Mary is the Chair of St George’s Estate Steering Group.

In addition to active membership of her local Tenants and Residents Association, Mary is a member of the Tower Hamlets pensioners Forum, the Greater London Forum (GLF), and also the London Older Peoples Strategy Group (LOPSG) which is associated with the Greater London Authority. She also supports the National Pensioners Convention in their endeavours to obtain better conditions for all pensioners.

As a governor of the St Katherine and Shadwell Trust, Mary is a member of the panel which administers grants to local organisations from the Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest (NRCC).