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Cllr Armand Toms
Armand has been a County and District Councillor and joined Looe Town Council in 2007. He was Deputy Mayor for 2 years and Mayor for four years up until 2019. Armand has been involved in so many things in the town including a fire to two tragic accidents. He knows that Looe is a very resilient community and always comes up trumps when the chips are down. He has been involved in promoting the Looe Valley Cycle Trail, Harbour Resilience Project, Economic Development and was instrumental in Looe Saves The Day (and still involved with Looe Live). Armand regularly litter picks and cleans the town. He is always willing to get out and about and support the towns residents no matter what the weather from floods to storms. He loves being a councillor and helping people.
Tony Smith
Tony has been a member of Looe Town Council since September 2020 and was elected as Mayor in May 2023. Before moving to Looe in 2014, Tony ran his own management consultancy business in Cardiff for some 20 years, working with companies and economic development agencies across the UK. Prior to setting up this business he had a career in sales and marketing, working for companies such as 3M, Bacofoil, Johnson & Johnson, Express Foods, Brain’s Brewery and Price Waterhouse where he held a variety of roles. As a member of Looe Town Council, Tony is particularly interested in the economic development of the town and the creation of jobs and business opportunities for its community. He worked extensively in this field whilst in Wales and is keen to bring this experience to Looe. Away from this work, Tony is a keen student of military history and, as a battlefield guide, regularly takes young people, adult, and family groups to the battlefields of France, Belgium, and Holland. He also researches military ancestors for those keen to find out their history. He is currently the membership secretary of the Guild of Battlefield Guides.
Stephen Remington
Stephen was elected Deputy Mayor in May 2023 he had been a frequent visitor to friends living in Looe since the mid-1970s before he retired to live permanently here in 2018. His career included fourteen years as CEO of Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London and twenty leading the national charity Action for Blind People.
During his time in the visual impairment sector he worked to bring together charities with common purpose. He strongly believes that organisations that cooperate and communicate will always achieve more than those that don’t. All the same, he recognises that every organisation has its own valued heritage and each runs its business differently.
Stephen sees tremendous assets and opportunities in Looe – its fascinating history, the sea and the fishing industry, the woods, the rivers, the unique array of local shops, pubs and restaurants, its festivals and events, its visitors and above all its own local people.
He says: “I am honoured and thrilled to have been co-opted to Looe Town Council. The wealth of experience among the existing Councillors is awesome and I only hope that, in time, I can make a useful contribution”.
Simon Barker
Simon has been a Town Councillor since October 2019 and is currently the Chair of the Finance Committee. Simon is also Vice –Chair of the Services and Asset Management Committee and a member of the Staffing and Policy and Strategy Committees Simon is also a member of the Neighbourhood Plan and Millpool Steering Groups. Recently he also led the running of the Covid-19 volunteer group. Outside of the Council Simon is Chair of the Looe Environmental Group and is a Director of Looe Saves the Day charity which organises the Looe annual music festival. Simon is married with three grown sons and together with his wife runs a Bed and Breakfast in Looe.
Simon is a qualified accountant and had over 30 years in general management with a number of fast growing international businesses and was involved with a number of management buyouts. He is committed to supporting the town of Looe to thrive and prosper so that local people directly benefit from this with better quality housing for all, and good quality jobs that are secure and fairly paid.
