Bob was born in Bristol and spent all his working life at Filton, involved in the design of the Concorde Air Intake Control System and most of the Airbus aircraft Fuel Systems; he is now retired. Bob and his wife Rose-Mary moved to Llandogo in 1999, and he joined the Community Council in 2002, becoming Chairman in 2005. Bob is a governor at Llandogo Primary School and is Chairman of Llandogo Village Hall Committee. He is interested in photography, aviation and football.

(01600) 861836  larry.stoter@trellechunited.org.uk 

Larry and his wife, both now retired, moved to The Narth in June, 2016 from Bedfordshire where he was a Stotfold Town Councillor for some 12 years. Both have a number of personal and family connections with South Wales, Bristol and Gloucestershire. They have always enjoyed living in smaller communities where it is easier to get to know people and participate in local life. He is particularly interested in wildlife, the wider environment and public access to the countryside. In relation to this, he also takes an interest in all aspects of local planning and was a volunteer Area Planning Respresentative for CPRE.

 George was born and raised in Hampshire, from where he began a long career with BT sales and customer service, simultaneously clocking up 27 years’ service in the Territorial Army. He and his wife Pat moved gradually west with his job, eventually settling in Llanishen in 1988. On taking early retirement from BT, he took a forestry course, which led to another career as Tree Officer with Monmouthshire County Council, from which he has recently retired. George is currently Secretary of Llanishen Village Hall Committee. One of his interests is rock and pop music, and he plays guitar in a local band.

 Martin is the CEO of Kaleidoscope, a Charity supporting people with drug and alcohol problems in Wales. He is a director of Drug and Alcohol Charities Wales and a Board Member of Reach, part of the Seren Group, which supports vulnerable people. He was born in West Ham but has lived in Llanishen since 2002.

 John and his family moved to Catbrook in 1991. His wife Pat is a retired teacher and they have a son and two daughters. He has spent his working life in electronics design. This has included the Concorde navigation system and much of the early work on video data compression which has made possible and now given us digital television transmission.

 Andy grew up in Somerset before moving to Bristol in 1982 when he joined the Avon and Somerset Constabulary.  He retired in 2012 after thirty years service in the Force having undertaken a variety of roles in and around Bristol and at Police Headquarters.

He and his wife Justine moved to the area in 2006 as they both enjoy walking, gardening and the wellbeing that comes from living in a beautiful and unspoilt area where community spirit is still important. 

(01600) 861823  iain.stokes@trellechunited.org.uk 

Born in Cheltenham, Iain spent his formative years in Monmouth before moving west to Abergavenny and Pontypridd.  He has been a Consultant at Nevill Hall since 1984 and moved to Whitebrook in 2005.  He was one of the chiefs of staff for Aneurin Bevan Health board and was instrumental in formulating the plans for the Specialist and Critical Care Centre planned for the Llanfrechfa Grange site.  Now semi-retired he enjoys writing and relaxing in this idyllic area.

 Alan was born in Bristol, where he studied for his degree in architecture at what subsequently became Bath University and where he met his wife Stephanie. They moved to Trellech from Bath in 1972. He has worked on the design of many hospitals and schools as well as commercial buildings and more recently domestic and conservation work, winning a number of design competitions. Alan was a founding member of the Wye Valley Riding Club, a founding member and past chairman of the Trellech Society, a former school governer, adviser to Bishop Childs on redundant buildings and has been a voluntary Wye Valley warden and a Community Councillor for some 35 years.

07712 376398  christopher.edwards@trellechunited.org.uk 

Christopher was born in Glamorgan and was a career civil servant before joining a national charity as Organiser and Compliance Adviser for a major Wales-wide project aimed at reducing economic inactivity in Wales - upskilling people and improving the employability of disadvantaged people furthest from the labour market.

He moved to the Trellech area with his wife Sara in 2010 and not only saw his family expand but also a change of career.  He currently works with our Member of Parliament on local and national campaigns.  Christopher and his family love living in Monmouthshire and have made it their home.  He is happy to hear from local residents about any local issues or concerns they may have or for any ideas of what can be done to improve our community.  

Christopher is a governor at Trellech Primary School, a trustee of the Trellech Babington Educational Trust who sits on the committee of Trellech Village Hall, and editor of the local Trellech newsletter.  He joined the Community Council in May 2017.