Pembury and Capel
Your Councillor Candidates are Astra, Hugh and Colin
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Astra Birch
Astra is a manager at a financial services firm and is also Director of the Board of the Sevenoaks Chamber of Commerce (which covers Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge). She is a Pembury Parish Councillor and chairs the Community Events Working Group. In her spare time she writes children's books on financial literacy, and enjoys walking with her young family on the many footpaths around Pembury. Astra has lived in Kent for 8 years, and Pembury for 2 years.
| Contact Details | |
| astra.birch@astrabirch.uk |
Hugh Patterson
Hugh is a retired history teacher and the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells Borough. He has been elected five times as councillor for Capel, most recently in 2021. The chair of Capel Parish Council since 2018, he successfully campaigned with Save Capel against the proposed ‘Garden Village’ in Tudeley. Hugh has lived in Five Oak Green with his family for over 25 years.
| Contact Details | |
| hugh.patterson@hotmail.com | |
| Phone | 07913 899563 |
Colin Sefton
Colin is a marketing professional. He is Chair of Kent Ramblers and a keen member of Tunbridge Wells Bicycle User Group. As such, he worked hard to improve the walking, cycling and equestrian opportunities in the recently passed Pembury Neighbourhood Plan. In his spare time, he is an Independent Visitor for Barnado's. Colin has lived in Pembury for the last 27 years.
| Contact Details | |
| colin_sefton@yahoo.co.uk | |
| Phone | 07305 956109 |