Karen McGowan - Councillor for Sheffield (Birley)

Councillor Karen McGowan

Labour Birley

Email: karen.mcgowan@councillor.sheffield.gov.uk

Council: Sheffield

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee Charity Trustee Sub-Committee (  Substitute Member ) Admissions Committee Council Licensing Committee South East Local Area Committee Housing Policy Committee (  Substitute Member ) Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

100 meetings · Page 1 of 20

Council Committee Member

Rescheduled from 8th July 2026, Council - Wednesday 24 June 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

June 24, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Annual Meeting; Rescheduled from 20th May, Council - Thursday 21 May 2026 11.30 am

May 21, 2026, 11:30 am
Admissions Committee Committee Member

Admissions Committee - Monday 13 April 2026 2.00 pm

April 13, 2026, 2:00 pm
Licensing Sub-Committee Reserve

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 30 March 2026 - 10.00 am

March 30, 2026, 10:00 am
Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee Committee Member

Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee - Monday, 23 March 2026 - 2.00 pm

March 23, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

48 decisions · Page 1 of 10

2025/25 Q2 Budget Monitoring

From: Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee - Monday 2 February 2026 2.00 pm - February 02, 2026

For Determination

Event Principles and Library Event Framework

From: Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee - Monday 2 February 2026 2.00 pm - February 02, 2026

...approved the Library and Archive Event Framework, which sets out the approach to planning one-off and annual events within Council-run libraries and the City Archive.

Recommendations Approved

Playzones Update

From: Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee - Monday 2 February 2026 2.00 pm - February 02, 2026

...the Committee agreed to terminate the PlayZones Programme agreement and re-assign the £70,293.50 in match funding to other community-focused improvement priorities within Ecclesfield Park due to significant cost increases and the project no longer representing value for money.

Recommendations Approved

Local Area Committee Achievements

From: Communities, Parks and Leisure Policy Committee - Monday 2 February 2026 2.00 pm - February 02, 2026

...noted the contents of the Local Area Committees Achievements Report 2024-25.

Recommendations Approved

South East Local Area Committee Budget Report

From: South East Local Area Committee - Wednesday 14 January 2026 7.00 pm - January 14, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 100

Average per Month: 3.4

Decisions Recorded: 48 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.