I am sad to report the resignation of Bernard Pearce, one of our Parish Councillors. Bernie has been an active member of the Parish Council team for a number of years now although only co-opted at the start of the pandemic.
Businesses have experienced many challenges throughout the pandemic and the demands on Bernie’s consultancy work have been even greater than he could have imagined. This has placed the time he has available for the Parish Council under increasing pressure, finally forcing him to tender his resignation. I am immensely grateful to him for his reliability and good advice throughout this tricky period for him. He has always had the interests of the residents of Alderley Edge at heart and we all owe him a huge vote of thanks for his volunteering.
Bernie has been very conscious of the excellent group of potential Councillors we have standing in the wings, ready to step forward to serve the Village. He was determined that his change of circumstances did not impact on the enthusiasm of these new talents who are capable of giving a full commitment to the Parish Council for the future.
Although standing down, I am delighted that Bernie has agreed to act as an advisor to the Parish Council in the future. We value our wider team of experienced professionals immensely and knowing Bernie is with them is reassuring.
All of my colleagues on the Parish Council team wish Bernie Pearce well and offer our thanks for his hard work, reliability and commitment. A top man.
Mike Dudley-Jones
Chairman