CAULDWELL
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Cllr Fouzia Zamir Atiq
Borough Councillor for Cauldwell
Mobile 07494 890283
Email: fouzia.zamiratiq@bedford.gov.uk
Having lived in Cauldwell ward for 17 years, Fouzia knows the area well. She is married and mother of three children who go to Peter Pan Nursery and the local Cauldwell school.
Fouzia is hard working and is regularly out and about in Cauldwell listening to residents’ concerns and views, that could be speaking with parents outside school and nursery, or by spending hours every week knocking on hundreds of doors to ask if there’s anything she can help with.
Fouzia and Cllr Abu Sultan hold a monthly surgery at Morrison’s in Ampthill Road
A passionate supporter of Labour Party values, Fouzia is proud to be the first Asian female councillor for Cauldwell ward.
She is known for being ‘local and vocal’ about the issues that matter and has played a big role in the local community including:
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Attending regular meetings with local PCSO and Bedford Borough to deter and prevent the crime like drugs, fly tipping and anti-social behaviour in Cauldwell ward.
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Member of Cauldwell Community Centre Management Committee
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Taking an active part in campaigns such as SSC (Save Our Schools against the proposed actions of Heart Multi-Academy Trust), Save Bedford Hospital, Save our National Rail (re Bedford East Midland Train Service) and also taking part in Cauldwell community litter picking.
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Fouzia said, "My plans as a local councillor include:-
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Bring different communities together to help and make a peaceful, safe, attractive, clean and welcoming ward for everyone
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Stand together with community to protect schools and nurseries
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Fight for funding for local services
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Run awareness campaigns to educate the local residents of their rights.
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Motivating people from different communities to take an active part in local campaigns.
Fouzia is a member of the Trade Union USDAW and has a Batchelor of Science degree in Botany and Zoology .
Cllr Abu Sultan
Abu was elected to Bedford Borough Council in 2019. He is delighted to represent the local area where he has deep-rooted connections for over thirty years. Abu is a member and vice-chair of the Planning Committee. Since being elected, he has worked passionately with his fellow ward councillor to make Cauldwell the best place to work and live.
A tireless campaigner, Abu is committed to the local community. He has been incredibly supportive and helpful, and he has been vigorous in his efforts to engage those most affected by callous, austerity-driven politics.
Abu was a key member of the organizing committee of 'Save Our Riverbank Ward,' fighting to retain essential children's services at Bedford Hospital. The fight was successful, and services were reinstated.
In previous years, Abu was a very active volunteer for various causes, including;
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serving as a Special Constable with Bedfordshire police
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Queen’s Park Community Orchard
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Oxfam
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Cancer Research UK. Unfortunately
Abu had to give up his volunteering activities due to cancer in early 2018. Successful treatments and surgery have enabled him to restart his volunteering activities, most notably with Macmillan.
Abu is passionate and supportive of Bedford Hospital and all who work or volunteer for it, and he has been involved in various campaigns to save key services.
Abu says, “I believe passionately in our party’s values of equality, tolerance, community, and solidarity. I want to help our Labour councillors continue to put those values into action in Cauldwell ward and Bedford borough as a whole. I want to be your representative because I want to achieve social justice and a better start in life for the poorest in society. Irrespective of schooling or background, everyone can become the best. In a fair society, that means affordable social and private housing, thriving schools, local access to healthcare, employment, and good transport links. A decent living for all, whether self-employed, young or elderly, or families."
Abu is a member of Unite the Union and Usdaw the Union and has helped to organize many campaigns.