Meet the Councillors
Alan Noyce joined Shipston Town Council in 2004 and is the towns longest serving Town Mayor, having served three terms from 2007 to the present. He acted as consort to his wife for the two terms that she held this position. Alan, with his wife, Angela who died in 2009, has a grown up family of three children and their families. He works on a part time basis transporting children to and from their schools. When not working on council business or representing the council on numerous outside organisations, his interests include fishing, watching sport and, for many years he bred and raced pigeons. e:
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Ian Cooper joined the Town Council in 2006. Ian runs his own Consultancy and Accounting business. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the 
Dot Courtney is married with three grown up children, four grand children and one great grandchild. She works as a hone care assistant and cook. Dot joined the Council in May 2008 and acts as the liaison with the Townsend Hall Trust. For leisure Dot enjoys reading, computers and “speaking with people”.
Cllr Mrs Alison Henderson joined the Town Council in 2007. Alison is married with three step-children and one grandchild ―on the way. After a long career in international merchant banking Alison moved to Shipston where she now offers business and marketing consultancy. She lists her interests as classical music, literature, Italian culture and food. Alison is a member of the Finance, Planning and Staffing Working Groups and has taken on the role as Chairman of the 2010 Wool Fair Committee.
Fay Ivens joined the Town Council in November 2009. Married with two grown up daughters and four grand children, Fay worked in catering and hospitality management before her retirement. She was Chairman of Shipston In Bloom for three years and is an active member of Shipston Gardening Club, the Women’s Institute and undertakes voluntary work at 
Karl Peacock is 45 years of age and with his wife, Sharon, owns and manages the Bakery in 
Jane Pearce joined the Council in 2008 and currently serves on the General Purposes Working Group and represents the Council on the Vision for the 
Paul Rathkey was seconded onto the Town Council in July 2008. Paul is married with four children and works with the Corus Group as a Human Resources Manager. His council responsibilities include chairmanship of the Staff Working Group and membership of the Communications Working Party. In his leisure time he is Fixtures Secretary and 2nd XI Captain of the Stratford Bards Cricket Club
Philip Vial (44) joined Shipston Town Council in May 2008 and has become a member of the Finance Working Party and the Communications Working Group which he chairs. By profession, Philip is a qualified nurse and currently works as Assistant Matron at a busy community hospital in Gloucestershire. He is married to Rachel, the Practice Manager at the Medical Centre. He is particularly interested in green issues, and is a member of Transition Shipston and Surrounding Communities. In what little time he has left he is a keen photographer, practicing Christian and is Secretary of Shipston Liberal Democrats. He has recently become addicted to golf.
Jackie Warner joined the Town Council in 2008, prior to which she was a regular attendee at Council Meetings raising many serious and interesting matters. Married, with three children, Jackie works at Shipston Post Office and in her spare time is heavily involved with children’s activities in the town, supporting the Rainbows and Junior Firefighters. Her roles within the council include membership of both the Planning and General Purposes Working Groups.
Simon Welch joined Shipston Town Council in July 2008. Simon is 62 years of age and has a wife and three grown up children. Prior to retiring was a university academic. Simon’s roles on the council are as leader of the Emergency Planning Group and as a members of the General Purposes Working Party. He is secretary of the Shipston & District Gardening Club, a member of the Shipston-in-Bloom Committee and in his spare time enjoys gardening and playing golf.
Robert (Bob) White joined Shipston Town Council 12 years ago and has recently become part of the Planning Working Group. Aged 74, Bob, who together with his wife and fellow Town Councillor, Pauline, is a retired Paramedic Training Office and Paramedic Incident Officer. They have four grown up children. In addition to serving on the Town Council, Bob is also a Liberal Democrat Member of Stratford District Council. Away from council work, Bob is a member of the Scottish National Trust.
Pauline White (wife of Bob) joined the Council in 2008 and currently serves on the Emergency Planning Working Party. Prior to her retirement Pauline was a seamstress as well as being mother to their four children. She shares her husband’s interest as a member of the Scottish National Trust and the Liberal Democratic Party.
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