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Agenda item

Declarations of Interest

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

The Interim Executive Director (Resources) and Monitoring Officer advised that all Members had completed an application for a Grant of a Dispensation in relation to any beneficial interest in land within the Authority’s area. The dispensation was granted to allow all Members to speak and vote on the budget items.

A number of personal interests had been declared in advance of the meeting in relation to the agenda items, they had been published on the website and were on display on the door of the Council Chamber. These interests, as well as those declared during the meeting, were as follows:

 

Councillor

Description

Amirtharaj, Anthony
  • Foundation Governor at St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Parish Councillor of Speen Parish Council
  • Children attend Trinity Secondary School, and St Joseph’s Primary School.

Barnett, Phil
  • A member of Newbury town council
  • A Member of Greenham Parish Council
  • On the Executive of Berkshire Association of Local Councils BALC

Benneyworth, Dennis
  • A Member of the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority

Codling, Heather
  • A Member of Cold Ash Parish Council

Colston, Martin
  • Committee member of Newbury Velo
  • On organising steering team for the Newbury Festival of Cycling, June 2025

Cottingham, Iain
  • Thatcham Town Councillor
  • Chair of Thatcham Town Cricket Club
  • Ex Senior Captain Donnington Grove Golf Club and member

Coyle, Laura
  • Contributes to Farepayer scheme for Home to School Transport

Drummond, Billy
  • A Member of Grenham Parish Council,
  • A Member of Newbury Town Council,
  • A Member of the Royal Berks Fire Authority,
  • A Foundation Governor of St Bartholomew’s School,
  • A Director of Greenham Business Park

Gaines, Denise
  • A member of the South East Employers
  • A representative on the Hungerford leisure centre committee.

Jeffery, Owen
  • A Member of Thatcham Town Council.
  • A Member of the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority.
  • In receipt of Royal County of Berkshire pension.

Lewis, Janine
  • Parish Clerk for Tidmarsh with Sulham Parish Council
  • Board of Governor for RBH

Macro, Alan
  • A Member of BBOWT
  • As a householder in Theale, I will have to pay the Theale Special Expense.

Nigel Foot
  • Newbury Town Councillor
  • Member of Newbury Town Council Heritage Working Group
  • West Berkshire Heritage Champion
  • Member of the Newbury Society
  • Member of the West Berkshire Heritage Forum
  • Trustee of the St Bartholomew School Foundation.

Oloko, Biyi
  • Ambassador International Trade for the Institute of Directors (Surrey & Berkshire)
  • President Thames Valley Society of Chartered Accountants
  • Treasurer/Trustee Commonwealth Pharmacists Association
  • Member, Calcot Park, Golf Club
  • Co-Founder Reading Tech Cluster

Pemberton, Justin
  • A Member of Thatcham Town Council
  • A Member of Cold Ash Parish Council
  • A Member of the National Union of Professional Foster Carers (NUPFC)

Poole, Vicky
  • Children attend schools in the district

Sturgess, Louise
  • Child attends Falkland School

Stewart, Joanne
  • Employed by the Royal Berks Charity, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Partner of Cllr Richard Somner who is employed by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • A Member of Tilehurst Parish Council (Vice-Chair)
  • Greenfield Resource Centre is within her Ward

Steevenson, Stephanie
  • A Member of Thatcham Town Council
  • Membership and Ambassador for Royal Berkshire Guiding Association
  • Membership The Royal British Legion
  • Committee Member Thatcham Volunteer Bureau
  • Committee Member The Learning Disability Partnership Board
  • Retired Berkshire Teaching member of the Teachers’ Pension Fund

Somner, Richard
  • Holybrook Parish Councillor
  • Employed by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Partner employed by Royal Berks Charity (part of Royal Berkshire NHS FT)
  • Member of BBOWT

Read, Chris
  • I have the following interest in the district:
    • Property owned: Tiverton House, The Slade, Bucklebury and 17 Riverdale Court, London Road, Newbury
    • I am a commons rights holder on Bucklebury Common and also secretary of Bucklebury Common Interest Group
    • I am a director of 2 businesses in the district: Lambourne Court Management Company Limited, and CPWLM Consultants Limited
  • Spouse is a manager of Beenham Preschool and co-owner of Tiverton House, The Slade, Bucklebury and 17 Riverdale Court, London Road, Newbury and is a commons rights holder on Bucklebury Common

Taylor, Clive
  • I am a Tilehurst Parish Councillor
  • I am the Chairman of Tilehurst Parish Council
  • I am a school governor of the Calcot Schools (a West Berks local authority school)
  • I am a registered volunteer with Berkshire Youth who I believe may receive payment for services from West Berks Council

Vickers, Tony
  • A Member of Newbury Town Council
  • Vice-Chair of North Wessex Downs AONB

Woollaston, Howard
  • Chairman of the Lambourn Valley Flood Forum (voluntary position)

 

 

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