Anthony and his wife have lived in Canford Cliffs ward since the early 1990s and brought up their three children here. He is semi-retired from a career in business and corporate finance. He works as a conservation volunteer on Brownsea Island for the Dorset Wildlife Trust and walk leader for the National Trust and is a Non-Exec Director of Cosmetic Warriors Ltd, the master licence company for LUSH.

His interests are rewilding, ecology, sailing and fishing.

He joined the committee in 2023 and has made several successful Community Infrastructure Levy fund bids on behalf of the group. Anthony is also the Chair of the Lilliput Neighbourhood Forum which is creating a development plan for the area. He was formerly a committee member of Sandbanks Community Group from 2018 to 2023, which gave him experience of dealing with many local stakeholders and representative bodies.

Poole is my hometown, and our family home was close to Penn Hill Village. Family walks through Branksome Chine to the beach are fond memories. Our family business was in the hotel industry. After starting my career in hotels in Scotland, I emigrated to Canada, continuing to work in hotels. Later I moved from hotels into finance and banking. I later returned to the UK to continue my career in international banking.

About 6 years ago I returned to live in Lilliput and continue to work in finance. I enjoy sailing and golf as well as being involved in community matters. I am an active member of the Rotary Club of Poole, and participate in their various programs – supporting toddlers, various youth programs, community art & theatre projects, local charities and international causes. I am particularly close to charity work in Uganda supporting Poole Hospital and promoting peace the world over.

I have lived in Lilliput since October 1984, having moved to take up a lecturing post at the local College and University. I feel passionate about the need to protect the unique character of Lilliput, especially from development which is out of place.

I joined the management committee for DLC in 2011 and took up the position of Chair in 2021. Prior to this, I was also member of the Planning and Regeneration Department’s Community Working Group for Resident Associations & Community Groups.

I have retired from lecturing but continue with consultancy work for the Institute of Commercial Management.

Alasdair and his wife have had their home in Lower Parkstone for over 35 years and now live in Whitecliff, with two of their three sons and their families living nearby. His career was in export and international management in the steel industry with more than 25 years in overseas postings, including South Africa, India, Middle East and Far East, always returning home to Poole when on leave.

Alasdair has had a long involvement with the local Neighbourhood Watch and is Treasurer of the Association of Dorset Watches. He is a member of Rotary Parkstone Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), of which he is Treasurer and a past President (2023/2024). He enjoys cycling, walking and going to the gym and is a regular RIB driver for sail racing in Poole Harbour.

I am relatively new to Lilliput and have lived here part time since 2017 and more recently full time with my partner Simon. 

I have worked in the property industry for over 35 years and am passionate about how property and public spaces can be used to enliven an area and bring communities together and enhance local neighbourhoods. I believe our environment is very important in influencing how we feel and engage with it and those around us.

My interests are meeting new people, enjoying the outdoors, walking, cycling, gardening, skiing, and visiting historic places of interest, as well as spending time with family and friends. Since moving here, I have enjoyed learning to kayak and paddleboard and delighting in what Poole Harbour has to offer. I learnt to windsurf in Poole Harbour in 1984…and always wanted to live here.

I have been a regular visitor to Poole Harbour for many years and had a holiday home for ten years before moving here full time. David and I have lived in Lilliput for the past four years and recognise how lucky we are to live and work in such a special and unique place.

I worked in the interior design and property development business for some 35 years. I set up and ran my own successful business in 1990 in Surrey and after selling in 2018 we moved to the area full time.

I have always had an interest and been engaged in many sports and today enjoy yoga, cycling, walking and water-based activities including kayaking and paddle boarding. I enjoy the theatre, particularly anything to do with dance. I have been a member of SCG for many years as I believe in local community and how effective such groups can be. I am also part of the editorial staff at the RMYC where we have launched a new club magazine, The Cannon.

Dianne’s family moved to Canford Cliffs in 1968 and then my husband, Jon, and I settled in Sandbanks Road in Lilliput in 1976.

When I left school, I worked at BDH Chemicals (which became Merck) in Poole in their Research labs. After the birth of our children, I changed direction and helped my husband establish our Accountancy business which we still run today. My interests include travelling, walking and dancing.

Having been a resident in Lilliput for nearly 50 years, I have seen the area change almost beyond recognition but would not live anywhere else. It is still a lovely place to live and the hard work by the other committee members to ensure that the area is enjoyed by residents and visitors alike has inspired me to join the committee to further this aim.

I have previously been involved in the Sandbanks, Canford Cliffs and Branksome Park Neighbourhood Watch as Auditors and newsletter distributer and have collaborated with the SCG Group.

Sue, a retired teacher, has resided in Lilliput for over 40 years and has joined the Committee to lead and relaunch a ‘Campaign for Sensible Tree Management’ in Poole.

Sue raised a petition in 2012 with over 300 signatures which was presented by her to the Borough of Poole Council, calling on the council to review Area Orders, provide balance between public and private amenity, giving greater consideration to homeowners and implement any necessary changes to legislation.

After several meetings, Sue addressed the Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee, held on 4th July 2013 and stated that: “A measured approach to the pruning and reduction in canopy heights would not negatively impact on the tree landscape and would enhance the lives of so many residents.” She does not advocate indiscriminate tree felling but the current legislation is clearly, too restrictive on homeowners and too much emphasis is placed on ‘public amenity’ rather than the welfare of the private landowner.

It was Moved, Seconded and Recommended by the committee in July 2013 that the Portfolio Holder approves a schedule/programme for the review of Area Orders, that proper consideration be given to the concerns of residents when determining applications for tree works. As this has never happened, the Campaign continues to uphold the Council’s commitment.

Garry was born in 1959 and lived in London’s East End until 1966, then until 2019 in Surrey. He and his wife, moved to Lilliput in Dec 2019. His interest in music and recording led to a career in the recording industry, designing & equipping studios for (mostly) rock/pop stars, producers, composers, etc.  

Garry has been married to Diane since 1987, and they have two sons and one granddaughter. His loves are family, food, travel, sunshine, boats… His hates are politics, conforming without good reason, the ‘sheeple’ attitude, beliefs that one human is less or more than another. He has no time at all for ‘titles’, inc ‘royals’ and hates the media. He hasn’t read a newspaper or watched TV news since 1976 and no evidence that he should consider changing 😂

Garry wants to campaign to make the roads of Lilliput safer and to end the scourge of ‘boy racers’ speeding with loud exhausts, which is plaguing the neighbourhood.

My wife and I have lived in Dorset for forty years and in Evening Hill for twenty years. I have spent all my working life in the Aerospace and Defence industry. From apprentice to CEO. We are both practicing Christians and have passion to help the homeless, having served with Faithworks Wessex and Sleepsafe, getting people off the streets over winter months.

We love living by the water and when visiting relatives in the Cotswolds, where we brought up a young family, we can’t wait to get back here, with its big skies and the sea.

I am the first port of call in planning matters and can guide members in the right direction when making representations to BCP planning department.

We are currently seeking a volunteer to take the minutes of committee meetings, or to summarise an AI notetaker if preferred.

Harry was active on the committee from 2006 to 2024 and chair from 2019 to 2021, and in recognition of his service was made Emeritus President at the 2025 AGM.