{"id":659,"date":"2023-08-09T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/?page_id=659"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:07:38","slug":"our-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/our-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Partners and Elected Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Although the Partnership was first constituted in 2008, its membership has evolved over time to reflect the ever-changing challenges facing the river and all of us who live, work, and play on it. Formally, the DEP management arrangements are as as shown below, but the actual involvement of each member will vary from day to day, task to task as we seek to make best use of all the skills, expertise, and resources available across the Partnership to arrive at the best outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DEP Steering Group Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Member Organisation<\/strong><\/td>Current Representative<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
River Deben Association<\/td>Colin Nicholson<\/td><\/tr>
Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB<\/td>Bev McClean<\/td><\/tr>
Landowners – Agriculture<\/td>David Brien (Bawdsey Estate)<\/td><\/tr>
Landowners – Business<\/td>Luke Roberts (PGL)<\/td><\/tr>
Landowners – Environment<\/td>Matt Wilson (National Trust)<\/td><\/tr>
Parishes – East Bank<\/td>Helen Cook (Sutton)<\/td><\/tr>
Parishes – West Bank<\/td>Sue Quick (Waldringfield)<\/td><\/tr>
Woodbridge \/ Melton \/ Martlesham<\/td>Mark Packard (Martlesham and Purdis Farm)<\/td><\/tr>
Felixstowe Ferry \/ Estuary Mouth<\/td>Jamie Whittle\/tbd<\/td><\/tr>
Business Interests<\/td>Ben Grundy<\/td><\/tr>
Recreational \/ Access Interests<\/td>Rob Bellfield<\/td><\/tr>
Natural Environment & Biodiversity<\/td>Jane Healy<\/td><\/tr>
Youth Representatives<\/td>Oscar Hayter (5th Woodbridge Sea Scouts)<\/td><\/tr>
DEPL Trustees<\/td>Graham Kill<\/td><\/tr>
DEPL Trustees<\/td>Simon Read<\/td><\/tr>
Co-opted (scientific guidance \/ citizen science)<\/td>Helene Burningham<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Initial Parties:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instigated by<\/em>
Environment Agency
English Nature (now Natural England)
Suffolk Coastal District Council (now East Suffolk Council)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founding Partners<\/em>
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council (now East Suffolk Council)
Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB Unit (now Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths Natural Landscape)<\/a>
The River Deben Association<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deben Estuary Partnership and Local Government<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffolk County Council<\/strong> – Divisions
Felixstowe Clifflands – Michael Hadwen<\/a>
Martlesham – Patti Mulcahy<\/a>
Woodbridge – Ruth Leach<\/a>
Wilford – Jonathan Ramsay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suffolk County Council Division Boundaries 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

East Suffolk Council<\/strong> – Wards
Eastern Felixstowe – Jan Candy<\/a> Seamus Bennett<\/a> Mark Jepson<\/a>
Orwell and Villages – Mike Ninnmey<\/a> Lee Reeves<\/a>
Martlesham and Purdis Farm – Mark Packard<\/a> Edward Thompson<\/a>
Woodbridge – Ruth Leach<\/a> Stephen Molyneux<\/a>
Melton – Rachel Smith-Lyte<\/a>
Deben – James Mallinder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Parish Councils<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Bank<\/em><\/td>East Bank<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Felixstowe
Falkenham
Kirton
Hemley
Newbourne
Waldringfield
Martlesham
Woodbridge<\/td>		Bromeswell
Sutton
Sutton Heath
Shottisham
Ramsholt
Alderton
Bawdsey
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East Suffolk Wards & Parishes Map 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although the Partnership was first constituted in 2008, its membership has evolved over time to reflect the ever-changing challenges facing the river and all of us who live, work, and play on it. Formally, the DEP management arrangements are as as shown below, but the actual involvement of each member will vary from day to … Continue reading Our Partners and Elected Representatives<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-659","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1465,"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/659\/revisions\/1465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debenestuarypartnership.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}