Parish Councillors

Tollerton has nine Parish Councillors who provide local representation for residents and the community.

Parish Councillors are all volunteers and receive no pay or allowance. We can be contacted about issues of interest of concern, planning decisions and emergency planning for Tollerton.

If you have a question about local issues, services and facilities, there are certain areas that the Parish Council is responsible for. Other areas are looked after by Rushcliffe Borough Council or Nottinghamshire County Council, you can find out which council is responsible for which area here.

You can contact the Parish Council at: parishcouncil@tollertonparishcouncil.gov.uk or if you live or work in Tollerton you can contact your parish councillors directly.


Matt Garrard

Chairman of the Parish Council

Matt was elected chairman in 2016 and chairs meetings of the parish council.

Matt is a member of the village fayre committee, a charity trustee of the scouts and runs a local explorer scout unit.  His interests include hiking, foraging, winter walking and cycling.

Other Community Roles: Member of the Tollerton Flying Club Management Board; Member of the Community Trust Community Management Committee

Claire Dul

Vice-chair of the Parish Council

Claire joined the parish council in 2019 and was elected Vice-Chair in 2020.

Claire is a Podiatrist and has run her own Podiatry & Footwear practice in a West Bridgford for 13 years.  She spends a lot of time with her two young children.

Other Community Roles: Member of the Tollerton Flying Club Management Board

Lesa Gilbert

Executive Officer (Clerk/RFO)

Lesa was appointed at the beginning of September 2018 and is the ‘Proper Officer’ to the Council. She is responsible for the effective management of the Parish Council’s affairs/statutory requirements.

She is CiLCA (Certificate in Local Council Administration) qualified.

Ross Cox

Councillor

Ross joined the Parish Council in 2021.  He is the owner of a technology company that provides booking software to the meetings, events and private hire industry.

Outside of work he coaches his daughter’s junior football team and his passions are live music, skiing and keeping fit.

Other Community Roles: Parish Council representative to the Tollerton Flying Club Management Board from March 2021.

Peter Foale

Councillor

Peter joined the Parish Council in 2021. He is retired but has worked in a variety of accomplished paid and unpaid roles in education for nearly 40 years. He is also a volunteer lock keeper with the Canal and River Trust and a keen photographer.

Other Community Roles: Chair of Equals Trust (Tollerton School), Treasurer to Tollerton Scout Group, Parish Council representative to the Village Newsletter Committee

Mark Law

Councillor

Mark joined the parish council in 2017 and was Vice-chair of the Parish Council from 2018 to 2020.  His interests include Walking, Gardening, Technology and anything to do with the motor trade (especially classic cars).

Mark has been in the motor trade since 1998 and has spent 14 years teaching for Renault and of late managing the Nissan apprenticeship training programme. He also runs the largest classic car Mini owners club in Europe as well as Laws for Paws dog training school also based in Tollerton.
Other Community Roles: Parish Council representative to the Tollerton Flying Club Management Board; Member of the Community Trust Community Management Committee

Tracy Longworth

Councillor

Tracy is an active parish councillor and runs succesful local architecture and candle making businesses.

In 2020 Tracy designed the transformational extension and gardens for the Air Hostess as a community pub.

Tracy takes a keen interest in improving the look and feel of the village. She oversaw the renovation of the village war memorial in 2018 and the introduction of village gateways on all of the roads passing through the village.

Tracy’s professional projects include the restoration of Tollerton Hall to a residential home.

Alex Ball

Councillor
Alex joined the Parish Council in 2022. He works in communications for the NHS and previously held a number of commercial and marketing roles in retail. Outside of work he likes to keep fit by running and walking in the Peak District. He’s also a keen watcher of cycling and drinker of real ale.
Other Community Roles: Member of the Tollerton Flying Club Management Board
*Rushcliffe Borough Council maintains a register of interests. Interests relating to Tollerton parish councillors can be found here
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