Nigel Carter - Chairman, Devizes Guardians- Wilshire Councillor - Devizes North
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.
Jane Burton - Wiltshire Council and Devizes Town Council– Devizes East. Mayor 2008-2009
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 - Devizes and Roundway South
Jeff Ody has worked extensively in transport planning both in the UK and abroad. He was 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 the Chairman of the Trust for Devizes. Ted joined the Guardians because he believes that local government should be in the hands of local independents who can work for the benefit of our community, instead of being controlled by national political parties.
Peter Smith - Devizes Town Council – Devizes North - Mayor 2010-2011
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 (he is a founder member of the MajorWrecks).
Sarah Bridewell - Devizes Town Council – Devizes North
Sarah was elected in the by-election on 8th April 2010 which followed the death of the Conservative Town Councillor and Mayor, John Leighton. Born in Devizes, and educated at Devizes School, Sarah has for the last 20 years worked for a local bank, reaching the position of Account Executive, and most recently as a Customer Advisor. During the last 10 years, she has balanced work and family life whilst raising two young sons who attend local schools. She has been married to Michael, an Aircraft Technician in the Royal Air Force, for 16 years.
Roger Giraud-Saunders - Membership Secretary
Roger 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. This is a very important task because the members subscriptions and voluntary donations are the only source of funds; we do not have any millionaire, off-shore resident donors!
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
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 the former Kennet District Council 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. She is also well known klocally as an active campaigner on local health issues.
Tony Duck
Tony Duck was born and educated in Devizes. He is married and has 4 grown up children. For fifty years he ran the family newsagent business, which traded in Maryport Street for over seventy years, and is very well known and respected in Devizes. He has also been a director of several companies associated with the news trade. Tony was a member of Kennet District Council until 2009.
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