Chipping Campden Town Council

Cllr Michael Allchin

I have a successful track record for getting things done in business and the community. I have lived locally for twelve years, and until recently commuted into Birmingham where I was Chief Executive of the Birmingham Assay Office where I implemented a successful diversification programme. I was active in the community too, as an elected Director of The Responsible Jewellery Council, seeking to raise the ethical, humanitarian and environmental standards of companies mining and trading diamonds and precious metals in the third world, and I was a Director of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Community Trust that represented local views to Birmingham City Council. That included heavy input into a Neighbourhood Plan, something that Chipping Campden urgently needs. I am independent of any party. I believe local communities need to stand on their own two feet, act together, help each other and those in need, and get things done.