THAME Conservatives are fielding eight candidates for the Town Council elections on Thursday, May 3, four of them being current Town Councillors who are seeking re-election and four fresh faces.
In the North Ward, the four Conservative candidates are:
? Don Butler, a local businessman who was first
elected onto the Town Council in 1989 and has been
Mayor three times since then. He is currently
Chairman of the town?s Planning Committee and is
active in several other bodies including Thame
Barns Centre and Thame Housing Association. He is
also President of Thame?s Evergreen Club.
? Nigel Champken-Woods, who has been a Town
Councillor since 2003, and has served as the town?s
Mayor during the past year. He is Chairman of the
Open Spaces Group which was responsible for the
implementation recently of improvements to the
Memorial Gardens, and is currently Chair of
the Traffic Advisory Committee.
? Nichola Dixon, a young mother of two daughters. She
and her husband Simon live and work in Thame, and
she hopes to represent, in particular, the
interests of other young families in the town.
? Robert Parker, a local businessman who lives in the
town with his wife Amanda and three young
daughters. He is an active member of Thame &
District Round Table, where he was Chairman in 2001.
In the South Ward, the four Conservative candidates are:
? David Dodds, a retired headteacher who was first
elected to the Thame Urban District Council in 1967
and he has served in rhe town as a Councillor ever
since. Last year he was made an ?Honoured Citizen?
of Thame. He has been Mayor on five occasions, and
four years ago he was elected as one of Thame?s
District Councillors. David is also seeking re-
election to that post on Thursday in Thame South
Ward.
? Richard Walker, who was born and brought up in
Thame, and his family have been involved in the
town?s business community for more than 100 years.
He is the landlord of the Star & Garter pub in
Thame and has been a Town Councillor for three
years since winning a by-election. Richard is also
standing for District Council in Thame North Ward.
? Claire Walker, who is married to Richard, and runs
the Star and Garter with him. Having supported her
husband in his role as a Town Councillor for the
last three years, she feels that her outlook as a
young mother could be a beneficial influence on the
Council?s affairs.
? Mike Dyer, whose interest in local government
arises from his involvement with the community
group, The 21st Century Thame Partnership, with
whom he has been looking at potential solutions for
the town?s parking problems. He is a local
businessman and, with two sons at local schools, he
has served as a parent-governor at John Hampden
School.
* District Cllr Mike Welply is standing for re-
election in Thame North Ward. Resident of Thame
since 1978. Thame Town Councillor 199-2003; elected
to District Council, representing Thame North Ward
in 2003; active member of Scrutiny, Audit;
Planning; Licensing and General Purposes
Committees, currently is Vice Chairman of the
District Council.
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