Meet your parish councillors

Robin Gater (Chairman)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

CCTV, Surrey Associations, White Hill Residents Association

Ann Butler (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Minerals, Environment, Tree Wardens, Village Hall Management Committee

Moved to Bletchingley with her family 25 years ago, while an archaeological botanist at London's Institute of Archaeology.  In 1984 she was elected to the Parish Council, and since then her main council responsibilities have concerned mineral workings and waste disposal.  Past vice-chairman and chairman (1993-7) of the Parish Council. She was a governor of St Catherine's School for many years. Now retired, currently she is a member of Bletchingley Bowling Club, our local Historical & Conservation Society and Blechingley WI. She sings with 2 local choral societies and is attempting to find more time for water-colour painting.

Ken Bridger (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Finance/Insurance, Neighbourhood Watch and Police Liaison, Pound, War Memorial, Shrub Bed, Surrey Associations

Kenneth Charles Bridger currently residing in Bletchingley for the past eighteen years with wife Elizabeth.  Previously lived for a number of years in Sussex and Kent.  Educated at a private school before gaining a scholarship to a Grammar School.  Most of business life in banking and accountancy.  Retired in 1993 from one of the largest privately owned companies in the country.  A member of the Bletchingley Bowls Club.  Served on the Parish Council for the last four years.  Chairman of the South East Area Association of the National Trust.  Treasurer and Publicity of Shaws Corner Literary Society.  Involved in a number of other voluntary organisations outside the village.  Elizabeth is a Bletchingley School Governorn and very active in music with her own choir and sings with a local Choral Society.

David Martin (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Bletchingley United Charities, Minerals, Environment, Planning

Moved to Bletchingley in 1970.  Retired assistant chief probation officer.  Bletchingley Parish Councillor since 1979;  past vice chairman and chairman.

Currently responsible for planning issues. Since 1986 a Trustee of Bletchingley United Charities and chairman since 1990.  Trustee of Village Hall since 1989.  Committee member Royal British Legion Bletchingley branch.  Founding member and past chairman Bletchingley Historical and Conservation Society.

Involved in chairing and running various Youth Groups in the village 1971 to  2003. Since retirement a Volunteer with Victim Support Croydon specialising in Criminal Injury Compensation cases and helping  families bereaved through murder and manslaughter.

Leisure interests history, reading and walking.  Married with 2 children 5 grandchildren.

Jeanne Moore (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Allotments; Recreation/Playgrounds; Village Hall Management Committee

Having been involved in the teaching profession for twenty five years, where I obtained an M.A. in Education, I eventually retired as a Special Needs Adviser.  I am married with two children and six grandchildren.  I am a member of East Surrey Choral Society. I have lived in Bletchingley for 12 years, and held the position of Parish Clerk for four years.  On retirement from that position, I was co-opted onto the Council in March 2006.  My current Areas of Responsibility on the Council are Recreation and Allotments.  I am responsible for the maintenance of Stychens Playground and have organised the Competition for the Best Kept Allotment for the past three years.

Neil Munday (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Gatwick, Transport, Roads, Air, Rail; Community Speedwatch; Village Hall Management Committee

Neil is a resident of Bletchingley, married with two children and is an active member of Bletchingley Village Fair Committee. Neil is a qualified commercial electrician and CORGI registered for commercial catering gas equipment and works daytimes for a catering service company based near Gatwick. Neil also has his own business "Music and Lights / Outdoor Sound Company" and is involved with sound and lighting for various events and productions. Neil is involved also with radio broadcasting and has been using a microphone since age 12 from presenting discos for his school youth club, Hospital Radio and eventually Independent Local Radio (ILR) and BBC radio in the late 1980's as primarily a "Movie" Reviewer. Neil also commentated for an aerial display team in the 90's and broadcast on many RSL (Restricted service licensed) radio stations including local community radio. Neil has also has worked behind the scenes "Tech Opp-ing" the network chart for ILR and fronting many Radio Roadshows. Neil still presents and commentates regularly at steam rallies, classic car shows and fetes throughout the summer months and is always quite happy to chat if you can keep up!

" I am very pleased to be part of Bletchingley Parish Council and intend to play my part in the local community to the best of my abilities. "

Robert Trotman (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Sports Association; Footpaths/Bridleways

Robert Trotman is 68 and he and his wife Katharine have lived in Bletchingley since 1968.  They have 4 grown up children, all of whom attended St Catherine's School, Bletchingley.  He has been a member of the Parish Council since 1983 (chairman 1983-87 and 1999-2003).  He is currently chairman of the Bletchingley Sports Association, chairman of the Village Hall (Bletchingley) Trust and treasurer of the local Perkins Almhouse Trust.  He sings in the parish church choir and is a former churchwarden of the parish church.  His wife is a governor of St Catherine's School.

Sally-anne Ray (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Website/Publicity; Sports Association

Sally-anne moved to Bletchingley in 2003 and works full time (sometimes more!) as the Sales and Marketing Director for a local satellite communication company in Merstham. Very keen on self-sufficiency she spends much of her spare time in her garden with her chickens and vegetables. Her ambition is to own and operate a wind turbine and vineyard and thereby produce electricity and wine for the village!

Patricia Ann Glenn (Councillor)

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Cemetery

After living in several parts of the UK, moved to Caterham in 1979.  When my children became less dependent, I obtained an external law degree of the University of London and qualified as a solicitor in 1991, thereafter working in the city for a firm specialising in insurance law.  I moved to Bletchingley in 1998.  I walk regularly with East Surrey Ramblers and am a keen gardener.

Kim Wantling

Specific Parish Responsibilities

Clerk to the Parish
Moved to Bletchingley in 1996.  Have 2 children who attend the local school.  Took on the position of Clerk in February 2006 to enable me to work around my children rather than return to working in London.  Have run the local Bletchingley Infants and Toddler Group which meets on Monday mornings for the last 4 years