Biography

I have lived in Loxton for over forty years and can remember when three different herds of cows came through the village twice daily. I can also remember when we had a weekly bus service to Weston and a post office. I have been a Loxton Parish Councillor since May 2015. I do my best to attend as many village functions as possible and attend the monthly village lunches in Loxton village hall where I am a regular washer-up. I monitor the parish acre on behalf of the council and am custodian of the villages’ photograph library which contains photos dating back to Victorian times, and which locals are welcome to borrow on request.

As a bellringer I am steeple keeper for St Andrew’s, our beautiful village church, which has two of the oldest bells in Somerset dating from the mid 14th century. I am also the village’s correspondent for the Crook Peak parishes’ Contact magazine. I am a trustee of the Frankie Howerd OBE Trust which is currently working to convert the old blacksmith’s shop in the village into a community hub and shop after planning permission was gained by the Parish Council.