Meet the Towns Fund Strategic Board

The City of Preston Town Deal Board is made up of a private sector Chair, local MPs, local government representatives for Preston, the Local Enterprise Partnership, community and local voluntary community representatives, local businesses and other organisations with an interest in the future development of Preston.

The current Preston Town Deal Board

• John Chesworth (Chair) - Managing Partner of Harrison Drury
• Rob Binns - Director of Cotton Court
• Councillor Matthew Brown - Leader of Preston City Council
• Councillor David Borrow - Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation at Preston City Council
• Adrian Phillips - Chief Executive of Preston City Council
• Chris Hayward - Director of Development and Housing at Preston City Council
• Jackie Wilding - Director of Resources at Preston City Council
• Chris Blackburn - Head of City Growth and Regeneration at Preston City Council
• Julie Palmer - Regeneration Manager at Preston City Council
• Sir Mark Hendrick - Member of Parliament for Preston
• Melanie Close - CEO of  Disability Equality North West
• Kelly Illingworth - Turner - Assistant Principal at Cardinal Newman
• Beckie Joyce - Radics Consulting
• Matt Cowburn - Director at Cowburn Watson-Box
• Paul Evans - Assistant Director, Area Lead at BEIS, Cities and Local Growth Unit
• Peter Thomas - Programme Manager, Strategic Development Team, at Lancashire County Council
• Jane Anthony - Head of Curriculum and Development at UCLan
• Steve Burns - Head of Strategic Development at Lancashire County Council
• Anne-Marie Parkinson - Investment Programme Manager at Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP)
• Ruth Connor - Executive Director of Strategic Marketing at The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Board Meetings

The Town Deal Board meet quarterly or according to operational need. For a list of past Town Fund Strategic Board meeting agendas please view below.

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2023

• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 18 September 2023 (PDF) [183KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 15 May 2023 (PDF) [105KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 13 March 2023 (PDF) [553KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 13 March 2023 (PDF) [128KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 18 January 2023 (PDF) [2MB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 18 January 2023 (PDF) [222KB]

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2022

• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 15 November 2022 (PDF) [681KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 15 November 2022 (PDF) [126KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 23 September 2022 (PDF) [131KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 23 September 2022 (PDF) [1MB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 22 July 2022 (PDF) [100KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 22 July 2022 (PDF) [128KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 16 May 2022 (PDF) [142KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 16 May 2022 (PDF) [132KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 01 April 2022 (PDF) [149KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 01 April 2022 (PDF) [129KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 04 March 2022 (PDF) [147KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 04 March 2022 (PDF) [139KB]

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2021

• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 13 December 2021 (PDF) [279KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 13 December 2021 (PDF) [132KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 05 November 2021 (PDF) [22KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 05 November 2021 (PDF) [136KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 08 October 2021 (PDF) [146KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 08 October 2021 (PDF) [137KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 13 August 2021 (PDF) [26KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 13 August 2021 (PDF) [132KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 16 July 2021 (PDF) [25KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 16 July 2021 (PDF) [127KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 16 June 2021 (PDF) [26KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 16 June 2021 (PDF) [131KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 14 May 2021 (PDF) [25KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 14 May 2021 (PDF) [129KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 16 April 2021 (PDF) [127KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 16 April 2021 (PDF) [795KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 05 March 2021 (PDF) [138KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 05 March 2021 (PDF) [584KB]

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2020

• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 27 November 2020 (PDF) [131KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 27 November 2020 (PDF) [1MB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 25 September 2020 (PDF) [138KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 25 September 2020 (PDF) [1MB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 24 July 2020 (PDF) [5MB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 24 July 2020 (PDF) [145KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 19 June 2020 (PDF) [21KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 19 June 2020 (PDF) [141KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 24 April 2020 (PDF) [564KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 24 April 2020 (PDF) [130KB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 31 January 2020 (PDF) [2MB]
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 31 January 2020 (PDF) [137KB]