My name is Becky Land, and I am honoured to stand as a Labour candidate for Evenwood in the upcoming County Council elections on 1st May. As a third-generation farmer, I am deeply connected to our community and the farming industry.

Through my voluntary work with Durham Community Champions, I have been actively advocating for better mental health support within our farming industry. I will continue to support our small family farms, the families who work them, and the farm workers they employ.

I attended Woodland School and then Teesdale Secondary School and I am passionate about addressing the challenges our children face in their education.

Our constituency needs a County Council who actively support us, and are competent to deliver the services we need. We have recently elected a Labour MP, NE Mayor, and Police and Crime Commissioner. As your Labour County Councillor I would work with them to bring about the positive changes our community deserves.

Having lived in this Ward my entire life, I am acutely aware of the issues our families have been grappling with for years. I believe in fostering a strong community where everyone has a say in what happens. By working together, we can create a better future for all.

This is what motivates me, and these are the issues I want to address:

• Ensuring children have safe outside spaces to enjoy and thrive in.
• Making sure that SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) is not a source of disadvantage because of where you live.
• Addressing poverty, which doesn’t stop where towns do.
• Providing good, reliable transport links that are not just for city centres.

Let’s put people back at the heart of our community and work towards a brighter, more inclusive future.