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» Ancholme IDB / Board Membership

The Ancholme IDB board consists of:
  • Members elected from the agricultural drainage rate payers.
  • Members appointed by levy-paying local authorities.
The number of Members and the split of seats between elected and appointed Members, is determined by the Statutory Instrument creating the Board. In addition to the above, in certain circumstance, vacant seats may be filled by nomination by the other Board Members.

Governance Structure

The Board has a Chairman and Vice Chairman, both of whom are elected by the Board and who serve for one year.

The Board may employ or contract-in staff or officers as it sees fit and pay salaries, pension contributions and other benefits. The office staff usually includes as a minimum, a Clerk who acts as the executive officer, and an Engineer to look after maintenance and improvement works and to comment on planning applications. In some cases the role is undertaken by the same person. Both may attend Board meetings but do not have a vote. The current Clerk to Ancholme IDB is Mr Ian Benn (JBA Consulting) and the Engineer is Mr Geoff Heald (JBA Consulting) .


Current Board Membership

Role Elected or
Nominated (Council)
Start Date End Date
Mr R N Herring  Chairman Elected
Mr R A Borrill  Vice Chairman Elected
Mr H E Thorpe  Board Member Elected
Mr P Cook  Board Member Elected
Mr C J Day  Board Member Elected
Mr I W Dowson  Board Member Elected
Mr J E Godfrey  Board Member Elected
Mr A W Green  Board Member Elected
Mr J F Jackson  Board Member Elected
Mr J H James  Board Member Elected
Mr P Richardson  Board Member Elected
Mr W H Strawson  Board Member Elected
Mr S H Brown  Board Member Elected
Mr B Gelsthorpe  Board Member Elected
Mr J McPhilips  Board Member Elected
Mr R Moore  Board Member Elected
Mr H Williams  Board Member Elected
Cllr J Berry  Board Member Nominated
Cllr L Cawsey  Board Member Nominated
Cllr T Foster  Board Member Nominated
Mr B Grainger  Board Member Nominated
Cllr B Regan  Board Member Nominated
Cllr N Sherwood  Board Member Nominated
Cllr A Smith  Board Member Nominated
Cllr J Summers  Board Member Nominated


Current Board Vacancies

The Board currently has the following vacancies:

Number of Vacancies
Elected Members 2


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