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.

Claire has lived in Eastleigh all her life so has fantastic local knowledge. A great asset to her role as a Town Ranger. The town means a great deal to Claire and her family.  Claire attended Barton Peveril college and has worked in the hospitality and customer service industry for many years.

When not patrolling the town centre or driving the TutTut collecting cardboard! Claire loves swimming, ballroom and Latin dancing, for which she attends dance classes to improve her dance skills and pretend she’s 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 enough to go to some amazing places already, and will continue to tick more off the bucket list when I can!

As well as her Town Ranger role, Rachel is also studying Criminology at the University of Winchester so is a ‘mastermind’ when dealing with any anti-social issues 😉

Having lived in Eastleigh all her life, her knowledge not just of the local area but also the people that live, work and visit Eastleigh are a great asset in her Town Ranger duties.

Rachel’s main passion outside of work and studying is boxing – watching not participating! She is also a keen Latin and Ballroom dancer.

Wayne is the most recent Town Ranger to join the team. His background in customer care, driving, (great for the Tuk-tuk Cardboard collection!) his can-do attitude and friendly nature are perfect attributes for this challenging role.

With such a wide variety of activities undertaken by the Rangers including enhancing security, direction to ensure the town centre is clean and welcoming and of course making sure that our levy paying businesses are supported and excel – having an extra pair of hands and legs is a great asset.

When not patrolling the town centre helping the local businesses, Wayne enjoys walking, plays snooker for a local team and is an avid football fan and season ticket holder for Saints.

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.

Claire has lived in Eastleigh all her life so has fantastic local knowledge. A great asset to her role as a Town Ranger. The town means a great deal to Claire and her family.  Claire attended Barton Peveril college and has worked in the hospitality and customer service industry for many years.

When not patrolling the town centre or driving the TutTut collecting cardboard! Claire loves swimming, ballroom and Latin dancing, for which she attends dance classes to improve her dance skills and pretend she’s 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 enough to go to some amazing places already, and will continue to tick more off the bucket list when I can!

As well as her Town Ranger role, Rachel is also studying Criminology at the University of Winchester so is a ‘mastermind’ when dealing with any anti-social issues 😉

Having lived in Eastleigh all her life, her knowledge not just of the local area but also the people that live, work and visit Eastleigh are a great asset in her Town Ranger duties.

Rachel’s main passion outside of work and studying is boxing – watching not participating! She is also a keen Latin and Ballroom dancer.

Wayne is the most recent Town Ranger to join the team. His background in customer care, driving, (great for the Tuk-tuk Cardboard collection!) his can-do attitude and friendly nature are perfect attributes for this challenging role.

With such a wide variety of activities undertaken by the Rangers including enhancing security, direction to ensure the town centre is clean and welcoming and of course making sure that our levy paying businesses are supported and excel – having an extra pair of hands and legs is a great asset.

When not patrolling the town centre helping the local businesses, Wayne enjoys walking, plays snooker for a local team and is an avid football fan and season ticket holder for Saints.

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!

Paul Holmes is the MP for Eastleigh.

Prior to being elected, Paul worked for the largest housing association in the country and for the National Citizen’s Service. Before this, Paul served as Senior Adviser at the Cabinet Office and the Department for Education. He also served as a Councillor and Cabinet Member on Southampton City Council.

Paul attended Southampton University and has lived in South Hampshire most of his adult life. He currently lives in Hedge End.

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.

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.

Juliet Milburn – Owner Slice Hair & VTCT Academy –

Juliet has owned and worked in the highly successful, Slice Hair Eastleigh for over 21 years!

The salon has recently been awarded the coveted VTCT certification which enables them to offer market leading qualifications including NVQs, in hairdressing and barbering as well as development skills in other areas.

Juliet and her team are committed to helping people get back to work with assistance in CV writing, general computer and literacy skills, careers advice and counselling.

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.