Council Members
The elected and co-opted members of the Parish Council are shown below, they are unpaid Councillors. Our Clerk, Sharon A Whelon, is a part time employee of the council as is Clerical Assistant Sarah Ovens.
Clerk: Sharon A Whelon
The Old School, Vicarage Lane, Colerne, SN14 8EL
Tel: 01225 742207 / 07775 462299
Parish Council Assistant: Helen Baker-Smith Admin Assistant (Maternity Cover)
The Old School, Vicarage Lane, Colerne, SN14 8EL
Tel: 01225 742207
Unitary Councillor: Cllr Brian Mathew
The Old School, Yatton Keynell, SN14 7BA
Tel: 07771 607983
e: brian.mathew@wiltshire.gov.uk
Parish Councillors:
Paul Jobbins: Chairman
Beaters Retreat, Watergates, Colerne SN14 8DR
Tel: 01225 745839
Richard Tonge: Vice Chairman
(Colerne Old School Charity)
Bank House, Tutton Hill, Colerne SN14 8DN
Tel: 01225 742471 / 742631 / 07904 436068
Anthony Clarke: (rep Corsham Area Transport Group)
Charcoal House, Market Place Colerne, SN14 8DF
Tel: 01225 743215 / 07774 658522
Bob Child: 24 Watergates, Colerne, SN14 8DR
Tel: 01225 743575 / 07802 797868
Glyn Thomas: (Allotment Supervisor)
22 Forrester Green, Colerne, SN14 8EB.
Tel: 01225 742690
Helen Ashton: Beaters Retreat, Watergates, Colerne SN14 8DR Tel: 07734 731499
Lauren Faro: 11 Hillcrest, Thickwood, Colerne, SN14 8BP
Tel: 07740 29311
Simon Youdan: Lynchmere Cottage, Market Place, Colerne, SN14 8AY
Tel: 01225 684839
Peter Gooding: Oakdown, Rode Hill, Colerne, SN14 8AR
Tel: 07970 282780
e: officeoaksfarm@btconnect.com
Anne Skerrett: (Colerne Village Hall Association Rep).
25 Cleaves, Avenue, Colerne, SN14 8BX
Tel: 01225 635379
Ben Pike: (Corsham Area Transport Group rep)
16 HItchings Skilling, Colerne, SN14 8ED
Tel: tbc
Mike Griffiths: 8 Market Place, Colerne, SN14 8DF
Tel: 01225 744924
Colerne Parish Council members - Register of Interests
http://services.wiltshire.gov.uk/TownAndParish/ROI/Council/670
2021 List of Representatives for external bodies and PC Working Parties
Representatives
Corsham Area Board - Anthony Clarke
Corsham Area Transport Group – Anthony Clarke
PC Working Parties & Committees
Allotments and Recreation: Glyn Thomas,
Allotment Supervisor: Glyn Thomas
Community Resilience & Emergency Plan:
Finance, policy and assets management: All Parish Councillors
Neighbourhood Plan: Bob Child
Personnel: Glyn Thomas, Richard Tonge
Sports Development: Richard Tonge
Parish Council Website & Public Communications: Bob Child,
Bob Child
I’ve lived in Colerne for nearly thirty years, and work at home as a graphic designer, so my main contribution, since becoming a parish councillor in May 2015, is communication. I’ve designed, built and now manage the website and hope it becomes the main village information point.
Anthony Clarke
My wife, Louise, and I have lived in the Market Place for 30 years. I was a Consultant in Rheumatology & Rehabilitation at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (the Min) in Bath, also for 30 years. I was the MedicaI Director of the hospital for 15 years. I retired in 2007, when I was elected to represent Lansdown Ward on Bath & North East Somerset Council, which included two years as the Cabinet Member for Transport.
Glyn Thomas
Born of Welsh parents and raised in Bathampton, I was educated at Oldfield Boys School in Bath. I then worked at Stothert & Pitt Engineers for 22 years; travelling all over the UK, Ireland, Europe and Africa. I have been a self employed engineer for 35 years. I have been married to Margaret for 45 years with four children and five grandchildren. I have lived in Colerne for 50 years. I was elected to Colerne Parish Council in 1975, working on the Rights of Way and Recreation & Allotment committees. I have acted as allotment supervisor for about 35 years.
Richard Tonge
I have lived in Colerne since 1987 when my company moved me to run an engineering business in Corsham. I have been on the Parish Council for about twenty years, was a District Councillor for ten years and a Wiltshire Councillor for the last seven. At Wiltshire Council I have the responsibility for Finance. I live in Tutton Hill with my wife Monica. My daughter and her family, including two lively grandsons, live in Malmesbury . While on the Parish Council I led the £450,000 project to convert the Old School. I am a Trustee of the Almshouses in Corsham raising money and helping manage the £1.4million refurbishment of the Grade 1 listed building.