Dukes Ward Councillors
Dukes Ward News
Cllr Anne Chapman
Anne has a background in environmental consultancy, including contaminated land reclamation and environmental assessment, and has recently written a book about the regulation of synthetic chemicals. She is treasurer of the Marsh Community Centre and helped to set up Friends of Coronation Field and Freeman’s Wood and to raise money for the refurbishment of the play area. Before becoming a councillor she was co-ordinator of the local Friends of the Earth group and was a member of the national board of Friends of the Earth. In February 2006 she gave birth to a son, William, who attended his first Council meeting a couple of weeks later!
Contact Anne on; achapman(at)lancaster.gov.uk
County Cllr Sam Riches
Sam was elected as the County Councillor for the Electoral Division of Lancaster East in June 2009. Lancaster has been her home for the last four years. Besides being a councillor Sam works part-time as the Co-ordinator of the Centre for North-West Regional Studies, which is based at Lancaster University. She has a background in adult education, especially organising open-access courses, and sometimes teaching them, in the areas of history, archaeology and ecology. “The North-West of England is a fascinating area which has a vibrant history going back over 2,000 years, and I’m delighted to be able to do my bit to allow the people who live here to access their heritage.” .
To contact Cllr Riches – email: sam.riches(at)lancashire.gov.uk
