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Councillor Profiles

Mike Nairn

Mike Nairn (Chair)

I have lived and worked in South West Norfolk since 1975 when I was stationed at West Tofts with the RMP. I joined the Norfolk Constabulary in 1976 and was posted to Thetford and then in 1978 I moved to Weeting with my wife Sue and two children, Alex & Ben. I joined the Parish Council in the late 80’s but had to stand down due to work commitments. I retired from the Police in 2005 and was a trustee with the CAB in Brandon. I was elected to the Parish Council in 2010 and have been Chairman for a number of years and have helped on a number of projects such as the new play equipment, the exercise machines, bulb planting, litter picks, street lighting and the Christmas Tree. I am a Conservative but believe that I can best serve on Weeting Parish Council without any political affiliation or allegiance. I think we live in one of the best communities in Norfolk and I want to continue to work to enhance the village for the people for whom it is home.

Margaret Lister

Margaret Lister (Vice Chair)

Margaret is well known in the village having lived in Weeting for over 35 years and although now retired ran, alongside her husband David, Breckland Garage for over 40 years. Margaret has always been community focused and as part of her role as Vice Chairman of Weeting Parish council, she attends the Bowls club and Village Hall meetings; monitors the wellbeing of the village amenities and is committed to a litter free village. She has planted thousands of spring bulbs along with colleagues as part of the Parish’ drive to promote and enhance the village to its residents and visitors.

Ian Childerhouse

Ian Childerhouse

Ian joined the Parish Council in September 2023.

Tom Childerhouse

Tom Childerhouse

I have been an independent parish councillor for over 20 years. I believe strongly that the role of Parish councillor is about service to your community and not political allegiance. I was born in Weeting and have lived and worked in the village for the whole of my life. As a family we have been involved with many village organisations. I have a strong connection to our primary school. I attended the school as do my grandchildren and my wife was a teacher and governor there for many years. I believe that my business experience can be valuable in supporting the Parish Council and the aspirations of the village. In the last few years I have very much enjoyed the role of line manager to the village handyman and I am keen to see the continued enhancement of the appearance of the village. I am now semi-retired and have more time and opportunity to devote to the work of the Parish Council.

Sue Nairn

Sue Nairn

I am a Norfolk girl, born and bred in King’s Lynn and educated at the West Norfolk and King’s Lynn High School for Girls. After taking my A-level exams, I went to train as a nurse at the Royal Free Hospital in London and then worked there as a Staff Nurse on the Intensive Care Unit. I left London when I married my husband, Mike, and returned to Norfolk when he joined the Norfolk Constabulary, first living in Thetford and then moving to Weeting in 1978 when he became the local beat officer. Both of our children attended the Village School and our daughter eventually became a teacher there as well. I worked as a District Nurse in Brandon for 5 years and then became a senior specialist nurse across the whole of Suffolk before retiring in 2010. Since then I have become more involved in Village matters, particularly supporting the activities of the Parish Council, such as tidying the churchyard, spring bulb planting and litter-picking. I have been the editor of the Weeting Village Life magazine for the past 7 years and I believe that Weeting has so much to offer its residents. I welcome the opportunity to have the ability to influence further improvement in Village life as a whole.

Peter Nordan

Peter Nordan

I was born and bred in the West Midlands where I met my wife, having run a dental laboratory for 25 years and being a college lecturer most of my life. Upon retirement from teaching, we moved to Weeting in 2014 to enjoy village life. I sat on the Bowls Club committee for a period of time and I am currently an active member of the Parochial Church Council. 

The new SAM2 speed recorder was installed in the village in April 2022 and I became involved with the positioning and data retrieval for road safety analysis. I was delighted to accept an invitation to be co-opted onto the Weeting Parish Council, and have the opportunity to help improve our village and support parishioners.

Rowena Read

Rowena Read

I moved to Norfolk in 1994 with my young family and my career. I moved to Weeting in 2017 and now call this my home. I work within the local authority supporting people with learning disabilities. I have a keen interest in how I can improve my community and giving something back.

Bernard Smith

Bernard Smith

I have lived in the village for 14 years. I am very happy to be able to serve as a councillor on Weeting Parish Council and intend to be an active and useful member during my time on the Council.

Carole Wilkins

Carole Wilkins

I was born in Surrey but having been bombed out, my mother and I moved to South Wales where I grew up. I married a local boy and moved to Scotland for two years, then onto Essex where I ran a horse livery yard for twenty-five years with both daughters competing at local and national levels ending up with our horse Maitland Folly winning three years’ championships at the Royal International Horse Show. My husband was a principle Electrical Engineer for the then Eastern Electric board working with the high voltage network.

On retiring we moved to Suffolk and spent some time in the USA and then onto Norfolk. My youngest daughter and I moved to Weeting in 2010 and started the WASPs also known as Weeting All Star Performers, a drama group which puts on two shows a year. Our members are from all walks of life from 10yrs to over that certain age. We have fun and hopefully give a lot of fun to our audiences. I have made many friends here in Weeting and now having joined the Parish Council I will do my very best for all my friends and neighbours.

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