 Townsend, Bridgend County Barre Councils, Cabinet Member for Children's Social Services and Equalitys and the reverse through champion. As a 31-year-old mother of two, I'm not your typical counciller, but hopefully, by sharing my experiences, people from a wide variety of backgrounds will want to get involved in local politics and serve their local communities. When I was 25, I was made redundant for my job, and I was pregnant with my younger son Jamie. I then went back to college to pursue a career in nursing, and the class voted me in as a student academic rep. At the same time, we were getting a number of complaints from our housing association about children playing in the street, so I decided to start a campaign and get a petition going for a children's play area. It was at this time where I really discovered my passion for giving my community a voice. On the 3rd of May 2012, I was elected as a councillor for Bracklay on Bridgend County Barre Council. As a counciller and Cabinet Member, I've really varied wrong. I get to go to loads of meetings, but I also get to go out into community to see the residents and sort out any issues they may have. My wrongness, I fear, is to champion is to encourage people from underrepresented groups to get involved within political life. I believe that people's views are equal, regardless of their age, gender, disability or any other factor, and I believe that politics is a simple effect then. I'm a woman, I'm in my 30s and I'm a mum. My home is owned by Social Landlord. There are loads of people like me in the community, so why shouldn't they be represented? Politics is so far for being representative of our society. We need people from all backgrounds to be involved, whether it's for their local community council, their local authority, or if it's for an AM or MP. It's about making your community a better place to live, socialise and work in, a place where people feel valued and respected. I never saw myself as a politician, but that's the way that my life has taken me. So if you're passionate about making a difference in your community, then get involved. I did. It was the best thing I've ever done.