Members of the AONB Partnership include conservation bodies, landowner and community representatives, interests such as recreation and tourism, and individual members.

Papers from all the Partnership meetings are available on Shropshire Council's website.

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Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership members:

Local Authorities

• Cllr Heather Kidd – Shropshire Council
• Cllr Cecilia Motley (Vice Chair) – Shropshire Council
• Cllr Dan Morris – Shropshire Council
• Cllr Chris Turley – Telford & Wrekin Council
• Cllr David Turner – Shropshire Council

Statutory Bodies

• Mr Alan Jones – Environment Agency
• Mr Bill Klemperer – English Heritage
• Ms Hazel McDowall – Natural England
• Ms Donna Tavernor – Forestry England

Non-Statutory Bodies

• Ms Gillian Binks – Caring for God’s Acre
• Mrs Sarah Bury – Campaign to Protect Rural England
• Lady Veronica Cossons – Shropshire Wildlife Trust
• Ms Helen Dale – Country Land & Business Association
• Mrs Sonja Belchere – Visit Shropshire Hills
• Dr Ian Dormor – The Strettons Civic Society
• Mr Charles Edwards – The Ramblers
• Mr Patrick Edwards- National Trust
• Mrs Carol Griffiths – National Farmers Union
• Mr Rob Harris – Land, Life & Livelihoods
• Ms Janet Cobb - Middle Marches Community Land Trust
• Ms Jenny Joy – Butterfly Conservation
• Mrs Sue Lee – Long Mynd & District Bridleways Association
• Mr Ronald Repath – British Horse Society
• Mr Leo Smith – Shropshire Ornithological Society / Upper Onny Wildlife Group

Parish Council Representatives

• Mrs Hilary Claytonsmith (Vice Chair)
• Mr John Long
• Mr Mark Hughes
• Mr Steven Pennington
• Mr John Pritchard
• Mr David Mills

Individual Members

• Ms Alison Caffyn
• Mr George Chancellor
• Mr Adrian Cullis
• Mr Chris Naylor
• Mr James Williamson (Chair)
• Mr Andrew Wood

Strategy & Performance Committee

This is a sub-group of the AONB Partnership. Their role is to scrutinise and advise on the work of the AONB staff team.

• James Williamson (Chair), Individual member
• Cllr Cecilia Motley (Vice Chair), Shropshire Council
• Hilary Claytonsmith (Vice Chair), Town/Parish Council representative
• Veronica Cossons, Shropshire Wildlife Trust
• John Long, Parish Council representative
• Cllr Heather Kidd, Shropshire Council
• Cllr Chris Turley, Telford & Wrekin Council
• Cllr David Turner, Shropshire Council

Officers from the two councils also attend the Board:

• Clare Featherstone, Shropshire Council
• Mark Latham, Telford & Wrekin Council

Please contact us if you would like to see papers from the Committee meetings.