Llanbedr Community Council
Clerk to the Community Council – TBA
“What do Councillors do?
Councillors have three main components to their work:
- Decision making – Through meetings and attending committees with other elected members, councillors decide which activities to support, where money should be spent, what services should be delivered and what policies should be implemented.
- Monitoring – Councillors make sure that their decisions lead to efficient and effective services by keeping an eye on how well things are working.
- Getting involved locally – As local representatives, councillors have responsibilities towards their constituents and local organisations.
These responsibilities and duties often depend on what the councillor wants to achieve and how much time is available, and may include:
- Going to meetings of local organisations such as tenants’ associations.
- Going to meetings of bodies affecting the wider community.
- Taking up issues on behalf of members of the public.
- Running a surgery for residents to bring up issues.
- Meeting with individual residents in their own homes.
Attending a council meeting is the best way to find out what happens there. If you are interested in attending please give the Clerk a call to find out when the next meeting is taking place.
How much time does it take up?
Quite often councillors say that their duties occupy them for about three hours a week. Obviously there are some councillors who spend more time than this – and some less, but in the main, being a community or town councillor is an enjoyable way of contributing to your community, and helping to make it a better place to live and work.
Your Councillors
Tim Baker
Chair
I am a freelance theatre director and writer, working in both Welsh and English. I was Associate Director at Theatr Clwyd for seventeen years. I moved to Llanbedr from Mold in 2009 and joined the Community Council five years later. I am passionate about bringing people together as a proud and creative community and the improvement of village amenities.
Dave Ritchie
Councillor
My wife Rachel, daughter Hannah, and I moved to Llanbedr DC in 2017. We fell in love with this beautiful place after having visited the area many times over the years and eventually decided to make the Big move. I previously worked for a local council for twenty-eight years within the Parks department, managing landscape and building renovation projects. I also have general building experience having had my own house renovating company. Both my wife and I are very keen to be involved and help as much as we can within the local community of this outstanding place.
Lyn Evans
Councillor
I moved to Tan y Bryn in 1984 with my late wife and eldest son, our second son was born here. I worked first as a lecturer in Farm Management and Marketing and then for 31 years in the Meat Industry. I retired 14 years ago, while waiting for my wife to retire, I turned my hand to building houses. Every day I feel privileged to live in LLanbedr.
Nick Smith
Councillor