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Contact Information : Cllr. A. Hickmore, Chair – Planning & Highways Committee
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Cllr. A. Hickmore, Chair – Planning & Highways Committee |
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61 Lansdown Road
FARINGDON, Ox SN7 7AN |
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a.hickmore.1471@btinternet.com |
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01367 243743 |
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Profile:Time of service on the Town Council: 10 years
Positions held on Faringdon Town Council and within Faringdon
• Mayor of Faringdon - Chair of the Council 3 years
(1997 - 2000)
• Chair of the Finance Committee 3 years
• Deputy Mayor (2000-2002) 2 Years
• Chair of Planning and Highways Committee 3 years (2000 - )
• Chair of the War Memorial Trust (Old Town Hall) 5 years (1997 - 2002)
• Chair of the Joint Environment Trust for Faringdon 2 years (2 periods of 1 year)
• Chair and founder of the Joint Economic Forum for Faringdon
• Chair of the Traffic Advisory Committee for Faringdon 2 years
• Chair of Tucker Park Trust 2 years
• Governor of Faringdon School (now Community College) until 1998
• Chair of the Faringdon Community Association 1997 - 1999
• Chair of the FTC Governance working group Current
• Chair of the Faringdon Project Steering Group Current
• Member of the Faringdon Economic Gateway Steering Group Current
• Member of the Faringdon Fossil Trust Current
• Member of the Faringdon United Charities Current
• Driver for Faringdon Community Bus Current
• Chair of the "Hope for Hannah" campaign Campaign succeeded Autumn 2002
District Councillor for Faringdon and Littleworth 1995 - 1999
Most proud of achieving:
• The refurbishment of the Old Town Hall
As a District Councillor, working with Steve Leniec:
• Persuading the VWHDC to build a decent sized swimming pool in Faringdon
• Persuading the VWHDC Council to keep travel tokens for the over sixties and not replace them with "smart cards" which would have been useless in Faringdon.
• Stopping the District Council from wasting millions of pounds on an unsuitable property investment.
As a Town Councillor:
• The recent campaign to change the VWHDC plans for the future of Faringdon.
• Restructuring the council's financial base
• Bringing elections back into the democratic process in Faringdon.
• Leading a successful campaign to stop the owners of the Post Office moving to unsuitable premises in Dillons.
Most disappointed with:
• My failure to save the Community Association from the closure I had forecast, despite my best efforts and those of the management committee.
• The slow development of Tucker Park.
• Despite strong commitment, the failure to provide better facilities for teenagers.
• The reluctance of people to take part in our local democracy.
Personal details:
Married 6 children - all grown up and providing me with wonderful grandchildren.
Lived in Faringdon for 14 years.
Currently employed as a Training Officer by a major national retailer.
Former company director in the Builders Merchant trade.
Graduate
Trained - accountancy, buying, method study.
Life long member of the Labour Party
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