The Devizes Guardians

Nigel Carter
Chairman, Devizes Guardians

Nigel Carter is a Chartered Environmentalist, working with industry on water and waste management, energy savings and resource efficiency. He has seen service with the Royal Navy and with British Petroleum. He is a school governor and, when time permits, likes reading and watching sport. Nigel is a member of Wiltshire County Council for Devizes North.

Tony Duck

Tony Duck was born and educated in Devizes. He is married and has 4 grown up children. For fifty years he has run the family business which has traded in Maryport Street for over seventy years. He has also been a director of several companies associated with the news trade. Tony was a member of Kennet District Council until 2009.

 

Jane Burton
Wiltshire County Council and Devizes Town Council– Devizes East

Jane Burton is Devizes born and bred.  She is married to Richard with two children, Sarah and Daniel, and two grandsons, all of whom live in Devizes.  She worked in local chemists as a dispensing technician for 33 years and has just handed over her mayoral robes to John Leighton.

Jeff Ody

Wiltshire Council Council - Devizes and Roundway South

Jeff Ody has worked extensively in transport planning both in the UK and abroad. As a Kennet District Council Member from 2003 - 2009, he is particularly concerned about the control of new housing developments, traffic congestion and parking within the town.

Ted East
Devizes Town Council – Devizes South

Ted East has lived in Devizes since 1992. He is a retired Chartered Engineer specialising in planning and environmental issues. He is on the trustee board of a Wiltshire Citizens Advice Bureau, Secretary for the Trust for Devizes and chairs a committee for the Devizes Community Area Planning Partnership. Ted joined the Guardians because they are not influenced by the national political parties and work only for the benefit of Devizes.

Peter Smith
Devizes Town Council – Devizes North

Peter Smith has been married for 36 years and has 4 children and 5 grandchildren. Peter sits on the Recreation and Properties Committee amongst others. In his spare time he raises money for local children with special needs.

 

Roger Giraud-Saunders,

Membership Secretary, Devizes Guardians

 Roger has recently joined the Guardians Committee and is enthusiastically pursuing potential new members as well as reminding existing members to keep their subscritions up to date to enable the Guardians to continue their work for our community.

Steve Valentine

Treasurer

Steve works hard behind the scenes to keep track of our financial resources. She appears in public for the Guardians when she delivers her report at the  AGM.

 

Judy Rose

Secretary, Devizes Guardians

Judy is married with two grown-up daughters. She chose to live in Devizes in 1983 because it seemed a very special place.  She developed an interest in local affairs when KDC over-rode the wishes of local people and cut down the Market Place trees in 2001. As a result, she became a founder member of Devizes Guardians so that the District Council could be called to account about this and many other local issues.