Southbourne Parish Council - Meet your Parish Councillors

	Chris, who is married with 3 sons and 1 daughter, has lived in Southbourne all his life. He has a business in Southbourne which he runs with the help of his family. He has been a Parish Councillor for 25 years and is currently Chairperson, taking a keen interest in local matters.
Chris Bulbeck Chairperson	Top of Page
	Marjorie has lived in the Parish for the last 44 years and has been a councillor for 10 years. She is the Recreation Chairperson and, with help from the community, has tried to install equipment on the Recreation Ground that will cater for all ages of children. She enjoys living in Southbourne, being so near the sea.
Marjorie Bulbeck	Top of Page
	Stephanie has been a Parish Councillor since 2007 and enjoys getting involved with local issues and helping at local events. She loves walking along the coast and watching the wildlife in and around the area where she lives which is on the Southbourne border, almost into Chidham.
Stephanie Cecil	Top of Page
	Terry was born in Faversham in Kent an undisclosed number of years ago, and after moving about the country with his career, has lived in Southbourne with his family for the last 25 years. After working in senior management positions in IBM and Zurich Financial Services, Terry took early retirement a few years ago. Having joined the Parish Council in the last couple of months, Terry wants to work constructively and positively with the team to make Southbourne an excellent place to live.
Terry Cunningham	Top of Page
Mark Everson	Mark has lived in Southbourne since 1947. He left School in 1957 to work in the Horticultral industry at Toynbee's Nursery Barnham, moving on to the then Bognor Regis Parks Dept. in 1972. In 1974 he progressed through various posts within the new Arun District Council to become Arboricultural Officer in the early 1980s. Mark took early retirement in 2000, but carried on part time in the same position in a reduced role until the present and proposes to retire fully in 2010. Mark has been involved in many ways in the life of the Parish, particularly at St John's Church, as Organist since 1974 and Church Warden for three terms of office. He was Musician for The Southbourne Players for many years, and more widely for the Martlet Morris Men being a member since 1970. He was Chairman of Southbourne Club for 10 years. Mark joined Southbourne Parish Council in 2003 and is the present Vice Chairman. He also serves as Tree Warden and is Chair of the Council's Planning Sub Committee.
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	Alan was born and bred in Southbourne and has lived there all his life. Taking an active interest in sport, he ran the Southbourne Sport Football Club for over 30 years and has been a member for 48 years. Alan has been on the Parish Council for 48 years.
Alan Feltham	Top of Page
	Born in Sutton, Surrey Roger worked as an apprentice electrician, then served in the Royal Navy for 9 years. Following military service he worked for Marconi and BAE. Roger came to Southbourne in 1977 where his children went to Southbourne infants and juniors and then to the Bourne; both his girls ended up with good degrees of which he is very proud. Roger still works as an electrician (one man band), although he officially retired last year. He has been a local councillor for about 6 years.
Roger Gowlett	Top of Page
	Robert came to Southbourne in 2003 with his wife and two children. Both the children attend Southbourne Junior School and are very happy. He became a Parish Councillor in 2004 and enjoys the role immensely, as he feels he is able to contribute to the community. He feels very lucky to live in such a wonderful village with so many natural amenities available on the doorstep.
Robert Hayes	Top of Page
	Margaret moved to Southbourne with her husband twelve years ago after she retired from working in the Personnel Department (Human Resources) of a large paper company. She became a member of the Parish Council about nine years ago, and currently sits on the following committees: Finance, Recreation, Events, Joint Burial Committee and Clippings Editorial. She has three children, three Grandchildren and has been widowed for six years after forty six years of being happily married. She is an active volunteer for St Wilfrid's Hospice and enjoys the usual hobbies for her age, cooking, knitting and gardening.
Margaret (Joyce) Hemmings	Top of Page
	Oona Hickson has recently joined the Parish Council. She has three children ranging in age from seven to fifteen and is interested in the full range of village life and opportunities. She works in Hampshire specialising in affordable housing provision and has a good understanding of Housing issues and Local Government in two-tier authorities, which is helpful in parish council matters. Locally she is particularly interested in Affordable Housing, opportunities for young people, and transport provision in the locality. She enjoys being a parish councillor, feeling that Southbourne has a great deal to offer, but as a large parish at the edge of West Sussex, it needs to ensure that its requirements are not forgotten by the District and County authorities.
Oona Hickson	Top of Page
	Jim has lived in Southbourne since moving into a new house in 1967 after marrying his wife Irene. He had a Technical/Science education resulting in a BSc(Hons) degree. He was formerly a long-term member of the Southbourne Ratepayers and Residents Association after joining as a member at the inaugural meeting in the early 70s. He served as a committee member covering various functions until its disbandment. Jim has been a Parish Councillor now for about 6 years. He believes the Parish Council should be non-party political and should concentrate on local issues with fairness and in the interests of our Community as a whole.
Jim Jennings	Top of Page
	Philip has been on Southbourne Parish Council since 2007. Passionate about the environment he chairs the Parish Council's Biodiversity Action Planning Committee and also played a leading role in the organizing of Southbourne's first annual fete. Philip liaises between the Parish Council and the local youth club and is also a governor of Chidham School (which is attended by a large number of Southbourne children). It might be added that Philip, as a successful local history author with a number of books to his name, is happy to talk to local societies whose members might wish to know more about Southbourne and its past.
Philip MacDougall	Top of Page
Photo Pending	After working in a private architectural practice in London, Robin taught at the Portsmouth School of Architecture before moving to central government design development and project management. He returned to this area in 2005 and has been on the Parish Council for three years. He is particularly interested in local planning issues.
Robin Rolfe	Top of Page