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Tom Thacker - My Profile

I've had 40 years association with the town and villages of Whitchurch in Hampshire.

My family moved to St Mary Bourne when I was twelve and I have either lived in or had close association with Whitchurch, Tufton, Litchfield and Hurstbourne Priors ever since.

My wife Amber and I were married in St Peter's Church St Mary Bourne - we have four children aged between fourteen and three and a half. We lived in the village until moving near Alresford, due to family health reasons, three years ago. My mother, sister and brother still live in St Mary Bourne.

My particular interests are fighting the Whitchurch Wind Farm proposals; campaigning for a proper station car park in Whitchurch; educational & transport infrastructure and the protection of and access to the countryside.

I am a County Council appointed Director and Trustee of Whitchurch Silk Mill and sit on the Testbourne Community Management Committee.

I was a Governor of Whitchurch C of E Primary School until 2013.

I played rugby for Overton in my teens, where I was also a parent member, and was Sunday Captain and then Chairman of St Mary Bourne Cricket Club.

I was elected to Hampshire County Council in 2009 to represent the interests of the people of the town and villages of Whitchurch and Clere.

Within Hampshire County Council, I am the Vice-Chairman of the £4.3 billion Hampshire Pension Fund and am Standing Deputy to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel. I sat on the Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs Select Committee 2009 - 2013.

My present employer, the AA in Basinsgstoke, has been most supportive in allowing me the time and flexibilty to combine my career with my work serving the people of the town and villages around Whitchurch.

After studying for my A levels at Cricklade (now Andover) College, I graduated with an Honours degree in Japanese and Business studies from University of Sheffield. I have worked in Europe and at the Financial Times in London as an IT professional.

Conservatives in Basingstoke Deliver: Lower Bills, More Jobs, Better Services

I have great pridethat our Conservative Borough Council in Basingstoke and Deane leads the way in Hampshire.

Supporting local communities

We have introduced a new £3 million local infrastructure fund, so that communities where there has been housing growth can improve their local facilities.

More Jobs

The council’s positive plan to invest in jobs and infrastructure is bringing Basingstoke and Deane through the recession as a prosperous and vibrant borough.

Lower Council Tax Bills

There has been no increase in council taxbills for the last 4 years and weare committed to freezing it again next year.

Better Services

Our Council services have been rated some of the best in the country. We have introduced kerbside glass recycling, extended green waste collections and kept the bins emptied weekly.

Thursday 20 April 2017