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Loch Lomond National Park
18/07/2008
Five members of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority have had their appointments extended for one year. These extensions have been agreed to by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland.
The members are:
Sir Peter Hutchison from Stirlingshire was Chairman of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs Working Party and was a member of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs Interim Committee. He was Deputy Convener of the National Park Authority from July 2002 until 24 July 2006. He is a former Chairman of the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Forestry Commission, and a former member of the Scottish Tourist Board and the British Waterways Board.
Dr. Bob Aitken from Edinburgh is a freelance research consultant, working in recreation, tourism and countryside planning, with a particular specialism in mountain path management. Bob has also written guidebooks to the West Highland Way and the Argyll Forest Park.
Janet Beveridge runs the family farm in the Gartocharn area where she combines commercial sheep farming with habitat management for environmental gain. She is chairperson and Environment and Land Use (ELU) monitor for the local branch of the NFUS and represents the regional board on the national ELU committee. She is secretary of Kilmaronock Heritage Group and chairperson of Kilmaronock Community Trust. Janet is also a member of the National Park Local Access Forum and vice chair of the newly formed RHET Dumbarton Lomond and Renfrew Countryside Initiative.
Dr. Patricia Bradley from Glasgow officiates as honorary lecturer of the University of Glasgow.
Meriel Young is a chartered marketer and lives near Edinburgh. She has a broad environmental management background which includes environmental education, community and green-space amenity planning, urban forestry, transport and European policy. She's previously worked in the public sector, NGOs, business and education. She has a young family and runs her own consultancy business.
The appointment extensions will run from 8 July 2008 to 7 July 2009.
These posts are part-time and attract a remuneration of £189.89 per day for a time commitment of 2-3 days per month.
None of the members hold any other Ministerial public appointments.
In accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political activity (if there is any to be declared) to be made public.
None of the members carry out political activities.
The National Park Authority has 25 members. Its purpose is to deliver the four statutory aims for the National Park in a collective and co-ordinated way.
The National Park's statutory aims are to:
- Conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area
- Promote sustainable use of the natural resources of the area
- Promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public
- Promote sustainable economic and social development of the area's communities