Staffing Committee

Councillor

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Richard has lived in Balsall Common since 1991. His children attended both BC Primary School and Heart of England secondary school. Now retired, Richard is a Management Accountant with a degree in Business Studies. He was born and grew up on a family dairy farm in rural East Devon. His career spanned a number of industries but from 1990-2012 he was a property accountant with Barclays at Westwood Heath (and London). Richard is a keen horse-rider, skier and walker. He was for 6 years Treasurer of the Balsall Common u3a’s and still leads walks and arranges theatre trips for them.  As a former TAVR soldier he is a member of The Parachute Regiment Association. Richard is also a councillor of Berkswell Parish.

Councillor

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Kay is a history and politics graduate who spent her early career as an executive in the fashion retail industry. More recently she ran her own small business in the Parish and has renovated a number of old properties. Her Council experience includes work on the historic environment, conservation and strategic planning issues. She is a strong supporter of Green Belt protection and is liaison with our planning consultant.

Vice-Chair

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David has been a Balsall Parish Councillor since May 2021 when he was co-opted on to the council. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and his career has seen him work in a senior professional capacity across high end, senior level recruitment and assessment across many sectors. He is now Vice-Chair of the council and involved in the Cemetery Committee, the Community Health and Well-being working group and attends the Solihull Area Meetings with the Chair on a quarterly basis.

Chairman

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Liz was elected to Balsall Parish Council in May 2019, when she was Vice Chairman and took over as Chairman in 2021.  She is a member of the Staffing Committee, Cemetery Committee, Highways Working Group and Tree Preservation Order Working Group.  She joined the council to work for the benefit of the community she lives in.

Liz has lived in Balsall Common for over 30 years.  A geography graduate and a career civil servant with knowledge and experience working in Structure Plans, Estates Management, Welfare, Highways, Skills, and Programme and Project appraisal and training. After retiring she was a volunteer adviser at Citizens Advice  Solihull Borough.  Her other interests are walking her two terriers, travel and gardening.