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Your Councillors
Your councillors are here to serve you. Please get in touch if you have any problems, ideas, suggestions or perhaps you might wish to be a volunteer and join the growing band of people getting active in their community.

Richard Heaslip
Richard Heaslip
Chairman. Lead Areas: Green Belt, Communications, roads/traffic
Contact: 01202 594982 cllr.r.heaslip@westparley-pc.gov.uk
2 Longfield Drive
Former nuclear submarine captain, then international Charity Chief Executive. Ex-Ferndown Councillor, Chairman West Parley Residents' Association for five years. Local volunteer worker.

John Cullen
John Cullen
Vice Chairman. Lead Areas: Parish Plan, Airport, roads/traffic.
Contact: 01202 582662 cllr.j.cullen@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Virginia Cottage, Barrack Road
Experienced businessman, former Ferndown Councillor, Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, Chairman West Parley Parish Plan Steering Group, Chairman Barrack Road Residents Association. Active community volunteer.

Pat Couper
Pat Couper
Lead Areas: recreation ground, millennium garden.
Contact: 01202 573833 cllr.p.couper@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Swimming/lifesaving teacher in local schools, then became a businesswoman, then set up own company. Moved to West Parley 17 years ago for the open spaces and wants to keep it that way.

Geoff Dark
Geoff Dark
Lead Areas: Chairman Planning committee, School.
Contact: 01202 570723 cllr.g.dark@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Former Lancashire Schools Inspector/Science Adviser. 12 years experience as a District Councillor and Parish Councillor in Lancashire. 25 years voluntary service in Civil Defence. Former editor of NW Community News for 7 years. Safety Guide for 12 years with 'LV-Streetwise', the Bournemouth Safety Centre visited by over 10,000 children per year.

Chrissie Davies
Chrissie Davies
Lead Areas: Memorial Hall, footpaths.
Contact: 07870 512277 cllr.c.davies@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Newly retired primary school teacher, community volunteer, active trustee of local dog rescue, lived in West Parley for 22 years, feels strongly that green space is vital to people's well being.

Ian Davis
Ian Davis
Lead Areas: Youth, Sports Club.
Contact: 01202 591838 cllr.i.davis@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Former youth worker and volunteer with Dorset drugs/alcohol advisory service. Now contracts manager for a local company. Active out door sportsman, cyclist and walker.
Kieran Ryan
Kieran Ryan
Contact: cllr.k.ryan@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Currently works as an Air Traffic Control Assistant. Lived in West Parley for 13 years and enjoys the feeling of a small village atmosphere which also provides a nice safe family environment.
Active community volunteer.

Kenny Pearce
Kenny Pearce
Lead Areas: Green Belt, 2012 Diamond Jubilee Fete.
Contact: 07432 778200 cllr.k.pearce@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Qualified lecturer, TV presenter and ex RAF aircrew. Currently working in information technology. As well as great enthusiasm, Kenny brings professional communications skills to the team.

Sheila Gooden
Sheila Gooden
Lead Areas: Community Services, Older people.
Contact: cllr.s.gooden@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Retired Administrator from the NHS with 29 years service. Volunteer helper for the Friends of Dolphin Charity Boat for the disabled and also Brownsea Open Air Theatre. Resident in West Parley for 25 years. Would like to keep West Parley as a friendly village environment.

Simon Jordan
Simon Jordan
Lead Areas: Sports and Leisure Activities.
Contact:07976 561408 cllr.s.jordan@westparley-pc.gov.uk
Director of a local shopfitting company, enthusiastic supporter of local and grass roots football and keen to assist the Parish Council in achieving their goals.

