Meet The Team

Teresa was appointed as Manager of the Eastleigh BID Company, in April 2014 following a successful twelve month campaign to deliver a Business Improvement District for Eastleigh. Prior to the BID Teresa worked in the Council’s Economic Development department specialising in business support and training for small businesses.

Teresa likes travelling and trying new challenges and recently did the Three Peaks Challenge with her two sisters. Teresa has lived in Eastleigh Borough for nearly 30 years and is an advocate for the town as one of her favourite pastimes is shopping.

I am your newest part time Town Ranger and enjoying every minute of it.

I have lived in Eastleigh all my life and the town means a great deal to me and my family, I live with my partner and son and two stepchildren so I am a very busy lady. I attended Barton Peveril college and have worked as a waitress for many years.

I love swimming and also love ballroom and Latin dancing, which I  do attend dance classes  to try and learn and pretend I’m on Strictly!

Christmas is my favourite time of year and really love getting into the festive spirit.

Travelling and seeing the world is a big passion of mine, It’s not easy with three children but I have been lucky to go to some amazing places already, and will continue to tick more off the bucket list.

Teresa was appointed as Manager of the Eastleigh BID Company, in April 2014 following a successful twelve month campaign to deliver a Business Improvement District for Eastleigh. Prior to the BID Teresa worked in the Council’s Economic Development department specialising in business support and training for small businesses.

Teresa likes travelling and trying new challenges and recently did the Three Peaks Challenge with her two sisters. Teresa has lived in Eastleigh Borough for nearly 30 years and is an advocate for the town as one of her favourite pastimes is shopping.

I am your newest part time Town Ranger and enjoying every minute of it.

I have lived in Eastleigh all my life and the town means a great deal to me and my family, I live with my partner and son and two stepchildren so I am a very busy lady. I attended Barton Peveril college and have worked as a waitress for many years.

I love swimming and also love ballroom and Latin dancing, which I  do attend dance classes  to try and learn and pretend I’m on Strictly!

Christmas is my favourite time of year and really love getting into the festive spirit.

Travelling and seeing the world is a big passion of mine, It’s not easy with three children but I have been lucky to go to some amazing places already, and will continue to tick more off the bucket list.

Business: ISL

Starting as Itchen Stationers in 1968, ISL has been based in Eastleigh for over 50 years and although operating from several locations now, Eastleigh remains a key focal point for the company.

Steve runs the commercial, IT and retail divisions looking after the sales and service for the stationery, furniture, space planning, printing, laptops desktops, servers, copiers and telecoms areas.

ISL specialises in tailoring bespoke complete office solutions and relishes the opportunity to work hand in hand with new start-up businesses – all the way through to multi-million pound companies moving premises and or simply expanding!

Steve having been brought up in and around Eastleigh all his life, shares his colleagues passion for seeing Eastleigh continue to work towards realising its true potential, he enjoys time with his family, sports, fitness and has a passion for cars!

Allison Banks –

• First Class Learning Eastleigh – Centre Manager
• CRY: Care & Relief for the Young – Community Fundraiser
• The Treasured Trash Network – Founder
• Diverso Accountants – Administrator

Allison represents the Charity Sector on our board.  She has a strong commitment to Eastleigh and wears many hats as a teacher, business owner, employee, fundraising expert, digital marketing strategist, environmental advocate and Mother.

Allison is always interested in innovations to improve Eastleigh for it’s residents.  “In my opinion, there is no where better to raise a family than Eastleigh – it has a wonderfully supportive community of residents and every amenity you could want to enjoy a happy life.”

Business: McDonald’s

I have worked for McDonald’s as a manager for over 30 years, the last 10 as People Manager looking after 11 franchised restaurants over Dorset and Hampshire. I also cover all of the environmental projects and charity work that we do across our business. I have lived in Eastleigh since 1989 and am very passionate about the Town, despite being born in Southampton I very much consider myself an Eastleigh person! I have two grown up children and we share our home with our 3 Dalmatians, Standard Poodle as well as the cat and ducks & hens. In my spare time I show my dogs. We attend Crufts every year and love to travel to Europe in pursuit of my hobby, regularly showing in The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg & Belgium. I’m very proud that one of my dogs is a Dutch & German Veteran Champion!

