Ken Wood represents Sutton New Hall ward, covering Wylde Green, Walmley, Thimble End and Minworth.''Walmley, Minworth and Wylde Green are facing a problem more serious than any they have dealt with for a generation. The Labour run Council are planning to build 5,000 homes on their doorstep. This will not only spoil the surrounding countryside but also create numerous problems for the area.
Charlotte Hodivala grew up in Sutton and spent the last nine years living in Trinity Ward and has two children attending a local state primary school. She is a sales manager for a major healthcare manufacturer . ‘‘I am standing for Town Council because I am Sutton through and through, having lived here nearly all my life.
David Allan has lived in Sutton Coldfield for 45 years with his wife and four children. David is a Chartered Engineer with a career in the UK electricity industry culminating as the manager of a large power station and as an engineering consultant. He was also a Governor of Bishop Vesey for eight years.
David has lived in the ward for most of his life and was educated locally at Bishop Vesey Grammar School. He has run a consultancy firm for the last ten years.David was first elected in 2009 and is very active in the ward dealing with issues brought up by residents. Since then he has helped to deal with the traffic problems on Green Lanes and sits on two oversight committees - Local Services and Children and Education. You can read more about what he is doing at the dedicated New Hall website www.newhallconservatives.org.
David lives in the ward and has lead initiatives to improve Sutton Coldfield including regular litter, graffiti and gum clean ups and a Town Centre Regeneration Plan. He chairs the Trinity Ward Committee, Sutton Park Advisory Committee and Birmingham Council Nature Policy Group as well as being a school govenor at Arthur Terry. You can contact David on 0121 354 2229 or at david.pears@birmingham.gov.ukDavid was re-elected on 7th May.
Derrick Griffin lives on Allendale Road in Walmley Village and has since 1968. ‘‘My daughters went to Walmley First and Middle School, during their time there I was chairman of the Parents Association and I then served for one year on the John Wilmott Parent Teacher Association. Since retiring in 1993 I have been secretary/treasurer of my old Regimental Association in Birmingham.
