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Other Members
Cllr Mrs Maureen Dodds,
42 The Park, Ranksborough Hall,
Langham,
LE15 7EJ,
Tel 01572 723434
North East Ward
Maureen is a long serving member of Oakham Town Council and was mayor of
Oakham in 2004.
She is Chairman of Oakham in Bloom and proud of its recent record. She has
also been the secretary of the Rutland Horticultural Society for the last
twenty years and a founder member, in 1974, of the Rutland Arts Theatrical
Society. She believes that these interests help her keep in touch with the
local community.
Maureen is the Council's representative to the Trustees of the Victoria Hall
and Voluntary Action Rutland.
Cllr Alf Dewis
59 Redland Road
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6PH
01572 723161
South West Ward
Alf is an ex RAF Officer who has lived in Oakham for over 35 years and
was first elected to represent the Oakham South West Ward in September
2009. Before being elected he worked as a local government officer for
26 years and as a management consultant since 2003.
He is keen to ensure that the Council works in a professional and
businesslike manner and that the people of Oakham are able to benefit
from improved services following the increased responsibility being
afforded to the Council through local accountability. He also intends to
work hard to forge close working relationships with local partners.
Alf is particularly in helping the town and its traders to overcome the
effects of the closure of RAF Cottesmore and HMP Ashwell by enhancing
Rutland's reputation as a tourist attraction. He is also eager to
improve local facilities for young people and the poor perception of
anti social behaviour.
Alf is the Chairman of the Staffing Committee and is also the Town
Council's representative on the Executive Board of Rutland Together and
to the Oakham Town Partnership
Cllr Adam Lowe
1 Hill Road
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6PA
07801 541389
Oakham South East Ward
Adam has lived in Oakham since the 1970s and has a
philosophy of giving back what you can to the community you live in. He
is a volunteer at Rutland County Museum and is also a Special Constable
with Leicestershire Police.
He hopes that by being a member of the Council he is able to promote and
support all that is good about Oakham.
Adam represents the Council on the Oakham Cemetery Joint Management
Committee, Oakham in Bloom and Rutland House Community Trust Ltd
Adam can be contacted at the above number or on e-mail at
adamredverslowe5181@yahoo.com
Cllr Mrs Jayne Woodcock
33 Harrington Way
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6SE
01572 755814
Oakham South West Ward
Jayne was co-opted onto the Council in July 2011.
Jayne has lived in Oakham since 1995
and lives in the Oakham South West ward. She aims to represent the views of
the residents of her ward and where possible offer support in issues that
may arise.She has worked in the NHS for over
30 years and currently works as a Patient Safety Manager for the University
Hospitals of Leicester.She has always had a keen interest
in her local community and served as a School Governor for several years
when her children were young. She also actively supported her husband as a
Town Councillor and during his year as Mayor (2008/9). She is a member of the Oakham Town
Partnership and has a particular interest in maintaining the unique
qualities of Oakham, ensuring that it remains a great place to live and
visit.
Jayne has been appointed as one of the Council's representatives to the
Oakham Town Partnership and is also the representative to the Oakham
Festival Committee
Cllr John Nowell
5 Beech Road
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6DG
01572 720411
Oakham North East Ward
John was co-opted onto the Town Council in July
2011
He served for 19 years in the RAF and met his wife in Singapore. They
both first visited Oakham and RAF Cottesmore in 1970 and came to live here
in 1984. He and his family spent 25 years in the Middle East on various
flying assignments before returning permanently to Oakham in 2005 when they
published their first ‘County’ book, ‘Now & Then – Rutland’. Subsequently,
they have published ‘County’ books of all the counties surrounding Rutland.
John was a helicopter pilot instructor in both service and civilian life and
is now a very keen supporter of the Air Ambulance Service, having been
involved since 1987. He believes that Tourism should play a much larger part
in the economy of both Rutland and the surrounding Counties and has been
co-opted to join Oakham Town Council to further that aim.
John is the Chairman of the Planning and Parks Committee, is one of the
Council's representatives on the Oakham Town Partnership and is a
Trustee of the Memorial Institute.
Cllr
Rob Guthrie
4 Catmose Park Road
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6HN
01572 770334
Oakham South East Ward
Rob was
co-opted onto the Council in July 2011.
He moved to Oakham in 2008 following a career in both independent and state
education which included being
Principal of Hockerill Anglo European College
in Bishop’s Stortford and
St. George’s International School in Rome. He is a
former Chairman of the country’s State Boarding Schools Association. He
holds a BSc in Physics and a PhD in Ceramics from Leeds University and an
MBA from Durham University Business School. He also represented England
Schools, British Universities and Yorkshire at rugby. He feels extremely
fortunate to have ended up in Oakham and in Rutland. Like most of the
townspeople he loves its civility and will do his best to protect,
enhance and promote its charm and culture.
Cllr Peter Lockett
2 Forth Close
Oakham
Rutland
LE15 6JW
01572 757008
Oakham South West Ward
Peter was co-opted onto the
Council in August 2011
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