Source: https://brockenhurst.gov.uk/councillors-and-staff/ Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: 83570299f8c80fbf701c2842dc3796d800df0c8cb0ea31e73e2be697e4a06eb1 Councillors and Staff – Brockenhurst Parish Council Skip to content Contact Us Brockenhurst Parish Council Facebook page 01590 622829 Email clerk@brockenhurst.gov.uk Menu Home Your Council Councillors and Staff About The Council About the Parish Council Assets and Services District Councillor, County Councillor and MP Consultations and Community Engagement Committees, Minutes and Meetings Overview of Committees and Meetings Full Council Amenities & Infrastructure Personnel Committee Planning Policy, Resources & Finance Events Working Group Financial, Governance and Policies Four Year Plan 2023-2027 Grant Information National and Local Government Living In The New Forest Meeting Dates 2026 Nalder Trust Vacancies Your Community Citizen of Brockenhurst Award Accommodation Charities and Community Organisations Churches Eating Out Events Committee Pancake Races D-Day 80th Anniversary Commemoration Events and Hall Hire Retailers and Services Schools, Education and Childcare Sports, Recreation and Leisure Taxis and Transport Visitor Information Useful Links Your Services Emergency Services Local Policing Team Medical, Health & Wellbeing Flooding Allotments Brockenhurst Cemetery Brockenhurst Cemetery Churchyard Closure New Forest Code Public Spaces Protection Orders Report a Problem Your Village Brookley Road Scheme and Cycle Racks Climate Action Group Village Centre Strategy Working Group Village History Brockenhurst: A World War One Hospital Village News / Info Say Hello Search Search Councillors and Staff Councillors If you wish to get in touch with an individual Councillor, please email the Parish Clerk or call 01590 622829 . The Parish Council office is open to the public on Tuesdays from 2pm to 4pm and Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm . Other times are available by arrangement. Councillors are also available in the office on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays between 10am - 12pm . All staff are employed on a part-time basis, so responses may not be immediate. For Councillors' Registers of Interest forms, please visit the district council register of interest page for Brockenhurst. Please see a list of Councillors' responsibilities below: Russell Horne Councillor Chairman Russell is married with one son and three grandchildren. He moved to Brockenhurst in 1996 after retiring from managing a local electronic component business and began participating in village life, joining in various activities including being Chairman of the Horticultural Association for many years and Planning Secretary for the Friends of Brockenhurst. He continues to be a member of Brockenhurst Keep Fit Club and lists DIY and gardening amongst his hobbies. Russell has previously served as Chairman of the Parish Council. Email Councillor Horne Rosamund Bowles Councillor Ros has lived or been to school in Brockenhurst for most of her life and went to Brockenhurst Grammar School and then Brockenhurst College. She has been involved with equestrian activities and New Forest ponies since childhood and was a member of the New Forest Pony Breeding & Cattle Society for many years, winning the award for Best Owner Ridden New Forest Pony in 1970. She formed part of the successful team riding for the New Forest against the Dutch two years running both in Holland and here in the New Forest. She is married to Mike, a career Army Officer, which has meant some tours abroad during which she organised welfare activities for the wives and families. They have two children who went to Brockenhurst Primary School during which time Ros chaired the Playgroup Committee and Parent and Teachers' Association at the Primary School. On Mike's posting to Brazil, she worked there for an NGO taking renewable energy to isolated communities in the Amazon. She also worked as a volunteer for GAP Activity Projects looking after young volunteers based in the country and then ran the Brazil Project for them for three years once back in the UK. Since her return she has worked for over 14 years as Town Development Officer for New Milton Town Partnership, a local charity, implementing the projects identified in the Town Plan, has coordinated numerous community consultations both for the Town Partnership and New Milton Town Council, and worked as the Project Officer coordinating the Ringwood Town Plan for Ringwood Town Council. Email Councillor Bowles Jonathan Doughty Councillor Jonathan is married to Michaela and together they have two young children. He has worked in the hotel and restaurant industry all his life. Having opened and managed restaurants, bars and hotels, Jonathan founded and ran an international foodservice consulting business in 1992 which was successfully sold in 2014. He has worked all around the world in over 55 countries in foodservice and commercial real estate and now runs a small, specialist hospitality consulting business from his home in the village. Having worked in Brockenhurst and celebrated many family events here, his family finally came back in 2019. His mother lives in the village and his father, who has dementia, is cared for locally. Jonathan has been a Trustee of Kew Gardens, a special advisor to Blenheim Palace and the Historic Royal Palaces, a Non-Executive Director of a number of businesses and a Non-Executive Chair for an international M&A advisory business. He has also been UK, European and Worldwide Chair of the FCSI – the professional body for his industry. In his spare time Jonathan commits to charity fund raising, helping to run road safety initiatives in the New Forest, cycling, walking, with and without his dogs, and coaching rugby in New Milton. Most of all, he enjoys spending time with his young and energetic family who love living in the New Forest. Email Councillor Doughty Michael Harris OBE Councillor Michael has lived in the New Forest for 20 years. He was the New Forest District Councillor representing Brockenhurst for 12 years (2011-2023). During this time he was instrumental in creating Film: New Forest amongst other initiatives. He is now very nearly retired from running his own consultancy business providing