All Members of the Youth Council share in groups a Youth Council Mentor. The Mentor would be someone who has experience in working on and with other councils and are there to be approachable for the Youth Councillors. In the first year there were a total of five mentors who worked extremely well with the Youth Councillors.

 

Cllr Adrian Coomber is Chairman of the Town Council Recreation Committee, Chairman of the Neighbourhood Action Group and Coordinator of the Extreme Wheels Project. Cllr Coomber is a great help when documents and pieces of writing need checking over. Not only that but Cllr Coomber believes very strongly in the Youth and helps boost our reputation in any way possible.

 

Janet Eustace is the Town Clerk for Carterton and acts as Secretary on Carterton Town Council. Janet does all the administration like minutes, agendas, letters, press releases etc. and she is the point of contact at the Town Hall. Janet is a great help to all the Youth Councillors and gives great advice when it comes to writing letters and approaching other committees.

 

Cllr Phill Scott was Town Mayor from 2006 to 2008, he is Chairman of the Chamber of Trade and a Neighbourhood Action Group member. Phill is the Managing Director of Philserve. Phill helps out when needed and gives Youth Councillors opportunities to work their own way.

 

Cllr Maxine Crossland is the current Mayor of Carterton. Cllr Mrs Crossland is a retired School Teacher and now a Town Councillor, she was elected Mayor of Carterton in 2008. Cllr Crossland has been a great help to all Youth Councillors by making the Youth Council aware of any upcoming events and helping us in time of panic.

 

Cllr Dee Bulley

Cllr Dee Bulley has been a Town Councillor for 30 years, she has also been Mayor 5 times! Cllr Bulley is always there when a Youth Councillor is in need of help and has contributed alot of encouragement to the Youth Councillors.

 

Shelley Maxfield is well known for being the Area Youth worker at the Allandale Youth Centre. Shelley has added so much to the Youth Council. Shelley organised the Laser Tag trip last year and helped with every project that the Youth Council took part in. Shelley is a great help when it comes to organising events and always offers the Allandale facilities. Shelley is very approachable, If there is something you want to talk about in private Shelley will always be there to listen and will always help out when needed.