The Councillors
Mike Allen Tel:01444 483457 back to top
I have lived in Lindfield for about 20 years with Mary and our four children. Now in my fourth term as a Councillor, I have also been a school governor at Lindfield schools and Haywards Heath College for over 10 years. Currently I serve on the Finance and General Purposes Committee and the Environment and Amenities Committee, as these committees reflect my local interests of finance, marketing and the environment. I have a varied work background encompassing several industries from the private sector and spent over 10 years working in local government. I can often be found fulfilling my ‘labourer’ duties on the Denmans Lane allotment site.
Will Blunden Tel: 01444 483504 back to top
I am proud to be the local lad on the Parish Council. Lindfield born and bred. I now live in Pondcroft Cottages with my wife Sue. We have two daughters and one granddaughter, our eldest daughter works for the Environment Agency and our youngest is a teacher at Lindfield Primary School. I was elected on to the Parish Council in 1995. Currently I am Chairman of the Council, I also serve on the Finance and General Purpose Committee, Planning and Traffic Committee and I am Chairman of the Environment and Amenities Committee. I am also the President of The Lindfield Club, Vice Chairman of the King Edward Hall Committee and Lindfield's Harbour Master. In the past I have served on the committee of the Lindfield School PTA, the Bonfire Society and the Horticultural Society. Having recently retired from full time employment I am able to devote more time to the Council. As a Parish Councillor I try to maintain a balance between upholding the traditions of the village and the development of new amenities for the benefit of all of the residents. In my spare time I enjoy reading, gardening and walking.
Michael Davies Tel: 01444 482024 back to top
After retiring to the village in 1997 from Switzerland, I was elected to the Parish Council in 2003, having been Chairman of the Lindfield Postal Address Action Committee for the previous 3 years and a Preservation Society Committee member. I am currently Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee. Brought up in Middlesex, I trained in accountancy and company administration in the City of London and then as a Presbyterian Minister in Cambridge. From 1959 I served local churches in Rustington and Wallasey and was for a while Secretary-General of the national charity ‘Help the Aged’ and then in 1972 on the HQ staff of the newly formed United Reformed Church. Finally I had twelve years as Provincial Moderator for North London, before going to Geneva in 1990, where I was for 7 years Assistant General Secretary (Finance & Administration) of the World Council of Churches.
Alan Gomme Tel: 01444 483086 back to top
My wife and I moved into Lindfield about seventeen years ago and I retired from the city after nearly 40 years as an IT Support Manager for a leading bank in 2001. Since then I have undertaken a number of roles in the voluntary sector, including being the past Secretary of the Lindfield Preservation Society, Treasurer of Voluntary and Steam Preservation organisations and I am a working member of the Bluebell Railway. I am currently the Vice Chairman of the Planning and Traffic Committee and I am also a member of the Finance and General Purposes and Environment and Amenities Committees.
Stephen Henton Tel: 01444 483252 back to top
I have lived in Haywards Heath for about thirty years and moved to Lindfield in 2005. I spent my working life as a company secretary with major companies. I retired from my last job as Group Secretary in financial services with the M&G Group PLC and then spent several years working as a business consultant for the Institute of Directors. Locally, I am Secretary of the Lindfield Bowling Club and Treasurer of the Lindfield Club. My interests include bowls, cycling, walking, music and current affairs. Now that I am fully retired, I would like to become more involved in village affairs and wish to put my skills to good use with the Parish Council.
Margaret Hersey Tel: 01444 482270 back to top
I have been a Lindfield Parish Councillor since 1999, serving on the Planning and Traffic Committee and Environment and Amenities Committees during this time. My further commitment within the community of Lindfield village is through serving Coombers Charity, set up many years ago for the benefit of village residents. I was a school governor for Lindfield Primary School for over ten years. I also represent the residents of Lindfield as one of the District Councillors, which enables me to have a greater overview in respect of strategic planning issues for the benefit of Lindfield residents.
Mike Leach Tel: 01444 483762 back to top
I moved with my family from Epsom to “this lovely village” in 1970 and I later moved my small electrical controls company from Mitcham in South London, to The Lindfield Enterprise Park in 1985. While based at the Enterprise Park, my company, Switchpoint Ltd, sponsored the Lindfield Football Club for 6 years. I am a member of two local angling clubs and also a committee member of the Lindfield Village Club. Now I am fully retired, I have become a Parish Councillor to put something back into the village, particulary as a member of the Planning and Traffic Committee.
Margaret Nicolle Tel: 01444 482685 back to top
I have lived in Lindfield since 1971. As a former history teacher I have always been very interested the history of the village and have been involved in the development of the village archives and the Lindfield History Project Group. I have been a member of Lindfield Parish Council since 1987 when it was reformed and have served as Chairman of the Council for eight years. I am currently Vice Chairman. I have also served as Chairman of the Environment and Amenities Committee as I am passionately interested in environmental issues being a member of both the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England and Friends of the Earth. I played an active part in the restoration of the horse gin building (now situated in the Red Lion garden) and was very much involved in the production of the Millennium Map and the Lindfield Leaflet. I am also very interested in planning and traffic issues which affect both our village and also the wider community of West Sussex.
Roger Pickett Tel: 07836 317501 back to top
I have lived in the village with my wife and son for about 30 years, and I own and administer a long established contracting business. I was elected on to the Council in May 2003, and serve on the Environment and Amenities Committee. I am also a Secretary of the Lindfield Club, but am not involved in any other village concerns at the moment.
Christopher Snowling Tel: 01444 482172 back to top
I have served on the Parish Council since 1995 and am currently the Chairman of the Planning and Traffic Committee. I have represented Lindfield on Mid Sussex District Council since 1976 and am at present the Cabinet Member for Health and Community. I am also a Member of Lindfield Rural Parish Council. My wife and I originally moved to Lindfield in 1967.
Val Upton Tel: 01444 482866 back to top
I was first co-opted onto Lindfield Parish Council in May 2003 and I am a member of all three main Committees. I have lived in Lindfield with my husband for the last 24 years, but have had connections here all my life as my mother was born in the village. I am a member of Lindfield Evangelical Free Church, where I am involved in many activities including running a children’s club as well as a Tots group. I recently retired from a full time Nurse Practitioner and a part time Stroke Co-Ordinator post at the Princess Royal Hospital after working in the National Health Service for 44 years. I have returned to the hospital as a volunteer. I enjoy walking.
Steve Willcox Tel: 01444 484379 back to top
I have lived in Lindfield with my wife Sue since 1997 and we have three daughters and seven grandchildren. For a large part of my business career I worked for two Anglo Dutch publishing groups in the areas of international law, tax,and finance. In our leisure time both Sue and I enjoy reading, walking the countryside, and going to the theatre. I am also an enthusiastic football fan having supported Watford FC since my school days. I became a member of the Parish Council in 2007 and I serve on the Finance and General Purposes Committe, of which I am currently Vice Chairman, and the Planning and Traffic Committee.