Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, Text Only Version, Forum Structure

Navigation

Welsh Version | Forum Structure | Objectives | Funders

End of Navigation

Main Content

Forum Structure

Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, chaired by Nick Ainger MP, is made up of individuals as well as private, public and voluntary organisations. On a day-to-day basis Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum is run by Forum Officer Tonia Forsyth and Assistant Forum Officer Katherine Lucas. Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum's Management Group, chaired by Edward Holdaway, meets quarterly. Members are: Carolyn Heeps: The Crown Estate. Ted Sangster: Milford Haven Port Authority. Alison Smith: Welsh Development Agency. Stephen Hurr: Pembrokeshire County Council. Steve Morris: Pembrokeshire College. Paul Varallo: Environment Agency Wales. Nic Wheeler: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. David Worrall: Countryside Council For Wales.
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum is also guided by a Steering Committee. This consists of members of the management group (see above), with the addition of the chairs from each of the eleven Topic Groups. They are Steven Alderman, NFU: Agriculture and Rural Land Use. Ged Davies, Environment Agency Wales: Marine Pollution and Water Quality. Andrew Brown, Milford Docks Company: Marine Industry, Business and Commerce. Robin Crump, Environmental Consultant: Nature Conservation and Environment. David Fletcher, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority: Energy. Jonathan Hughes, National Trust: Landscape and Cultural Heritage. Mark Andrews, Milford Haven Port Authority: Ports, Shipping and Transport. David Reed, Pembrokeshire Business Initiative: Tourism, Recreation and Access. Stephen Thompson, Aquaculture Consultant: Fisheries and Aquaculture. Emyr Williams, Pembrokeshire County Council: Coastal Protection and Flood Defence. Sue Mackie, Planed: Communities and Education. The Steering Committee meet at least one a year. They help develop the strategic framework of Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum and respond to consultations on strategic issues. They also agree the annual programme for Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum and discuss the work of the Topic Groups, their structure, and areas of integration and conflict.

Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum's Management Group meets quarterly. The current members are:
CHAIRMAN: Edward Holdaway, Freelance Advisor.
Edward Holdaway is a freelance adviser in rural affairs, specialising in protected landscapes. For many years he worked for the Countryside Commission, where he had a close involvement with the planning and management of Heritage Coasts. He is also a Wales Assembly Government appointee to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. He represents the Authority on the Pembrokeshire Energy Agency and PLANED, of which he is Vice-Chairman.
Stephen Hurr, Pembrokeshire County Council.
Stephen Hurr is the Development Plans Officer for Pembrokeshire County Council. He manages the Development Plans Unit (this produces the Joint Unitary Development Plan), the Countryside Unit (PROW, Common Land, Biodiversity) and the Data Unit (Planning data/GIS). He is also chair for Pembrokeshire Marine cSAC Relevant Authorities Group.
Dr. Carolyn Heeps, The Crown Estate. Dr. Carolyn Heeps is Marine Environmental Policy Manager for The Crown Estate. She has responsibility for general environmental matters and also the Marine Stewardship Fund.
Nic Wheeler, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Nic Wheeler is Chief Executive of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, formerly serving as the Deputy and then National Park Officer. He is also Planning Adviser to the WLGA, a member of the RTPI’s Natural Environment and Countryside Panel, and Welsh Planning Policy Panel, as well as a member of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Land Use Planning Forum and Wales Coastal and Maritime Initiative.
Ted Sangster, Milford Haven Port Authority. Ted Sangster joined Milford Haven Port Authority as General Manager (now Chief Executive) in 1998. His career has been spent in the transport industry including three years as Director General of the British International Freight Association. His other titles also include director of The Milford Docks Company, and Chairman of D.V Howells Ltd.
Dr. Steve Morris – Pembrokeshire College. Dr. Steve Morris is currently Higher Education Tutor in the Faculty of Business, Science and Service Industries, Course Co-ordinator of HND/BSc Coastal Zone and Marine Environment Studies and Director of the Coastal Zone and Marine Environment Research Unit at Pembrokeshire College.
He was the initial facilitator for the steering group which developed the Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum Project and secretary to that group until full-time staff were appointed.
Paul Varallo – Environment Agency Wales. Paul Varallo is the Environment Manager (West) for Environment Agency Wales. He is responsible for all environmental outcomes in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion for which the Agency has responsibility. These include regulation of discharges and emissions to air land and water, regulation of abstractions and impoundments, the regulation and management of salmonid and freshwater fisheries,and the promotion of conservation and recreation associated with Agency activities.
Alison Smith – Welsh Development Agency (WDA). Alison Smith is the Environment Manager for WDA's South West Division.
Alison is responsible for the Division's Environment Programme and team, developing the Business and Environment, and Landscape Working For Wales
programmes. She also has responsibility for biodiversity matters and development and implementation of the sustainable development policy together with the agency's corporate team.
David Worrall – Countryside Council For Wales.