article_snippet: the Labour member counts the Labour member biggest political victories as securing a bigger swimming pool for Gloucestershire town and raising enough money to erect a bronze statue of a miner.
article_snippet: his joined in a bid to improve Cinderford's sports facilities and one of his early political achievements was raising enough money to increase the size of the town's swimming pool. '
article_snippet: I put on a carnival and got the funds to make the pool at the school into a bigger pool than planned and got the support of the council with wife Mary.'
highlights_snippet: Victories include securing bigger swimming pool for Gloucestershire town .
  