JOHN Ellerby has been appointed a director of 1st East, the urban regeneration company for Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.Mr Ellerby, who works as a research and publicity officer for community action group Lowestoft Together, was nominated as the representative for the Waveney Local Strategic Partnership.
JOHN Ellerby has been appointed a director of 1st East, the urban regeneration company for Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.
Mr Ellerby, who works as a research and publicity officer for community action group Lowestoft Together, was nominated as the representative for the Waveney Local Strategic Partnership.
He was born in Suffolk, and has lived in Lowestoft since 1978, working as a teacher at Lowestoft College and a number of schools, including Benjamin Britten High School and Roman Hill Middle School. He has also served as a Waveney District Council from 1987 to 1991. He has worked for a computer games company and as a director of a local training company.
1st East chairman Richard Wright said they were “delighted” to welcome him on board.
“He is a well know and respected campaigner on local issues and John's experience of working in the community and his connections to voluntary organisations will be invaluable to us,” he said.
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