NEPHRA Residents Association New Moston Manchester
 

Moston Ward Councillors

Moston & New Moston Ward Councillors

 
Contact Information and 10 minute Interviews 

As well as providing residents with the usual contact information, we wanted to try and give some insight into what makes our councillors tick.

 

 
We asked our councillors if they’d be prepared to do a quick telephone interview, allowing us to ask a series of quick fire questions which would give a more personal insight into their personalities.
I’m pleased to report that they all agreed, and that the interviews were conducted on the same day within ten minutes of each other. None of the councillors had prior knowledge of the questions to be asked.
 Listed below is the contact information for each of our councillors, along with the results of their iterviews.

 Councillor Henry Cooper

Ward: Moston (Labour Party)

17 Nuthurst Road
MANCHESTER
M40 5QL

Tel: 0161 682 8170
Fax: 0161 234 3331
Email:
cllr.h.cooper@manchester.gov.uk
Town Hall contact number: 0161 234 3235

The 10 Minute Interview - Henry Cooper

 

 

Questions

Answers

 

 

 

1

Where were you brought up?
Manchester - Bradford
2
What Star Sign are You?
Aries
3
Who was your boyhood hero & why?
Bobby Charlton – Because I admired his skill.
4
Which  three   guests would you  invite  to dinner   & why? (living or   dead) 

  
 
My Mum Dad and Brother – Because they were very important figures in my life.
5
What makes you happy?
My wife and daughter.
6
What makes you sad?
I get sad when I’m trying to help someone and I can’t solve the problem. It can be very frustrating.
7
What is you greatest fear & why?
Growing old on my own.
8
If you had one chance with a magic wand - what would you do with it?
I’d win as much as I could on the lottery and then help as many people as I could.
9
Who would you trade places with for a day & why?
I’d change places with Ronaldo – I’d love to have his skill for a day, and get to sample his life – He must have a fascinating life.
10
If you could have any job in the world, what would it be & why?
I’d have loved to be a professional footballer – It’s most young lads dream.
 
Favourites
On the Spot
 
 
Food
Chicken
Tea or Coffee
Tea
Film
I’m not one for watching films, but I remember enjoying watching Okalahoma.
United or City
United
Book
The Bible
Blair or Brown
Blair
TV Programme
I enjoying keeping up to date with what’s going on in the world, so I’d have to say the news.
Arndale Trafford Centre
The Arndale Centre
Holiday
I enjoy caravan holidays with my family.
Roller or a Porsche
Roller
City
Manchester of course.
Lottery Win or Knighthood
Lottery Win
Animal
We keep cats- we used to have a dog, so on balance a dog.
Pop Idol or Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing
Pop Record of all Time
Max Bygraves – Tulips of Amsterdam
Chocolate or Crisps
Chocolate
Colour
 
Christmas or Birthday
Christmas – it’s a lovely time of year.
Time of the Day
Afternoon.
Beer or Wine
Beer.
 

Councillor Paul Murphy

Ward: Moston (Labour Party)

56 Whernside Avenue
MANCHESTER
M40 9PW

Tel: 0161 681 0828
Fax: 0161 234 3331
Email:
cllr.p.murphy@manchester.gov.uk

Town Hall contact number: 0161 234 3235
 

The 10 minute Interview Paul  Murphy  
     

           


 

Questions

Answers
 

 

 

 

1

Where were you brought up?

Moston - Harpurhey                  

2

What Star Sign are You?

Capricorn

3

Who was your boyhood hero & why

Enid Blyton – The Famous Five. I’ve fantastic memories of reading those books.

4

Which three guests would you invite to dinner & why? (living or dead)

Alexander the Great – Because of his fantastic leadership qualities and charisma, he changed the nature of the ancient world. My second guest would be Boadicea – because I’d like to know the real truth about what happened in the Iron age. Did the Romans really invade or was it an arrangement made with her husband Prasutagus. My third guest would be Winston Churchill because - as well as being a powerful figure in history himself, I think he’d be fascinated by Boadicea and Alexander the Great.

5

What makes you happy?

Being able to work and to be in good health to carry on that work.

6

What makes you sad?

Deceit – and unfortunately I see a lot of it.

7

What is you greatest fear & why?

The rise of the extreme right – British Nationalist Party, it’d take this country right back to the Stone Age.

8

If you one chance with a magic wand - what would you do with it?

I’d find a cure for Cancer.

9

Who would you trade places with for a day & why?

I’d be the Prime Minister for a day – I’d like to see what the pressure is like, and how decisions are really made.

10

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be & why?

Archaeologist – I’m fascinated by past, especially local history. One of my happiest times was when I was involved in the Moston Dig.

 

Favourites

On the Spot

 

 

Food

Sunday Lunch - I love a roast.

Tea or Coffee

Tea

Film

The Godfather.

United or City

City

Book

Britain BC - Francis Prior

Blair or Brown

Blair

TV Programme

I know this will sound sad - The Time Team

Arndale Trafford Centre

Arndale

Holiday

A villa that sleeps 10 -12 where I can be with all my family, preferably in a warm climate where it’s not too hot.

Roller or a Porsche

Roller

City

It goes without saying - Manchester

Lottery Win or Knighthood

Knighthood – Money can’t buy happiness.

Animal

A Wolf – it’s a pack animal and very self sufficient.

Pop Idol or Strictly Come Dancing

Pop Idol

Pop Record of all Time

My Life – Billy Joel

Chocolate or Crisps

Chocolate

Colour

Blue

Christmas or Birthday

Christmas

Time of the Day

Morning – I’m a good morning person, I even sing in the shower.

Beer or Wine

Wine

 
 

 Councillor  - Rita Tavernor

 

Ward: Moston (Labour Party)

              

 

Questions

Answers

 

 

 

1

Where were you brought up?

2

What Star Sign are You?

 

3

Who was your childhood hero & why

4

Which three guests would you invite to dinner & why? (living or dead)

 

5

What makes you happy?

6

What makes you sad?

 

7

What is you greatest fear & why?

 

8

If you had one chance with a magic wand - what would you do with it?

 

9

Who would you trade places with for a day & why?

10

If you could have any job in the world, what would it be & why?

 

 

 

Favourites

On the Spot

 

 

Food

Tea or Coffee

Film

United or City

 

Book

 

Blair or Brown

 

TV Programme

 

Arndale Trafford Centre

Holiday

 

Roller or a Porsche

 

City

 

Lottery Win or Knighthood

 

Animal

 

Pop Idol or Strictly Come Dancing

 

Pop Record of all Time

Chocolate or Crisps

 

Colour

 

Christmas or Birthday

 

Time of the Day

 

Beer or Wine

 

 

Drop in Advice Sessions and Surgeries

Attended by the ward's three Councillors on a rota basis:

Every Monday (Except August) 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM at:

New Moston Junior School
Moston Lane East
MANCHESTER
M40 3QJ

Every Monday (Except August) 7:00 PM to 7:45 PM at:

Moston Methodist Church
Ilkley Street
MANCHESTER
M40 9PA