strategic and financial advice to high profile companies and individuals in the media sector. He has been doing this for over 40 years. Michael was a Trustee and the Treasurer of Comic Relief for over 30 years. In recognition of this he was awarded the OBE in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours. Michael was also a Trustee and the Treasurer of BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) for 12 years. In recognition of this he was awarded Honorary Lifetime Membership of the Academy. His charitable work continues in the New Forest. He is a Trustee and the Treasurer of both the New Forest Agricultural Show Society in Brockenhurst and the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst. He very much enjoys travelling particularly to visit his four granddaughters in Australia and the UK. Email Councillor Harris Peter Hollins Councillor Having studied chemistry at Oxford, Peter Hollins took a series of management roles in the chemical industry in the UK followed by almost ten years in the Hague and Brussels. He returned to the UK in 1998 as Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 energy company. After his decision to make a complete career change, he spent almost a decade as the Chief Executive of the British Heart Foundation which raises the majority of the money invested in the UK on cardiovascular research. From 2016-22 he was Chair of University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. In 1973 he and his wife Linda had a two-day honeymoon in Brockenhurst and have lived here permanently since 2003. Email Councillor Hollins John Korbey Councillor Planning Committee Chairman John is a retired farmer and the longest serving Parish Council member. Until he retired his family had farmed at New Park for 125 years. John now lives at the south end of the parish at Wootton, down a gravel road and takes an active interest in the outer reaches of the Parish. Email Councillor Korbey Paul Pearse Councillor Paul and Camilla married in Brockenhurst in 1988 at St Nicholas Church. They then lived the majority of their married life in South West London, bringing up their 3 children (Ben, Abbie & Tom). Born in Liverpool Paul has spent his career in IT mainly around global IT Project Management roles, with his last 2 years setting up an IT hub in India. Taking early retirement Paul & Milla moved to live in Brockenhurst, upgraded their sailing boat and circumnavigated the UK over 4 months in 2018. Paul enjoys running, cycling, walking and of course sailing. He is now involved in a number of voluntary roles in the village. Email Councillor Pearse Christopher Sturgess Councillor Kit Sturgess is a 20 plus year's resident of Brockenhurst and part-time practising veterinary surgeon. He is a governor at Highcliffe school, which serves the Brockenhurst area, as well as having been a parent governor at our own village primary school. Kit sees the Parish Council as acting as a focus for village matters as well as representing the village and making the voice of Brockenhurst heard in the larger community of the District Council and Hampshire. Email Councillor Sturgess Kevin Whittle Councillor Kevin represents the Wootton Ward. He is a local Commoner and landlord. He has lived in the Forest all his life and at his current address for 20 years. He is married with two children and works locally as an industrial engineer. He played a large part in restoring the village fire bell a few years ago. Email Councillor Whittle John Wingham Councillor John is a retired broadcast transmission specialist. He trained at the BBC Engineering College in Evesham and Plymouth Polytechnic and spent a long career as a Technical Project Manager and Programme Manager delivering UK TV and Radio systems. He led the design and implementation of many national and local radio projects including the building of the UK (DAB) digital radio networks and he played a large part in the digital switchover of the TV transmitter network He is keen to see Brockenhurst maintain its vibrancy whilst carefully maintaining the traditions and ambience that make it the special place it is. John is married to Liz, a retired Senior Operations Manager in both the NHS and private health services. He has lived in Brockenhurst since the mid '80's and has two daughters who attended Brockenhurst Primary School, Highcliffe School and Brockenhurst College before going to university. Email Councillor Wingham Richard Wolstenholme Councillor Vice Chairman Richard has traded in the village for over 25 years, initially at 'Antiquiteas' (Antiques & Tearooms) and for the past 15 years at 'Pot Pourri' (Cards & Gifts).An active member of the Business Association throughout his time in Brockenhurst, he is determined that the village should remain a proper 'trading village' - with a wide array of shop types and not decline as we see so many High Streets do these days. Email Councillor Wolstenholme Councillor's outside roles and appointments: To see a list of the Councillors committee interests, outside roles and responsibilities please follow this LINK . Council Staff The Council employs the following staff: Dr Gale Pettifer - Parish Clerk & Proper Officer (CiLCA) (part-time) - responsible for supporting the Council in carrying out its legal and statutory functions and implementing its decisions. Email Parish Clerk Mrs Morna Marler-Roe - Responsible Financial Officer (FiLCA) (part time) - ensures the proper handling of Council's finances, and for implementing and maintaining effective financial systems and controls. Email Responsible Financial Officer Harry Codd - Assistant Clerk (ILCA) (part-time) - assists the Clerk and RFO with general administration and with Council and Committee meetings. Ray Ridout & Luke Chambers – Groundsmen (part time) - maintains the Council assets and facilities, including the War Memorial and cemetery. Committees, Minutes & Meetings About the Parish Council Nalder Trust Financial & Governance Information Say Hello! 01590 622829 Email the Parish Clerk: clerk@brockenhurst.gov.uk Email the Responsible Finance Officer: rfo@brockenhurst.gov.uk Our Opening Hours: The Parish Council Office is open to the public on Monday to Saturday from 10.00am to 12.00pm. Closed on Sunday. 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