our team

Adam has lived in Tollesbury for the past six years and has over fifteen years of experience working in the environmental sector. He has a passion for trees with a background in arboriculture and ecology, which he studied at university, Adam brings both academic knowledge and practical expertise. He has been part of the tree planting projects throughout the village as well as leading on the community orchard project. His career and passion reflects a long-standing commitment to the natural environment and he is keen to improve the village that he has come to call home.

Angela has had a lifelong passion for horticulture, wildlife and the great outdoors. She is a member of the Essex Wildlife Trust, RSPB, Woodland Trust and RHS. Now retired, her career focused on care and health services for vulnerable adults, including as a social worker, lecturer, manager and consultant. Angela enjoys hiking, keeping fit, writing, and raising money for WaterAid – she can often be found chatting to people at her charity plant stall on Station Road. She is a proud Devonian who has grown webbed feet and adapted to the marshlands of Essex having lived here for the past 35 years.

Ian has over 30 years’ experience in the mobile telecommunications industry and has held senior positions with mobile operators in Europe and the Caribbean. Before working in the private sector, he had a 16-year career as an Engineering Officer in the Royal Air Force. During the last 15 years he has done consultancy work for a number of telecommunications businesses globally. Ian’s skills include technical, regulatory and commercial management and business improvement. Ian has a degree in Electrical Engineering and is a Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. He is a keen sailor, regularly sailing up and down the East Coast. He is passionate about the marine environment.

Mark is a Partner in Land Management Services, a farming and conservation business in Tollesbury. The farm, run with his wife and parents-in-law, is managed with biodiversity and wildlife habitat a priority in all decision making. Mark is a keen advocate for sustainable farming practices, regularly attending agricultural shows to highlight the benefits of conservation grazing, and is happy to share his list of over 100 bird species spotted on and around the farm. Having studied physics at university Mark is also heavily involved in TCP’s energy group and uses the heat pump installation on his own house as an example of switching successfully to renewable technologies.

Phil is one of the founding members of TCP. He spent three years in the Merchant Navy followed by 27 years as Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary of a multinational involved in garment manufacture. Prior to retiring he worked as Financial Controller and Company Secretary for a Fellow Member of the Association for Chartered Accountancy. Phil’s three children passed through Tollesbury School. His retirement started with the building of a replica Bridlington Skiff with which to float about the creeks of the Blackwater collecting seaweed for the allotment.

Richard is a hydrogeologist and environmental scientist who specialises in water pollution from landfill sites. He works for the University of Southampton, from his home in Tollesbury, and runs research projects in the UK and abroad. Richard loves the outdoors, but also his home comforts. He enjoys cooking and entertaining, supping local beers, making bread and marmalade, and running off the calories! He can sometimes be seen around the sea wall and at the occasional Park Run on Mersea or at Maldon Prom.

We are currently looking for someone to coordinate the transport and travel group. If interested, please email hello@tollesburyclimate.org

We are currently looking for someone to coordinate the Community Engagement group. If interested, please email hello@tollesburyclimate.org