Council Members and Parish Clerk

Cllr Lesley Moody (Chair) : Lesley has lived in the village since 2004 and been actively involved in Otterbourne from the start. She helped at the school for several years while her son was a pupil there and also assisted at the village fetes. As well as being on the Parish Council since 2016, she is also the local Cub Leader. After a long career at HSBC, with the last 10 years assisting SME’s, Lesley now works part-time for St. James’s Place and in her limited ‘free’ time enjoys reading, theatre and the occasional cocktail.

Cllr James Gilbert (Vice-Chair) : James moved to Otterbourne in August 2010. He has been married to Emily since 2011 and has 2 sons at Otterbourne Primary School and a step daughter due to start university soon. James currently works in the telecoms industry and has been a member of the Parish Council since September 2019. Outside of work James enjoys playing many sports including golf, football and squash.

Cllr Richard Stansbury : Richard has lived in Otterbourne since his marriage in St.Matthews Church in 1980. He has two grown up children, who both attended Otterbourne school. He worked for the National Children's Home (now Action For Children.) before joining Lakeside SEMH School in 1987. He has a keen interest in local history and over the years has put together his own archive. Richard has been a long time member of Otterbourne Conservation Group of which he is the vice chairman.

Cllr Stacey King : Stacey was born in Winchester and had lived here all her life. She is married to Mike and they moved to Otterbourne in 2012. She has two grown up daughters and is an admin assistant at a Primary school in Winchester. In her spare time Stacey enjoys her cottage garden. She has recently joined the Parish Council and is looking forward to getting involved in the community.

Cllr David Green : David moved to Otterbourne with his family in 1996 having previously lived in Basingstoke and various married quarters during a 17 year career in the Army. He is married to Glynis who previously served on the Parish Council. They have two grown up children who both attended Otterbourne School and two very young grandchildren. After the Army David worked in various consultancy, business development and management roles for various hi-tech product and service companies. Now retired he is keen to support the Otterbourne community and is helping with the care of our open spaces and coordinating planning applications on the Council. He enjoys playing golf (although rubbish at it!) and walking with his wife in the local countryside and other great walks in Hampshire. He also has a small workshop where he enjoys renovating old motorcycles.

Cllr Kerrie Sinclair : Kerrie is a resident of Otterbourne and a big fan of teamwork. It's going to take a great deal of teamwork to get everyone off oil, coal and gas so we can give current and future generations a liveable planet.

Cllr Ian Herring : Ian moved to Otterbourne in 2019. He has two sons and four teenage grandchildren. As a former Primary School Headteacher he knows the importance of contributing within a flourishing local community. He is a keen sailor and also enjoys walking in the Hampshire countryside.

Cllr Dalia Vainorius : Born in Nottingham of Lithuanian parents I moved south to study. Became a teacher and Interior Designer. Ran my own successful business for over 25 years then returned to teaching, mostly disabled adults. I have lived in Otterbourne for over 30 years. Being a creative person I have followed and taught many craft pursuits but now enjoy taking an on-line course and being creative with my 40 year old knitting machine. In my free time I enjoy gardening, seeing friends, family and walking with my little dog.

Clerk & Representatives

PARISH CLERK

Julie Ayre

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01962 775481

CONSERVATION GROUP

Valerie Etteridge

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ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION

Paul Valteris

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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Dalia Vainorius

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TREE WARDEN

David Cox

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County Councillors (Downlands Ward)

CONSERVATIVE

Jan Warwick

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District Councillors (Oliver’s Battery and Badger Farm Ward)

CONSERVATIVE

Jan Warwick

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LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Brian Laming

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LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Adrian Brophy

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Member of Parliament

CONSERVATIVE

Danny Chambers MP (Liberal Democrats) 

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Committee Members & Responsibilities

The Chairman and Vice-Chair shall be ex-officio members of every Committee

Finance, Administration and Staff Committee 

​All Councillors are involved for Finance matters

Chair: Cllr Moody

​Staff Matters:	Cllr Moody
Website:	Mr E Lansdown-Bridge

Planning & Highways Committee 

​All Councillors are involved for Planning matters

Chair:  Cllr Green

​Highways:	Cllrs King and Vainorius
Lengthsman:	Cllrs Green and Sinclair
Street Amenities:	Cllr King
​Footpaths & Rights of Way:	Cllr Herring
Planning (Strategic)	Cllr King
Planning (Applications and Enforcements)	Cllrs Green and Herring
Speed Sign	Cllr Gilbert

Recreation & Amenities Committee 

Chair: Cllr Gilbert

Play Park & Youth Facilities:	Cllrs Gilbert & Stansbury
Sports Pavilion:	Cllr Stansbury
Football Club:	Cllr Sinclair
Common:	Cllr King
Open Spaces:	Cllrs Green and Sinclair

Representatives to Various Bodies reporting to Council and Other Responsibilities

Otterbourne Allotments Association:	Cllr Stansbury and Mr P Valteris
Otterbourne Village Hall Committee:	​Cllr Vainorius
Otterbourne Conservation Group:	Cllr Stansbury and Mrs V Etteridge​
Otterbourne School:	Cllr King
​Twyford Patient Participation Group:	Vacant
​Winchester Passenger Transport Group:	Cllr Vainorius
Sparrowgrove and Oakwood Copse Conservation Trust: ​​	Cllr Sinclair & Mrs V Etteridge
​Parish Police Partnership:	Cllr Vainorius​
​​Neighbourhood Watch: ​	​Cllr Vainorius
​Tree Warden: ​	Mr D Cox ​
Otterbourne in Bloom: ​	​Cllr Moody
Otterbourne Footpaths & Rights of Way	​Ms T Layzell
​Litter Partnership / Inverde	Cllr Sinclair