Councillor Rex Vick (Fieldcourt Ward)

 

Phone: (01452) 725642

I decided to come to Gloucestershire after four and a half years in Gibraltar as our only contacts in the UK live here and my name ‘Vick’ can be traced back to Kings Stanley in the 16th Century. My wife and I picked Quedgeley as being the best area for public transport and other necessary amenities.

Having served 25 years as an Executive Officer with the now defunct Greater London Council and as Clerk to Charmouth Parish Council for six years, I still retain an interest in local government, so I decided to apply for the vacancy in the Fieldcourt Ward and was successful.

In addition to my local government experience, I was also an adviser for the Citizens Advice Bureau for seven years and an advocate for Somerset Age Concern during my spell in Taunton.

I am a steward at Quedgeley Methodist Church and spend a morning each week at the Age Concern Gloucestershire office doing any job they need assistance with.

I am particularly interested in planning and transportation and support any effort to maintain the existing open spaces. I haven’t been able to acquire a lot of knowledge of the developments in Quedgeley in the short space of time I have been here but I do visit any area that comes up on the agenda to familiarise myself with it.

Joined: October 2007