Councillor Jonathan Ball

Jonathan and his family moved to Frisby on the Wreake from Coalville in June 2016 – they live on Water Lane.

After leaving full time education, Jonathan worked for Leicestershire County Council, where he studied accountancy. He then moved into the family business, Stirling Solutions Limited - an IT Software Company, specialising in providing computerised solutions to the Logistics industry – where today he is the Sales Director. In reality, he is practically running the business himself.

When not working, you will find him supporting his beloved Leicester City football club. Having been supporting Leicester City since the early 1980's, it is fair to say that he is by no means a glory supporter! In his heart he will of course forever live in the 2015 / 2016 season.

When time allows, he also enjoys attending the theatre and music concerts, and occasionally gets an opportunity to play eighteen holes at Longcliffe Golf Club. He and his wife Trena are popular and regular attendees and supporters of the many social functions in and around the village - the Village Hall (for which he is a representative of the Village Hall Committee), Wine Appreciation Society, Frisby Players and Frisby Live, to name just a few. Jonathan is quite the socialite!

Jonathan's view is that now is the time for people to work together, to share their experience and knowledge of all that has gone before, and to provide guidance and support, to help shape the future for Frisby on the Wreake. He is very much looking forward to working closely with his fellow Councillors, and all residents within the village, to support Frisby on the Wreake and to ensure it continues to thrive as the beautiful and friendly village that it is.

Jonathan lives with his wife Trena, and their children, Thomas and Emily. They have lived in Leicestershire all of their lives, and are proud to call Frisby on the Wreake their home.

Councillor Alex Warwick

Alex has lived in the village for the past 12 years, at Garden Cottage on Well Field Lane.

He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Contaminated Land Consultant, and is the co-owner of Nicholls Colton Group in Leicester – a specialist civil engineering business. He has been with Nicholls Colton for over 30 years, starting out as a junior engineer, and eventually becoming the Chairman.

In his other life, Alex is a highly regarded and very exciting drummer. Some of you will have seen him performing at Frisby Live. He plays in numerous bands, covering every genre from rock to jazz. He plays for internationally acclaimed Genesis Tribute 'iGenesis'; he has a significant presence on YouTube (2 million views of his drum videos); he is sponsored by his drum kit manufacturer, and last year he was voted in a readers poll as one of the world's top 10 'edrummers' (he plays a very advanced electronic kit). Once or twice a year he goes on tour in Germany, playing with musicians from UK, France and Germany. He is currently recording for an American artist.

Alex was actively involved in objecting to the various large developments proposed in our village, using his professional expertise to assist villagers where he could. On behalf of residents, he spoke at the Water Lane Planning Committee Meeting, since the issues there were very much a part of his expertise. He also got involved in the Cook's land objections.

Alex lives with his wife Jackie and daughter Robyn, who is presently at 6^th form. His son Daniel is at Lancaster University. They have three cats and two guinea pigs.

Jackie was a member of NPAC and one of the principal authors of our Neighbourhood Plan. She is now the Tree Warden for Frisby.

If you've not seen Alex at Frisby Live, you may have seen him in his lycra riding his ludicrously expensive racing bike. He's a keen cyclist and he used to race – and still has the shaved legs to prove it!

Councillor Sharon Reason

Sharon has lived in the village for four years, at Carrfields House, Church Lane.

She is a Shoe Maker, and has worked in the Shoe Business for over 35 years. She started out at the British United Shoe Machinery Company, and then moved to Thailand and later China to work for Lacoste. Sharon's current company, L&E International, is an American Engineering/Packaging business based in New York – she has worked for L&E for 11 years. In the course of her work, Sharon travels extensively around the world, including the US, Asia and Europe.

Sharon's real passion is for Football – in particular girls / ladies football. She is the driving force and Chair of the local Asfordby Amateurs Ladies, Girls and Inclusive Football Club. She set up the Ladies section in 1999, and her husband, Jim set up the Inclusive section a few years later. Sharon and Jim helped set up the girl's section together, and they now have over 200 players. She is always on the prowl looking for more female football talent!

As a Councillor, Sharon hopes to improve village life and to help make Frisby an even better place to live. As a Master Advanced Motorist she hopes to use this knowledge to help improve the safety in the village.

Sharon lives with Husband Jim and their two Cockerpoo's, who seem to know more people in the village than they do. Her daughter and son in law live in Pocklington, near York, and they have two grandchildren.

Nick has lived in Leicestershire most of his life and was born in Melton Mowbray and moved to Frisby in 1985
He worked most of his working life in Senior Management positions within the Distribution and Logistics Industry and Mechanical Engineering divisions of British Road Services (now DHL) Allied Domecq Spirits and Wines. and finished his working career Assessing and Verifying portfolios for the Institute of The Motor Industry, The Institute of Road Transport Engineers and City and Guilds.

In his leisure time he has been involved for many years in helping run a number of Junior football teams which his son Steven played for, he enjoys going to the theatre with his wife to see various shows and plays and live bands when time allows, he likes to take his Motorhome out to rural sites and club meets all around the UK.
Nick has lived in Frisby for 38 years on Great Lane with his wife Anne and children John and Steven and has been an active member of the support staff for Frisby Players, Frisby Village Hall Committee and Frisby Live.

Nick was previously an active Parish Councillor and helped with the setting up of the Neighbourhood Plan and various other projects that were MBC or Village led.

Borough Councillor Ronan Browne

County Councillor Joe Orson

Home address: Parsonage House Paradise Lane Old Dalby Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 3NH

Phone: 01664 822272

Mobile: 07950 298383

Bus. email: joe.orson@leics.gov.uk

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