Councillors

About David:

I have owned Long Ashton Village Shop & Post Office for the last 12 years. The business, like long Ashton itself, has gone through many changes.

I speak and listen to a large number of people on a daily basis and like to think I have a good understanding about people's thoughts on Long Ashton, both good and bad. I want to bring what I hear, and my wealth of experience in running successful businesses, to the Council to help drive it forward to make a better Long Ashton for all.

About Colin:

I have lived in Long Ashton for 14 years with my wife, and children. I have two older children who have now moved away, a child at Birdwell Primary School and a toddler.

I worked in the IT world for over 30 years, most of which was for IBM where I had a variety of sales and marketing roles. In 2019 I took early retirement to focus on my new family, developing some new skills, and spending time giving back to the community I have spent so long in. I became a Parish Councillor early in 2020, and now have an active role including being Chair of the Environment Committee. I have a passion about making Long Ashton a really wonderful village to live in, and hope I can play my part in making that a reality.

I have lived in LA for 12 years, I have too many children and animals. Previously, I worked as a mechanical/electrical maintenance engineer, now I renovate property and try to keep my tenants happy. When I'm not fixing things, I train for cycling time trialling and compete mainly in the Western District and national races. I also help out at my wife's 'Long Ashton Together' not for profit events.

About Chris Davis

I've lived in Long Ashton for 15 years. My professional background is in engineering, company management, being a church/charity trustee and management consultancy. This has given me a wide range of advisory and executive skills and experience which I will bring to the Parish Council. I have campaigned on planning and community facilities, and my interests include energy policy and practice, the environment, and encouraging people to be involved. Long Ashton is a great place to live, and my hope is to help continue to develop facilities and a strong sense of community through visionary administration of the parish.

I moved to Long Ashton in June 2021 and immediately felt the sense of identity it has. I have recently finished working in the realms of restoration and conservation with WWF, RSPB and the National Trust and wanted to get involved in my local area, to ensure we are doing our part to future proof our environment that we all rely on for clean air, water and our mental wellbeing. I am also aware that a councillor's role is to support ongoing and new projects that aren't nature focused but are still beneficial to ALL members of Long Ashton and Leigh Woods.

I have the privilege of being a filmmaker. We have lived in Long Ashton for the last 24 years where our three kids were educated at primary level and then at Backwell. I am passionate about the greenbelt, the environment and the health of our local communities. Keen member of Long Ashton Tennis Club.

Amanda Barrett moved from Clifton to Long Ashton twenty years ago. With her natural history film-making background plus wide-ranging contacts in conservation and natural history together with ecosystem restoration, regenerative farming and land management, she is keen to help the local community and Long Ashton Parish Council fulfil its obligations in mitigating the adverse impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change.

I moved to Long Ashton in 2022 with my wife and have recently become a new dad. We have both joined Long Ashton Growers and love the sense of community. You may also see me running on all the beautiful trails around here! I work as a design researcher in energy software and was previously a filmmaker. I joined the council as I care about climate change and its impacts at a local level. As a new councillor I hope to learn more about what matters to everyone here and help ensure it continues to be a great place to live.