Parish Councillors representing Norton St Philip, Farleigh Hungerford & Hassage:
Chair
7 Monmouth Paddock Norton St Philip SomersetBA2 7LA
01373 834558
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Margaret and I moved here with our family in 1979. Some 40+ years later we are still here so it has well and truly become our home. I first became involved in village life with Church Mead committee, the village football team, helping erect a cricket pavilion and organising the first bonfire night. After my first retirement in 1998 I became more heavily involved in community life and became both Parish and District Councillor for several years, helping to create the first Parish Plan in 2005. Other work commitments intervened for several years but in recent years I have been asked to Chair the Shepherds Mead Village Green Group and after that the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. I have represented the village at several public inquiries so planning and the future development of the village is a major interest.
Councillor
Farleigh Road Norton St Philip SomersetBA2 7PG
07719 577288
I was born in the West Country but my formative years were spent in London. In the early '80s, I moved to Norton St Philip where I married, started a family and a business. My background is in the arts and design. Now semi-retired, I’m still involved in graphics and I'm also a gardener with a keen interest in the environment.In the '90s, I was very involved with the Church Mead Committee and also the very successful fundraising Playground Group. I’ve been a Traffic Action Group member and voracious HGV spotter for about five years and I’ve gained my badge as a Speedwatch volunteer. The traffic issue is only one aspect of village life that has changed since I moved here. Some things have improved; some things are just the same – the sense of community, certainly; and some things need to be protected and cherished before we lose them. As a councillor I hope to get that balance right.
29 Fortescue Street Norton St. PhilipBA27PE
01373 834863 / 07850 369456
Amanda and I moved to Fortescue Fields in 2014 after spending our working lives in London. I worked in the film and television industry as a sound engineer.I have known the area all my life; my parents lived locally as did my grandparents.I became involved in local affairs quite quickly, working with the village group opposed to the planned Fortescue Fields expansion. I was also involved in the proposed inclusion of the Fortescue West and Ponds fields as Local Green Spaces in Mendip’s Local Plan Part 2.I am delighted to have recently become Treasurer of Church Mead.
Lyde Green Cottage Lyde Green Norton St PhilipBA2 7ND
07846 335636
I was born and spent my formative years in South Africa but left at 23 because I no longer wished to live under the apartheid system. I travelled widely in my twenties finally settling in Devon where both my children were born.I have been lucky enough to have two careers, firstly as a Psychology lecturer and then, after completing a law degree and LPC in my mid-forties, as a contract manager within the NHS. I retired from the NHS in April 2019 and was delighted to be elected as a Green Party District Councillor for Rode & Norton St Philip in May.I trained as a yoga teacher in the noughties and teach two classes in Norton St Philip – a great way to get to know a variety of people (in a variety of postures!)Neil and I moved to Norton St Philip in 2010. We both have a keen interest in environmental issues, and I am a founder member of Sustainable Norton St Philip and a member of the Rode, Norton St Philip and Beckington Climate Emergency Group.
Bridge House Farleigh-HungerfordBA2 7RS
01225 776401
I grew up in the Channel Islands, but moved to ‘the mainland’ to start my career as a barrister in London where I was based for 26 years, before being appointed as a Circuit Judge in Essex in 2007. After 13 years working in that region I retired in 2021, and I am now a part-time student of Creative Arts Practice at Bath Spa University. I have long been in love with our part of Somerset, and bought my home in Farleigh-Hungerford back in 2001. At last I am able to live here full time, and hope now to contribute in some way to the community which I am proud to call my own.