Makeup of the Commission

The Commission is comprised of 20 members, ten of whom are elected commoners and ten appointed representatives of various bodies with an interest in the governance of the common.

Elections for commoner places occur every two years. Any registered commoner can stand, and each property with registered common rights is entitled to cast one vote. West Berkshire Council (WBC) administers the voting procedure.

The elected commoners are:

• Chris Austin
• Derek Cutt
• Anne Johnson
• Frank Huxtable
• Ken Neal (Vice Chair)
• Nicole Rorie
• Claudia Sievers
• John Thorogood
• Michael Williams
• Vacancy

Representing stakeholder organisations are:

• Billy Drummond, West Berkshire Council
• Steve Ardagh-Walter, West Berkshire Council
• Tony Vickers, Mid & West Berks Local Access Forum
• Richard Foster, Thatcham Town Council
• Roger Hunneman, Newbury Town Council
• Julian Swift-Hook, Greenham Parish Council
• Susan Ellis, West Berkshire Heritage Forum
• Laurence Parker, Greenham and Crookham Common Conservation Volunteers
• Tony Ferguson, Greenham Trust
• Rebecca Hart, Natural England. Rebecca Hart is also Chair of the Commission.

The Commission also has advisors from:

• West Berkshire Council, Paul Hendry
• Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), Roger Stace and Tom Hayward

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