Onthank Street Surgery
/On Friday (27th January) I was delighted to take part in my first Street Surgery of 2023. I was joined by two of my staff members and Cllr Elaine Cowan as we chapped more than 200 doors across Craufaurdland Road, Kingswell Avenue and Crofthead Avenue.
It was great to be out and about and talking to constituents on their doorsteps about matters both locally and nationally. Street Surgeries are a fantastic way to engage with my constituents as I try to get away from the stigma that politicians only chap doors at election time.
Pre-covid this was a staple of my constituency engagement, and it is certainly a feature which will be apparent this year as I aim to knock on doors across Kilmarnock and Loudoun.
When I have advertised these in the past, at times, people have gotten in touch asking why I am not going to a certain estate or area within the constituency. I have been to several estates across the constituency and there is a reality I cannot be everywhere at once.
But this system allows me to speak to way more people than simply holding a surgery in one venue, hoping people will turn up. Meanwhile, standard-type surgeries and my office remains open for enquiries as well. Keep an eye out for various activities in the coming months.
