Steering Committee

The role of the Steering Committee is to act as a catalyst and facilitator in implementing AONB policies. The Committee also manages and allocates resources and steers, develops and supports initiatives to help enhance and conserve the AONB.

The main role of the AONB Steering Group is:

To plan and implement AONB management via the medium of the AONB Management Plan and the primary purposes of AONB designation.

To bring skills and expertise from their portfolio area to the AONB Steering Committee.

Current Steering Committee Members

Natural England and Isle of Wight Council as principal funding partners nominate two representatives each to form the core of the AONB Steering Committee. The Chairman and Portfolioholders are elected from the AONB Advisory Group.

Chairman - Tony Tutton

Vice Chairman and Community & Parish Portfolio - Denis Russell
Natural England - Andy Gordon
Natural England - Lorraine Huggett
Isle of Wight Council - Councillor Vanessa Churchman
Coastal Portfolio - David Court
Historic Environment Portfolio - Vicky Basford
Landowning & Farming Portfolio - Geoffrey Case
Rural Business Portfolio - David Groves
Nature Conservation Portfolio - Richard Grogan
Recreation Portfolio - Jill Green
Tourism Portfolio - Steve Blamire

Senior Isle of Wight Council Officer in attendance - Bill Murphy
AONB Unit Personnel

  AONB STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Please click on the relevant date below for a pdf of the minutes for that meeting. 

08 May 2008

07 February 2008

13 December 2007

11 October 2007

19 July 2007

22 February 2007

14 December 2006

05 October 2006

20 July 2006

04 May 2006

16 February 2006

01 December 2005

08 September 2005

23 June 2005

28 April 2005