John Birch - Totnes
John Birch lives in Totnes with his wife Lynne and has done so since 1999. Before that he lived in Wiltshire and served on the North Wiltshire District Council as deputy leader of the Council. Until recently he was a consultant solicitor specialising in construction. He is project leader for the £4 million project to restore and renovate St Mary's Church in Totnes and chair of the recently formed St Mary's Totnes Heritage Trust, whose aims include raising funds for heritage and conservation projects in Totnes. He has been successful in obtaining NLHF funding for this important Totnes project as well as raising local funding.
John is constantly making Totnes's voice heard within the council chamber and offices at South Hams District Council. He is involved in several local campaigns including that to save the boatyard at Baltic Wharf on the river Dart in Totnes, as well as supporting the campaign to bring about the ATMOS project on the former Dairy Crest site.
