Heather Kidd -  for Shropshire

Heather Kidd

 Liberal Democrats  Joint Shadow Portfolio Holder Policy and Strategy, Improvement and Communications, Joint Shadow Portfolio Holder for Housing and Assets, Joint Shadow Deputy PFH Climate Change, Environment & Transport, Joint Shadow Deputy PFH Children & Education

Email: heather.kidd@shropshire.gov.uk

Council: Shropshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Leader) Cabinet (Committee Member) Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. (Committee Member) Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

23 meetings · Page 1 of 5

Council Leader

Council - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 11, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am

The Shropshire Council Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, to discuss a range of topics including the All Age Autism Strategy, the council's Improvement Plan, financial monitoring, and the School Library Service. They will also discuss the Annual Infrastructure Funding Statement and setting the council tax taxbase for 2026/27.

December 03, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Health and Wellbeing Board are scheduled to meet on Thursday 20 November 2025 to discuss a number of issues, including an update on vaccinations, the Better Care Fund, and the Youth Transformation Pilot. The meeting will also include updates on the National Neighbourhood Health Programme and the Shropshire Integrated Place Partnership.

November 20, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.30 am

Shropshire Council's cabinet met to discuss the financial situation of the council, performance against the Shropshire Plan, and a number of other matters. The cabinet agreed to continue emergency action to improve the council's financial position, supported public consultation for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme, and approved recommendations for a skateboard and BMX pump track in Oswestry. They also noted progress against the outcomes of the Shropshire Plan, and agreed to review and align Shropshire’s Performance Management Framework with the new administration’s priorities.

November 19, 2025
Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. Committee Member

Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership. - Thursday, 13th November, 2025 9.30 am

The Shropshire Hills National Landscape Partnership was scheduled to meet on Thursday, 13 November 2025, to discuss a range of topics including the Shropshire Council's new priorities, the team's work programme, and new partnership structures. The meeting was also scheduled to include updates on landscape connections, the management plan review, sustainable tourism strategy and farming in protected landscapes.

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

49 decisions · Page 4 of 10

Exclusion of Press and Public

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of certain items, as per schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the Council’s Access to Information Rules.

Recommendations Approved

Scrutiny Item - Skateboard & BMX Pump Track Provision in Oswestry

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to accept the need for a skatepark and BMX pump track in Oswestry, committing to work with the Town Council to deliver a new facility and instructing a rapid options appraisal of suitable council-owned sites to be reported back to Cabinet in November.

Recommendations approved

Financial Monitoring Period 5

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 15th October, 2025 10.30 am - October 15, 2025

...to address a projected £35.531m overspend, the Cabinet directed officers to continue emergency actions focused on reducing spending, increasing income, and delivering savings, while noting a negative General Fund Balance and the commencement of discussions regarding Exceptional Financial Support.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 23

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 49