Castle Ward Councillors
Castle Ward News
Cllr Jon Barry
Jon Barry is 44 and lives on Willow Lane on the Marsh. He is a founder member and trustee of the Marsh Community Centre and has been responsible for much of the fundraising to build and run the centre. He is also a member of the Fairfield allotments committee and the Fairfield Orchard Trust. He works part-time as a statistical advisor to Government fisheries scientists In his spare time he enjoys working on his allotments in Fairfield and Bowerham, playing cricket for Torrisholme and cycling around the Bowland Fells. He shares a Parson Russell terrier and a Tibetan Terrier (very hairy) with his partner Gill. On the Council, Jon is responsible for waste and recycling, grounds maintenance, toilets and litter as well as the Council’s new Climate Change strategy.
To contact Cllr Barry - email: jbarry(at)lancaster.gov.uk
Cllr Catriona Stamp
Catriona Stamp is a local artist and often combines that with an interest in environmental concerns – she has recently produced a book about the litter on the beaches around Morecambe Bay. She is interested in diversity issues and is involved with the National Coalition Building Institute. She organises Holocaust Memorial Day events in January each year.
To contact Cllr Stamp - email: cstamp(at)lancaster.gov.uk
Cllr Chris Coates
Chris Coates is both a City Councillor and County Councillor for Lancaster Central Division, which covers Castle Ward, Scotforth West and parts of the rural area to the south of Lancaster including Glasson Dock and Cockerham. He is Chair of the Marsh Community Centre Trustees, a Trustee of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) - Lancaster .Chris is a time-served carpenter who now works as a freelance project manager on community based construction projects. The last major project he worked on was an extension for the offices of the Ecology Building society. He lives on Coverdale Road with his partner.
To contact Cllr Coates - email: ccoates(at)lancaster.gov.uk