| Who's Who | |||
| Councillors | Brief history and interests | ||
| Mrs Judy Lea
(Chairman) East Ward 01676 534552 |
Judy moved to Balsall
Common from Bridgnorth, Shropshire to be near her daughter and
family in July 2004. She was very involved with the local community in Bridgnorth and was a member of the Town (Parish) Council for 17 years and was twice elected Mayor. Since moving to Balsall Common, she has joined the Residents' Association and helps her husband with the local Neighbourhood Watch scheme. She also helps out at the local primary school, hearing children read. Judy joined the parish council in March 2005. |
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| Raymond Ritchie (Vice Chairman) East Ward 01676 533283 |
Raymond joined the Council on 11 June 2007. Presently he works at Heart of England School and has worked in IT specialising in web technologies and design since the mid 1990s. He is a director of a local technology company. He is married to Lesley and has four children and has a busy and active family life. Raymond's interests are music, the visual arts, design, education and politics. |
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| Godfrey Chesshire East Ward 01676
532352 |
Godfrey was elected to
the Parish Council in May 1991 and its Chairman between 1993 and
1998 and 2007 and 2009. He worked in the British Motor industry for almost twenty years, latterly as Resident Director for Talbot Motors in Tehran. Subsequently he undertook various positions in local charitable organisations. For seven years, until his retirement in June 2006, he was Bailiff to the Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson at Temple Balsall. He is married to Linda who teaches at Balsall Common Primary School. They have two sons, Peter who is studying for an MSc in Real Estate and Management at the University of Central England and Andrew who is studying Sports Management at Coventry University. Godfrey's interests include the theatre, history, current affairs, country walks and the welfare of his family and the wider community. |
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| Richard Lloyd East Ward c/o 01676 532087 |
Richard joined this council in May 2011. He is also a serving councillor for Berkswell Parish Council. | ||
| James Hope East Ward 01676 533193 |
James has been a councillor since February 2005 and takes an active part in council work. He has a financial background with professional qualifications. He is a tree warden and has undertaken voluntary work for the council and has been a resident in Balsall Common for over 30 years. | ||
| Dr Peter Lea East Ward 01676 532577
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Peter was born in the
late 1930's and educated at King Edward Grammar School Five Ways in
Birmingham from 1949 to 1957. He qualified in medicine in 1962
at Birmingham Medical School and came to Balsall Common in 1964 to
do a 6 month locum but ended up staying as GP to Balsall, Berkswell
and Meriden for 39 years. He retired at 65 years old in
December 2003.
He has lived in Holly Lane for over 40 years where he lives with his wife, Pamela, who he married in 1964. He has four grown up children. He has been a Balsall parish councillor since 1978, a governor of Balsall Primary School since 1978 and a governor at Heart of England School since 1979. He has served continuously as Chairman of the Governors at Heart of England School since 1980. Peter was elected as a Solihull MBC Borough Councillor in 1987 and still serves as such. He is the current chairman of the Lant Trust. Peter currently works part-time as clinical tutor at Warwick Medical School. Peter's interests are sport, particularly rugby and squash, although he considers himself too old to play now. His particular cross to bear is Parkinsons Disease, which affects his mobility intermittently, but not his ability to think or his sense of humour. |
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| Mike Longfield East Ward 01676 533274 |
Mike has been a resident of Balsall Common for 40 years and a Balsall Parish Councillor for thirty of those years. He served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment for three years. He is the Chairman of the Jubilee Centre and the Chairman of Birmingham Airport Passenger Services and Public Transport Working Group. | ||
| Paul Lucas East Ward 01676 532087 |
Paul joined the Council on 7 December 2009 | ||
| Lionel King West Ward 01564 784228 |
Lionel joined the council in March
2007. He has lived in Chadwick End since 2004, having
previously lived in Birmingham for 40 years. Lionel is a retired Senior Lecturer in Further Education and also former writer and broadcaster. |
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| Patrick Nash West Ward c/o 01676 532087 |
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| Trudi Thomson |
Trudi Joined the council in 2011 | ||
| Douglas Money | Douglas joined the council in December 2011 | ||
