Council Office, Councillors and Staff

The Town Council Office is to the rear of the Memorial Hall on the High Street opposite the petrol station. The opening hours are 10 am - 1 pm Monday to Thursday. Access is through the black gate down the side passage to the left of the green double doors to the hall. The post box is on the double doors to the Hall. 

Council elections are held every four years and below are listed the current Councillors and Council staff:

Councillors

Cllr Joanne Green

Cllr Joanne Green

Mayor

17 Downham Road
Woburn Sands

01908 587603

Cllr.Jo.Green@wstc.org.uk

Woburn Sands had been a long-standing pivotal part of Jo's life before moving to the town in 2015. She became a Town Councillor in 2019, having previously served as a Parish Councillor in neighbouring Central Bedfordshire. She serves on the Hall and Environment Committees, whilst also taking the lead on domestic and small-scale commercial planning applications in the town. She aims to protect the character and integrity of the community while enhancing the future strength, diversity and dynamism of the town with particular reference to communicating over SEMK and EWR proposals. Following the Covid pandemic, she took the lead in promoting the High Street in conjunction with Milton Keynes Council, with an Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) and an Economic Regeneration Grant (ERG). This work is still ongoing

Cllr Gill Brooke

Cllr Gill Brooke

Deputy Mayor

Cllr.Gill.Brooke@wstc.org.uk

A resident of Woburn Sands for 12 years, also former mayor and responsible for the Woburn Sands Festival. "I am extremely family and community orientated, my door is always open & my kettle is always on."

Cllr Trudie Sutton

Cllr Trudie Sutton

07769 707220

Cllr.Trudie.Sutton@wstc.org.uk

Trudie became a Town Councillor in January 2022. Her career has always been in finance and now with more time on her hands, she wants to give something back to the community. She has served on our Halls and Finance committee over the past year. She has worked closely with the Christmas Fayre Committee and more recently the Music Festival to help raise money for local charities.

Cllr Alex Poppleton

Alex has lived in Woburn Sands for 22 years and has a background in change management and community engagement.

In the past Alex has been involved in the Community of Woburn Sands group, and in 2020 ran a successful campaign to stop the Ox-Cam expressway from bulldozing through our community!

Alex is passionate about protecting our ecosystems and our living environment and wants to ensure future planning developments are aligned with what local people actually want. She feels that it is important that the voice of the community is engaged and listened to!

Cllr Gwyn Jones

I have spent most of my career in Local Government and have experience of both rural and urban administrations. As a member of Woburn Sands Town Council I feel that I can make a positive contribution to the life of the town by contributing to our community and improving our environs.

 

Cllr Sarah Mills

Cllr Sarah Mills

14 Blackthorn Grove
Woburn Sands

01908 587078

Cllr.Sarah.Mills@wstc.org.uk

Sarah has lived in Woburn Sands for more than 20 years. Therefore, after 20 years of enjoying the fruits of living here, she decided to join the Town Council this year, to support the running of the place she loves. On the council she aims to support the evolution of the town while maintaining the sense of community and how the town looks and feels. With her background in HR and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, she serves on the Communications Committee and is considering how we ensure good two-way communication between the Town Council and the residents of, and businesses in, Woburn Sands. Her ambition is that we can all be proud of where we live.

Cllr Simon Green

Simon has been a resident of Woburn Sands since 2007 and has 3 teenage children who have grown up here, attending Swallowfield and Fulbrook schools.  For many years Simon coached local football teams and has also held an allotment in the town.  Simon walks his dogs locally, and can occasionally be found in one of Woburn Sands' great public houses.

Simon is CEO of YMCA Milton Keynes and as such has an active interest in housing, and particularly the need for affordable housing for young people. Simon joined the Town Council as he is interested in the growth of the area, the need for improved infrastructure, and improving the town for residents and visitors.

Cllr Keith Temple

"I have lived in Woburn Sands for 28 years. For 10 years I was a Town Councillor and Mayor during 2018/19. Due to my mother suffering dementia I became a carer and resigned in 2019. I am now free to rejoin Woburn Sands Town Council.

My main interests are environment, policing and communications. Passionate about Woburn Sands, I am also a volunteer for many local organisations."

Office Staff

TOWN CLERK 

Alison Jordan is the Town Clerk of Woburn Sands Town Council. Alison can be contacted on a.jordan@wstc.org.uk or 01908 585368


ASSISTANT to the CLERK
/BOOKINGS MANAGER 

Sam is Alison's assistant and also manages the bookings for all of the Town Council's halls. Sam can be contacted on s.townend@wstc.org.uk or 01908 585368

 



Danesborough and Walton Ward

Woburn Sands is one of the rural parishes of the Danesborough and Walton Ward of Milton Keynes Council and has three elected councillors who receive a small remuneration. 

Cllr David Hopkins
Conservative Ward Councillor
80 Walton Road, Wavendon
01908 582632
david.hopkins@milton-keynes.gov.uk 
Cllr Victoria Hopkins
Conservative Ward Councillor

01908 582632
victoria.hopkins@milton-keynes.gov.uk 
Cllr Tracey Bailey
Labour Ward Councillor

07482 457690
tracey.bailey@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Iain Stewart MP 
Constituency Office,
Winslow
01296 714240

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