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Tim Weller
Tim was born, lived and worked in London until moving to Occold in 2013. He is a lawyer and social worker by background. Having worked in central and local government posts for much of his career, he currently heads an integrated service for Norfolk County Council and Norfolk & Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group.
In his spare time Tim is a member of the Independent Monitoring Board for HMP Highpoint, an NHS Responder and became a Parish Councillor in Occold in June 2021. Tim is an active member of the Suffolk Wildlife Trust and a keen walker and traveller; you’ll spot him out and about in the village with his rescue collie Sprout.
Stephen Hubner
I am married to Sue, with two children, Imogen (born 1997) and Ben (born 2001).
We arrived in Occold in 1994, moving into The Beeches. I have been a Parish Councillor since 1995, whilst Sue was Clerk to the Council until 2018.
I am a lawyer by profession, now working back in London as a partner in a Scottish firm, Shepherd + Wedderburn, and spend quite a lot of time on trains, if not travelling to Scotland or other parts of the world on business.
Although not therefore spending much time in the village during the average week, I do appreciate the weekends and the community spirit of Occold, and am presently a churchwarden, and, although not a member of ORAC, am a supporter of the new village hall project and have been known to provide legal advice to the committee from time to time.
I am also clerk to the village charities – the Henman’s Charity and the Lees and Last Charity. I can occasionally be seen jogging along the local roads on yet another attempt to make a comeback as a runner, having completed two London Marathons many years ago and having an aim (probably delusional) to complete another half marathon at least in the future!
Andrew Duggett
Andrew and his wife moved to Occold in 2013 after living in Ipswich since 2002 and Billericay before that since 1983 where they were both heavily involved in the Residents Association.
The main reason they decided to move house was a desire for a more rural way and pace of life as Ipswich was becoming very busy. After looking at properties in several villages across Suffolk they decided on Occold.
Whilst working there was little time to get involved in village matters but as he retired, after 42 years with HM Revenue and Customs working in Enforcement and Intelligence, he decided it was time to become more involved in our village and meet some new people.
He found the pre-Covid council meetings he attended interesting, everyone involved in the council has been friendly and welcoming, and this convinced him to volunteer to look after the website and change the SID battery!!.
Andrew has a keen interest in our village environment and would welcome the opportunity to devote some of his time and effort in working to maintain and hopefully improve village life.
Angela Hall
I have lived in Occold for 19 years after moving from Eye.I was a teacher and head teacher in Suffolk since 1990. My sons attended Eye Primary School and Hartismere High School and they have come back to the area with their families.
I am an artist and often draw and paint in the local area. I am particularly intersted in promoting wildlife in our vilage area.
I was an active member of ORAC for several years until family circumstances changed.