Mayor Councillor Glenn Price - Municipal Year 2009/10
Councillor Glenn Price represents the Treharris Ward. He was elected as an Independent in 2004 for the first time and again in 2008 and worked on several committees over this time including Integrated Children’s Services, Planning, Licensing, Appeals, South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority plus several other outside bodies.
Councillor Glenn Price was born in Quakers Yard and is married to Marion and has two children. Sheridan who is an Engineer for Panasonic and Julian who works for British Airways. Glenn has one Grandchild Emily.
He was educated at Woodlands Primary school, Quakers Yard, Treharris Secondary Modern and Saint Loyes Collage Exeter.
He started work as an apprentice Stone Mason but after a long illness went back to full time Education in 1985 and gained a Degree in Industrial Electronics. He then went to work for Osiris Controls were he designed Wireless Nurse Call system and wide area surveillance units. He then moved on to Surface Technology Systems where he gained D32 - D33 qualifications which allowed him to train apprentices and other staff up to NVQ Level 3.
The Mayor’s Charity this year is for Macmillan Cancer Support, after a lot of fund raising the new Macmillan Chemotherapy Unit at Prince Charles Hospital has now been started. This unit will provide on site chemotherapy treatment for local people who previously had to travel to Cardiff. Currently Macmillan are raising funds in the area and all monies raised will further expand cancer services and also the money raised throughout the Mayoral year will be utilized in the local area.
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