About Debbie

Debbie has lived in Chalford since 2004, when she moved from Hertfordshire with her daughter Samantha and her husband Rob.

She has always been interested in politics and studied Politics and Japanese at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where she also met her husband

Debbie was first elected as a Conservative Councillor for Chalford in 2008, following a period as a Parish Councillor. From 2010 she served as Cabinet Member for Housing, during this time she dealt with the problems of the Woolaways houses and took housing into self financing, which means all rents paid by tenants are retained by the Council. Debbie was re-elected in 2012, and following the change in the Administration chaired the Strategic Overview and Scrutiny Committee. She now sits on Housing Committee and Strategy and Resources

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Until Debbie gave up working to look after her daughter, she worked in law enforcement first as a drugs investigator for Customs and Excise and then as a Prison Governor. She has a lifelong love of cooking and whilst looking after her young daughter Debbie set up her own catering business (hence the recipe page) using homemade, organic ingredients.

She now runs at Community Interest Company which takes food surplus  from a well known supermarket and cooks at 3 lunch clubs in Stroud, Chalford and Cirencester and a breakfast club, the food is also distributed out to local charities such as Marah, The Nelson Trust and Long Table.

Debbie  also spends time helping out at local events such as The Garden Trail in Chalford Hill and France Lynch, and the Christchurch Scarecrow Trail
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Originally from Cheshire, Debbie is a life-long supporter of Manchester City.