Meet the Trustees

Andrew Bradley
I’m keen to contribute to the board to help ensure we’re creating the kind of homes that
younger families and future generations in the village can afford and thrive in the
community. 

I've lived in the village for the past four years with my wife and our two young children, who
both attend the local school and nursery. Professionally, I’ve worked in data and analytics
for over two decades, with 11 years’ experience specifically in the social housing sector. My
work in social housing was at Aster Group and Sovereign Housing and my work has spanned
affordability, rent setting, assessment of development sites, and housing tenure
strategy—all areas that directly relate to the challenges and opportunities of developing the
right kind of homes for our communities.

I’ve also personally benefited from shared ownership, which helped my family take our first
step onto the property ladder—something that’s given me a deep appreciation of the role
accessible housing plays in building stable communities.

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Neil Connor
Neil and his family have lived in the village for 25 years. He has played an active role in the
community, including involvement in Chilfest, the Virgin Superfast Broadband campaign,
and serving as a governor at Wherwell Primary School, which his three children attended.
Neil has enjoyed a successful career in IT sales and business management. He brings
extensive experience in people management, complex programme and service delivery,
commercial negotiations, and stakeholder engagement.
He has worked across both the private and public sectors, including 15 years of experience
working with upper-tier and unitary local authorities. Notably, he spent 10 months on
secondment to the Department for Transport as their Interim Group Procurement Director.
Neil is currently on a six-month phased retirement programme, which is due to conclude at
the end of September 2025.

Martin Gossling
Martin  has been a resident of Chilbolton since May 2002, living in Drove Road. He has
previously served on both the Village Hall Committee and the Parish Council, and is a
founding Trustee of the Chilbolton Community Land Trust (CCLT). He also contributed to the
Village Plan and the Strategic Planning Group. Martin is a Trustee of a Mental Health Charity
called Ready Steady Go Hello (RSGH) focused on health and well being of children. 

Born in the New Forest, Martin has spent his entire life in Hampshire. Professionally, he is
Head of Commercial Innovation at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust,
where he  manages over 130 innovation projects. With extensive board-level experience,
Martin has successfully developed and transformed multi-disciplinary teams to deliver a
wide range of initiatives. His work emphasizes building trust and maintaining strong
communication at all levels—from the boardroom to the shop floor.
In addition to his NHS role, Martin is an experienced  chairman. He also runs a medical
device development and manufacturing company, which exports products to more than 14
countries worldwide.

Martin's wife, Jane, has been a Governor at Wherwell Primary School for the past 19 years,
serving as Chair of Finance.

David Hall
David (62) has lived in Chilbolton with his wife Denise and two daughters since 2007 when
the family moved back to the UK from Germany. He joined Chilbolton Parish Council in
October 2020 and currently leads on fundraising and communications.
Originally from Cumbria, David studied German, Russian and Economics in London. He then
spent his early career in retail and operations management in a variety of sectors including
insurance, construction and international assistance. This helped him acquire and develop
significant experience in business finance, commercial negotiation, HR and people
leadership, operational process design and regulatory compliance.
As an Executive Director for NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Virgin Group, David led
the expansion of these businesses into direct lending, digital technologies and inclusion for
those excluded from traditional banking services. He also led market entry strategies,
including mergers and acquisitions, across Europe and Australia. For large organisations and
through his own consultancy, David has negotiated contracts and managed strategic
partnerships with a number of blue-chip organisations globally.
Since the pandemic, David has focused on his local community. He runs an online
sustainable shopping service, has served as Chair of Governors at Danebury school in
Stockbridge and is an experienced treasurer and trustee of a local charity (Andover Musical
Theatre Company). He has served for many years on the Executive of Test Valley Liberal
Democrats. The focus of these roles has been on financial management and fundraising and
has involved regular engagement with local and national government at every level.

Sue Larcombe
We moved to Chilbolton from Winchester in November 2009. One of the first residents we
met said‘don’t get involved in anything for a year!’ Wise words, but now nearly 16 years

down the line I am very involved in several aspects of village life. I was asked to join the
flower arranging group for the church and then the editing team for the village magazine,
both of which I still do.

