elected to serve on the Town Council in May 2012.

Clerk of the Council – Diane Mellor

  • Contact: 01457 871297

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Councillors for Mossley

Councillor Idu Miah
Contact: 01457 836688

Councillor Ellie Shember-Critchley
Contact: 01457 837098

Councillor Paul Dowthwaite
Contact: 01457 837124

Welcome to the Mossley Council website.

This website has been recently relaunched to enable easier access to the council, focus on local community events, publish local news, link to local organisations and groups and be a more participatory site for Mossley residents.

You can now contact us about an event and get it publicised on the site and send us your news story for publication.

Notice something out of date or missing? Have a question for your councillor? You can email them here.

May 22 Wed
10:30 am Book some time for yourself @ Mossley Library
Book some time for yourself @ Mossley Library
May 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Book club for people over 55. Come along to share your stories and meet new friends!
6:00 pm Good as New Jumble Sale @ Livingstone Primary School
Good as New Jumble Sale @ Livingstone Primary School
May 22 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Proceeds for funds for children’s items / trips that budget doesn’t cover.
May 23 Thu
7:00 pm Singing for fun @ Mossley Community Centre
Singing for fun @ Mossley Community Centre
May 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
A singing for fun group for everyone aged 18 and over. No Auditions and ‘non-singers’ welcome!
May 24 Fri
9:30 am Tots R Us @ Mossley Community Centre
Tots R Us @ Mossley Community Centre
May 24 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
For under 3′s and their carers. Every Tuesday and Friday during term-time only. New helpers are also welcome!
May 27 Mon
11:00 am Picnic in the Park @ Mossley Park
Picnic in the Park @ Mossley Park
May 27 @ 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
A great day for everyone, come along and bring your family!
2:15 pm Time for a rhyme at Mossley Library @ Mossley Library
Time for a rhyme at Mossley Library @ Mossley Library
May 27 @ 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Sessions for under-3′s and their parents or carers.
May 28 Tue
9:30 am Tots R Us @ Mossley Community Centre
Tots R Us @ Mossley Community Centre
May 28 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
For under 3′s and their carers. Every Tuesday and Friday during term-time only. New helpers are also welcome!
1:00 pm Luncheon club @ George Lawton Hall
Luncheon club @ George Lawton Hall
May 28 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Mossley Action for the Elderly hold a luncheon club every Tuesday at the George Lawton Hall. For people over 60 years of age and with [...]
May 29 Wed
10:30 am Book some time for yourself @ Mossley Library
Book some time for yourself @ Mossley Library
May 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Book club for people over 55. Come along to share your stories and meet new friends!