Councillors and Representatives

The Council has thirteen members who serve the community voluntarily. Together all councillors have collective responsibility for Parish Council management. The Council is elected every four years. If you would like to get in touch with your local councillor then please use their email address below, if you would prefer to ring or write a letter to them please contact the office on 01225 705700 or email office@melkshamwithout-pc.gov.uk for their details.

Register of Interests
All Members of Town and Parish Councils must register their personal interests in Wiltshire Council's Register of Interest and Gifts and Hospitality. As a member of the public you can view your parish councillor's registered interests. Please follow this link to view the register of interests Register of Interest

Council Representatives
The Council appoints councillor representatives annually to serve on local organisations, as follows:

Age UK	John Doel
Berryfield & Semington Road Action Group (BASRAG)	Richard Wood & Martin Haffenden
Berryfield Village Hall	Martin Franks and Richard Wood
Bowerhill Residents Action Group (BRAG)	Mark Blackham and Anne Sullivan
Bowerhill Village Hall Trust	Mark Harris and David Pafford
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)	Martin Franks
Community Action Whitley & Shaw (CAWS)	Peter Richardson and Tony Hemmings
Health & Wellbeing Group (Area Board)	Anne Sullivan
Local Highways & Footpath Improvement Group	Alan Baines
Melksham Area Board	John Glover & David Pafford
Melksham ATC	Martin Franks
Melksham Charities/Almhouses	John Doel and Anne Sullivan
Melksham Hospital & Community	Anne Sullivan
Melksham Joint Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group	John Glover & David Pafford
Melksham Oak Community School Governor	David Pafford
Melksham Transport Users Group	Mark Harris and John Glover
Operational Flooding Working Group	Alan Baines
Parish Highways & Street Scene Rep	Parish Officer
Police/PCSO Liaison	Council Officers
Press Representative	Clerk - Teresa Strange
Shaw Hall Management Committee	Martin Franks
Shurnhold Fields (Friends of)	J Glover, D Pafford, M Harris (1 of 3)
WALC (Wiltshire Association of Local Councils)	Vacancy
Whitley Reading Rooms	John Doel
Wilts & Berks Canal Partnership	Mark Harris
Wilts, Swindon & Oxfordshire Canal Partnership	Mark Harris

Footpath Representatives
There are footpath representatives for each area of the parish:

Beanacre	John Doel
Berryfield	Martin Haffenden
Bowerhill, Redstocks and The Spa	John Glover & John Doel
Sandridge & Blackmore	Chris Griffiths
Shaw & Whitley	Peter Richardson