Janet Leadbeater - January winner
Janet is being honoured with this Good Citizen Award for the work she undertakes to improve the quality of life for those living in the Bell Green area. She has worked for many years as Chair of BATRA (Bell Green Tenants and Residents Association). By arranging ‘walkabouts’ with Councillors and City Officers she has enabled local residents to show them the issues that affect the community; she also works tirelessly to ensure that issues such as street cleanliness are reported.
Janet sat on the committee of ‘Community First’ (Government grant) and her local knowledge was invaluable.
Janet has arranged many social and community events. Particularly of note are the Remembrance Day services which are attended by representatives of the Armed Forces, Police, schools and places of worship; she has led carol singing, arranged for stalls to be set up for local charities and liaised with Whitefriars to enable people attending to have refreshments; she has ensured that Bell Green has had its own Christmas lights and is instrumental in arranging a magnificent Christmas party every year. Janet has even brought the ‘Big Top’ to Bell Green at one of the summer festivals she organises.
Working with local businesses to support these events is another aspect of Janet’s dedication to the local community.
Janet is a bastion of the Bell Green community and rightly deserving of this Good Citizen Award.