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 Valerie Wise - Cabinet Member for Community Wealth Building 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 2024

• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 23 July 2024 (PDF, 16 MB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 28 May 2024 (PDF, 78 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 28 May 2024 (PDF, 219 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 15 February 2024 (PDF, 43 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 15 February 2024 (PDF, 13 MB)

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2023

• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 13 November 2023 (PDF, 19 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 13 November 2023 (PDF, 251 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 18 September 2023 (PDF, 49 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 18 September 2023 (PDF, 183 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 15 May 2023 (PDF, 55 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 15 May 2023 (PDF, 105 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 13 March 2023 (PDF, 553 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 13 March 2023 (PDF, 128 KB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board agenda - 18 January 2023 (PDF, 2 MB)
• City of Preston Town Fund Board minutes - 18 January 2023 (PDF, 222 KB)

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2022

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

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2021

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

City of Preston Town Fund Board meetings for 2020

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