Your Bathwick Councillors are Nicholas Coombes and Dr David Martin. Nicholas and David work hard for Bathwick and do their best to keep local residents informed.
Cllr Nicholas Coombes
Nicholas Coombes is a Liberal Democrat Councillor representing Bathwick to Bath & North East Somerset Council. He was elected in May 2007 with Cllr Armand Edwards. He lives on Bathwick Hill in the middle of the ward.
Nicholas was born in 1986 and attended school in Kent, where his parents still live. In 2004 he moved to Bath to study a BSc in Architecture at Bath University, graduating in June 2008.
He joined the Liberal Democrat Society at university and has served two terms as society Chair. Although he held some Student Union elected positions, he was not heavily involved in Union politics. Currently he is a member of the Liberal Democrats, Royal Institute of British Architects, Bath Architecture 08, Amnesty International, No2ID and a National Trust volunteer.
Nicholas is a Grade 8 classical pianist, enjoying Beethoven and other early Romantic composers. He has played once in a Holburne Museum recital and hopes to do so again in the future.
On the council his interests include architecture & the built environment, city planning, sustainability, the environment, student integration and history & culture.
The Bath Chronicle named him as 'politician of the year' in their inaugural local honours list in January 2009.
8 Cleveland Court Bathwick Hill Bath BA2 6JY
01225 426577
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Dr David Martin
David Martin was elected to represent Bathwick in May 2011. David lives with his wife Jan on Claverton Down. He has a PhD in materials physics, and is a member of the Energy Institute and a Chartered Engineer. He is a freelance consultant on sustainable energy research and development, including energy efficiecy, renewable energy and sustainable transport.
David is a Governor at Bathwick St Mary Primary School and a committee member of the Claverton Down Community Association. He is keen on community participation in local activities, and is a World Heritage Site volunteer.
Before becoming a councillor, David petitioned the Council for the 30mph speed limit to be extended along Claverton Down Road, and for a school crossing on Warminster Road.
He sits on the Development Control Committee, the Transport, Environment and Planning scrutiny panel and is the council's Energy and Climate Change Champion.
6 Beech Avenue, Bath, BA2 7BA
07941 255469
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The Bathwick Liberal Democrats work for you all year round.
Nicholas, Armand and David are always busy helping local residents and striving to improve Bathwick. You can help them keep local residents up to date and aid their election campaigns.
If you would like to get involved then please press on the link below to have a look at our campaigning page.
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