Cllr Lia Mandaracas

03/11/2026

☔️ A rainy evening spent speaking to residents on Tovey Square and surrounding roads

🌹 We introduced ourselves to residents and had some lovely conversations

📧 If you live in Gillingham North and would like to contact me, please email [email protected]

28/10/2026

🎀 For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local Asda stores have been donating money through their campaign to raise vital funds for Breast Cancer Now and Coppafeel

🛒💕 There’s still time to shop pink products and donate to these incredible organisations as part of your normal shopping!

💗 Most importantly, remember to get to know what’s normal for you, check regularly and speak to your GP if you notice any unusual changes

Asda

25/10/2026

24/10/2026

Canvassing session on Hazlemere Drive and Tangmere Close earlier this week 🌹❤️

21/10/2026

Litter pick at The Strand this Saturday! ♻️🗑️🌹

🚨Our next litter pick will be taking place this weekend at the Strand! 🚨

📆 Saturday 24th October
🕙 09:45am - 10:45am
📍 The Strand Leisure Park, Gillingham

We will be meeting by the cafe / toilets at the slightly earlier time of 9:45am.

Litter pickers, gloves and rubbish sacks will be provided.

We hope to see you there! 💚🌳♻️

17/10/2026

💗 Sure Start centres are the reason I came into politics, and as your Councillor, I will always fight to improve the level of support families can receive

👩🏻‍🍼 Sure Start had an ambition of having centres within ‘pram pushing distance’ for families, and this is something I want in Medway. Whilst we do have four hubs, there is certainly room to expand the services we provide

💬 I raised this at our last Children’s Committee to learn how the council can improve our current services and increase provision to reach more families

🤰🏻 I was also keen to raise the newly announced Healthy Babies Funding and ensure that Medway can make the most of this opportunity by offering more classes and play groups for families, in addition to support for feeding and mental health

📧 If you have any questions about this, please email me at [email protected]

16/10/2026

🌹 Showing Racism the Red Card ♥️

Today I’m wearing red to support Show Racism the Red Card and its important work challenging racism through education and awareness 📚

Racism and discrimination have no place in Medway. We need to keep speaking out, challenging prejudice and working together to build strong, positive and inclusive communities ❤️

Find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved here - https://www.theredcard.org/

14/10/2026

🌹 Evening canvassing in Gillingham North 🌹

🏘️ This evening Cllr Adam Price, Cllr Satinder Shokar (Cllr for Strood West) and I spoke to residents on The Ridgeway about their local concerns, including issues with HMOs in the area, and parking zone issues.

📧 If you live in Gillingham North and would like to contact me, please email [email protected]

11/10/2026

🌳 Great to be out litter picking this morning with Medway Labour & Co-op Group colleagues and local residents at the woodlands next to QE2 field

🤍 It’s always encouraging to see people taking an interest in our community and taking action to improve where we live

🚮 Under Labour, we’re making it easier than ever for residents to get involved, with our new Medway Council initiative allowing anyone to collect litter pickers and collection bags for free from any of the Medway Libraries with your standard library membership 📚

♻️ If you’re organising a local litter pick, please do get in touch — I’d be more than happy to come along and support your efforts!

💬 You can also join the Love Gillingham WhatsApp group, whose members regularly organise litter picks in the area

📧 As always, if you’d like to get involved in making our community a better place, feel free to DM me or email me at [email protected]

Gillingham Wombles

09/10/2026

🧼 Did you know that this week is National Hygiene Week?

Nearly 1 in 5 UK adults say that they or someone in their household has gone without essential hygiene products in the past six months because they simply couldn’t afford them

🤍 Everyone deserves access to basic hygiene products and support is available in Medway

If you or someone you know needs support, The Hygiene Bank Medway can help people access essential items, including:

🧴 Shampoo and conditioner
🫧 Shower gel and other personal care products
🪥 Toothpaste and toothbrushes
🩷 Period products
👶 Nappies and baby wipes

If you’re able to, why not pick up an extra item or two during your next shop and donate them? Even a small contribution can make a real difference to someone in our community

📚☀️ Your local libraries will be collecting donations this week and Sunlight Centre Gillingham will also be taking ongoing donations and offering support

The Hygiene Bank

We're still collecting your donations across all of our libraries - the last day to donate is Saturday 10 October.

📅From Monday 5 to Saturday 10 October we’re collecting new and unopened essential hygiene and household cleaning products to help local people experiencing hygiene poverty.

📖Donations can be dropped off at any Medway Library. Look for the donation box or speak to library staff.

🫧Shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, shower gel, laundry detergent, household cleaning products and more are all welcome.

🫂Can you help? Every donation makes a difference.