At their full council meeting on Monday 27th March, Warminster Town Councillors voted to co-opt Mr Jack Jones to be town councillor to fill the vacancy for Warminster East Ward.
Three candidates put themselves forward for the vacancy complete an application form and all three gave a presentation to Councillors at the meeting.
The successful candidate, is 33 years old and has lived in Warminster for the vast majority of his life, attending Avenue Primary School and then on to Kingdown. Jack studied Business Management in Plymouth and is currently employed with Parsley Box. Jack covers all Business Development worldwide with projects mainly in the UK and Europe. He is hugely passionate about anything sport or environmental related.
Jack is an active volunteer for many local community groups in and around the Warminster area such as Warminster Action Group and can regularly be seen at the Warminster Atheneum where he has helped raise over £7000 for the Trust since August 2022 which goes on to support the maintenance and improve of the venue.
Councillor Jones said, “By becoming a town councillor I hope to be able to have a larger impact on the local community and help improve our beautiful town for everyone who lives or visits the area.
The way the council have improved the lake pleasure grounds over the past few years has been an inspiration. Taking it from being a lovely but basic town park to a highly visited venue that is capable of hosting many different events and activities which I have had the pleasure of attending. I believe in a community first approach and hope to represent the people of Warminster to the best of my ability.”
Mayor, Councillor Chris Robbins, thanked all the candidates for their time and presentations, adding that with town council elections due in May 2025 there was the opportunity for them and other local residents to put themselves forward in the future
Last modified: 28 March 2023
