OUR COUNCILLORS
Ken Arlett
Mayor of Henley 1993-1994, 2019-2020, 2020-2021
Henley Town Council: 1991 – 1999, 2000-2007, 2017-present
South Oxfordshire District Council: 1991-1999, 2003-2007, 2019 – present
Committees & Current Positions
Planning (Vice-Chair), Finance Strategy & Management, Joint Henley & Harpsden Neighbourhood Plan, 353–357 Reading Road (HTC – Chair) Planning, (SODC)
Ken says: “Why be a Councillor? Enjoyment!! Especially when something successful is completed. It is like joining any organisation, you normally become a member because you want to help out, and hope you can make a difference”.
Donna Crook
First elected in 2018.
Donna has lived in Henley since 1994, has three grown-up children and runs her own crafts business locally.
Stefan Gawrysiak
Mayor of Henley 2013-2014
Town Council Service 2011 – present
District Council Service 2015 – present
County Council Sevice 2017 – present
Committees & current positions held
HTC – Planning, Putting Green Working Group (Chair) Transport Strategy Committee (Chair)
SODC – Scrutiny, Joint Scrutiny, Climate Emergency & Ecological Group, Joint Constitutional review committee (Chair)
OCC – Remuneration Committee and Planning.
Stefan says: “I’m working my socks off to improve roads and traffic in Henley.”
Kellie Hinton
Mayor of Henley 2017-2018
Town Council Service 2011 – present
District Council Service 2019 – present
Committees & Current Positions Held
Recreation & Amenities (Vice-Chair), Town & Community, Henley in Bloom (VC), Events (VC), Signage Working Group, Townlands Steering Group, Open Spaces. (HTC)
Licensing Acts and General Licensing (Chair), Community Grants (SODC)
Kellie says: “I am proud to be HRG, roll my sleeves up and get my hands dirty working for the good of the town. Henley is special but it won’t be if it is left in the hands of a national party where our residents don’t have priority.”
John Hooper
Town Council Service 2019 – Present
Committees
Town & Community, Recreation & Amenities
Glen Lambert
Mayor of Henley 2018-2019
Town Council Service 2017 – present
Committees & current positions held
Town and Community (Chair) & Recreation and Amenities
Glen says: “I have never felt so well-informed as I do now. I like being a Councillor because I enjoy helping to shape the town. I get to express my opinions and vote in the meetings where all the decisions are made. I like listening to the opinions of others and learning more about our town, the issues we have, and the solutions proposed”.
Sarah Miller
Mayor of Henley 2021
Town Council Service 2015 – Present
Committees & current positions held
Ex-officio on all HTC standing committees
Events sub-committee (chair)
Sarah says: “I really enjoy the interaction with the Henley folk and seeing things done for the good of the Town. It’s no use being a Town Councillor and not getting your hands dirty “.
Ian Reissmann
Mayor of Henley 2005-2006
Town Council Service 2003 – Present
Committees & current positions held
Finance, Strategy & Management (Chair), Town and Community, Townlands Steering Group (Chair)
Ian says: “I like to put something back into Henley. I complain when I think things are not right, so I feel I have help to find a solution. It can be frustrating, but things can be changed. That’s the reward. When I stop enjoying it, I will stop doing it”.
Rob Romans
Town Council Service 2019 – Present
Committees & Current Positions Held
Finance, Strategy & Management (Vice-chair), Planning
Michelle Thomas
Deputy Mayor 2021
Town Council Service 2019 – Present
Committees & Current Positions Held
Planning (Chair), Town and Community, Neighbourhood Plan
Previous Positions Held
Planning (Vice-chair)