Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership Management Group
The Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership Management Group comprises:
- Six councillors appointed by the constituent local authorities
- A representative from Natural England
- Representatives of some of the Partnership organisations (nominated and elected by the Partnership)
- Parish councillors nominated by the Blackdown Hills Parish Network
- Special appointees, who are do not represent the opinions of a particular group or organisation, but have knowledge and experience in particularly relevant fields.
- Co-opted members who bring particular knowledge expertise or experience to its deliberations
Members of the Blackdown Hills AONB Management Group
Chair
Paul Diviani – Co-opted
Vice Chair
Bruce Payne – special appointee
Councillors
Cllr John Berry – Devon County Council
Cllr John Thorne– Somerset County Council
Cllr Colin Brown– East Devon District Council
Cllr Simon Clist – Mid Devon District Council
Cllr Martin Wale – South Somerset District Council
Cllr Ross Henley– Somerset West and Taunton Council
Natural England representative
Donna Gowler – Natural England
Partnership representatives
Gordon Field – Blackdown Hills Artists & Makers
Martin Turner – Blackdown Hills Hedge Association
John Greenshields – Blackdown & East Devon Woodland Association
Chris Lewis / Penny Mills – Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), Devon and Somerset
Kristina Luxton – National Trust
Mark Pope – National Farmers Union
David Northcote-Wright – Somerset Wildlife Trust
Jennifer Ash – Blackdown Hills Transition Group
Parish Councillors
(Nominated by Blackdown Hills Parish Network)
Cllr Graham Long – Upottery Parish Council
Cllr Bob Nelson – Broadhembury Parish Council
Cllr Mike Canham – Otterford Parish Council
Special Appointees
Elaine Hayes – special appointee
Bruce Payne – special appointee
Gavin Saunders – special appointee
Co-opted
Heather Stallard – business & economy
Minutes
Scheduled meetings
Forthcoming meetings of the Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership Management Group:
Thursday 2 July 2020
10am – 11am virtual meeting to be held, details to follow
Thursday 5 November 2020
10am – 1pm venue to be decided
Members of the public wishing to attend
Members of the public are welcome to attend the AONB Partnership Management Group meeting as observers. At the beginning of each meeting there is a session where members of the public can ask questions about the work of the AONB.
Ideally, questions should be notified to the Blackdown Hills AONB office – at least two working days before the date of the meeting. However, any questions received after this or at the meeting that cannot be answered immediately will be responded to within two weeks.
