Crawley Town Deal Board

The Town Deal Board has evolved from the Crawley Economic Recovery Task Force (CERT) which was originally established in 2020 in response to the economic crisis brought about by Covid-19.

The Town Deal Board comprises representatives of local businesses, community and public organisations and is responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of the Crawley Towns Fund Programme; a £ 21.1 million package of transformative regeneration schemes designed to unlock jobs and boost economic activity in the town.

Board membership

Attendees

Chris Maidment (Chair) - Local Business Representative
Cllr Atif Nawaz - CBC Cabinet Member for Planning & Economic Development
 

Business and economy representation

Alison Addy - Gatwick Airport Ltd, Head of Community Engagement
Sally Brown - Gatwick Diamond Business, Chief Executive
Ana Christie - Chief Executive, Sussex Chamber of Commerce
Adam Godfrey - SHW, Senior Partner
Brett North - Chairman & Chief Executive, Gatwick Diamond Initiative
Suzanne Holloway - Vail Williams, Partner (Planning)
Tony Middleton - Coast to Capital, COO
Jo Downes - Head of Workplace and Wellbeing, Nestle
Steve Sawyer - Manor Royal Business District Ltd, Executive Director 
Jeremy Taylor - The Company Connector, MD
Vicky Beard - Natwest, Associate Director
Peter Rainier - DMH Stallard, Head of Planning
Emily Wood - DMH Stallard, Partner
Paul Scrivens - Director, Chief Executive, Love Local Jobs
Richard Lennard - Economic Partnerships Manager, Gatwick Airport
Paul MacConnalogue - Director, Commercial Banking, Natwest

Community and public body representatives

Peter Lamb MP - MP for Crawley
Louise Blackwell - Creative Director, Creative Crawley
Ian Duke - Chief Executive, Crawley Borough Council
Nick Burrell - West Sussex C.C Strategic Programme Manager
Rev. Steve Burston - Vicar, St Johns Church, Crawley
Emma Cross - Citizens Advice Bureau, Chief Executive
Sam Lucas - Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Harry Colquhoun-Flannery - Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
Paul Rolfe - Director, Chichester College Group 
Cllr Michael Jones - Leader, Crawley Borough Council
Cllr Bob Lanzer - West Sussex C.C. - Cabinet Member Economy 
Kathryn Ripley - Community Development Manager, Crawley BC
Karl Parks - Crawley Community Action
Chris Cook - Crawley Community Youth Services, CEO
Kelly Long - Employment Engagement Lead, DWP Surrey & Sussex
Clem Smith - Head of Economy and Planning, Crawley BC 
Daran Bennet - CEO, DanceHub CIC
Inspector Steve Turner - Sussex Police
Davina Christmas - Arts Council England
Darren Ford - Crawley Town FC Community Dev. Manager
Toby Shaw - Chief Executive, Crawley Community Action
Dean Wynter - Crawley College (Vice Principal)
Carolin Martlew - Head of Corporate Finance, Crawley BC
Fouzia Harrington - Programme Director, West Sussex Strategy, NHS Sussex
Adam Joolia - Audio Active
Wendy Bell - Crawley & Gatwick Chamber Company
Kate Thorpe - Head of Business Partnerships, University of Sussex
Claire Potter - Director of Research & Innovation Services, University of Sussex 

Secretariat

Lynn Hainge - CBC, Economic Regeneration Manager
Nigel Tidy - CBC, Towns Fund Programme Manager
 

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