Please note that with effect from 28th December 2020, there is now a Parish Councillor vacancy in East Ward.
A new councillor will be required so if you are interested please familiarise yourself with the procedures which can be found here and via the third party links. Keep an eye on our Facebook and website for further details and announcements.

Mark Fitzpatrick
Chairman & Parish Councillor for Brickhill East Ward
(01234) 357 259
20 Nursery Gardens, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 8DU
Mark has been a councillor on Brickhill Parish Council since it was set-up in May 2004, serving as Chair throughout this period. He had been a member of Brickhill Urban Community Council for a short period leading up to the setting up of Brickhill Parish. He has also been a Borough Councillor representing the Mallard Hill/Brickhill Drive area for eight years, while that area was in De Parys ward.
Mark has lived in Bedford for more than 30 years and works as an IT project manager. His personal interests include conservation, renewable energy and tackling fuel poverty. He served as a school governor for more than 20 years, most recently on Beauchamp Middle School’s governing body.

Peter Blakeman
Vice Chairman, Planning Committee Chairman & Parish Councillor for Brickhill East Ward
(01234) 355 952
15 Dove Road, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7AA
Peter is a retired industrial chemist who also worked at the European Technical Centre in St Neots, a division of a US based chemical company originally on research and development but for the final 10 years, as European Technical Co-ordinator.
Peter has lived in Brickhill for 50 years. He joined the Brickhill Urban Community Council in 2000 and was elected as a councillor in 2004 when it became a Parish Council. For the last eleven years he has been the Chair of the Planning Committee.
Since an early age Peter has been interested in sustainable transport – buses, cycling and trains – evolving over the years into environment, road safety and highway infrastructure.

Paula Brazier
Parish Councillor for Brickhill East Ward
(07500) 335 169
c/o Brickhill Parish Council, St Mark’s Church & Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, MK41 7UY
I have lived in the Parish of Brickhill for nearly 10 years with my husband and two children. I am very interested in environmental stewardship, sustainable development and education. I have been a geography teacher for 20 years and currently work as an Assistant Headteacher at St Thomas More within the Parish. This is my first role in local politics and I stand as an independent councillor. I look forward to representing the views of the Parishioners of the East Ward of Brickhill.

Stuart Green
Parish Councillor for Brickhill East Ward
(01234) 354 339
39 Larkway, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7AA.
Cllr Green was elected to this position in May 2019. Stuart represents the people of Brickhill East Ward in his capacity as Parish Councillor. He also sits on the Planning Committee.