Neil represents Bathavon South ward which includes the villages of Freshford, Hinton Charterhouse, Midford, Monkton Combe, Shoscombe, South Stoke - where he lives, and Wellow. He is a member of the Liberal Democrat Party. He has lived here since 2004. Previously, he had served as a Borough councillor in the Swindon area for nine years, and 12 years as a parish councillor (twice as Chairman). He frequently attends local parish council meetings, when time permits. "It is good to see first-hand what goes on in your ward if you want to help your residents", Neil says. By profession, Neil is a career railway manager - having worked at almost all levels of the industry, in various locations. He holds degrees from London and City universities, and is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has also served a number of secondments - to a local enterprise agency (Bath Enterprise Ltd), a university, a professional institution, and the Corporation of Lloyd's. For some years now, he has served as Secretary to the (Great Britain-wide) Railway Heritage Committee, a statutory body sponsored by the Department for Transport. He works partly from home and partly from an office in Bristol - Temple Quay House, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Planning Inspectorate! His wife Charlotte Moore is a local artist, who exhibits regularly. She painted three of King Bladud's pigs for 2008, a baby elephant for London's 2010 'Elephant Parade', and a lion for the 'Lions of Bath' 2010. Charlotte and Neil are both qualified Teachers of English as a Foreign Language through Living Leaving English (see Reviews!). Neil has little time for teaching himself these days, but helps as best he can - especially with Business English. His particular interests locally are similar to those of his well-known predecessor Gitte Dawson:
Neil is always keen to hear from residents - with problems he might help you solve, or just suggestions as to how things could be done better. He, with help from Gitte and others, publishes a local newsletter - FOCUS - to keep residents informed. If you would like to read the latest one, you may download it from the bottom of this page. If you could help deliver FOCUS in your road, Neil would be very pleased to hear from you. Neil also maintains a blog, which contains details of his most recent activities. Neil maintains a list of e-mail addresses of people who would like to receive occasional topical news items, either affecting their local area (eg, Freshford's new shop), or major issues to do with Bath (eg: SouthGate development). Please let him know if you would like to be added to this list. You can contact Neil on – Tel: 01225 832256 E-mail: CllrNeilButters@aol.com
His postal address is –
Hillside Cottage Southstoke Lane South Stoke Bath BA2 7DN |
