Cllr Richard Hobbs
| Name | : | Richard Hobbs |  |
| Role | : | Chair of Community Engagement & Consultation Panel and Local Scrutiny Lead Member | |
| Member Type | : | County Councillor | |
| Date of Appointment | : | 23 June 2009 | |
| End of Term | : | June 2013 | |
| Address | : | Airfield Farm Bearley Stratford upon Avon CV37 0EX |
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| Contact Tel Number | : | 01789 730331 | |
| : | cllrhobbs@warwickshire.gov.uk | ||
| Authority Committee Membership | : | ||
| Additional Responsibilities | : | Community Engagement & Consultation Panel |
Biography:
Councillor Richard Hobbs has served as a county councillor for 13 years, first in Wootton Wawen then in his current division of Aston Cantlow.
The safety of his community is of the utmost importance to him and he holds the portfolio of community protection in the cabinet. He is also a member of the Police authority and is chair of the Fire Authority, plus being a member of the National Fire Services Management Committee.
Holding the post of Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Community Protection and sitting on the Police Authority, Richard is ideally placed to bring together the two bodies, enabling joint working, and also chairing the Local Area Agreement Block of the LAA which means all partners within Warwickshire are able to work together. This has proved challenging at times, but we are now seeing the results of joint working which is making Warwickshire a safer place to live.
Richard’s interest in politics stems back to the 60s when watching the problems besetting industry led him to join the Conservative Association. With a strong interest in farming and local village matters he first of all became a member of Bearley Parish Council. After taking that first step, Richard then went on to become a County Councillor and serve his community on a much wider scale.
Cllr Hobbs’ earliest memory is attending Cubs at the back of Woolworths in Warwick and also recalls seeing his grandfather roasting an ox at Warwick Mop.
This was the precursor to a life in agriculture; Cllr Hobs was still running the farm as recently as 2005 in Bearley where he lives with wife Valerie. Both of his children, Andrew and Georgina are married, living in London and Herefordshire respectively.
A passionate lover of Warwickshire, his ideal day would take place in the county. He would take a walk in the wood on his farm, visit some of the county’s lesser know buildings such as the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick or Mary Arden’s House. Finishing off with a visit to the village pub supplying local ales and a concert at St Mary’s Church.
His most admired historical figure is Sir Isaac Newton and shows some of the renowned scientist’s patience in his favourite film, the 23 hour epic ‘Heimat: life in Rural Germany 1918-65’.