I was then invited to join the working group preparing the Village Neighbourhood Plan. I
don’t think any of us quite realised what a large piece of work it was going to be, or how
long it would take, the final delay being due to covid. I wrote a fair amount of the text
relating to the historical and architectural elements of the village, and during this time I was
asked to join the Parish Council and the planning committee as this was my area of
expertise. The NP group became the working groupto focus on bringing forward the
affordable housing for the village which was voted for in thereferendum of the NP. I am now
chair of the planning committee and will be working now on the new committee to deliver
the housing that was promised. By being a trustee I will create a working link to the
committee.

My career has always been in design; I had my own business for many years and also
worked on a freelance basis for other design companies, mainly in the domestic market,
both in this country and abroad. My work had involved working with architects,
conservationists, planners, builders both on individual houses as well as on large sites with
developers. Period homes have always been my first love but the plan to build what we
need in the village, to help in a small way to relieve the desperate housing crisis in the
country, and, in a way we would want to see the village grow is very exciting.
I have worked for Citizens Advice for about 14 years and every week I see people in real
need, many of whom are street homeless through no fault of their own.
What spare time I have is taken up with gardening, cycling and painting and trying to get
visit family and numerous grandchildren who are scattered worldwide.

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Stephen M D Picco
Born: 1958 in South London.
Attended a grammar school in Croydon, leaving to take a highly-sought position as a trainee
‘recording engineer’ in the music industry. After 5 years, attended Brighton Technical
College where he obtained an HTC (HNC equivalent) in Electronics and Communications
Engineering.

After College he worked for 3M (Mincom) as a Technical Service Engineer working on
professional recording equipment.

In 1982 he moved to Southampton to work for TVS as a TV Production Sound Technician.
During this time, he also became a union Health and Safety representative. He remained at
TVS until their demise in1992, when he went ‘freelance’ as a self-employed Sound Engineer/

Recordist/ Communications Engineer. For the next 15 years he worked for numerous TV
and facilities companies making a range of dramas, and entertainment shows, and covering
numerous sports and current affairs events, along with corporate and advertising work.
In 2001 Steve moved to Chilbolton and in 2002 married Gwen in St Mary the Less church.
In 2007 he made the decision to re-train as an electrician and on completion of the relevant
qualifications set up and ran a NICEIC accredited Electrical Contracting Business (Peak
Technical Ltd, T/A Peak Electrics) which he ran successfully for the next 17 years until he
closed the business on his retirement in February 2024.
Steve also qualified as a licenced radio amateur, and as a private pilot.
Steve and Gwen continue to live in the village, and he provides support with sound and
electrical requirements to the annual church fete and other local events.

Maureen Treadwell
Originally a Londoner, I was educated at Andover Grammar and qualified at King Alfred’s,
Winchester (now Winchester University).
I have over 40 years of experience in property/ tenant management and compliance,
alongside a longstanding involvement in the charitable sector. I hold qualifications in
property energy efficiency and the retrofitting of energy improvements.
I am the co-founder of a national charity focused on reducing maternal and neonatal
morbidity which recently acted as the Secretariat to a government inquiry. I undertook
significant research, communications, and lobbying activity. I represented the charity
through media engagements, including interviews on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme,
News at Ten, Sky News, and Channel 4 documentaries. I have also written The Times
newspaper’s Thunderer column and presented evidence at Government inquiries.
I am a founding trustee of a successful community garden charity in Andover.
I have written numerous successful grant applications, securing funding from various
sources including Local government, the National Lottery and grant making trusts.
Previously, I served for many years as a Borough Councillor and was a member of the TVBC
Planning and Development Committee, contributing to the development of Local Plans.
I have lived in the village with my husband Ed and our family for over 40 years, and was a
village hall committee member for many years. My daughter, Emma, is a Chilbolton Parish
Councillor.

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