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Councillors

Lisa Gilby
Parish Clerk
Lisa lives in Gillingham and has spent 20+ years working in a variety of sales environments. She also has extensive experience within the equine world as a coach and manager. Lisa works part-time for 3 hours a week.

email: clerk@stourton.org.uk
phone: 01747 821240

Ashley Gray
Chairman
Ashley is Gallery Director of Gray M.C.A. specialising in Fashion, Modern Textiles and Design.  He is Vice Chair of Trustees of the Environmental Charity ‘CleanupUK’. Formally a Public Affairs professional living on Exmoor he led communications and media projects in the UK and overseas.  Following the Asian Tsunami in 2004 he co-founded the relief charity ‘Twins – Bringing Schools together’ where he remains a Trustee. A Parliamentary spokesman in Cornwall during the 2000s and Somerset County Councillor in the 1990s. He was honoured to coordinate the lighting of the Jubilee beacon on Whitesheet Hill to celebrate the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. His wife was brought up locally and the family live in the Parish.

email: ashley.gray@stourton.org.uk

Catherine Spencer
Councillor
Catherine has lived in the village since 1987. She is a volunteer Advice Services Supervisor for Citizens Advice, Assistant Churchwarden St Peter’s and active participant in her family farming business. She has 14 yrs previous experience as a Salisbury District Cllr – Chairman of SDC, Area, Planning and Economic Committees.

email: catherine.spencer@stourton.org.uk

Crin Fearon
Councillor
Crin has lived in Gasper for over twenty years, working in the City as a Fund Manager as well as in a law firm. She sits on the Stourton Memorial Hall Committee. She is a passionate gardener and regularly walks her two dogs over the surrounding countryside.

email: crin.fearon@stourton.org.uk
Stephen Harris
Councillor

email: stephen.harris@stourton.org.uk
Henry Coley
Councillor
Henry has recently graduated from Cardiff University after completing a Law Degree. He lives in Gasper and has worked with local businesses in the parish but also close by. He now works in sales at the Guild of Fine Food supporting artisan food and drink producers.
email: henry.coley@stourton.org.uk

Jane Joyce
Councillor
Jane has lived in the village for over 20 years and after a career in advertising joined the Parochial Church Council in Upper Stour, where she is now also Secretary. She is an Assistant Churchwarden at St. Peter’s and her chief hobbies are walking the dog and singing in choirs.

email: jane.joyce@stourton.org.uk
phone: 01747 442962

Philip Niemand
Councillor
Philip’s career has been shaped by experiences working in the African bush (Orient Express
management), Wales (Lamphey Court and TYF activity centre), the Chew Valley (Folly Farm Centre) and more. He is now the General Manager for the National Trust’s flagship portfolio of Stourhead, Philipps House and Mompesson.
 
email: philip.niemand@stourton.org.uk

Councillors register any business or other interests that might effect their work on the Parish Council with Wiltshire Council. The register of interests is published on the Wiltshire County website