Ashford EDG October 2026 Minutes
Ashford Economic Development Group – October 2026 minutes
Nettie Buss (AB) – Chair
Phil Galpin (PG)
Tim Sheppard (TS)
Richard Stafford (RS)
Tom Shaw-Dunn (TS-D)
Dan Sherlock (DS)
Aisha Button (ABB)
Lucy Clark (LC)
Andrew Osborne (AO)
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE RECEIVED FROM
Tudor Price (TP)
Doug Jackson (DJ)
James McComas (JM)
Peter Heritage (PH)
Natalie Ward (NW)
Katie Hodson (KH)
- NOTICE AND QUORUM
The chair reported that enough notice of the meeting had been duly given and that a quorum was present. The chair declared that the meeting was open at 8.30am.
- APPROVAL OF PRIOR MINUTES
Minutes of the board meeting held on 25th September 2026 had already been approved. The chair had been authorised to sign them as a complete record of the relevant meeting.
- ANY MATTERS ARISING/PREVIOUS MEETING
None discussed
- BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
Maria Callow has resigned from the AEDG due to work commitments. AB & TP have thanked Maria for her time spent as part of the group and her commitment to minutes and planning.
Discussions with regards to the AEDG priorities for 2027 were discussed and AB will now discuss further with TP ahead of the November meeting.
AB passed on thanks for the full attendance in September and the feedback from that meeting which was well received.
- ANY OTHER BUSINESS
None discussed
AB thanked AEDG members for their continued support.
Date of next meeting – 19th November 2026 (no meeting in December).
There was no further business and therefore the chair declared that the meeting was closed at 10am.
