Tackley Parish Council consists of seven elected councillors, a parish clerk and two resident representatives. The councillors are:
Liz Marshall (Chair) – Tel: 331033 – email: cllr.liz.marshall@tackley-pc.gov.uk
Liz has lived in the village, with husband Rob, since 2007 and they now have two boys in the village school. Liz was involved with the playground project as treasurer and was on the school PTA as treasurer for five years. She is also very involved with the village Scout Group being a Cub Scout Leader and assistant Group Scout Leader. She was asked to join the Parish Council, when there was a vacancy in 2015, due to the need for representation of the families with young children in the village. Her main interests within the village, apart from the Scout Group and school are environmental issues.
Andrew Lines (Vice Chair) email: cllr.andrew.lines@tackley-pc.gov.uk
Andrew grew up down the road in Stonesfield and has lived and worked in Cardiff and London. He now resides up the North end of Rousham Road and has lived in the village since 2011. He has 2 children and 3 step children; next year all five will be in the primary school (best of luck to the head teacher!). A regular user of the railway station, he is a management consultant who has worked for organisations like Oxford City College, Goldman Sachs and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was on the committee for the playground redevelopment, and he has a passion for sailing and is an active member of West Oxfordshire Sailing Club. Currently he is working with the Tackley Local History Group to organise the display of the mosaic.
Angus Paxton – email: cllr.angus.paxton@tackley-pc.gov.uk
Angus moved to Tackley with his then fiancée, Vanessa, in 2008. Angus and Vanessa have one grown-up-and-left daughter, and two school age children – Islay and Arann. Angus is a management consultant in the energy sector, running teams of analysts who look at how the world’s energy systems will have to change to ensure we limit global warming. Pre-Covid, Angus regularly used the train to get to work in Oxford, London and sometimes Brussels. Angus coaches rugby to kids at Gosford All-Blacks in Kidlington, and can sometimes be seen doing silly things on stage in the Village Hall.
Sue Lygo – email: cllr.sue.lygo@tackley-pc.gov.uk
Sue has lived in Tackley with her husband, Alan, since 2006. She worked as a Public Health Information Analyst (NHS but moved to OCC in 2012) but retired in 2020. She is Secretary of Tackley Parochial Church Council (PCC) and active member of St Nicholas congregation. Sue also volunteers in Tackley shop. People’s well being is important to Sue and she and Alan organise occasional litter picks in and around the village.
Richard Holland-Oakes – email: cllr.richard.holland-oakes@tackley-pc.gov.uk
Richard has lived in Tackley with his wife Tina for over 36 years they have two grown up children and are now very proud Grandparents.
Richard trained in Prosthetics and Orthotics at Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton London in the early 80’s and then moved to the Nuffield Orthopedic Centre, in Oxford.
He has held senior management and directorship roles within his industry to finally owing a few Rehab and Mobility businesses within Long Hanborough.
Richard is a keen “petrol head” and enjoys how engineering advancement has changed over the last century in cars and within disability market.
Richard is passionate about the people that taught him his profession within the disability community as he knows he wouldn’t be where he is today without their input or their guidance.
His connections and support for disabilities are helping and supporting Blesma, (British Limbless Association) Royal British Legion, Help the Heroes, and of course sporting events, Paralympics, Invictus games, and the World Disability Games.
His other passion is finding people that need his help that unfortunately the State cannot provide for and then find the funding from certain connections and charities that he works with.
Owning Businesses and being brought up helping people from all walks of life gives you great understanding of how to help and understand life which helps being a Tackley Parish Councillor.