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David Benson
Jan Gold
Anthony Harrison
I was born at RAF Cosford Hospital in 1968 and have lived in Albrighton all my life. At the age of 14, I started working weekends at Hudson’s Butchers. After leaving school at 16, I went to work in the house building industry and I am still in this line of work to the present day. I am now an experienced excavator operator with over twenty years experience in my field.
In my spare time I am a keen cyclist and love living in our community, and I am keen for Albrighton to remain a village.
Peter Illes
Nigel Lumby
I am the Shropshire and a parish councillor for Albrighton, elected in May 2021. I am married and have two grown up boys, who both attended St Mary’s primary from 1997 onwards when we moved into Boningale. I’ve just become a Granddad for a second time and we now have two beautiful granddaughters. As a youngster I moved around the country, as my father was a prison officer. I was used to service quarters and starting new schools, so can relate to service residents in the village. We settled down near Stafford, where we stayed until I joined the police in 1980. I stayed in service for 30 years, working in urban areas of the West Midlands. I have since worked as a supervisor for a home oxygen company and my final five working years as a Fabric Manager, (a supervising caretaker!) for a secondary Academy in Telford. My early retirement three years ago has provided the time to commit to the people of Albrighton via my councillor work and to a smaller extent voluntary work. My mother is experiencing the dementia journey and just starting the fight for the funding for her care home place.
Amanda (Mandy) Medlyn BEM
David Meyrick
Colin Noakes
I have lived in Albrighton for the past 17 years. I’m married with a child who is a pupil at Idsall school.
I’m a qualified Town Planner and consequently my main interest as a Councillor is the built environment. I will do all that I can to ensure planning proposals are of an acceptable quality, and don’t have a detrimental impact on the character of the Village.
Sylvia Pledger
I have lived in Albrighton for 46 years.
I became a Councillor in 1998 to help support the residents and to give a voice to residents whom felt unable to be heard. I have been a councillor for 25 years and I love it.
I have worked hard for the village, most notably were my endeavours to secure the Library building for the next 125 years. I worked with Shropshire Council and the Library Service and after much negotiation it was agreed that Albrighton Parish Council would be granted the lease. The building was refurbished and the Parish Council Office created. It was the right decision and the Library is well used. I officially opened the Library on the 18th of April 2016.
I have been Chairman of Albrighton Parish Council for three years, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2021-2022 and vice-Chairman for two years.
I have always been actively involved with village life and support many of the local groups. I along with 3 other patients started the Albrighton Medical Practice Patients Group in 2001. I also support the Food Bank, and I started and run the Bereavement Support Group. I support Citizens Advice Shropshire (CAB) and each year raise funds to keep the service in Albrighton for all our residents.
I was a volunteer with victim support for over 10 years and trained to support victims of sexual assault, rape, and domestic violence and I supported families bereaved by murder and road deaths. I also ran the Telford Scheme for 4 years and also supported victims for their court appearances and I helped with their claims for the criminal compensation scheme.
I started volunteering when I was 11 years old by becoming the class rep secondary school. Then the course rep in further education college and course rep and social rep and organised the end of course balls etc. at teacher training college. I have volunteered ever since including the district swimming pool in Albrighton, PTA at all the schools my children attended and governor at New House Lane Primary School, Idsall School and teacher governor at Madeley Court School.