AMT Convention 2011: Martin Bennett, Oswestry Town Councillor
By Katie Fewings • Oct 6th, 2011 • Category: conventionMartin Bennett has been a resident of Oswestry since 1976 when he began his working life in public service with Shropshire County Council as Mobile Librarian for the North West area.
In 2009 he took early retirement from Telford & Wrekin to devote more time to his role as a councillor.
He has served on Oswestry Town Council for 28 years and is currently Deputy Mayor of Oswestry Town, Vice-Chair of Finance and General Purposes Committee, and Chair of the Cae Glas Trust. He has already served 2 terms as Mayor (1993-4, 2003-4).
Formerly an Oswestry Borough Councillor for 22 years before becoming Unitary and Borough Mayor for 2006 to 2007, Martin has been a Shropshire Councillor since 2009. He is also a member of the Shropshire and Wrekin Fire Authority, and a Governor of Holy Trinity Primary School.
Martin chairs the Oswestry Local Joint Committee and the North West Flood Forum. He is an active local preacher in the Shropshire & Marches Circuit.
When is Martin speaking?
Martin will be speaking on ‘Community Leadership and Enterprise: A Tale of Two Towns (Much Wenlock and Oswestry)‘ from 10:25 to 10:35 on Thursday 13 October.
What next?
- Read about other speakers at the AMT Convention 2011
- Find out more about the AMT Convention
Katie Fewings is Katie graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2000 with a BA in Modern Languages (French, Spanish & Portuguese).
She honed her organisational skills over nearly four years as PA to the Director of an internationally renowned firm of architects in London before moving to Brighton and taking up the post of Project Manager at the online ethical travel directory, responsibletravel.com. In this role, she organised the annual Responsible Tourism Awards with partners World Travel Market, The Telegraph, Geographical Magazine and BBC World News, and facilitated a programme to develop and support community based tourism with the Washington NGO, Conservation International.
Katie has a strong interest in issues of sustainability and social responsibility, and has set up her own website, Ethical Weddings (www.ethicalweddings.com) to help couples plan the wedding of their dreams without compromising their values. She also co-founded Our Ethical Network in Brighton to give ethically motivated businesses in the city the chance to meet one another, share common problems and explore business opportunities.
Katie is developing AMT's online presence and helping towns to share knowledge and best practice from their successful initiatives through online networking in the new AMT Forums and other social media.
She works Tuesdays and Thursdays and can be contacted on 07876 701 266 or by email at katie.fewings@towns.org.uk.
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