Herefordshire Association of Local Councils
- John Coates
- Mary Morris
- Nicola Carless
- Mike Allfrey
- Wendy Hill
- Susan Davies
- Richard Gething
- Paul Bainbridge
- John Hardwick
- Joyce T. Davies
- Peter Greenow
- Hereford City: Anna Toon
- Kington: Bob Widdowson
- Ledbury: Keith Francis
- Bromyard: Gill Churchill/Dave Cave
- Leominster: Peter McCaull
- Ross-on-Wye: David Ravenscroft
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Executive Committee
HALC was established on 1st April 2000. HALC has an Executive Committee which is responsible for the overall direction of the Association. The Executive Committee is elected from councillors nominated by member councils in each Area (see below) and from each Market Town currently in membership. (For further information see Constitution, Schedule A)
HALC's Chief Executive is Lynda Wilcox. Lynda is responsible for the day-to-day running of the HALC office and the dissemination of information to member councils. Lynda will answer all members queries, requests for information and co-ordinate training.
Travel initially featured heavily in Lynda's working life, which commenced with the International Biological Programme in London, and Sunflight Holidays in Birmingham. A move to Surrey whetted her interest in Local Government, where she worked with the Chief Executive of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. Whilst raising two children, Lynda took on her first Clerkship, over 20 years ago, culminating in 7 Clerkships during the 1990s. During the 1980s, she became the Herefordshire and Worcestershire CALC Area Secretary for South Herefordshire. During the lead up to Herefordshire's split from Worcestershire, and subsequent Unitary status, Lynda was pleased to be able to play a major part in setting up a Herefordshire CALC and delighted to become the first HALC County Officer in 2000. Over the next few years, Lynda has found it necessary to gradually decrease her work as a Clerk and now retains just one, in order to keep her feet firmly on the ground! At the same time, Lynda continues her lifelong involvement with the voluntary sector and is currently Chairman of Herefordshire Voluntary Action. In 2006, Lynda was appointed by NALC as Regional Development Officer for the West Midlands, a role which complements her work at HALC and completes her working circle of parish/county/region/national, for the benefit of HALC members.
Nicky Carless is Chairman of HALC. Nicky was raised on the family farm on the Herefordshire/Worcester border and has lived in Colwall for 18 years. She has been married for 30 years and has children - 2 boys who both married in 2011. Since moving to Colwall Nicky became very active in village life, mainly through fund raising for the local primary school. In the mid 1990s she stood at a bi-election for Colwall Parish Council and has remained on the Council since, holding the office of Chairman for a number of years. Nicky's husband works in Worcester, while she works 'from home' for a company that supplies instrumentation to Hospital pathology laborartories. The flexibility of her job allows Nicky to balance home and family life alongside her job, voluntary work on Colwall Parish Council and Chair of the Herefordshire Association of Local Councils.
The Executive Committee has established Area Meetings:
The membership of each Area Meeting will always include all member councils within its area. Members are welcome to attend all meetings, generally held 4 times per year.
HALC's full Executive Committee is as follows:
North Herefordshire (NAM)
East Herefordshire (EAM)
South Herefordshire (SAM)
Market Towns
See HALC's Constitution for full details of the Executive Committee's membership and responsibilities.