{"id":94,"date":"2026-04-08T15:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:09:32","slug":"councillors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/?page_id=94","title":{"rendered":"Councillors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Meet the Councillors<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Paula Edwards-Holmes – Chair of the Parish Council <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Paula Edwards-Holmes and I live in Toppesfield with my husband Cliff.  We moved to Toppesfield 6 years ago in 2018.  Between us we have 5 children who are gradually flying the nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 I work in London as Head of Data Science relating to medical research.  I also volunteer in the Toppesfield Village Store on a Saturday when I can.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Neale – Vice Chair <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been a resident of Toppesfield since 2014 and have served on the Parish Council since 2019. Working in telecommunications, I bring a professional perspective to supporting local initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am married with one child at the village primary school and have a keen interest in green technology and sustainability within our community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kitty Bourlet – Councillor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My name is Kitty and I have lived in Toppesfield since 2020. I live here with my husband Jeremy and my two young children.  I work for my own company that supports businesses to work more efficiently, including developing their Leadership teams and driving healthier cultures. I am passionate about encouraging people to take part, enjoy what they do and feel part of a community. Outside work, I love to travel and plant as many flowers that I can!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amanda Smith – Councillor <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda has lived in Toppesfield for 40 years and attended the village school.  She works at St Margaret\u2019s school in the village and is an active member of the Friends of St Margaret\u2019s School (\u2018FOSMS\u2019). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is especially interested in the provision of sports facilities for children in Toppesfield and is working on the creation of a youth football team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jeremy Graves – Councillor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have lived in Toppesfield for a little over 3 years now.  I am married with 2 older children and 2 younger children.  Professionally, I am the Director of Operations for Ernst & Amp; Young UK Legal and Risk Management and, when not working and growing the family I enjoy classic cars, house restoration and renewable energy initiatives.  I have been so impressed with the Toppesfield community spirit and welcome the opportunity to help where I can.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jane Daines – Councillor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Coral Fordham – Councillor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaaren Berry – Clerk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Register of Members Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Register of Interests for Toppesfield Parish Councillors are available to view on the Braintree District Council’s website and can be accessed by the following link.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Register of Members Interest<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This will take you to an online directory, which can be searched by Parish\/Town Council name.   All the Registers for each Parish\/Town Council are published as a single PDF document.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should you wish to view the Register of Interests in person, they are available for public inspection at the office of the Monitoring Officer at Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9HB during normal office hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to avoid disappointment, please can you contact the Monitoring Officer or Deputy Monitoring Officer in advance of your attendance at the District Council Offices:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ian Hunt – Monitoring Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ianhu@braintree.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emma Wisbey – Deputy Monitoring Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

emmwi@braintree.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Or by contacting Braintree District Council directly on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tel 01376 552525<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Meet the Councillors Paula Edwards-Holmes – Chair of the Parish Council  My name is Paula Edwards-Holmes and I live in Toppesfield with my husband Cliff.  We moved to Toppesfield 6 years ago in 2018.  Between us we have 5 children who are gradually flying the nest.  I work in London as Head of Data Science […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1207,"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94\/revisions\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppesfield-pc.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}