Councillor profiles

Councillor Rupert Pearce Gould

I have lived in Harston for 34 years. I am also a member of a Cambridge College. I have a degree in engineering from Cambridge University and am a retired Chartered Accountant. I have acted as  Trustee  on a number of Charities including both a medical charity and an educational charity. I have acted as finance director on a number of Boards including the owners of Harston Mill. As such I have been involved in many strategic plans.

I believe in good governance and the Nolan Principles when in public roles. Harston is at a point of inflection in its life as an independent village unit and needs a plan to re-establish its own identity.

Councillor Steve Wilson

I moved to Harston in 2002 so that my family and I could enjoy the sense of community in the village and be able to access the many walking / cycling routes in the surrounding countryside whilst benefiting from Harston’s proximity to Cambridge. As a Councillor, an area that I am particularly interested in is the provision of sport-related amenities for all age ranges and would like to try to broaden the range of sport-related facilities that the village has.

I work full-time for a global IT consultancy and hope that my commercial and programme management experience may be of value in some of the projects that the Parish Council plans to undertake.

Councillor Paul Ormerod

I have been a resident in Harston for over 30 years, bringing up our four children here, three of whom still live in Cambridge.

I am now retired but worked with Scientific_Genrics, the precursor to Sagentia, in the first half of the 1990s. Subsequently developed and delivered programmes for the London based Centre for Science and Technology. From around 2003 I founded a small communications specialist company that worked mainly with the EU to publicise its R&D programmes. From 2013 I co-founded Limetools which made digital media that explained climate change, entrepreneurship and innovation management, working around Europe and South East Asia. Also developed multimedia tools to drive behaviour change  focused on climate related issues.

Though retired I am still keenly interested in and engaged with sustainability, climate change, energy use and transport issues, specifically currently examining the business case for East West Rail. I remain committed to working on these issues with Harston Residents, within the Parish Council, and in a wider regional context.

Councillor Charlotte Clarke

Our family moved to Harston from London in 2000 and we have found the village a great place to live and bring up our 3 children.  In my working life I lived in London, Paris and New York working in international relations, event management and latterly in the travel industry.  My last job was with a specialist travel company involved with group and individual travel to performing arts events around the world.

While we have lived in Harston, I have enjoyed getting involved with village and local groups, and using my event managements skills as part of the teams preparing diverse events from Gold and Diamond Jubilee picnics to fundraising events for the Village Hall and All Saints’ Church.    I cook regularly for the Over 60s Monday Lunch Club which is a good way to get to know some of the people who have lived in the village for many years and to hear their stories.   I am a coach at the Riding for the Disabled group at Barrington which provides weekly sessions for children from Castle School in Cambridge.  I am also a keen gardener and co-ordinated Harston Open Gardens in 2018 as well as the annual Harston Plant Sale.

I believe it is crucial that Harston maintains its identity as a village amidst the proposed development plans and am proud to be part of the Working Group furthering proposals to develop a Neighbourhood Plan for Harston.   I have recently joined the Parish Council and hope to be able to contribute, especially in protecting the village’s heritage and green spaces and enhancing the community facilities for all residents.

Councillor David Stierer

David Stierer has lived in the village all his life. He currently serves on the Finance and Planning Committees and is on the Recreation Ground Working Group.

Councillor Sandra Carroll

Having left an office managerial role in a large Accountancy and Management Consultancy company in London, I decided to have an adventure and try living in a different country.  I chose Spain.  I guess it was a bit of a mid-life crisis! However after several years, I missed the UK and my family so decided to return. I settled in Harston around 12 years ago near some family members who live in the area.

I liked Harston but did not know much about it, other than it is conveniently located for various reasons. However, once I moved here I realised that the residents of Harston are friendly, generally happy and feel passionate about their surroundings.  I too feel passionate about my surroundings and the issues which affect people. I am particularly concerned about issues regarding traffic, trees, our food support hub and community events.  I applied to become a Councillor with the hope I could contribute to the village.  Happily I was accepted and have now been a Councillor for 3 years.