Samantha is Head of the Family Department and an Associate Solicitor at Quality Solicitors Knight Polson in Eastleigh.

Samantha is an extremely experienced Family Solicitor having qualified in 2007. She consistently provides her clients with sensible and pragmatic advice.

Samantha has obtained the Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation which is in recognition of her high level of expertise in this area of law. Samantha is also a member of Resolution and adheres to their Code of Conduct.

I live with my partner in Hedge End. Between us we have 3 sons and 5 grandchildren. Born and raised in Winchester I have lived in Eastleigh Borough since 1971. I first became interested in community matters in 1989 when I joined Hedge End Parish Council. In 2002 I stood for the Borough Council in what is now Hedge End North and have served this area ever since. I had the honour of being the Mayor of Eastleigh in 2008/9, and am now Cabinet Member for the Economy.  I retired 3 years ago after many years in the construction industry which  has allowed me more time to spend on family and representing the residents in my Ward and Eastleigh in general. I  believe that Eastleigh has enormous potential for businesses and retailers. It is a great place to live, work and raise families and to create communities.

Sukhdev is currently the proprietor of RJS Convenience Store on Eastleigh High Street where you can purchase convenience food as well as a wide range of International foods and products.

He opened in November 2019 just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Nothing could have prepared him for the difficult journey that followed. The shop has remained open throughout this testing time to provide a key service to the community whilst Sukhdev and his staff got to know the local residents.

Sukhdev has lived in Eastleigh for over 30 years and seen it grow and develop. He loves living in Eastleigh. His passion for retail was initially gained through previous roles as a manager in Dixons Stores Group moving on to an area manager role in the computer industry managing 10 stores with an annual turn over in excess of 20 million pounds!

He is married with three wonderful children, enjoys cooking, DIY, has a keen interest in cars and a passion for repairing anything he can get his hands on!

Business: Graham Martin & Co Chartered Accountants

I am a Scottish qualified, chartered accountant working in practice with Graham Martin & Co on Leigh Road. Having moved to Southampton on qualifying in 1983 I have been working in Eastleigh for the last 29 years. We deal with everything from little old ladies tax returns to ground-working contractors turning over in excess of £20m per annum.

Married to Naomi, (she works for NHS), we have one son, Callum. He’s currently working in Edinburgh but hoping to go off to play rugby in Australia shortly.

We live in Swanmore where we have been for the last 21 years. (Only 4 years to go before I can join the village cricket team). Outside work I am a keen rugby follower having been treasurer of Winchester RFC. Naomi and I seek out talent for the Scottish Exiles rugby pathway, identifying and supporting Scottish qualified players South of the border and overseas. Currently I’m treasurer of Bishops Waltham Dynamos football club. I played social, (very social), cricket for 20 years with an office team from Poole but these days I tend to restrict myself to watching.

Business: The Swan Centre

Located in the heart of Eastleigh The Swan Shopping Centre is home to more than 50 stores including TK Maxx, H&M, Next, Argos, New Look and many more. The centre also has a great range of restaurant and leisure venues including Frankie and Benny’s, Nando’s, Prezzo, Hollywood Bowl, Anytime Fitness, Partyman World and VUE Cinema.

I joined the team at the Swan Centre in November 2013 and have worked for the past 15 years in retail and property industry.

Personally I believe in working together as a local community to ensure we can offer our customers a great experience and offer a point of difference to the competition. Having lived in Hampshire for the past 8 years I have always looked on Eastleigh as a town with great potential. I am proud to work in Eastleigh and believe the BID gives us a great opportunity to ensure Eastleigh leads the way giving all businesses the chance to thrive in a highly competitive market.

I started my career with Barclays back in July 2009 and have recently been appointed branch manager of the Eastleigh branch. I am extremely passionate about supporting both my colleagues and customers to go forward and meet their aspirations. In my spare time, I have recently started to play badminton although I feel a lot more practice is required.