Youth Council Mentoring Team
All Members of the Youth Council share in groups a Mentor. Some of the Mentors are serving Town Councillor Mentors who have experience in working on and with councils and organisations and are there for advice to the Youth Councillors. There are a total of three Town Councillor Mentors who all work extremely well with the Youth Councillors. We are also fortunate to have a number of Community Mentors to assist the Youth Council. At least one Town Councillor Mentor has to be present at all Youth Council meetings.
Town Council Mentors
Cllr Dee Bulley
Cllr Dee Bulley has been a Town Councillor for over 30 years, she has also been a County Councillor and has been Mayor of Carterton 5 times! Cllr Bulley is always there when a Youth Councillor is in need of help and has contributed a lot of encouragement to the Youth Councillors.
Cllr Adrian Coomber
Cllr Adrian Coomber is Chairman of the Town Council Recreation Committee, Coordinator of the Extreme Wheels Project and the current Deputy Town Mayor. Cllr Coomber is a great help when documents and pieces of writing need checking over. Not only that but Cllr Coomber believes very strongly in the Youth and helps boost our reputation in any way possible.
Cllr Mrs Carole MacRae
Cllr Mrs Carole MacRae is the wife of the current Mayor of Carterton. Cllr Mrs MacRae is a School Teacher and now a Town Councillor. She was elected in 2010. Carole is very keen to help all Youth Councillors and her experience with the younger elected members will prove to be invaluable.
Janet Eustace (Town Clerk)
Janet Eustace is the Town Clerk for Carterton and acts as Secretary on Carterton Town Council. Janet does all the administration like minutes, agendas, letters, press releases etc. and she is the point of contact at the Town Hall. Janet is a great help to all the Youth Councillors and gives great advice when it comes to writing letters and approaching other committees.
Community Mentors
Mrs Lin Kennedy
Lin Kennedy is the Community Development Officer at RAF Brize Norton. Since she arrived in 2008 she has become involved with the Neighbourhood Action Group the Extreme Wheels Project and now the Youth Council too, Lin is really helpful and easy to get on with and she is good fun too.
Mrs Maddy Radburn
Maddy Radburn is the president of Carterton Lions, she joined the team later in 2009 and is a great support to young people in Carterton.
Mr Phil Gorse
Phil Gorse served in the RAF from 1979 to 2010. He joined the mentoring team in the summer of 2010 and as a Design and Technology teacher at Carterton Community College, Phil aims to further strengthen the link that the team has with the School.
