SEPA's West Region Board Meets in Kirkintilloch
Issued on 16 December 1997 - Ref W1202

The Board of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA) West Region will meet in Kirkintilloch on Friday 19 December at 9.30am. The venue will be East Dunbartonshire Council Offices, Tom Johnston House, Civic Way, Kirkintilloch.

The Board’s custom is to meet in different locations within the Region, to give Board members an opportunity to become familiar with the Region and to provide an opportunity for local people to attend the meetings. The previous meeting was held in Motherwell.

The agenda for the Kirkintilloch meeting will include: a report on the Bishopbriggs Burn, and the Upgrading of the A74, an update on the present situation. This is in addition to regular agenda items including the Director’s Report, Financial Report, and Environmental Licences Granted and Applications Received.

ENDS

This is an open meeting, although certain items are confidential and will be heard in private. If you wish to send a representative or see the agenda in advance, please give Alison Hay a call on 01355 574226.

Notes for Editors

1. SEPA Board membership : West Region

Brian Fitzgerald (Chairman), Paisley. Civil engineer and Vice Chairman of CBI Scotland. Chairman, Environment Committee, CBI Scotland.

Dr Patricia Bradley, Glasgow. Regional Officer with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Mr Donald Campbell, Isle of Tiree, Argyll. Depute Head Teacher with Argyll & Bute council. Chairman of the Scottish Crofters Union, Tiree branch. Member of BBC Scotland’s Gaelic Advisory Committee.

Mr Stuart Cannon, Kilmelford, Argyll. Fish farmer and member of the former Clyde River Purification Board. Chairman of Kilmelford and Kilninver Community Council.

Professor John Davenport, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. Environmental Scientist, Director of the University of London’s Marine Biological Station, Millport. Member of the Scottish Association for Marine Science.

Mr Derek Elder, Glasgow. Assistant Director, Scotland, of the Confederation of British Industry. Member of the West of Scotland Environment Business Forum.

Professor Desmond Hammerton, OBE, Glasgow. Retired biologist. Director of the former Clyde River Purification Board. Member of the Advisory Board of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, University of Strathclyde.

Councillor William Hendry, Glasgow. Councillor with East Dunbartonshire Council.

Councillor James McCabe, Motherwell. Councillor with North Lanarkshire Council. Member of the National Environment Forum.

Councillor Dugald McDonald, Lanark. Councillor with South Lanarkshire Council. Justice of the Peace. Trustee (Emeritus), New Lanark Conservation.

Councillor Mrs Rita Miller, Ayr. Councillor with South Ayrshire Council. Vice-convenor Community Protection & Support Services Committee.

Mr Ken Morin, Glasgow. Managing Director of Shanks & McEwan (Northern). Scottish Regional Chairman of Environmental Services Association.

Mr James Riach, Prestwick, Ayrshire. Former Chief Environmental Health Officer with the former Kilmarnock and Loudon District Council.

Mr Jeremy Sainsbury, Dalry, Castle Douglas. Estate Manager and a member of the National Farmers Union of Scotland. Member of the Distribution Code Review Panel (Scotland). On the Scottish Committee of Association of Electricity Producers.

Councillor Donald Urquhart, Dumfries. Planning and Engineering Consultant. Councillor with Dumfries & Galloway Council. Chairman of Commercial Services Committee.

Mr Charles Wilson, Wemyss Bay. Business and Engineering Consultant with experience in the management of power stations.

2. SEPA Board Structure

Members of the Main Board of SEPA, which legally constitutes the Agency, are appointed by the Secretary of State for Scotland after open advertisement of the posts. Regional Boards for North, West and East Regions are appointed by the Agency, also on the basis of open advertising, to advise on regional priorities, to generate local environmental initiatives and to give advice on major issues.

SEPA Press Office contacts

SEPA West Region Press Contacts
Public Relations Officer: Alison Hay. Tel: 01355 574226 Mobile 0467 325226
Email: alison.hay@sepa.org.uk

SEPA Head Office Press Contacts
Press Officer: Maggie Hamilton. Tel: 01786 457724 Mobile 0370 686073
Head of Public Affairs: Monica Straughan. Tel: 01786 457723 Mobile 0421 942498

SEPA Head Office, Erskine Court, The Castle Business Park, STIRLING FK9 4TR
Tel: 01786 457700 Fax: 01786 448040

Contact SEPA Head Office Public Affairs at publicrelations@sepa.org.uk

© SEPA 1997