Bill & Margaret Nelson retire from Seale and Sands Parish Council

After the May AGM of the Parish Council we saw the retirement of our Chairman Bill Nelson after 28 years service and his wife Margaret who has served as Clerk for the last 22 years. Bill was elected Chairman at his first meeting and initially Margaret became clerk only temporarily to cover maternity leave.

Bill has given over so much of his time to the Parish Council, serving the community and has helped shape numerous initiatives benefiting the villages over the years, it is sad to see him go after such long service.

A presentation of an engraved glass award was made to Bill and a bouquet of flowers to Margaret, along with a garden centre voucher worth £385 , all from kind donations from residents. Many thanks to those who contributed to make these gifts possible.

Bill said, “After over 50 years combined service on the Parish Council, we want to thank everyone for their support over this time. We would also like to thank everyone for the very generous gift, which was such a surprise and very much appreciated.”

We wish both Bill and Margaret the very best in their retirement from the Parish Council.

From all the Parish Council.