A member of Midcounties Cooperative for 20 years and an investor in a number of solar wind farm projects, including Westmill, Andy installed his own 4kW system in 2009 and subsequently added battery storage. After 30 years in investment banking; primarily risk management, audit and project management; he moved to become a Director of Oxfordshire’s largest mental health charity for 8 years before moving to self-build an almost carbon neutral house in “Green” Spain.

First elected as a Vale of White Horse District Councillor in 1999 Andy now represents Wantage, Charlton Ward and is Cabinet Member for Finance and Property. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford as a mature student. A somewhat elderly father of 2, time is currently spent in homework support, attempting, but largely failing, to become self sufficient in vegetable production and coping with the financial challenges which the Vale Council faces in these austere times.