About Me

I was born in Ampthill in 1962. After severe illness during the 1990’s I have been passionate about doing more for my community. You can find out more about me and my fight against leukaemia at by visiting my Ampthill.Info website

Councillor History

Ampthill Town Councillor
1997 to present day

Ampthill Town Mayor
2005/2006

Mid Beds District Councillor (Independent)
2007 to 2009

Central Bedfordshire Councillor (Independent)
2011 to 2015 & 2019 to the present

Employment

I work for a Local Community Development Charity, namely Community Voluntary Service (your local Council for Voluntary Service), where I am the Information Officer/Funding & Development Officer. Find out more at www.cvsbeds.org.uk

Volunteering

I’m a Trustee/Committee Member of the following organisations:

Ampthill & District Good Neighbours – Founder & Chairman of this community care scheme, whereby those that can help voluntarily offer help to those in need in Ampthill, Millbrook & Maulden – find out more at www.afgn.org.uk
Mid Beds Citizens Advice Bureau – providing advice on all matters from their base in Ampthill. I’m a former volunteer and now a trustee – learn more at www.midbedscab.org.uk
Mid Beds Hospice at Home Volunteers – provides befriending & respite services for local terminally ill patients

Central Bedfordshire Council

Find out more on the Central Bedfordshire Council Webpage detailing:

The Committees I sit on, namely:
- Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Social Care, Health and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Wixams Joint Development Control Committee
My Committee attendance summary
My Attendance statistics
My Register of interests
Details of my Community grants, as each Central Bedfordshire Councillor has access to £2,000 from which they can allocate grants to local projects that demonstrate a community benefit.