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Marlow Town - South East
Doug Anson MBE
Doug Anson is a local man through and through. Born and educated in Marlow, he married Janice, a
Marlow girl, and has one daughter and two grand daughters, who also live locally.
Doug has been Chairman of Wycombe District Council in 2005-06, Town Mayor of Marlow twice and
elected to represent Marlow as a Bucks County Councillor in 2005. His experience in the various
Councils includes Chairman of Planning for Marlow Town and Chairman of Planning for Wycombe
District Council.
Over 20 years of charity work for children and the elderly were recognised in 1998 by the awarding of
the MBE. Doug has been appointed an Ambassador for the County of Buckinghamshire and has been
actively involved in local schools as a Governor at Holy Trinity and at Foxes Piece.
With 15 years experience representing the people of Marlow, Doug takes great pride in this honour and
pledges to use his experience, local knowledge and enthusiasm to continue this role with your support
in his re-election.
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June Coleridge
June and her husband Antony came to Marlow in 1954 when he became a partner in Cripps and Shone.
In 1960 June joined the Marlow division of the British Red Cross and became their Welfare Officer,
helping war pensioners, the elderly and young mothers. When the new building next to the doctor’s
surgery was built, she ran camps for disabled children with Red Cross cadets. Recently, June was
presented with a 40 year service award by the Red Cross.
Antony and June were early supporters of Save the Bridge – now the Marlow Society. June was a
Governor of Great Marlow School for over 10 years and is now a Governor of Foxes Piece. She goes to
the school weekly to hear children read.
June is now a widow and has three children and seven grandchildren. She is an active member of many
local societies and organisations whose focus is on community work.
Since being elected a councillor four years ago she has an impressive attendance record at both council
and planning committee meetings.
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Richard Scott
Richard is a self-employed Chartered Accountant who has lived in Marlow for 30 years, currently at Mill
Road. He has been a Town Councillor since 2003 and is the Town Mayor for 2006 – 07. During his year
as mayor, he has visited many local organisations and encouraged all sections of the community to
participate in Town activities. For the previous 3 years he was Chairman of the Finance Committee of
the Town Council ensuring that essential services were maintained at the lowest possible cost to the
Council tax payer. He runs his own business consultancy and is also Chairman of a public company in
the retail restaurant sector. He is a Trustee and the Treasurer of the Friends of All Saints Church, Marlow
and was chairman of Marlow Round Table in 1980 and 1986. He would like Marlow to retain its unique
and vibrant character, whilst enjoying the benefits of the 21st century.
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Jocelyn Towns
Jocelyn and her two daughters moved to Marlow 11 years ago from North London. Since moving here
she has worked locally as a Marketing Manager firstly for a healthcare company and then for a Business
Information Provider. Recently, Jocelyn took on the role of Coordinator for the Marlow Healthcheck, a
process set up by the South East Development Agency to understand the needs and wants of a Market
Town for the future. Jocelyn had the assistance of a team of volunteers and together they gathered the
information needed for Jocelyn to write a Vision Statement which was presented and approved at a
public meeting and from which an Action Plan for Marlow’s future was written. Jocelyn has also been
Secretary for the Chamber of Trade and Commerce for the last couple of years. Jocelyn understands the
needs of Marlow and would like to represent the Town in the forthcoming elections.
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Ian Wernham
Ian Wernham is 42 and has lived in Marlow for 14 years. He is an Accounts Administrator at a Hotel &
Conference Centre in Cookham. Ian is a former Lib Dem Town Councillor, who disillusioned by their tax
and spend policies and anti motorists stance, joined the Conservatives last year.
Ian says "I believe Marlow is a great place to live but being an attractive Thames side town means we
have many visitors, which can lead to traffic problems. There are many ways we can improve the traffic
in our town, with out penalising the motorist: for example the introduction of lay-bys at many of the bus
stops to help traffic flow, safe cycle routes to encourage more people to cycle into town. We could also
explore the feasibility of using the empty car parks on the industrial estate for a park and ride scheme at
the weekends, when many tourists visit our town".
Apart from politics Ian's other interests include, classic cars, scooters, walking, cycling, parrots,
Broadcasting history and Radio Jingles.
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